Jun. 16, 2019
Canadian fly honeysuckle, Lonicera canadensis
Don't know why this and some other honeysuckle shrubs are named after flies. It may seem like a strange choice when trying to rehabilitate the reputation of honeysuckle. But here you go. Canadian gives us yet another flower form, with its open tubes. No nasty vines or invasive habits here. This head high shrub is a woodland plant in CT, GA, IA, IL, IN(X), MA, MD(E), ME, MI, MN, NC, NH, NJ(E), NY, OH, PA, TN(S), VA, VT, WI, WV, NB, NS, ON, PE, and QC. Mackaniac Co MI, 5/17/19.
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Hi Denise
Just thinking it's almost time to come look for Platanthera flava. Bob
Hi Bob:
I found it on Eber Rd, about 1.5 mi S. of Kitty Todd Preserve 1/4 mi from Metroparks land. I’m guessing it came in on the RR. (NwOhio)
Apparently so, but not on all plants. The brown only shows a little in this image.
Regarding umber pussytoes, one reference calls it brown-brackted pussytoes. Are it's bracts browner than other pussytoes?