Joe Pye Weed Eutrochium maculatum (or Illinois Wildflowers or USDA)
When I think of color in the Fall, I automatically think of autumn leaves. Most of summer's prairie flowers are finished, replaced by a variety of asters and goldenrods. A walk at the Kalamazoo Nature Center reminded me that there are still some interesting plants in bloom, particularly in the wet soil along the Kalamazoo River.
Jewelweed Impatiens capensis (or Illinois Wildflowers or MSU extension pdf)
White Turtlehead Chelone glabra (or USDA link or Illinois Wildflowers )
Great Blue Lobelia Lobelia siphilitica
March of the Amphibians: Springtime Salamander Migration is Officially
Underway!
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Written by Hannah Jacobowitz Often described as the “coral reefs of
northeastern forests”, vernal pools – while dry and hidden from sight for
most of the y...
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