tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072479063452233450.post7671490554946157225..comments2024-03-13T19:28:05.813-04:00Comments on Ohio Birds and Biodiversity: Beautiful floraJim McCormachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07444322057532066466noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072479063452233450.post-10002825014777923492009-07-11T07:49:21.843-04:002009-07-11T07:49:21.843-04:00Never heard of Trichophorum alpinum. I thought so...Never heard of Trichophorum alpinum. I thought something about it looked strange for an Eriophorum... nice call, Brad!Scott Namestnikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04039569660182814907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072479063452233450.post-68128074095884899232009-07-11T00:17:38.639-04:002009-07-11T00:17:38.639-04:00Thanks for the ID, Brad. That's a new one on m...Thanks for the ID, Brad. That's a new one on me - I really must spend more time in the north! Our Trichophorum planifolium of woodlands looks nothing like that!<br /><br />JimJim McCormachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07444322057532066466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072479063452233450.post-284174001129076942009-07-10T23:09:30.799-04:002009-07-10T23:09:30.799-04:00That mystery species is Trichophorum alpinum, one ...That mystery species is Trichophorum alpinum, one of the characteristic sedges of flarks in patterned fen complexes. Now, this would be a fun one to find in Ohio (let alone southern Michigan).Bradford Slaughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13088133626304196030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072479063452233450.post-7278583415842256862009-07-01T23:43:11.507-04:002009-07-01T23:43:11.507-04:00Hi all,
Thanks for the comments, and yes, it has ...Hi all,<br /><br />Thanks for the comments, and yes, it has been a good trip. The plants up here are awesome! Just bring lots of bug spray - the mosquitoes can be beyond fierce!<br /><br />Dawn, I don't recall any aroma from the Spreading Dogbane, but then I don't think I've ever stuck my nose in to the flowers. It musy have some charms as butterflies love 'em!<br /><br />Scott, thanks for your comments. I agree, some characters don't add up for Eriophorum angustifolium and I don't like that ID. The only two cottongrasses listed for Seney are that one and E. virginicum, and I know it isn't the latter. I'll be curious to learn what it is, and should be able to pin it down when I get back to my Volume 1 of the Michigan Flora.<br /><br />JimJim McCormachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07444322057532066466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072479063452233450.post-80749986565261683032009-07-01T22:20:12.310-04:002009-07-01T22:20:12.310-04:00Great wildflowers..I am thinking I have seen that ...Great wildflowers..I am thinking I have seen that dogbane before...does it have a really fragrant odor?Dawn Finehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08320576787003821586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072479063452233450.post-35191149451813904702009-07-01T21:57:52.107-04:002009-07-01T21:57:52.107-04:00Jim-
Looks like a fantastic trip!
Linnaeus cert...Jim-<br /><br />Looks like a fantastic trip! <br /><br />Linnaeus certainly knew how to "pick" them, the Twinflower is lovely!Weedpicker Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529273252200443042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072479063452233450.post-49355601235191005192009-07-01T18:46:55.684-04:002009-07-01T18:46:55.684-04:00Hey Jim. Great photos. I was recently in Superio...Hey Jim. Great photos. I was recently in Superior, Wisconsin, and I can't get enough of that northern flora!<br /><br />Regarding the Eriophorum, I don't think it's E. angustifolium, because all of the stems seem to have solitary spikelets, and I don't see any leaflike bracts; E. angustifolium should have 2 to several spikelets and leaflike involucral bracts. I would lean towards either E. vaginatum, E. brachyantherum, or E. callitrix, but I've only seen one of these (E. vaginatum), and only once. Hopefully someone can narrow it down more from here.Scott Namestnikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04039569660182814907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072479063452233450.post-11856507208418161172009-07-01T08:51:21.439-04:002009-07-01T08:51:21.439-04:00Wow, what a stunning collection!
(The only teaber...Wow, what a stunning collection!<br /><br />(The only teaberry I knew of was in Teaberry chewing gum back in the 60s.)Janahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11907289523508846888noreply@blogger.com