Silky Dogwood

Purple berries, opposite leaves, parallel veins in leaves, brown pith, velvety leaves = must be silky dogwood.

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Forget-me-not

A long-time favourite flower of mine.

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Arrowhead, Meadowlily NP, London

Called Wapato for the edible roots.

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Camouflage toad

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Christine's snake article

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Jack-in-the-Pulpit, Strathroy Reservoir

Late summer berries of the Jack-in-the-Pulpit.

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Square-stemmed Monkey-flower, Strathroy Reservoir

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Indian Pipe, Lambton County Heritage Forest

This cool plant in not photosynthetic -thus no green chlorophyll. Instead it derives energy from tree roots. It is a rare plant in many parts of the world, but here in Northeast North America it is quite common.

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Hog Peanut, Strathroy Reservoir

Leaves of three - could be hog peanut. The self-pollenated flower can grow above or below ground! Hence the name peanut.

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Pokeweed, Strathroy Reservoir

Currently my favourite flower, because of the green centres with white pink petals. This plant is found commonly in moist soils, and roadsides in the summer and fall.

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Flower-of-an-hour, Guthrie Park, Corunna

This flower was a mystery for me, but thanks some input from a co-worker and to the photo field guide to some wildflowers of southwestern Ontario I finally figured it out.

The flower only lasts a few hours. The plant is uncommon in waste places in summer and fall, introduced from southern Europe.

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Mushrooms of Lambton County Heritage Forest

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Aerialist Tussocks Catapillar

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Wawanosh wetlands, Sarnia

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Wawanosh Wetlands, Sarnia

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