Monday, February 15, 2016

Restoring Bottomland Prairie: April 2015, Part 2


Ranunculus sceleratus
Cursed Crowfoot
Beautycreek Buttercup
In the creek, off a gravel bar
Annual, Volunteer
  April 2015:  Plants appear in and around McDowell Creek and in the adjoining Creek Field.
Viola bicolor & Capsella bursa-pastoris
Johnny-Jump-up (native) &
Shepherd's Purse (non-native, naturalized)
Two annuals
Creek Field, Volunteers, Widespread!


Viola nephrophylla
Woodland Violet
Island in Creek
Perennial
Volunteer

Viola bicolor, Creek Field, Volunteer

Zizia aurea
Golden Alexanders


 Golden Alexanders  (Zizia aurea) volunteer freely but were also planted in the Creek Field.  They have not appeared in the Creek Field yet,  but they bloomed abundantly in the Riparian Buffer!  
Golden Alexander Blooming


Golden Alexander Leaf

Amorpha fruticosa , Indigo Bush,
Sprouting next to Crown Vetch (Coronilla varia)
Riparian Buffer
The Amorpha fruticosa  (native perennial) was planted in the Creek Field but
sprouted in the Riparian Buffer.
The Crown Vetch is an invasive, non-native volunteer--potentially
very damaging to the restoration.  
Henbit
Lamium amplexicaule
Introduced from Europe
Annual or biennial
Covering Creek Field!



Canada Milkvetch
Astragalus canadensis
Native perennial
Planted in the Creek Field,
Growing in the Creek Field (wetland area)!
New growth coming in around last year's seedpod
Drummond's Aster (Symphyotrichum drummondii)  Native Perennial
Creek Field and Riparian Buffer
Volunteer



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