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    Patrick Wakeman commented on the blog post Orchid in Flower 1 year ago

    Looks like you have a companion plant (Asarum-wild ginger) to that orchid. I thought at first you were in a grove of pawpaw’s and one had lost it’s bloom, except the pawpaw has more petals. Are these from Wyco Lake? I know both species occur there. Thanks for the close-up’s. I’m going to have to [...]

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    Patrick Wakeman wrote a new blog post: Spring in Doniphan County 1 year ago

    ThumbnailMorels in moss beneath a dead elm.

     

    Morchella esculenta

     

    This group of morels were beneath buckbrush, nettles and Virginia creeper at the base of an elm.

     

    Hiding in the under brush was a clone of orchids (Orchis spectabilis), soon to bloom.

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    pwakeman commented on the blog post Wandering through Spring in Johnson County 1 year ago

    Nice spring pics! The picture of Senecio reminds me of my old botany teacher and boss when I worked in the KSU herbarium, Ted Barkley. He was a self proclaimed Seneciologist. I was out yesterday searching for morels and orchids(O. spectabilis). Found both but the orchids had not bloomed yet. I’ll try to send a [...]