July 29th. When I visited Fort Yargo State Park in mid-February,
there were few signs of Spring. The only wildflower plants that were obvious
were the leaves of Cranefly Orchids (Tipularia
discolor) that I found in many places.
I found a Common Evening Primrose (Oenothera biennis) bloom partially open. Usually the flowers have closed
by the time I get to the park.
The Hoary Mountainmint (Pycnanthemum
incanum) had
finished blooming; the spent flower heads still stood out. The leaves didn’t look hoary
anymore either.
The Cranesfly Orchids just inside the main woods were
blooming.
A little further down the trail, a few…
St. Andrew’s Cross (Hypericum
hypericioides) plants…
were blooming quietly in the shade.
The Witch’s Butter (Tremella
mesenterica) that had swelled after recent rains, had dried up again.
Again, there weren’t any slime mold fruiting bodies at
either of the two logs I visited on the way to the dam, so I stopped by the…
Tulip Poplar (Liriodendron
tulipifera) where the fruit was still developing.
Plants in the patch of Hairy Elephantfoot (Elephantopus tomentosus) just past the Tulip
Poplar were still blooming.
I walked up to the Outer Loop. As I walked down the trail
towards the dam, I was startled by movement off to my left. It was a…
young American Toad (Anaxyrus
americanus),
just over and inch long, hopping over the leaf litter.
I walked on down to the dam.
(To be continued...)
Related posts:
- Spring Is In The
Air: Fort Yargo State Park, Section B To The Dam, May 1st (Part 2)
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