Emily came with me to visit my land this weekend! I took her on the wildflower circuit: brook, marsh, upland boulders, back orchid corner, swamp.
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What's blooming?
Both Pinesap (Monotropa hypopitys) and ghost pipe (Monotropa uniflora) are in bloom. The ghost pipes are everywhere - usually white and sometimes blushing pink:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIpMBZJbuZDuO71nQGVvTMFMNo4xSFYbJqUM36KwJTxBOl7jPt66LT9s-zTMqIyLKsN_-awTW-fifDIzVSCbgO9rTLyilTrpo1X_8qzoW9WQbntDbxzOUT_7VifTgXAjyD3dxB0h_wDMk/s640/20190811_121657.jpg)
Pinesap is less common. This is the only one I've seen so far - they're usually yellow but sometimes this lovely pink:
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Dwarf St. John's-Wort (Hypericum mutilum) is tiny! I missed it until Emily pointed it out.
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Whorled Wood Aster (Oclemena acuminata )
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I think this one is Swamp Smartweed (Persicaria hydropiperoides )
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyqanQDmdJuTivbdVt4Ce0g9lxdsQryUEfo7xSDnYx_4hi941QzID2dRQJwNAdIG9pPfxYFTy9Y5aAqArLscROwKyyibA2BE-S0c5FZpp7GCCq5Edg7Sn1MA9o4gcxmdazvaFJwC5Z43U/s640/20190811_125420.jpg)
Eastern Teaberry (Gaultheria procumbens) flowers are very subtle:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0jJHDdcNfepn3mF_4QUW2BIaD-_E438HwaCsF4CgOJMnJEWQGsVmUTnFSvPb-tUL0ey-A7hwnQT50RFyJwweV_gFSY95y30bRlV6tr0a5Q2De0rMHfjx4rCh_Sk89CbYGrILcbBciXLY/s640/20190811_123811.jpg)
What's in fruit?
I've only found two small patches of Creeping Snowberry (Gaultheria hispidula) on my land. I missed the flowers this year, but the tiny fruit have arrived and they are beautiful.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHryTUTMXftmXtRBC5rT1UKCdAdb4q3czryE89_5GPAs-xiIqmBDUL9RmQmph236xNGGW3lAfyX83wfYIS_4La1U5C5DIka8jqDWEPu7_CQQItTHEs6Kp-NIOnyRnrEXb3abggUuJyl0w/s640/P8110265.JPG)
I had never looked closely at one before - check out the tiny hairs!
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixcQ_48ceaoU24pE4Hy3ivcrYqW_32BWlzdSbTbG7GMSglWICC53AH7ibab2lQ03EWVf_in51Y02mIa6LWB7KZRp1rmAqr9TzYi7SIpCa2JwLdU0iKz_YDXf29jFK43KWJnWE-KmcIpXw/s640/P8110263+%25281%2529.JPG)
Canadian Bunchberry (Cornus canadensis) is much more vividly in fruit:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZN5jGA-MMoBCaEBahkJXkdS69c4uKBNKhTCZVC-UyI19YkrbqPq70WUA6Qk-m1igzAp1fthvGx37Rez_fiscvmVkF-98Rr_5hrP51XehGRZqTVWa54RSWBzfTckeoba-VkaD6pkSwnvg/s640/20190811_112336+%25281%2529.jpg)
What's creepy crawling?
Wood Frog (Lithobates sylvaticus )![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicqs71f7KrV9XY3jz8yoFBbXY_M3fLDTZ4JhDeT5Sl-0iCrG1PTNQXnKJ_ifdXRi04kPhyphenhyphen_66z4evWWNdf5uJkp9qjuu-sfG3VzTAOZV-kBt_yX4N_1F3fUDXzUQdvNW7JWKLmYCxcJhE/s640/20190811_134956+%25281%2529.jpg)
Green frog (Lithobates clamitans)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk7LC-299sg7-MdQfH-Fzg9tVuV7C8lbA5ztOKq7OJl0m2zW108LzfRh0W7ePjTwg4wzwFGGWGNVupTwhJ9t-oBv555OzYl5F98I_g39GmUHhGKhleBNtRrhwQG500HNVgy69oEdhmJvY/s640/20190811_110304+%25281%2529.jpg)
Adorable unidentified caterpillar :)
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What's blooming?
