24 October 2020 – Second Largest Pitch Pine in Maryland

1 November, 2020 Botany Bill 0 Comments 1 category

[caption id="attachment_5839" align="alignleft" width="480"] Photo from Chris Winton taken by Sharon Winton[/caption] The plant inventory team found this Pitch Pine (Pinus rigida) on the Refuge's Central Tract and thought it might be a contender for…

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Matt Beziat –
Nature Photographer Extraordinaire

30 May, 2020 Botany Bill 0 Comments 1 category

[caption id="attachment_5814" align="alignleft" width="359"] Matt Beziat[/caption] Anyone from Maryland (and beyond) who follows the nature photography pages on Facebook will certainly recognize Matt’s name. He is a prolific photographer who with his smartphone and camera,…

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Hypopitys monotropa Crantz. – Pinesap
21 September 2018

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Hypopitys monotropa Crantz. is a member of the Ericaceae family. Its common names include Dutchman's pipe, false beech-drops, pinesap, or yellow bird's-nest. Its natural range is circumboreal and is found throughout North America. The plants…

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13 May 2020 – Ranunculus flabellaris

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Earlier this week, Chris Winton of the Patuxent Research Refuge Plant Inventory Project spotted a type of buttercup that we had not seen on the refuge before. On 13 May 2020 we visited the location…

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Juncus brachycarpus –
Whiteroot Rush
18 June 2019

18 June, 2019 Botany Bill 0 Comments 2 categories

This is a rarely reported species. I found it in a wet meadow on the North Tract of the Refuge When I first tried to determine the plant's name, I thought it was Rhynchospora capitellata,…

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Ophioglossum pycnostichum –
13 June 2019

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Ophioglossum pycnostichum (Southern Adders Tongue) is native to Southeastern North America. Some authors subsume this species under Ophioglossum vulgatum s.l. which is found in Europe and Asia. Even though it does not look like it,…

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Viola primulifolia –
Primrose-leaved Violet

1 June, 2019 Botany Bill 0 Comments 2 categories

  Viola primulifolia or Primrose-leaved Violet is an acaulescent viola meaning that the flowering stem grows from the crown of the plant along with the leaves. Its natural range is Eastern USA from Maine in…

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Rubus hispidus – Swamp Dewberry
25 May 2019

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After we re-discovered the location of the Liparis liliifolia on the North Tract, Dave and I did a little foraying in the powerline area. We found some patches of Rubus hispidus (Swamp Dewberry) in bloom.…

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Which species of Oxalis is this?
18 May 2019

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Which species of Oxalis is this? I suspect it could be Oxalic colorea? Maybe. If not what other species could this be? We have measured the petals to be at least 7 mm, but never…

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Viola striata – Striped White Violet

1 May, 2019 Botany Bill 0 Comments 1 category

Viola striata, native to Eastern North America, is typically found away from the Coastal Plain, although not always. On the Refuge, it grows in floodplain/bottomland woods. This plant is a caulescent violet, meaning its flowers…

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Viola sororia – Common Blue Violet

1 May, 2019 Botany Bill 0 Comments 1 category

  Viola sororia also known as Common Blue Violet is an acaulescent violet found in Eastern North America. It is commonly found on the Refuge in hydric habitats like bottomland woods and roadside seepages. It…

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