August 3rd. (Continued from…). I started to walk again
at Fort Yargo State Park in Winder, Georgia. One of my favorite walks is from
the Group Shelter A to the Old Fort and back. This
is a rewarding walk for viewing wildflowers and I’ve been walking it every week and documenting the wildflowers that I see.
The early spring wildflowers have finished blooming; it’s time to
watch the developing fruit. A few late spring/summer wildflowers are blooming
now.
At the Fishing Area, an Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) was feeding on the last flower – the defiant bud from the previous week - on the Buttonbush (Cephalanthus occidentalis).
In the ‘Rock Garden,’ I stumbled on…
a cluster of Cranefly Orchid (Tipularia
discolor) plants in bloom.
The seed
capsules on the Wild Yam (Dioscorea
villosa) were still green; no sign of ripening yet.
The Resurrection Fern (Pleopeltis polypodioides) was still dried.
The fruit
on the Eastern Sweetshrub was definitely starting to turn yellow.
The
Indian Woodoats (Chasmanthium latifolium)
were decorating the trail.
At
the inlet below the Old Fort, the…
seed
capsules on the Swamp Rosemallow (Hibiscus moscheutos) were opened to release
their seeds.
I made my
way back along the trail with one final stop to look at one final
Cranefly
Orchid in bloom at the base of an oak tree.
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