May. 31, 2020
hairy waterleaf, Hydrophyllum macrophyllum
These slightly off-color flowers are about two thirds of an inch across. They're not very attractive to the human eye. We've talked of Dangerfield plants before, and this certainly seems to fit. It doesn't seem to show up in any references except for brief descriptions. The whole plant is hairy and sometimes purplish.
Just not very pleasing to the human eye. But like Rodney, it puts itself out there anyway, and somehow makes it work. Hairy waterleaf blooms a little later than its relatives in AL, AR, GA, IL, IN, KY, MS, NC, MD(T), OH, PA(E), TN, VA, and WV. Chateau Nivale Preserve, Adams Co OH, 5/27/20. Borage family, Boraginaceae.
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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?