First Phenology Walk of 2018

Yesterday the volunteers in the weekly plant study group applied some of what we’ve been learning to the field. Silver maple, hazelnut, snowdrops, and of course witch hazel were among the first plants to bloom this year, initiating the first phenology monitoring walk of 2018. Phenology monitoring will continue weekly until plants stop blooming, around November. Thanks to volunteer, Bill Zeh for the following photos!

Rattlesnake master (Eryngium yuccifolium) in North Prairie. Photo credit: Bill Zeh
Beebalm (Monarda fistulosa). Photo credit: Bill Zeh
Mountain mint (Pycnanthemum spp.) Photo credit: Bill Zeh
Scouring rush (Equisetum hyemale) in the North Woods. Photo credit: Bill Zeh
Lichen. Photo credit: Bill Zeh
Common chickweed (Stellaria media) behind the barn. Photo credit: Bill Zeh
Snowdrops (Galanthus novalis) non-native, first to bloom in our woodland. Photo credit: Bill Zeh
Hairy Bitter Cress (Cardamine hirsuta). Photo credit: Bill Zeh
Dead nettle (Lamium purpurerum). Photo credit: Bill Zeh
A ghostly looking stand of Cup plant (Silphium perfoliatum). Photo credit: Bill Zeh
Woodmint (Blephilia hirsuta) emerging. Photo credit: Bill Zeh
Fungi on a tree. Photo credit: Bill Zeh
Beefsteak (Perilla frutescens) non-native, growing in the Mulch Pile Woods near the creek. Photo credit: Bill Zeh
White avens (Geum canadense). Photo credit: Bill Zeh
Catkins on hazelnut. Photo credit: Bill Zeh