Eight people as young as seven met at the school parking lot of Pal-Mac on a warm sunny morning to enjoy the wildflowers of the woods behind the track field on May 10, 2014. We thank Robert and Annette Leopard for introducing us to this beautiful location with a wide variety of species. Here are some photos of the day...
(thanks to Bruce Gilman for identifying our "mystery species")
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| Maureen checks for blossoms of the May Apple. Also called Custard Apple. Yellow=edible, green=toxic. |
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| Solomon's seal - False will have flowers at the tip and true Solomon Seal will have flowers along the stem. |
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| Dutchman's breeches past flowering (the stick is not part of the plant) |
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| Guessing this is Raccoon hand print - not deep enough for possum |
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| cutleaf toothwort |
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| bellwort - uvularia perfoliate |
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| Adder's tongue |
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| spice bush |
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| Robert had us scrap the branch of the spice bush to enjoy the fragrance of this native species |
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| inspecting a Jack-in-the-Pulpit |
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| We saw many Jack-in-the-Pulpits throughout our walk |
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| We also saw plenty of poison ivy |
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| Enjoying the trail |
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| Blue Cohosh blossoms |
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| Blue Cohosh |
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| Blue Cohosh covered much of the forest floor while marsh marigold covered the lower wetland |
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| ladybug |
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| watching a toad |
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| Spring Beauty |
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| claytonia virginica |
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| Closer look at the snail |
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| marsh marigolds |
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| Early Meadow-Rue |
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| We saw several hepatica past bloom, but Annette located this one still in bloom |
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| scarlet elfcup fungus |
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| Elizabeth and Annette enjoying the path |
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| ironwood |
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| garlic mustard |
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| Red backed salemander |
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| Field garlic (chives) |
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| Robert inspects a fallen tree |
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| taking a closer look |
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| Michael was the only one willing to hold the snake |
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| American Ginger |
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| ginger flower |
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| Lady's Thumb (smart weed) |
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| Gall of the earth |
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| small flowered (kidney-leaved) buttercup |
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| broad leaf toothwort |
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| violets |
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| wild leeks |
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| trillium |
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| Wake Robin |
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| Yellow violets |
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| Christmas fern (green through winter) |
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Soon to be out of the woods from an enjoyable morning with natureSpring Wildflowers at Palmyra-Macedon with Robert Leopard
Saturday, May 10, 2014 10:00 AM
(carpool from Sly Street lot behind Ontario County Court House at 9:35 am)
Join us as
Robert Leopard leads a walk in one of his favorite spring-rich
sites behind the Pal-Mac
Middle School. Drive north on Route 21 to Palmyra and take a left
onto West Foster Street
as you enter Palmyra. Turn right onto Hyde Park
and left to park behind the
schools near the baseball field but closer to the building. Look for our Canandaigua Botanical Society signs. |