The MN wildflower blog

This past weekend I was down at Nerstrand Big Woods State Park on a field trip with the MN Native Plant Society. Only Dutchman’s breeches and a few wild ginger plants were in full bloom. (more…)

Yesterday I spent the afternoon at Long Lake Regional Park. A lot of green things are sprouting and I expect to see the first violets blooming in another week, maybe sooner. (more…)

Something I wanted to do last year but didn’t get around to it is posting short field reports after an outing. So I’m starting it now. I hope I can keep it up. I expect to post to this category once or twice a week.

I don’t know what this is yet, but the leaves have an interesting texture. If you can’t see it that well in the enlargement, here’s another close-up, or here’s an even closer view.