The wildflower walk scheduled for today, Sat, May 6, will be offered next weekend on Mother's Day, same time and place. Meet at either CCE at 1:00 or MWFG at ...
Is this species a native or an alien? Clemants and Gracie ( Wildfolowers in the Field and Forest) list it as an alien, but Peterson and McKenny ( Wlldflowers,...
Sally, Go to <http://www.plants.usda.gov/> and enter Geranium robertianum. You will find three entries. Two are subspecies. The first entry is both native...
... Deliciously prepared in a light custard, after lightly sauteing in butter, and baked in a puff pastry crust. We think the season around here is just...
Hi, I went out to Lick Brook today and saw two plants worth mentioning. One was a clump of deep purple flowered waterleaf in the floodplain. We saw a few...
Rosemarie, The while "wickets" as I call them are, as you surmised, coming from the Trout Lilies (Erythronium americanum). Waterleaf (Hydrophyllum spp.) have...
Hi Susanne, I live very near Ct. Hill -- how do you get to the trail that you mentioned? We would love to see some Pink Lady's Slippers in the neighborhood! ...
A little hasty on the send button... Thanks for the nice description of the 2 hydrophyllums.....I had only realized sometime last year that we had more than...
Kristie, The trail is the Finger Lakes Trail. The area is off of Connecticut Hill Road (to the north), between Lloyd Starks Rd. and Tower Rd. You just have...
Anna, Thanks for this message. Waterleafs(?) are tricky. They change as they mature. It helps to see two different species side by side for comparison. Then...
To all who may be interested: There is an all day field trip planned for Sat. June 17 to Clarke Reservation NY STATE Park for a Bryophyte walk in the morning...
All FLNPS members should receive an invitation to a "gorge garden party" at the Museum of the Earth (aka PRI) within the next day or so. Although the card...
HI all, On a trip to Clark Reservation yesterday, I couldn't help but notice that the A tuberosa crop on Route 81 this year is the best I have ever seen. I've...
Hi, any thistle experts in the house? I (or moreso my local birds) love having thistles about, but most of mine seem to be the introduced Cirsium vulgare....
Hi native plant folk, I'm wondering if someone knows offhand the species of valerian that seems to be growing abundantly on my property (and the roadsides) ...
Kristie, You can look at <www.plants.usda.gov> where there are quite a few species of Valeria listed. Check the distribution information to see if they are in...
FYI - in case you haven't pulled any for a while and you need some practice. Note that Ithaca Falls is a small area, so a pull could really be useful (getting...
I am interested in learning about fresh water aquatic vegetation in our nearby streams and lakes. Is there any one in our group who could lead a group outing...
Melanie Kozlowski
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Out near Virgil on Sunday I saw an interesting sight. Sorry I did not have a camera to post a photo, but I would be interested if anyone knows what these...
After discussion with some of you, I tried to find SOMETHING to give more of an idea of the appearance of the orange finger mushrooms in my last posting. I...
can anyone name that oak? http://tech.ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/FLNPS/photos/view/83bc?b=4 cheers ... Stay in the know. Pulse on the new Yahoo.com. Check it...
Kevin, Where did you find it growing? Location, habitat Did you find any acorns? They could help in identification. It looks like English Oak, Quercus robur,...
Kevin, When Susanne isn't sure, I have to try. Take a look at this page http://www.cnr.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/syllabus/factsheet.cfm?ID=313 on the swamp...
Could be. Susanne ... http://www.cnr.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/syllabus/factsheet.cfm?ID=313 ... __________________________________________________ Do You...
Hi Suzanne, they are growing on my property, in a flood plain, between Auburn and Montezuma. No acorns that I can find. No fuzzy hairs, and these are typical...
Kevin, I think Rosemrie is right about the tree being Quercus bicolor, Swamp White Oak. The size of oak leaves as well as those of other trees varies widlely....
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