Honewort

Honewort (Cryptotaenia canadensis), at the Moyer Gould Woods in Carroll County. Like the other plants in the Apiaceae family the flowers appear in umbels. Picture taken May 29, 2010.

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An ornamental evening primrose

This is planted in Tapawingo Park in West Lafayette, Oenothera macrocarpa. Picture taken May 29, 2010. Oenothera macrocarpa has not been found in the wild in Indiana, but it is native to regions west of the state. Other native plants that are used in the landscaping here are switchgrass (Panicum virgatum) and fragrant sumac (Rhus aromatica). You can find them planted a few steps away.

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Goatsbeard

This goatsbeard (Tragopogon dubius) is an incidental plant growing near 6th & Salem streets. Goatsbeard is the plant that has the giant dandelion-like seedheads that you see growing on roadsides out in the country. These flowers will turn into those seedheads in a few days. The pictures were taken May 29, 2010.

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Pedestrian Bridge at Lafayette

Pedestrian bridge at Lafayette, early morning, May 27, 2010.

A row of catalpa trees

Flowers cover these catalpa trees as if it were a blanket of snow. Cottonwood seeds fill the air. This row of catalpa trees has been here a long time. Where are the snows of yesteryear?

May 26, 2010, looking southeast, in Shelby County, at the junction of Michigan Road and State Road 244.

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Split Gill Mushroom

This dead oak tree on South Street provides a nice home for the split gill fungus, Schizophyllum commune. It's right in front of the Tippecanoe County Library. Pictures taken May 22, 2010.

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Wabash River at Lafayette in May, Elderberry

The river is at a slight flood stage, in this picture the water level is beginning to recede.

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These elderberry shrubs (Sambucus canadensis) are just a bit higher than the flooded river. The flowering heads of the elderberry are at the bud stage, they will be flowering in June very soon. On the east bank looking down from the pedestrian bridge. Pictures taken May 23, 2010.

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