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Wednesday, August 13th,
2008 -
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I suppose I got to
thinking about this
because of the explosion
of
St John’s-wort even
after they tried to
eradicate it. As I
was riding down #61 I
took note of the wayside
flowers – mostly very
beautiful and much loved
by me. I came home and
looked them up. The
flowers with no stars
are native, one star,
introduced and two
stars, invasive. They
may be invasive by
crowding the others or
by poisoning the soil so
that the natives can’t
grow. That does not mean
they are not beautiful.
Jewelweed,
Tansy **, sow
thistle*, mullein **,
yarrow,
Black-eyed Susan,
Spotted Knapweed **,
evening primrose,
aster,
goldenrod,
bunchberries,
butter&eggs **,
St John’s-wort **,
bird’s-foot trefoil
**, most of the clovers
have been introduced and
some are invasive,
Canada & Bull
thistle **,
Ox-eye daisy **,
Creeping Bellflower **,.
It would be nice if
those that planted along
the roadways did more
testing than they do.
We went to County
Road #34 especially to
see the Arrow-leafed
Tearthumb. Other things
we saw were a large area
of large Rudbeckias,
Northern Green
Bog-orchid, Spurred
Gentian,
Joe Pye, Water
Hemlock, Canada & Bull
Thistle, Mullein and 10
Purple Fringed Orchids
(see
some great photos by
FinnBay Photography).
Then to the Lima
Grade to see the Closed
Gentian and watch the
bee go completely inside
to get his nectar.
Northern Bog-orchids,
Goldenrod, Lettuce and
Joe Pye.
Lunch at East & West
Twin campground. Another
lovely day!!
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Lorraine Anderson of Grand
Marais, Minnesota.
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