The swamp candles (Lysimachia terrestris) are newly blooming! There are tons of them in the marshy area where the brook broadens.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt1KWjWV1tru8aaXmyqofDdmEhOEtCvgya9jNfa1C0FEHZNWXne7p7hyphenhyphenbbXDpriOys55inkZPTo9JEeeFDYnUNywZBnyiZ8xdHtczrbnOeVjrQPv48ArKpmo7lXFeBj2NOQ4rJlDSj8eI/s640/20190703_125515_HDR.jpg)
I also found this little speedwell at the edge of the brook. I'm hopeful that it is the native marsh speedwell (Veronica scutellata) instead of one of the non-natives.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDnXlaDsdprsA2jrwQ28AhG7bqQGb8Q2S3_8Cl01aAvKmLWb9ktvKDI4_2DNZteU7kpRvogs6nIei2bR3vBGsCeM8zaGgWUmLVoarSLDgrrd-FgEdjpxZ9jwDRfjkm6KmqO7KK62tgkzY/s640/20190702_153157+%25281%2529.jpg)
And I believe this is rough cinquefoil (Potentilla norvegica) - another new find.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWwDqUodMk2XC-H1Nh_NPxXMIpIEW6SJ2kYe_ihLWMgkBZf5IDYFDe0v-EP3oANwD0aC9LaodHDFQCwDVvRHHPvUb8XKAzo2jKmv2WDEGlf_S2soFUUVC6Zi1MoLgrCAwfbt9gimFty18/s640/20190703_125047_HDR.jpg)
And the ghost pipes (Monotropa uniflora) are just starting to peek up!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijsKqjauErdnwDTzBeEtkEqnMKueaBDLs79JIwl9nb04-Wa6nPRF4IL2ht-UQjlKUbrifpXrsVXW2Bu-CfGO3qLoDI70Lv1DtAFe0cZhp21OgnI8z7kgBZ-TULwEnWvMElXt5zSX2kuq8/s640/20190704_135412_HDR.jpg)
They are so cool - they're parasitic wildflowers! As you can see, there's no green - thus no chlorophyll. Instead of photosynthesizing, they obtain all their energy by stealing them from fungi in the soil - which in turn obtain their energy from a symbiotic relationship with tree roots.
Some old friends are also still blooming - remember these?
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMDKNfS-nM16tIevCoYe-ryrTeKCjS-td6o8dW7UcLtTj-bEDaqRsyeTr920ae9SzaYgsezA_uv7t-1Xr1BHREwsE-XilSnW3IOuKcHcdTPuU2Wyk6y_V3pcW13b7yMijMgI4iLRvXv-g/s640/20190703_120907.jpg)
Wood sorrel (Oxalis montana)
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Cucumber root (Medeola virginiana)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZy4caAXU3P31sJzQzkBSntJMDnChQ4yOLXCHXIDL2Ze4l_KvPRzs03g3nOOXmKUJKL8GZgS0asnFyFU4IRxZl00bKePDMfv0KU3lEajjoN8dYzxnlM__qYYB1ECctLc99vyZUxFW-R1Q/s640/20190703_131011_HDR+%25281%2529.jpg)
Blue flag iris (Iris versicolor)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt1KWjWV1tru8aaXmyqofDdmEhOEtCvgya9jNfa1C0FEHZNWXne7p7hyphenhyphenbbXDpriOys55inkZPTo9JEeeFDYnUNywZBnyiZ8xdHtczrbnOeVjrQPv48ArKpmo7lXFeBj2NOQ4rJlDSj8eI/s640/20190703_125515_HDR.jpg)
I also found this little speedwell at the edge of the brook. I'm hopeful that it is the native marsh speedwell (Veronica scutellata) instead of one of the non-natives.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDnXlaDsdprsA2jrwQ28AhG7bqQGb8Q2S3_8Cl01aAvKmLWb9ktvKDI4_2DNZteU7kpRvogs6nIei2bR3vBGsCeM8zaGgWUmLVoarSLDgrrd-FgEdjpxZ9jwDRfjkm6KmqO7KK62tgkzY/s640/20190702_153157+%25281%2529.jpg)
And I believe this is rough cinquefoil (Potentilla norvegica) - another new find.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWwDqUodMk2XC-H1Nh_NPxXMIpIEW6SJ2kYe_ihLWMgkBZf5IDYFDe0v-EP3oANwD0aC9LaodHDFQCwDVvRHHPvUb8XKAzo2jKmv2WDEGlf_S2soFUUVC6Zi1MoLgrCAwfbt9gimFty18/s640/20190703_125047_HDR.jpg)
And the ghost pipes (Monotropa uniflora) are just starting to peek up!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijsKqjauErdnwDTzBeEtkEqnMKueaBDLs79JIwl9nb04-Wa6nPRF4IL2ht-UQjlKUbrifpXrsVXW2Bu-CfGO3qLoDI70Lv1DtAFe0cZhp21OgnI8z7kgBZ-TULwEnWvMElXt5zSX2kuq8/s640/20190704_135412_HDR.jpg)
They are so cool - they're parasitic wildflowers! As you can see, there's no green - thus no chlorophyll. Instead of photosynthesizing, they obtain all their energy by stealing them from fungi in the soil - which in turn obtain their energy from a symbiotic relationship with tree roots.
Some old friends are also still blooming - remember these?
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMDKNfS-nM16tIevCoYe-ryrTeKCjS-td6o8dW7UcLtTj-bEDaqRsyeTr920ae9SzaYgsezA_uv7t-1Xr1BHREwsE-XilSnW3IOuKcHcdTPuU2Wyk6y_V3pcW13b7yMijMgI4iLRvXv-g/s640/20190703_120907.jpg)
Wood sorrel (Oxalis montana)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglGBqMm2SW3rrwhVK_d9KPPk3dygDBxtIJofpY0WUuTeROh4Pbr4aknyjU408G0G56Gz4vc-kZqNbYff76MOzw3A4qWuDnT3yREC8CxFVhC-oorP-BRTaBD1TuYkJMPkCJTZYnF79iyec/s640/20190702_162603.jpg)
Cucumber root (Medeola virginiana)
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Blue flag iris (Iris versicolor)