tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072479063452233450.post7435626826177416486..comments2024-03-13T19:28:05.813-04:00Comments on Ohio Birds and Biodiversity: Mammalian Dispersal - those annoying prickly bursJim McCormachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07444322057532066466noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072479063452233450.post-66527228533384548202016-05-09T21:47:37.356-04:002016-05-09T21:47:37.356-04:00We had a beagle-type mutt that would always eat th...We had a beagle-type mutt that would always eat the showy tick trefoil seeds that were stuck all over our pants, socks, and shoe laces. It sure was helpful!saunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07276255423479683468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072479063452233450.post-14342982278554249342014-07-14T13:16:00.479-04:002014-07-14T13:16:00.479-04:00This summer I've been teaching myself to ID a ...This summer I've been teaching myself to ID a lot of plants in Southeastern PA, and I've been surprised to learn how many plants use the "stick to fur" mechanism for distributing their seeds.<br /><br />There's a ton of Sanicula near where I live, I think most of it is Sanicula canadensis, a closely related species. Also we have a lot of the Enchanter's Nighthade, Circaea. Another plant that I've seen for years that I've only recently learned how to ID, is Bidens frondosa. And, in a completely different family, Desmodium canadense, or "Showy tick trefoil", whose seeds look a lot like ticks. And then of course there are the non-native burdocks.Alex Zorachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08335878680429494039noreply@blogger.com