Wildflowers 3
Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var. acuta]. Tioga County, Pa. 3-16-24.
Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var. acuta]. Tioga County, Pa. 3-16-24.
Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var. acuta]. Tioga County, Pa. 3-16-24.
Trailing Arbutus flower bud [Epigaea repens]. Dauphin County, Pa. 3-8-24
Partridge Berry in bloom [Mitchella repens]. Tioga County, Pa. 6-26-22 [above and below]
Treacleberry-False Solmon's Seal [Maianthemum racemosum]. New York 6-2-17
Rose Twisted -Stalk [Streptopus lanceolatus]. New York. 6-2-17.
Rose Twisted -Stalk [Streptopus lanceolatus]. New York. 6-2-17.
Rose Twisted -Stalk [Streptopus lanceolatus]. New York. 6-2-17.
The bloom of an unknown Aster still hanging on in December. Tioga County, Pa. 12-8-23
Bluestem Golenrod [Solidago caesia] in seed. Tioga County, Pa. 12-8-23. With a background of Beechnut Treees
One very tiny Sharp Lobed Hepatica leaf [Hepatica americana var. acuta]. Tioga County, Pa. 12-8-23
Stout Goldenrod [Solidago squarrosa]. Still in bloom in Tioga County in December! Tioga County, Pa. 12-8-23.
The achenes or fruit contain a single seed, in this case the seed of Blue Stemmed Goldenrod [Solidago caesia]. At the achenes apex is the pappus which is made up of tiny hairs, which in turn help to distribute and disperse the achenes, and thus the seed, far and wide on the wind. Aren't plants just amazing! Tioga County, Pa. 12-8-23
Bumble Bee [Bombus] on Blue Wood Aster [Symphyotrichu cordifolium]. Dauphin County, Pa. 10-11-23
These late season Indian Tobacco flowers are the most colorful that I have ever seen. Dauphin County, Pa. 10-27-23 [Lobelia inflata]. They are most always a light blue coloration but these have a purplish hue and on the outside a darker purple, they were so striking I at first didn't recoginze them as Indian Tobacco. Always one of my favorite late summer wildflowers.
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Female Short Winged Meadow Katydid [Conocrphalus brevipennis] on Blacked Eyed Susan [Rudbeckia hirta]. Dauphin County, Pa. 9-7-23. Notice those wonderful antenna!
Yellow Iron Weed [Wingstem] [Verbesina alternifolia]. Dauphin County, Pa. 8-22-23.
Virigin's Bower [Clematis virginiana]. Lebanon County, Pa. 8-22-23
Indian Grass [Sorghastrum nutas] in flower. Dauphin County, Pa. 8-22-23. The white feathery parts are the stigmas
Bue Mist flower [Conoclinium coelestinum]. Dauphin County, Pa. 8-29-23.
Three Lined Moth [Schinia trifascia]. on Blue Mist flower [conoclinium coelestinum]. Dauphin County, Pa. 8-29-23.
Indian Tobacco [Lobelia inflata]. Dauphin County, Pa. 8-25-23
Indian Tobacco [Lobelia inflata]. Dauphin County, Pa. 8-25-23
The tiny flower of American Pennyroyal [Hedeoma pulegioides]. Dauphin County, Pa. 8-25-23
The tinest flower that I have ever tried to photograph and this year I finally had success after many years of trying. Dauphin County, Pa. 8-24-23. American Pennyroyal [Hedeoma pulegioides]
Tick-Trefoil (Desmodium ochroleucum). Schuylkill County, Pa. 8-1-23
There is nothing more beautiful this time of year than Indiangrass in flower and on the breeze. Dauphin County, Pa. 8-23-23 [Sorghastrum nutans]
One of my favorite flowers is the tiny Indian Tobacco [Lobelia inflata], a cousin to the beautiful Cardinal Flower [Lobelia cardinalis] . I often wondered what could be pollinating this small beauty. While photographing this wildflower recently a tiny unfamiliar insect appeared going from flower to flower placing its proboscis deep into each flower. Looking like a tiny dragonfly this tiny insect , called a Thick Headed Fly [Stylogaster neglecta], a real beauty of the insect world. Is it a pollinator of lobelia inflata, I do not know but I would say there is definitely a high probability. Schuylkill County, Pa. 8-3-23
Narrow leaved Mountain Mint [Pycnanthemum tenuifolium]. Dauphin County, Pa. 8-3-23
Yellow form of Orange Fringed Orchid on right normal coloration on Left. Both beautiful! [Platanthera ciliaris]. Schuylkill County, Pa. 7-31-23
Blue Flag Iris [Iris veriscolor]. Luzerne County, Pa. 7-26-23
Ragged Fringed Orchid [Platanthera lacera]. Schuylkill County, Pa. 7-6-23
Orange Fringed orchid [Platanthera ciliaris]. Schuylkill County, Pa. 7-21-23
Fly Poison [Amianthium muscitoxicum], Carbon County, Pa. 6-26-23
Butterfly Weed [Asclepias tubersoa]. Dauphin County, Pa. 6-19-23
Eastern Smooth Beard Tongue [Penstemon laevigatus]. Dauphin County, Pa. 6-19-23
Whorled Loosestrife [Lysimachia quadrifolia]. Dauphin County, Pa. 6-19-23
Whorled Loosestrife [Lysimachia quadrifolia]. Dauphin County, Pa. 6-19-23
Great Spangled Fritillary [Speyeria cybele] enjoying Butterfly Weed [Asclepias tuberosa]. Dauphin County, Pa. 6-19-23. This is the earliest that I have seen this Butterfly and this plant blooming
Large Purple Fringed Orchid [Platanthera grandiflora]. Lebanon County, Pa.6-13-23
Large Purple Fringed Orchid [platanthera grandifloria]. Lebanon County, Pa. 6-13-23
Mountain laurel [Kalmia latifolia]. Dauphin County. Pa. 6-9-23
Canada Mayflower [Maianthemum canadense]. Carbon County, Pa. 5-59-23
Starflower [Trientalis borealis]. Carbon County, Pa. 5-29-23 [Above and below]
Pointed Blue Eyed Grass [Sisyrinchium angustifolium]. Carbon County, Pa. 5-29-23
American Cancer Root [Conopholis americana]. Maryland, 5-19-23. A parasitic plant.
