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An important part of the ecosystem, this bee is pollenating one of the varieties of Skullcap in our area.
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Another variety of Skullcap in our area has purplish - white flowers. Skullcap is common in old fields and pastures.
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The Iris is one plant you don't want to mistake for Cattails while foraging. Luckily, it has a few distinctions other than the flower.
Once Summer is in full swing, the medicinal plants really start popping. Here are a couple varieties of Echinacea, or Coneflower, as well as Bee Balm.
Fields of Bee Balm attract bees! This is one of the varieties of Bee Balm in our area, other varieties are red, or white, or purple.
Many mushrooms often disintegrate after their life cycle. Some dry up, some turn to slime, and others turn to mush like this one here.
One of the many mints in the area, Virginia Mountain Mint is beautiful with it's showy flowers. The smell is that of wintergreen and peppermint.
Blue Lobelia is a beautiful moisture loving plant. It can usually be found in moist, low lying environments. Oftentimes Boneset is nearby when you spot this plant.
A common feature in Puffballs that are too old is a hole in the top for them to spore out. Here on these Pear Shaped Puffballs you can the spores around the hole.
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The long, narrow rootstock of Solomon's Seal. This plant comes back year after year and gets it's name from where the stem grows out of the root.
Part of the joys of foraging is getting to see pollenating insects up close. This Monarch is sharing a coneflower with another small bug.
Coneflowers hybridize easily with other Echinacea varieties, and some other species. This yellow one probably occurred through breeding with a Black Eyed Susan.
Have you ever came across part of a science experiment? Sometimes you can find the strangest things in the woods when you least expect it.
Lobelia Inflata is a small inconspicuous plant with many medicinal uses, from asthma and arthritis to rattlesnake bites this plant was commonly used in 18th century medicine.
Boneset with its huge clusters of white flowers and opposite leathery like leaves. This plant was also of high importance in 18th century medicine.
A rather rare plant, Ground Cherries should most likely not be picked for food. However they are an ancestor to the modern day Tomatillo.
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