Both Pinesap (Monotropa hypopitys) and ghost pipe (Monotropa uniflora) are in bloom. The ghost pipes are everywhere - usually white and sometimes blushing pink:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIpMBZJbuZDuO71nQGVvTMFMNo4xSFYbJqUM36KwJTxBOl7jPt66LT9s-zTMqIyLKsN_-awTW-fifDIzVSCbgO9rTLyilTrpo1X_8qzoW9WQbntDbxzOUT_7VifTgXAjyD3dxB0h_wDMk/s640/20190811_121657.jpg)
Pinesap is less common. This is the only one I've seen so far - they're usually yellow but sometimes this lovely pink:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHPB160ARFtnBbboWP0UkHirYHzVjOgyRL-SNAAI5VYKaWXWKVi8EYQrizA4k88nPfSOkAzhgqFW41ituxaMk9VIeWtEbSI_zKNs2jbZwpYOgCApoWqKl000sfknn3pGNqz3bDWegNyAI/s640/20190811_104222+%25281%2529.jpg)
Dwarf St. John's-Wort (Hypericum mutilum) is tiny! I missed it until Emily pointed it out.
Whorled Wood Aster (Oclemena acuminata )
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMbbRhvpqyI0iAlN9-ciJIlEVSTtgEEHTfzQkWfnfN6MjpLmgCERJrPXq_E95TehoxsnsK9UFEfVdP2ZAJSZ1Bx0tgMvD_qH1iugVp0dBaMKYuMH0ALySKrkqN5tI5Am6Sj7qnkDPLDWg/s640/20190811_130423.jpg)
I think this one is Swamp Smartweed (Persicaria hydropiperoides )
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyqanQDmdJuTivbdVt4Ce0g9lxdsQryUEfo7xSDnYx_4hi941QzID2dRQJwNAdIG9pPfxYFTy9Y5aAqArLscROwKyyibA2BE-S0c5FZpp7GCCq5Edg7Sn1MA9o4gcxmdazvaFJwC5Z43U/s640/20190811_125420.jpg)
Eastern Teaberry (Gaultheria procumbens) flowers are very subtle:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0jJHDdcNfepn3mF_4QUW2BIaD-_E438HwaCsF4CgOJMnJEWQGsVmUTnFSvPb-tUL0ey-A7hwnQT50RFyJwweV_gFSY95y30bRlV6tr0a5Q2De0rMHfjx4rCh_Sk89CbYGrILcbBciXLY/s640/20190811_123811.jpg)
What's in fruit?
I've only found two small patches of Creeping Snowberry (Gaultheria hispidula) on my land. I missed the flowers this year, but the tiny fruit have arrived and they are beautiful.
I had never looked closely at one before - check out the tiny hairs!
Canadian Bunchberry (Cornus canadensis) is much more vividly in fruit:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZN5jGA-MMoBCaEBahkJXkdS69c4uKBNKhTCZVC-UyI19YkrbqPq70WUA6Qk-m1igzAp1fthvGx37Rez_fiscvmVkF-98Rr_5hrP51XehGRZqTVWa54RSWBzfTckeoba-VkaD6pkSwnvg/s640/20190811_112336+%25281%2529.jpg)
What's creepy crawling?
Wood Frog (Lithobates sylvaticus )
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicqs71f7KrV9XY3jz8yoFBbXY_M3fLDTZ4JhDeT5Sl-0iCrG1PTNQXnKJ_ifdXRi04kPhyphenhyphen_66z4evWWNdf5uJkp9qjuu-sfG3VzTAOZV-kBt_yX4N_1F3fUDXzUQdvNW7JWKLmYCxcJhE/s640/20190811_134956+%25281%2529.jpg)
Green frog (Lithobates clamitans)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk7LC-299sg7-MdQfH-Fzg9tVuV7C8lbA5ztOKq7OJl0m2zW108LzfRh0W7ePjTwg4wzwFGGWGNVupTwhJ9t-oBv555OzYl5F98I_g39GmUHhGKhleBNtRrhwQG500HNVgy69oEdhmJvY/s640/20190811_110304+%25281%2529.jpg)
Adorable unidentified caterpillar :)