Super neat! I eagerly await each update. I feel a little better about the fear I feel when trying to distinguish Amelanchier species (tbh I am fine just leaving them at genus for iNat purposes...). The most surprisingly useful part of this for me is your ID tips separating common introduced/invasive species! Thanks for these. It is really hard to find info or relevant keys for these.
My main goal for March was to catch Twinleaf blooming (I had missed it last year and only found the leaves, which to be fair, are gorgeous as well). I was able to find them at Carderock, so I was very pleased about that. Now for April, I am debating if I can convince myself to drive as far as Pocomoke or not... LOL. I have only ever seen Trillium sessile in the wild (and some past-bloom Pacific trilliums out West I suppose) and would love to see pusillum or grandiflorum this year. Not doing anything like your 'big year,' just trying to find cool plants generally.
Great read! I enjoyed imagining making those discoveries, in the field, along with you and Tom. This photos speak a thousand words, particularly those of the direct comparisons, such as with the Cardamine.
As always, I’ve learned so much, and will no doubt forget at least half. Carry on!
I am amazed to see photos of flowering plants in some of the colder parts of the state. I would have thought that you would have spent most of your time on the eastern shore.
Super neat! I eagerly await each update. I feel a little better about the fear I feel when trying to distinguish Amelanchier species (tbh I am fine just leaving them at genus for iNat purposes...). The most surprisingly useful part of this for me is your ID tips separating common introduced/invasive species! Thanks for these. It is really hard to find info or relevant keys for these.
My main goal for March was to catch Twinleaf blooming (I had missed it last year and only found the leaves, which to be fair, are gorgeous as well). I was able to find them at Carderock, so I was very pleased about that. Now for April, I am debating if I can convince myself to drive as far as Pocomoke or not... LOL. I have only ever seen Trillium sessile in the wild (and some past-bloom Pacific trilliums out West I suppose) and would love to see pusillum or grandiflorum this year. Not doing anything like your 'big year,' just trying to find cool plants generally.
Great read! I enjoyed imagining making those discoveries, in the field, along with you and Tom. This photos speak a thousand words, particularly those of the direct comparisons, such as with the Cardamine.
As always, I’ve learned so much, and will no doubt forget at least half. Carry on!
I am amazed to see photos of flowering plants in some of the colder parts of the state. I would have thought that you would have spent most of your time on the eastern shore.