Thursday, May 20, 2010
Bloodroot
Soon after the leek carpet the forest floor in mid to late April, the bloodroot appear, thrusting their white flower up through their curled leaves. The leaf uncurls and is held flat, in an unusual shape said to resemble a hand. I've only found one patch of bloodroot in the entire Hanlon Creek area, and that is right alongside of the trail.
Falling Behind!!!
Wow, am I ever falling behind on this blog! Spring is too busy; I'd rather be out there walking and watching than blogging about it!
Leek are the first green plants to carpet the forest, appearing in wide patches in the deciduous forest near the Preservation Park entrance, looking almost fluorescent green when they first grow.
Leek are one of the most unusual spring wildflowers, in that the flower itself doesn't appear until fall, long after the leaves have died and disappeared. Some people gather leek to eat, like mild onions, but I think this is inappropriate in an urban, heavily used park like this. If many people do that the leek will disappear!
Leek are the first green plants to carpet the forest, appearing in wide patches in the deciduous forest near the Preservation Park entrance, looking almost fluorescent green when they first grow.
Leek are one of the most unusual spring wildflowers, in that the flower itself doesn't appear until fall, long after the leaves have died and disappeared. Some people gather leek to eat, like mild onions, but I think this is inappropriate in an urban, heavily used park like this. If many people do that the leek will disappear!
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