Flower ID

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Is that pickering's already Tom? And how about that last one. Colic root?

 

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The first two Pickerings, blooming about a month early. Ben these are the plants we were helping by cleaning the shingle pile in Whitesbog. I checked that area yesterday and saw a good amount of them growing there also. Thanks for posting about the cleanup, I'm glad I got involved.

 

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Before and after the rain today.

 

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Before and after the rain today.

Say Tom, do you have a wider view of the 4th one (the yellow one).

 

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I think these are the same. They are from PPA headquarters where the photography club had an open house.

 

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Webbs Mill today.

 

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Platanthera lacera-Ragged Fringed Orchid starting to bloom.

 

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Nice one Tom. It looks almost like the yellow crested orchid.

http://forums.njpinebarrens.com/f14/find-yellow-crested-orchid-6689/


Guy

 

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[Teegate]

I suspect some of them from yesterday are wildflowers.


Guy

 

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Yesterdays were along the N.Branch of the Rancocas. Todays were in Whitesbog, the one in the middle is Drosera filiformis resdy to bloom.

 

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A quick stop at the lake found these Utricularia purpurea.

 

[bobpbx]

Nice purple bladderwort Tom, and I do believe that juncus next to the pickerings is Juncus scoparia.

Here is a cool thing:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science_and_environment/10402534.stm

 

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That's very interesting. Plants have a way of finding those little out of the way hiding spots!On another note Bob, where can I find one of those small magnifiers, I will be needing one for the plant course.

 

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P.lacera is finally blooming. I've been watching it since springtime.

 

[bobpbx]

On another note Bob, where can I find one of those small magnifiers, I will be needing one for the plant course.

This 10X Bausch and Lomb Coddington will suffice very well Tom. The price is right, may even find it slightly cheaper elsewhere.

http://www.opticsplanet.net/bausch-lomb-coddington-magnifiers.html

 

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Here is a cool thing:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science_and_environment/10402534.stm

I remember watching a show where they had 5 male birds in a cage saying they were the last know birds of that species on the planet. Why have them caged when there may be a female out there somewhere?????


Guy

 

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Picture 1 stuck out because the color was different from everything growing around it.

 

[bobpbx]

Picture 1 stuck out because the color was different from everything growing around it.

Hmm, looks like a succulent, don't it? You have a couple shots of Cyperus there....most likely Cyperus dentatus. The last one is a Juncus, most likely Juncus canadensis, but could be J. debilis.