One Flower Cancer Root [Orbanche uniflora]. Maryland, 5-19-23.
One Flower Cancer Root [Orbanche uniflora]. Maryland, 5-19-23
One Flower Cancer Root [Orbanche uniflora]. Maryland, 5-19-23
One Flower Cancer Root [Orbanche uniflora]. Maryland, 5-19-23. A parasitic plant meaning it subsist on the roots and energy of other plants, having no leaves of its own for photosynthesis and thus its own energy to create flowers.
The always elegant Perfoliate Bellwort [Uvularia perfoliata]. Dauphin County, Pa. 5-19-23
Smooth Solomon's Seal [Polygonatum biflourum]. Dauphin County, Pa. 5-19-23
Mayapple [Podophyllum peltatum]. Perry County, Pa. 5-9-23
Mayapple [Podophyllum peltatum]. Perry County, Pa. 5-9-23
Pink Lady's Slipper [Cypripedium acaule] covered in Eastern Cottonwood [Populus deltoides]. Dauphin County, Pa. 5-5-23
Fringed Polygala [Polygala paucifolia]. Dauphin County, Pa. 5-6-23
Fringed Polygala [Polygala paucifolia]. Dauphin County, Pa. 5-6-23
Fringed Polygala [Polygala paucifolia]. Dauphin County, Pa. 5-6-23
Fringed Polygala [Polygala paucifolia]. Dauphin County, Pa. 5-6-23
Fringed Polygala [Polygala paucifolia]. Dauphin County, Pa. 5-6-23
Wild Sarsaparilla [Aralia nudicaulis]. Dauphin County, Pa. 5-4-23
Dwarf Ginseng [Panax trifolium]. Dauphin County, Pa. 5-5-23
Dwarf Ginseng [Panax trifolium]. Dauphin County, Pa. 5-5-23
Dwarf Ginseng [Panax trifolium]. Dauphin County, Pa. 5-5-23
Early Coralroot orchid [Corallorhiza trifida]. Northeastern, Pa. 5-1-23
Goldenthread [Coptis grovenlandica]. Schuylkill County, Pa. 5-2-23
Wood Anemone [Anemone quinquefolia]. Dauphin County, Pa. 5-6-23
Heart Leaved Twayblade orchid [Neottia cordata]. Northeast Pa. 5-1-23
Jack-in-the-Pulpit [Arisaema triphyllum]. Perry County, Pa. 4-24-23
Miterwort [Mitella diphylla]. Perry County, Pa. 4-24-23
Miterwort [Mitella diphylla]. Perry County, Pa. 4-24-23
Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var. acuta]. Tioga County, Pa. 4-14-23
Double Flowering Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var. acuta f. plena]. North Central, Pa. 4-14-23
Double Flowering Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var. acuta f. plena]. North Central, Pa. 4-14-23
Double Flowering Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var. acuta f. plena]. North Central, Pa. 4-14-23
Double Flowering Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var. acuta f. plena]. North Central, Pa. 4-14-23
Double Flowering Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var. acuta f. plena]. North Central, Pa. 4-14-23
Double Flowering Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var. acuta f. plena]. North Central, Pa. 4-14-23
Double Flowering Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var. acuta f. plena]. North Central, Pa. 4-14-23
Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var. acuta]. Tioga County, Pa. 4-14-23. Showing tiny pollen gains on the stamens [male] found at the end of the connecting filaments, in the middle of the flower the greenish points are the stigmas [female]. The ovaries can be found at the base of the stigmas
Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var. acuta]. Tioga County, Pa. 4-14-23. Showing tiny pollen gains on the stamens.
Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var. acuta]. Tioga County, Pa. 4-14-23. Showing the stigma [female] and anthers containing the stamen [male]
Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var. acuta]. Tioga County, Pa. 4-14-23
Dutchman Breeches [Dicentra cucullaria]. Tioga County, Pa. 4-14-23
Dutchman Breeches [Dicentra cucullaria]. Tioga County, Pa. 4-14-23
Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica american var. acuta]. Tioga County, Pa. 4-14-23
Multi petal Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica american var. acuta]. Tioga County, Pa. 4-14-23
Multi petal Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica american var. acuta]. Tioga County, Pa. 4-14-23
Multi petal [11] Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica american var. acuta]. Tioga County, Pa. 4-14-23
Double Flowering Sharp lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var. acuta f. plena]. North Central, Pa. 4-14-23
Double Flowering Sharp lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var. acuta f. plena]. North Central, Pa. 4-14-23
Pink with a touch of yellow Double Flowering Sharp lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var. acuta f. plena]. North Central, Pa. 4-14-23
Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var. acuta]. North Central, Pa. 4-14-23
This is what is referred to as a "maiden" flower. Only having stigma [female parts] and no stamens [male parts]. It is still possible to reproduce and have fruit or seeds, if it gets pollen from an adjacent flower with stamens. This plant is in the same area as the double flowering plants, I can't help but wonder if this and other maiden plants in the area are somehow responsible for the mystery of rare double flowering plants found here. Sharp Lobed Hepatica [Hepatica americana var. acuta]. North Central, Pa. 4-14-23