Field report: May 3, 2009
Yesterday I took a stroll around Rice Creek Trail North. I found a couple big colonies of field pussytoes blooming. At both sites, budding next to the pussytoes is what looks like bastard toadflax. Wood betony is budding, too, and should be blooming in another week or so.
At Long Lake Park I found the first wood anemone blooming. Small white violet is also blooming and little-leaf buttercup is in full bloom in sunnier spots, but isn’t even budding in the wooded areas yet. I saw a couple buds on one red columbine plant but it looks like most won’t be blooming for at least another week.
On the bad side, hoary alyssum is blooming now, too.
Tags: Long Lake Park, nature, Rice Creek Trail, spring, Wildflowers
