Several plants seen in known location during rare plant survey
@jamelamoroso, a new-to-me roadside population. I counted 27 flowering/fruiting stems and 2 non-flowering. Grassy, low roadside with dense and impenetrable wooded edge. Associates include tons of Parthenium integrifolium, some Coreopsis major, Sisyrinchium angustifolium, Asclepias viridiflora, and Packera anonyma.
With a bloom!!! Found this colony by accident, wasn’t looking for it. Confirmed that stolons connected plants. Nice!
Utility right-of-way. Generally disturbed, clay soil. Interestingly, although plants were scattered, many were growing close to the larger look-alike Tripsacum dactyloides.
@jamelamoroso, I am a bit overwhelmed and do not know what to say. The crazy thing is that @ungberg challenged me to find this historical species, what, 2 years ago? I spent lots of time learning about it, looking at images, etc., because I really wanted to meet that challenge, but never imagined I actually would. The plant introduced itself to Bruce and I this morning, with initial confusion from the two of us. Bruce may have a count for you. If not, I’ll gladly go back.
Eric, man, I give you ALL the credit for this. Let me know when you have another challenge for me.
~30 individuals resprouting post fire on ridge between River and wetland
A new Asclepias for me!
Small roadside cemetery, pines, oaks, and sassafras trees surrounding, adjacent to sand quarry land.
At least a dozen plants, with most growing in the lawn and subject to repeated mowing.
Some plants retaining last year’s fruit.
Roadside
@jamelamoroso, new location not too far away, same roadside, same side of road. 5 stems on grassy slope of ditch.