The holler got some good rainfall over the past week to nourish all the plants that are growing. The rue anemone I'm observing for Nature's Notebook has seeds maturing. How amazing they are! I never really noticed them before I started watching this species' full life cycle...I was mainly interested in photographing flower phases. Here's a photo of some seeds on "RueNem1":
Rue Anemone seed phase, May 14, 2013 [Photo credit: Cathie Bird]
As the anemones make seeds, the wingstems have emerged. I was a little slow to realize they were up because I keep forgetting that "wingstems" have thin wings on their stems. This is "Wingstem1" -- the wings are visible in this photo:
Wingstem (Verbesina alternifolia), May 8, 2013 [Photo credit: Cathie Bird]
The violet wood sorrel leaves are beginning to yellow, but I caught some of the flowers during their peak:
Violet wood sorrel (Oxalis violacea), May 14, 2013 [Photo credit: Cathie Bird]
After many years wondering if this plant is Carolina cranesbill, I finally decided it was:
Carolina Cranesbill (Geranium carolinianum), May 20, 2013 [Photo credit: Cathie Bird]
And one more that's out: the mapleleaf viburnums' flowers are open (but really difficult to get a good image of because they are a very small flower under a pretty thick leaf canopy now):
Mapleleaf viburnum (Viburnum acerifolium), May 20, 2013 [Photo credit: Cathie Bird]
In my next post I'll review some of the animals and insects that I've seen lately.
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