Monday, October 9, 2023

Orchids (and more) in October in Ottawa County, Michigan

 2023 October 6 

Bass River Recreation Area in Ottawa County Michigan.


                       Ladies' Tresses orchid
   I found a total of seven Nodding Ladies' Tresses still blooming on October 6, 2023.  


Closed Gentian

Aster with a bee.

This past week we have had some amazing clouds.



4 comments:

  1. Very nice pictures! Thank you for sharing!

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  2. Sister in the Mid-west
    I’m glad you liked them. Thank you.

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  3. Thanks for posting, I need to go out looking for some Nodding lady Tresses. Where I used to find them is now been leveled and is a subdivision.

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  4. Hi Dave, that is sad about your flower place becoming a subdivision. Bass River Recreation Area is owned by the state and they have plans to do something to it, I’m not sure what. I filled out a survey about it. My suggestion was to leave it as is. At Bass it is still mostly undeveloped, it was a gravel pit site. There are bicycle trails, horse trails, and hiking trails. There are barricades to keep out off road vehicles which is a good thing. Hopefully it won’t change. At least in my wildflowering days.

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