this is kind of my jam, because i seem to be incapable of going for a walk without carrying fifteen pounds of field guides.
ok, i wondered how much of an exaggeration that was, and i weighed a selection of field guides that were in my pack last time i went out: 7.2 pounds, or approximately 3.26 in civilized units. plus assorted lenses and collecting apparatus and well, you get the idea.
anyway, i just checked my inat observations to see what i had in vermont native flowers recently, and i'm going to go with
pale jewelweed, imaptiens pallida, which i looked a lot of this fall because i was asked to participate in a study about leaf traits.
and pinesap, monotropa hypopitys, which is a new species for me. no, it is not a fungus. like its cousin ghost pipes, it is a wildflower. it does not contain any chlorophyll, which means i cannot make its own food like other flowers.
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