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Nuttall's meadowbeauty (Rhexia nuttallii, Melastomataceae)
Lower photo shows blossom with interesting reddish notches on ends of petals. Perhaps this appearance was caused by some insect taking a bite out of the petals while still in bud stage.
Photos taken along St. Nicholas Rd.
Photos taken along St. Nicholas Rd.
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Pale meadowbeauty (Rhexia mariana, Melastomataceae)
Upper-right photo shows a backlit blossom.
Lower photo shows spurs on anthers.
Photos taken along St. Nicholas Rd.
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Swamp rosemallow (Hibiscus grandiflorus, Malvaceae)
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Scarlet rosemallow (Hibiscus coccineus, Malvaceae)
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Panoramas
Upper-left: Rosemallows,
Others: Clouds moving across grassy marshland.
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Winged loosestrife (Lythrum alatum var. lanceolatum, Lythraceae)
The petals of winged loosestrife appear wrinkled, as if they need ironing!
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Broadleaf cattail (Typha latifolia, Typhaceae)
Along Long Bluff Rd.
Along Long Bluff Rd.
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Spurred butterfly pea (Centrosema virginianum, Fabaceae)
Along Lake Charlie Rd.
Along Lake Charlie Rd.
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Fewflower milkweed (Asclepias lanceolata, Apocynaceae)
Found on Fish Hole Rd, a few hundred feet north of the SR-528 underpass.
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Chapman's goldenrod (Solidago odora var. chapmanii, Asteraceae)
Flower heads borne along one side of the floral branches.
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Wild Turkeys
Several adults and a bunch of young ones were browsing in the tall grass along Long Bluff Rd.
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