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Photos from Pine Ridge Immaculate Conception Cemetary in BirdsHillPark on 2009-Jul13:
Hackberry (Celtis occidentalis): bark and foliage Hackberry (Celtis occidentalis): bark and foliage Hackberry (Celtis occidentalis): foliage and fruit Hackberry (Celtis occidentalis): fruit and foliage Hackberry (Celtis occidentalis): fruit and foliage Hackberry (Celtis occidentalis): leaf and fruit opened Hackberry (Celtis occidentalis): fruit opened
-- by their fruits ye shall know them -- well that usually works, however this fruit looks not the least bit elm-like, so why is hackberry in the elm family?


Photos from South Drive in BirdsHillPark on 2009-Jul13:
Three-flowered avens (Geum triflorum): Prairie-Smoke Three-flowered avens (Geum triflorum): plant in seed-stage aka Prairie-Smoke Three-flowered avens (Geum triflorum): Prairie-Smoke Three-flowered avens (Geum triflorum): Prairie-Smoke

Photos from Folk Festival site in BirdsHillPark on 2009-Jul13:
habitat: Showy ladyslipper (Cypripedium reginae) Showy ladyslipper (Cypripedium reginae): plant Showy ladyslipper (Cypripedium reginae): flower trash: in a pile trash: in a pile closer
-- evidence that our ten-cent bounty on empty beer-bottles and -cans is not enough?


Photos from pr206 S of BirdsHillPark on 2009-Jul13:
Smooth death-camas (Zigadenus elegans): flowers Smooth death-camas (Zigadenus elegans): flowers closer Dwarf white milkweed (Asclepias ovalifolia): plant Dwarf white milkweed (Asclepias ovalifolia): flowers