Showing posts with label Dwarf Ginseng. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dwarf Ginseng. Show all posts

Saturday, April 30, 2022

Dowagiac Woods Nature Sanctuary

 Monday April 25 2022

Dowagiac Woods Nature Sanctuary in southwest Michigan ~ 85 miles south from my home.  Spring is said to travel north about 100 miles per week, so Spring comes earlier to Dowagiac Woods than Grand Haven.

It was a mostly cloudy day with a few sprinkles of rain and the temperature was in the low 50’s.  It has been a cooler Spring than most years, and some plants have been a bit slower too.

Here is some of what Marie and I saw on our 1 mile walk that  took us 4 hours just because there is so much to see at Dowagiac Woods.






























                                           Double Hepatica on one stem







It was a wonderful day! 


Friday, May 8, 2020

Dowagiac Woods

May 4, 2020 Dowagiac Woods in Cass County Michigan
It was a beautiful day for a walk in the woods.

                                                   Large-Flowered Trillium

                                                         Wild Ginger




                                                     Blue-Eyed Mary





                             A very new Maidenhair Fern

                                      Large-Flowered Bellwort


When I first saw this picture on the computer, I thought I was seeing a violet and Wild Leek.  Wild Leek is not blooming yet.  The white buds are actually from a Dwarf Ginseng.
                                       Dwarf Ginseng



       Trillium, Dwarf Ginseng, Wild Leek leaves



                                     Spring Beauty



                     Very few Hepatica were still blooming.


                                            Miterwort



                                   A great day in the woods.