Apr-2013
Equisetum arvense L. is a small herbaceous plant growing, in this case, along a disturbed roadside in New Hampshire. In this picture, you can see the shape of the sporophylls and the off white sporangia. The stems, later in the season, are green and straight with branches off the main stem. It is in the […]
Apr-2013
I found male and female plants of this willow today. I think that it is Salix cinerea L. Go Botany says that this species does not occur in New Hampshire; however, I took these photos within five miles of the Massachusetts border. I will have to check my ID later this week by consulting the […]
Apr-2013
Dendrolycopodium hickeyi (W.H. Wagner, Beitel, & Moran) A. Haines is a small herbaceous plant on the forest floor in mixed hardwood forests in New Hampshire. The stems are upright and branched, and the leaves of this plant are all the same size. It is in the plant family Lycopodiaceae.
Apr-2013
It is finally spring in New Hampshire! I have decided to start posting, on a weekly basis, photographs of plants that I encounter in my beautiful home state. Epigaea repens L. is a small herbaceous plant crawling along the forest floor in mixed hardwood forests in New Hampshire. The flowers are white, with very subtle flushes […]