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| Eastern Fringed Prairie Orchid |
Wow, today I had two botanical discoveries! I finally found the ultra rare Eastern Fringed Prairie Orchid at Ojibway Park which is a plant that I've been wanting to see for years. It's an endangered plant [
link] and I was able to see it at the very end of its flowering stage.
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| Sullivant's Milkweed |
Another fantastic discovery that I made today was this Sullivant's Milkweed - another rare plant found in prairie habitat. This plant is similar to common milkweed, but has pink central vein in the plant's leaves and two-tone colours for its flowers.
I have found several other interesting flowers while looking for the orchid above. I've done alot of reading and researching online as well as referencing a botany guide I was recently given. A cool bug that I found recently is the Candy-striped Leafhopper. I will let the photos below tell the story of some of my other recent nature highlights.
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| Wood Lily or Prairie Lily |
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| Michigan Lily |
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| Butterfly Milkweed |
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| Swamp Milkweed |
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| Purple Milkweed |
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| Northern Broken Dash? |
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| Black Dash Skipper |
Good Birding, Leping, Herping and Botanizing!
Dwayne
