Nature Moncton Nature News: Sept 20 2018

NATURE MONCTON INFORMATION LINE, September 20, 2018 (Thursday)

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** Louise Nichols followed up on a report of a WILSON'S PHALAROPE [Phalarope de Wilson] at the Sackville Waterfowl Park and was able to get some awesome photos of it from different angles. Louise also found a PECTORAL SANDPIPER [Bécasseau à poitrine cendrée] among the many, many Yellowlegs to get it separately for again a nice photo.

** Louise Richard shares photos of a developing DESTROYING ANGEL mushroom, one of our most deadly mushrooms. Note the very enlarged base, only seen by digging it out, and the totally white color with a developing partial veil. Louise also got a photo of the edible SWOLLEN-STALKED CAT MUSHROOM. ALBATRELLUS CONFLUENS is another shown that is edible but has a bit of a foul taste. It doesn’t seem to have a used common name.

** The large umbels of white flowers of QUEEN ANNE’S LACE aka Wild Carrot have curled up into a ball resembling a bird’s nest. A close up photo of Brian Stone’s shows the head of the plant gone to seed. Brian also sends more recent photos. One shows a BALD-FACED HORNET’S nest at its largest this time of year. All occupants except the overwintering queen will be off to “wasp heaven” when the freezing temperatures arrive. A photo of INDIAN CUCUMBER shows the plant in berry. The root of this plant has a very edible, cucumber flavoured tuber. The late flowering TURTLEHEAD plant is in full bloom, showing the resemblance of the blossoms to a turtle that gave it the common name. BAYBERRY, with its very pleasant odor when the ripe berries are crushed that has been used in candles to emit a pleasant fragrance. The fresh water plant PICKEREL WEED, that likes to have its feet under water, shows its pleasing bloom. A photo is also attached of the plant INDIAN TOBACCO showing both flower and seed pods.

** HOBBLEBUSH is a large leafed, low shrub that tends to favour shaded woods. It is now in the berry phase and the naked buds that overwinter have already formed as well. Photos of the berry clusters and formed naked buds are attached. We are on the northern fringe of Hobblebush in our area.

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