The Botany Group’s early-spring field trip to Ruth Masters Greenway on April 1 (repeated on April 12) was a followup to the winter outing in January. Although plenty of spring growth was visible, including some flowers, observing bark, branches and buds still played a significant role, particularly in identifying the trees and shrubs that had not leafed out yet. Forbs were identified mostly by leaves, but the abundance of trillium and fawn lily flowers was appreciated. As usual, the group was also keen to identify mosses, fungi, and lichens.
Co-leader Véronique has again prepared a photographic guide to the observed plants using her own photographs and research. You can download it here.
Here’s a selection of photos from the guide [click a photo to see the whole image]:
