I need to ID these wildflowers. I took the pics in South Central Massachusetts. I have looked in my Audubon guide to New England and I have spent over 2 hours searching the net and I can’t find any of them.
Yes, I am doing homework. BUT, I needed 20 plants and I have 21 identified. These are just annoying the hell out of me because I can’t find them. I don’t actually need them for the project.
I actually tried that too but I was thrown by all the pictures with curled petals. I saw the pictures but never looked at the name because I was so sure it was wrong.
Unfortunately, I forgot that half the assignment is identifying the plants. The other half is describing the leaves. I neglected to tell my boyfriend that as he was taking the pictures and he focused on the flowers. Now I have to search the internet to find good enough pictures of the leaves to finish my assignment. :smack:
If you have time, you could also make another field trip to Framingham to The Garden in the Woods. When I had a toxic plant project long ago, I was able to find many of the plants there (with identifying signs). Their website also has a bloom gallery that might help you right now.
I would actually very much like to go there. Unfortunately I have no time. I didn’t even get the instructions for this project until late last night and it’s due on Tuesday. And, having signs is cheating. I have to identify them myself.
I only asked for these because I don’t need them for the project and they were annoying me. I will check out the bloom gallery though, definitely.
7 hours at Old Sturbridge Village just to find 21 definite wildflowers.
5 hours collecting additional info, creating PowerPoint
2 hours, at least, to finish putting the info into the presentation, before I get to go to bed.
It’s a good thing I enjoyed the 7 hour search today because it nearly makes up for this tedious project.
I have to say though, my virtual herbarium looks very cool.
It’s Joe-pye weed. As to species, it’s probably either Eupatorium purpureum (eastern Joe-pye weed) or E. maculatum (spotted Joe-pye weed). The latter is supposed to have narrower leaves that taper gradually toward the base, but I can’t see the foliage well enough in your photo to make an educated guess on exactly what species it is.
I should be an expert on E. purpureum by now, seeing as how I was foolish enough a decade ago to plant one small specimen in my garden and it has now reseeded itself into several solid stands in different parts of my perennial borders.
It’s definitely Joe-Pye-Weed. I had to go back today to get leaf pictures and the herb garden had it, labelled. Of course, when I did my search, I did it the hard way, by spending 7 hours walking around the place looking for wildflowers by the side of the paths. It never occurred to me to check the herb garden. They have a whole section of wildflowers.
I have to identify them myself.
