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Spring Wildflowers along Ontario Pathways

Spring Wildflowers along Ontario Pathways

Saturday, April 20, 2024; 10 AM

We will meet at the water tower in Orleans between routes 488 and 23 at 10 AM on Saturday, April 20th to discover spring ephemeral plants along the Ontario Pathways trail heading south.  Bruce Gilman is unable to join us (he has a conference in Albany) but we will be certain to have an abundance of knowledgeable  leaders among us.

What a lovely morning to enjoy a walk along the Ontario Pathways to the Train Wreck Loop.  We had a dozen people to delight in the sights.  Several members of Ontario Pathways joined us.  Learn more about Ontario Pathways here and consider a membership to help keep OP so well maintained.



Early Meadow Rue

Service Berry / Shadbush

purple dead nettle?

Spice bush

Young Solomon Seal

service berry

Mullein / Lambs ear

cherry blossoms

Ramps / Wild Leek with last year's bloom

ironwood

wild Geranium

blood root




Angelica near Flint Creek

Flint creek looking north

bugleweed?


greater celandine

bladdernut


LOTS of yellow trout lilies



Young Norway maple

cleavers in back / aster in front?

herb robert?


last year's turkey tail

Several birders were with us today!

cut leaf toothwort

golden alexandra



Blood root growing on dead tree root

equisetum / horsetail


old train wreckage



path along flint creek


last year's thimble weed / Anemone virginiana


carpets of trout lily


young may apples

violets

kidney leaf buttercup

wild basil

ditch lilies

garlic mustard

looking off the main trail towards Flint Creek

returning from train wreck loop onto OP trail



wild chives?

Almost forgot the woodfrog!