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Sighdell's Wildflowers Posts
May 26, 2020
Bellwort - Woodland Gem in My Garden
You may have seen little bellwort plants growing wild in the woods. Also called wild oats, bellwort is a native perennial common in eastern North America. These…
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May 14, 2020
Trout Lilies - Children of the Spring
This wildflower has several common names though the best one is Trout Lily (Erythronium americanum). If you look at the speckled leaves, you can see why it got…
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Aug. 07, 2019
Lesser Purple Fringed Bog Orchid
Lesser purple fringed bog-orchid is a spectacular orchid, pollinated by smaller butterflies, skippers and moths, the pollinia becoming attached to the insect's…
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June 10, 2019
Tasty Invasive - Garlic Mustard
Garlic mustard is a Eurasian native likely introduced to North America by early European colonists as a food and medicinal plant—which then hopped the garden…
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May 30, 2019
Cuckoo Flower (Lady's-smock)Cardamine pratensis L.
A sure sign that spring has arrived, the Cuckooflower blooms from May-June in Maine. Look out for its delicate, pale pink flowers in damp meadows and ditches,…
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