Tag: Flora
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Sugar Maple vs Black Maple
Learn to distinguish the difference between sugar maple and black maple. One can find both species in Mitchell Scarlett Woods and Scarlett Mitchell Parks. Visit article of Sugar Maple vs Black Maple on bplant.org
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Fall in Mitchell Scarlett Woods
Above fall flora in September 2022 Above fall leaves in October 2022
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Loop Trail Walk in the Fall
Contains sixteen photos of the loop trail. These photos were taken on October 15, 2022.
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Fall in Love with the Woods
We had three days of beautiful fall weather to fall in love with the woods. Judy Schmidt led three interpretive walks through the 90 acres of woods. Judy pointed out pileated woodpeckers, turtles, native and invasives plants, etc. These are five pictures from one of the walks. Join us for one or a series of…
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Stump Story by Judith Schmidt
A tree stands on the lawn of Scarlett Middle School, between the bus turn-around loop and the entrance to Mitchell-Scarlett Woods. The tree is a black walnut, but instead of a single trunk it has multiple trunks, some of which rise to a height of fifty feet or more. Because it stands alone, its branches…
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Wild or Wood Geranium
Wild geranium (geranium maculatum) or wood geranium is a perennial plant native to woodland in eastern North America and Canada.
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Mayapples
Mayapples (Podophyllum – Wikipedia) are woodland plants, typically growing in colonies derived from a single root. The plants produce several stems from a creeping underground rhizome. Mayapple stems bear a single leaf and do not produce any flower or fruit (considered a younger male plant), while flowering stems produce a pair or more leaves (considered…
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Trillium
Trillium is a plant seen in Mitchell Scarlett Woods in the spring. It is a perennial herb growing from rhizomes. There are three large green leaves and three petals in shades of white, pink, red, purple, yellow, or green. At the center of the flower there are six stamens and three stigmas.
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Poison ivy
Poison ivy versus Virginia Creeper, know the difference Poison ivy come in many forms. It is commonly having 3 leaf clusters hence the common expression “leaves of three, let it be” and has 3 lobs to the leaf. Virginia Creeper is known for its 5 leaves.
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Vernal pools
Vernal pools are seasonal pools of water that provide habitat for distinctive plants and animals (“vernal” meaning: “of, in, or appropriate to spring”). Vernal pools are a type of wetland usually devoid of fish, and forms a great habitat for amphibians, especially frogs and insect species. Most pools are dry for at least part of…