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Post by Rick Hillier on Sept 9, 2012 16:32:02 GMT -5
We spent labour day weekend at my cousin's cottage. Lots of opportunity for photos. Here are a few of the better ones: Side lawn - full of S. purpurea - haven't been "trimmed" with the riding mower yet. I had mentioned before that there are some really small S. purpurea in one area that is raised and quite dry (at the surface anyway). There must be water down there somewhere. This population is stable and flowers every year. Here are a couple of pics of these unique purps (from my experience anyway): Here's a small, but really red S. purpurea growing in the open out on the mud flat troward the bay: And a few other nice non-CP-related pics from the weekend: Dragonfly Not sure what the next two are: Having a brain fart... can't remember the name of this orchid either: Wouldn't want to eat one of these: Mourning Cloak butterfly: Buckeye butterfly - never saw one of these before. Tough to get close to for a good pic. They're really jittery: The sign designating the septic system. Because this is a four bedroom cottage, they made them build a huge one, so it was designated as: And finally, the scariest thing on the entire Bruce Peninsula - my 17-year old daughter before she dumped me off of at around 100 km/h: All in all, a fun weekend, though...
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Post by lloyd on Sept 9, 2012 17:37:43 GMT -5
fringed gentian, Goodyera oblongifolia. The white flower's name slips my mind, although I've seen it before ( a monocot).
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Post by Devon on Sept 9, 2012 18:38:52 GMT -5
Lovely purpureas. Interesting fungus too.
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Post by cpgeek on Sept 15, 2012 14:29:37 GMT -5
Glad to know that the purps are protected & thriving on your cousin's property Rick. Is there D. linearis or P. vulgaris on his property too? D x anglica also grows on the Peninsula but I have yet to see it.
Rob
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Post by yyz on Sept 15, 2012 18:25:48 GMT -5
I was in Bruce Peninsula too during that weekend and hiked the singing sands trail (along Dorcas bay) hoping to see S. purpurea, D. linearis and P. vulgaris (not to mention Eastern Massassauga rattlesnake). But I didn't have much luck except for purps, which were all over the place. My guess is that D. Linearis had already gone dormant (and therefore harder to find) considering they have an exceptionally long dormancy. I'm curious too if these CP species were still to be seen on your cousin's property...
Next time I'll try to visit during the wet season immediately following the spring, when there's a better chance to see these plants.
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Post by peatmoss on Sept 15, 2012 19:09:50 GMT -5
Those are some really interesting purpurea! Looks to be a beautiful place!
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