Plant Hike

May 1, 2016NatureCreek, Fungus, Julian, Natives, PlantsBrian Edmond

Julian near Pearl Creek

The front year prairie gets most of the attention, but there are lots of other great things happening at Pearl Creek Farm. Here’s a few we found today.

Poison Ivy — Poison Ivy (Toxicodendron radicans)

Poison Ivy — Poison Ivy (Toxicodendron radicans)

Julian on a rock

Julian on a rock

Shooting Star — Shooting Star (Dodecatheon meadia). Although we’d sown seeds of this species throughout our restoration efforts, I never saw any until last year, when I spotted a single plant. Today, we saw probably more than 20 stems were flowering, both pink and white forms.

Julian in front of several clumps of good natives

Julian near beardtongue (Penstemon)

Beardtongue — Beardtongue (Penstemon)

Beardtongue — Beardtongue (Penstemon)

Butterfly Milkweed — Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa). This bush produced 42 stalks with pods last year.

Shelf fungus

Two-flower Dwarf Dandelion — Two-flower Dwarf Dandelion (Krigia biflora). This is a good Missouri native, unlike the common lawn dandelion.

Two-flower Dwarf Dandelion growing in a bed of Mayapple — Two-flower Dwarf Dandelion (Krigia biflora) growing in a bed of Mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum)