Monday, October 10, 2011

Virginia creeper vine in a hackberry tree

Virginia creeper vine shows a striking red color in a hackberry tree.  The leaves of the hackberry tree are turning a bit yellow from the changing season.  The vine is one of the Virginia creeper Parthenocissuses, either Parthenocissus quinquefolia or Parthenocissus vitacea, I don't know which one.  The tree is somewhere behind the People's Brewing building on North 9th St.  Picture taken October 8, 2011.

Link to previous post on Parthenocissus quinquefolia:

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Link to previous post on hackberry tree (Celtis occidentalis):

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Wabash River in October 2011

 View of the Wabash River looking upstream from the pedestrian bridge at Lafayette.

Autumn scene, Merou Grotto at the west bank of the Wabash, north of West Lafayette.  Pictures taken October 8, 2011.

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Friday, October 7, 2011

Persicaria longiseta

Persicaria longiseta, near the Great Mound at Mounds State Park in Madison County.  Persicaria longiseta is not a native plant but has spread into Indiana recently and now is found in many places. 

A view of the Great Mound.  Persicaria longiseta is present in the foreground amongst other plants.  Pictures taken October 1, 2011.

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Link to a picture of the bristled ocrea that is the signature of Persicaria longiseta: