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Indian Paintbrush044

DNR forest ecologist Dr.John Almendinger and KAXE Phenologist John Latimer sharing information about...

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Like the poinsettia the indian paintbrush uses a modified leaf to attract insects to its flowers....

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Bog Walkers035

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Some of the folks on the KAXE bog walk.

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Grass pink orchids found blooming in the bogs.

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A nround leaved sundew awaiting its next insect meal. The insect will get stuck to the little drops...

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These are the leaves of the pitcher plant. Another insectivorous plant of the bogs. This one drowns...

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Another shot os the lovely grass pink orchid.

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This tall orchid is just starting to bloom. Platanthera dilatata has spurs about equal in length to...

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This is our native loosestrife. Not harmful to the environment like its imported relative the purple...

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The state flower is still blooming in the cool haunts of the bogs.

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Pitcher Plant 008

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Here is the flower of the pitcher plant.

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I can't get enough of the grass pink. It's color is striking and it's the only orchid that does not...

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Poor Sedge

Naked Mitrewort

One of more than one hundred different species of sedges found in Minnesota

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The seeds are poised in the splash cup formed by the leaves awaiting a raindrop to blast them out...

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Bog Willow

The Darkness and the Light

Deep blue-green leaves and masses of cottony seeds afirm the identification of this small willow of...

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You've probably seen a turtle or two on the side of the road this summer, and we talked...

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Deptford Pink 008

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Deptford pink (Dianthus armeria), they are found in grassy fields. From John Latimer

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Deptford pink (Dianthus armeria), they are found in grassy fields. From John Latimer

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