On June14, we marked 42 plants (39 species) with the name written on pink flagging-tape; here they are in order of occurrence:
Yellow ladyslipper, large variety
Lilac-flowered beardtongue = Penstemon gracilis (was mislabelled as Hedgenettle)
False Sunflower = Heliopsis helianthoides (was mislabelled as Jerusalem artichoke?)
Wild grape (a 2nd example)
Red-osier dogwood (beside the swinging-bridge)
Yellow ladyslipper, large variety (a 2nd example)
Nodding trillium (a 2nd example)
Iris (UNLABELLED; beside small bridge near end of trail)
Tall lungwort (UNLABELLED; beside small bridge near end of trail)
We didn't label the Tall lungwort (Mertensia) since it was not yet in bloom, nor the Iris which was too far off-trail and is easily recognized by most people? We left unlabelled some common species like Wild lily-of-the-valley and Roses. We leave the many species of Viburnum to Rich who is an expert in separating them.
There is some interesting scat on the small bridge near the end of the trail but likely some prissy person will have cleared it away by Sunday and another teaching moment will be lost (sigh).
Additional species observed on June17:
Climbing bittersweet = Celastrus scandens
Lead plant = Amorpha canescens
Red-panicle Dogwood = Cornus racemosa
Virgin's bower = Clematis Virginiana
And of course Joe Ewanchuk's beautiful Showy Lady's-slippers.