Flower ID

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Nymphaea odorata.....Fragrant water lily. Seeing a pink one is not unusual at Whitesbog, but for some reason it is, in most other pineland bodies of water. The common color is white.

My first thought was maybe something in the soil or water but that would probably effect all of the plants. Maybe something genetic?

 

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A few more today.

 

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My first thought was maybe something in the soil or water but that would probably effect all of the plants. Maybe something genetic?

Yes, genetic, I agree.

 

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A few more today. View attachment 838

Liatris graminifolia.....Hairy blazing star. A beautiful plant. Very nice shot Tom.

 

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Do you have a wider view of this one?

 

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I didn't see a lot of the loosestrife but the old unused bogs were full of Meadow beauty. Since these old bogs are a sandy area do you think it would be a good area to check for Pickerings Morning Glory?

Definitely not. Pickerings likes very dry bleached white sand. It must be well drained. They are most likely done flowering by now. Look on bare sandy areas around pine trees along the roads, particularly in the eastern side of the bogs.

 

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do you have a wider view of this one?

 

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Interesting. Unknown to me. Seems to be a member of the Fabaceae family. Probably introduced into the Village from another location.

 

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A couple beans that didn't make it into the cooking pot at lunchtime.

 

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A couple beans that didn't make it into the cooking pot at lunchtime.

Exactly!

 

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Took a walk along Bispham's Mill Creek.

 

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No flowers but I'll call this pasta fungi.

 

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This fern was different than all the others.

 

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Stick tights. Probably Desmodium rigidum.

 

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This fern was different than all the others.View attachment 848

Tom, that is the fertile frond of Woodwardia aerolata....Narrow-leaved chain fern. Those bumps are the spore cases. You see many more of the infertile fronds, which are broader and more fern looking.

 

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No flowers but I'll call this pasta fungi.View attachment 847

Fire!

Stomp it out, quick. Don't you remember the 1963 burn? Oh wait, you were a puppy then?

 

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Took a walk along Bispham's Mill Creek.View attachment 846

I see you are getting ready to come with PBX Tom. Good, we'll be glad to have you.

When we did our explore along Bispham's Mill Creek, we were amazed at how fast that creek tumbles toward the main branch of the Rancocas. It must be a combination of the land fall and narrowness of the stream. Pretty neat.

 

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definitely not. Pickerings likes very dry bleached white sand. It must be well drained. They are most likely done flowering by now. Look on bare sandy areas around pine trees along the roads, particularly in the eastern side of the bogs.