What’s in bloom
Plants currently blooming on the Palisades
Greenbrook Sanctuary and the Palisades are home to a large variety of trees, wildflowers, shrubs and vines which provide a succession of blooms from early spring through autumn. Below are just a few of the plants currently in bloom.
This page is generally updated weekly; last updated on July 01, 2008.
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Yellow,
dandelion like flowers ½ to ¾ inches wide .Stem covered with blackish hairs.
Upper and lower leaf surfaces covered with hair. 1 to 3 feet tall. A plant
of fields, roadsides and open areas. Blooms spring to fall. Found in
Greenbrook on the entrance road and on the Long Path in open, sunny areas.
Composite family. |
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Usually a
single stem from 3 to 5 feet in height. Leaves downy beneath, 3 to 9 inches
long. Lavender to greenish-white flowers
in dense
clusters. Blooms June through August. In dry fields, along roadsides and
waste areas. Our most common milkweed. In Greenbrook, along entrance road
and other open areas throughout the Palisades. Milkweed family. |
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Arching,
trailing or climbing plant. Stems 4’ to 14’ long. Leaves with 3 ( rarely 5 )
egg-shaped, sharply toothed leaflets. Flowers, usually pink, 2 ½” across, in
small clusters. Found in open woods, thickets and clearings; escaped from
cultivation. Blooms late June through August. Rose family. |
Also in bloom this week:
BASTARD TOADFLAX (Comandra umbellata) ----- In “S” field.
DEPTFORD PINK (Dianthus armeria) ----- Along entrance road.
ENCHANTER’S NIGHTSHADE (Circaea quadrisulcata) ----- “F” trail.
FOUR-LEAVED MILKWEED (Asclepias quadrifolia) ----- Picture Point.
HORSE NETTLE (Solanum carolinense) ----- At start of gravel road to pond.
MAPLE-LEAVED VIBURNUM (Viburnum acerifolium) ----- Dry woods throughout sanctuary.
PARTRIDGEBERRY (Mitchella repens) ----- Groundcover scattered along the Palisades.
PASTURE ROSE (Rosa carolina) ----- “S” field.
POKE MILKWEED (Asclepias exaltata) ----- “F” trail.
YELLOW SORREL (Oxalis europaea) ----- Open, sunny areas throughout the Palisades.
YELLOW STARGRASS (Hypoxis hirsuta) ----- Along trails throughout the Palisades.
