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Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis). By the bank of Hop Brook. I still haven't mastered shooting flowers with my digital camera. |
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Beechdrops (Epifagus virginiana). True to its name, it was near a stand of beech trees. |
Swamp Walk
| Date: | August 27, 1998 |
| Location: | Lawrence Swamp, Amherst, Mass. |
| Plants seen: | Alder
(Alnus) Beechdrops (Epifagus virginiana); Common Elderberry (Sambucus canadensis); Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis); Glossy Buckthorn (Rhamnus frangula); Goldthread (Coptis groenlandia); Running Clubmoss (Lycopodium clavatum); Tall Rattlesnake Root (Prenanthes trifoliata); |
| Notes: | Dry. My DEM guide,
Amanda, taught me several new flowers and trees. Especially interesting was a moist,
brown leafless plant that lacked any green. We later identified it as beechdrops, a
parasite that feeds on the roots of beech trees. When I pulled out my Newcomb's Wildflower Guide, Amanda informed me that her uncle, Gordon Morrison, illustrated it. "Sedges have edges, rushes are round, |
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Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis). By the bank of Hop Brook. I still haven't mastered shooting flowers with my digital camera. |
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Beechdrops (Epifagus virginiana). True to its name, it was near a stand of beech trees. |
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