Ink Cap Mushroom

Ink Cap Mushroom

Psathyrellaceae

April 3rd, 2024

Saint Louis County, Missouri, USA

Olivia R. Myers

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Ruby Dapperling

Leucoagaricus rubrotinctus

Aug. 14th, 2023

St. Louis County, Missouri, USA

Olivia R. Myers

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Pale Jewelweed

Impatiens pallida

Native to much of eastern North America, pale jewelweed prefers wet soils in bottomland forests, along streams, etc... Jewelweed is also an old remedy for poison ivy rashes. Hummingbirds love the flowers as well. The pictured plants were growing en masse in a bottomland forest next to the Big River.

Sept. 1st, 2021

Washington County, Missouri, USA

Olivia R. Myers

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Eastern Redbud Tree

Cercis canadensis

This small tree in the legume family showcases lovely pink blooms in spring and is native to much of eastern North America. They grow in a variety of habitats, but prefer well-drained slopes in woods without many other plants to compete with. Its flowers are pollinated by carpenter bees and other bees with long tongues, and the leaves provide food for several caterpillar and moth species. The flowers on this tree are also edible and contain beneficial anthocyanins, a group of antioxidants.

March 19th, 2024

St. Charles County, Missouri, USA

Olivia R. Myers

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Ozark Witch-Hazel

Hamamelis vernalis

This species of witch-hazel requires a winter freeze to bloom and is endemic to the Ozarks in Missouri, Arkansas, and parts of eastern Oklahoma.

Feb. 6th, 2023

Augusta, St. Charles County, Missouri, USA

Olivia R. Myers

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Squirrel Corn

Dicentra canadensis

This spring ephemeral is scattered throughout the eastern United States, but it is somewhat rare in Missouri.

April 17th, 2023

Washington County, Missouri, USA

Olivia R. Myers

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