Thursday, October 15, 2015

Pokeweed growing in a stump


A beautiful specimen of pokeweed (Phytolacca americana) growing in a dead tree stump.  At Ross Hills County Park.  Photos taken Oct. 8, 2015.


A closer look at the pokeberries.

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Monday, October 5, 2015

Chestnut


Fruit in chestnut trees along McCormick Road, just north of State St.  These are probably Chinese chestnut (Castanea mollisima).

Photo taken Sept. 8, 2015.

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Saturday, October 3, 2015

Maidenhair spleenwort


Maidenhair spleenwort (Asplenium trichomanes) on sandstone at Shades State Park, Montgomery County.  This is at a ravine along Trail 1, Devil's Punch Bowl.

Photo taken Sept. 19, 2015.

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Walking fern



Walking fern (Asplenium rhizophyllum).  Each photo was of a different location but both were on Trail 1 at Shades State Park, known as Devil's Punch Bowl, Montgomery County.  This is a deep sandstone ravine that stays damp perpetually.

Photos taken Sept. 19, 2015.

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Friday, October 2, 2015

Ginseng


Ginseng (Panax quinquefolius), at Stewart's Woods, Tippecanoe County, showing the red berries.   Ginseng is an uncommon plant of the deep woods.

Photo taken Sept. 7, 2015.

Link to Panax quinquefolius:

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