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 9/26/07
What's In Flower
Libertytown, MD
Submitted By: Mark
Burchick
Libertytown, MD
Near the Carroll & Frederick County Border
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I had a wetland related job today in
Carroll County and here are a few
photos of what's in flower or seed. |
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New England Aster, Aster
novae-angeliae. |
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I've seen blue lobelia, Lobelia
siphilitica (FACW+) dozens of
times, but only a plant here or
there. Today I found an
aggregate of over 40 individual
plants at the edge of a soy bean
field and stream. |
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A close-up of blue lobelia,
surrounded by goldenrod (dark,
intense yellow), reed canary
grass, smartweed (white),
sundrops (bright yellow) and New
York Ironweed (purple).
Nice floral display.
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Spotted knapweed, Centaurea
maculosa is a non-native,
nuisance weed, similar to thistle. |
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Climbing hempweed, Mikania
scandens (FAWW+) vine has gone
to seed. |
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Spotted touch-me-not,
Impatiens capensis
(FACW) in flower and
'exploding' seed pods.
The flower can have very
little to lots of red spots,
which have been determined
to be a 'guide' to attract
pollinators. Not only
is the stem juice a good
antidote for poison ivy, the
anti-inflammatory properties
are very similar to what is
found in Preparation-H.
Therefore jewelweed juice is
also good for bee stings,
other insect bites and itchy
butt.
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Bur cucumber, Sicyos
angulatus (FACU) is a
native, annual vine that is in
the same family as pickles,
squash and melons. The
seeds have barbed bristles that
easily penetrate clothes and
painfully imbed into the skin,
just like stinging nettle, which
also occurs on-site. |
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Yellow coneflower, Ratibida
pinnata with its
characteristic drooping flower
leaves, and which has nothing to
do with the fact that we are in
a regional drought. |
Submitted by Mark Burchick
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