Seepage slope and bog plants 2025-06-15

Twenty one species in a thousand feet down the Not-a-Driveway from piney woods through seepage slope to beaver pond.

Plus Canis familiaris and garden variety human. While we did not see any beaver, Castor canadensis, there was quite a bit of evidence of them.

Species identifications are by Seek by iNaturalist, which is usually pretty reliable. I do doubt a few of them.

For example, what seek identifies as Pineland hibiscus, Hibiscus aculeatus, sure looks to me like halberd-leaf rosemallow, Hibiscus laevis.

Far more species than these live in our subtropical paradise. These are just the plants (and fungi) I happened to focus on today.

BB

Ten-angled pipewort or bog button, Eriocaulon decangulare, 2025:06:15 09:52:26

SM

Sphagnum moss, 2025:06:15 09:53:36

GR

Gretchen and her shadow, River, 2025:06:15 09:54:45

PH

Pineland hibiscus, Hibiscus aculeatus, and Canis familiaris, 2025:06:15 09:55:18

OM

Orange Milkwort, Polygala lutea, 2025:06:15 09:56:44

FT

False turkeytail, Stereum lobatum, a mushroom with no gills nor stem; grows on wood., 2025:06:15 09:58:29

CF

Cinnamon Fern, Osmundastrum cinnamomeum, a classic seepage slope plant, 2025:06:15 10:01:05

Cinnamon fern growing where Hurricane Helene knocked down trees, 2025:06:15 10:01:09

BP

Gretchen and River at a beaver pond, 2025:06:15 10:02:46

FN

False Nettle or bog hemp, Boehmeria cylindrica, 2025:06:15 10:03:39

False Nettle growing from decay of a deadfall, 2025:06:15 10:04:30

HB

Honeybun in the beaver pond, 2025:06:15 10:03:53

The path we came through, 2025:06:15 10:04:50

Gretchen and four dogs are in there somewhere, 2025:06:15 10:05:12

River in the beaver pond, 2025:06:15 10:05:17

Movie: Gretchen and River emerging at the beaver pond, 2025:06:15 10:05:45

Red maple, Acer rubrum, and Spanish Moss, Tillandsia usneoides, 2025:06:15 10:06:42

Movie: Gretchen logwalking, 2025:06:15 10:07:07

SB

Movie: Swamp Bay, Persea palustris, 2025:06:15 10:23:41

Swamp Bay, Persea palustris, 2025:06:15 10:23:50

WO

Water oak, Quercus nigra, 2025:06:15 10:24:22

MM

Maryland Meadowbeauty, Rhexia mariana, 2025:06:15 10:25:07

ST

Maybe Swamp Titi, Cyrilla racemiflora, 2025:06:15 10:25:58

BD

Blondie and a rootball puddle, 2025:06:15 10:26:13

CPS

Coastal Plain Staggerbush or poor-grub, Lyonia fruticosa, 2025:06:15 10:27:42

BHB

Black Highbush Blueberry, Vaccinium fuscatum, 2025:06:15 10:28:35

GB

Gallberry, Ilex glabra, 2025:06:15 10:29:29

SP

Sweet Pepperbush, Clethra alnifolia, 2025:06:15 10:30:27

HFS

Haspan Flatsedge, Cyperus haspan, 2025:06:15 10:31:06

NaDW

Blondie in the lead, 2025:06:15 10:32:03

Gretchen and River, 2025:06:15 10:32:08

Blondie, Gretchen, and River, 2025:06:15 10:32:11

RW

Maybe Rustweed, Polypremum procumbens, 2025:06:15 10:33:28

BB

Beautyberry, Callicarpa canescens, 2025:06:15 10:35:58

Beautyberry fruit setting, 2025:06:15 10:36:03

RP

River in her mud puddle, with Blondie, 2025:06:15 10:38:29

-jsq

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