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THE MILL RIVER: SUMMER FLORA - JULY

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June 18, 2006, Issue 209, part 2


THE MILL RIVER: SUMMER FLORA - JULY


JULY: UPLAND WOODS


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PICTURE: Fungi flourish after a rain in the deep shade of the upland mid-summer woods. Bartlett Arboretum, Stamford CT July 2005

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PICTURE: Indian Pipes, a flowering form of fungus, Bartlett Arboretum, Stamford CT July 2005



JULY: EDGE-OF-FOREST


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PICTURE: Burdock, a potentially invasive member of the composite (daisy) family that has barbed seed heads that can trap and kill insects and birds. Downtown Stamford CT July 2005


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PICTURE: Blackcaps, a native raspberry relative, the Mill River riverwalk at Scalzi Park, Stamford CT July 2005


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PICTURE: trumpet vine, beloved of hummingbirds, on a fence near Scalzi Park, Stamford CT July 2005



JULY: RIVERSIDE AND SWAMP


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PICTURE: Buttonbush in flower, in the swamp at the Bartlett Arboretum, Stamford CT July 2005 July 2005


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PICTURE: Native Hydrangea, Bartlett Arboretum, Stamford CT July 2005 July 2005


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PICTURE: Sweet Pepper (Clethra) at the Bartlett Arboretum, Stamford CT July 2005


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PICTURE: Native swamp rose at the Bartlett Arboretum July 2005


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PICTURE: Swamp milkweed at the Bartlett Arboretum, Stamford CT July 2005 July 2005


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PICTURE: Common Milkweed, the Mill River riverwalk at Scalzi Park, Stamford CT July 2003


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PICTURE: Deadly nightshade, Downtown Stamford CT July 2004



JULY: OPEN MEADOW


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PICTURE: Butterflyweed (orange milkweed) at the Bartlett Arboretum July 2004


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PICTURE: Chicory (naturalized) Downtown Stamford CT July 2005


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PICTURE: Queens Anne's Lace (naturalized) Downtown Stamford CT July 2005


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PICTURE: Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia) Downtown Stamford CT July 2005



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Photo credits: Sue Sweeney © Sue Sweeney 2006

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Just beautiful photo!

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