There are 43 plants in blossom on September the 2nd.
Beggar Ticks Bidens frondosa blossoms between Aug 29 and Sep 22 Birdsfoot Trefoil Lotus corniculatus Jun 20 to Sep 05 Bittersweet Nightshade Solanum dulcamara May 30 to Sep 06 Black-eyed Susan Rudbeckia serotina Jun 18 to Sep 06 Black Nightshade Solanum nigrum Jun 29 to Sep 06 Boneset Eupatorium perfoliatum Aug 03 to Sep 06 Bouncing Bet Saponaria officinalis Jun 03 to Aug 31 Butter-and-eggs Linaria vulgaris Jul 10 to Sep 20 Celandine Chelidonium majus May 07 to Sep 11 Chicory Cichorium intybus Jun 28 to Oct 24 Common Dodder Cuscuta gronovii Sep 02 to Oct 02 Common Evening Primrose Oenothera biennis Aug 02 to Sep 20 Common Ragweed Ambrosia artemisiifolia Jul 20 to Sep 20 Common St. Johnswort Hypericum perforatum Jun 08 to Sep 26 Daisy Fleabane Erigeron annuus May 30 to Oct 24 Fall Dandelion Leontodon autumnalis Aug 02 to Sep 30 Field Hawkweed Hieracium pratense May 23 to Sep 07 Galinsoga Galinsoga ciliata Aug 01 to Oct 11 Horseweed Erigeron canadensis Aug 12 to Sep 06 Jimson Weed Datura stramonium Jul 22 to Sep 06 Lady's Thumb Polygonum persicaria Aug 12 to Oct 20 Nodding Smartweed Polygonum lapathifolium Aug 12 to Oct 22 Pale Touch-me-not Impatiens pallida Aug 22 to Sep 06 Pink Knotweed Polygonum pensylvanicum Aug 12 to Sep 11 Purple Coneflower Echinacea purpurea Jul 15 to Sep 06 Queen Anne's Lace Daucus carota Jul 09 to Sep 07 Red Clover Trifolium pratense May 23 to Oct 24 Round-headed Bush Clover Lespedeza capitata Sep 03 to Sep 04 Shrubby Cinquefoil Potentilla fruticosa Jun 03 to Sep 19 Spearmint Mentha spicata Aug 01 to Sep 06 Spotted Knapweed Centaurea maculosa Jul 31 to Sep 20 Spotted Touch-me-not Impatiens capensis Jul 01 to Sep 11 Sweet Everlasting Gnaphalium obtusifolium Aug 28 to Oct 24 Sweet Goldenrod Solidago odora Jul 31 to Sep 20 Tall Rattlesnake Root Prenanthes trifoliata Aug 27 to Sep 06 Tansy Tanacetum vulgare Jul 18 to Sep 11 Three-seeded Mercury Acalypha rhomboidea .... |
What can be said? I love the park. Looking at the U.S.G.S. topographic map image reveals why. It's a place of Nature. A "heart" of wetland in the Robinson State Park wildlife corridor. Even the map has "typo'ed" by putting the word "state" on an area representing a portion of Mittineague Park! That's how essential this area is. The more you learn of Geology, Ecology, Hydrology, Biodiversity, and Natural Science in general (is there such a thing?) the more you will appreciate Mittineague Park. The more you visit, the more you will love it. The Park has many Vernal Pools, home to rare and threatened species. It is my belief that minimal disturbance is best for this section of land despite the separation of the southern most section by the railroad tracks and power lines, and perhaps any effect of the Fill. The Drumlin is a Glacial effect. Notice it's shape on the topo. For an alternate view of the area, check out the map on the Surficial Geology page. Download a PDF version (opens a new window) of the thumbnail pages. (5,712 K) To get the Adobe Acrobat Reader : Mittineague Park photo pages: Thumb Nail pages: Thumbnails link to large-photo, sequential click-through pages. The auto-aligning feature requires javascript. Slide Show pages: Pages with JavaScript image exchange for sequential viewing. Number of photos per page range from 9 (760K) to 22 (1.65MB) the Topographic Map may be seen in a Pop-up window by clicking the "View Map" button found on the bottom of each page. ![]() The super-imposed letters are mine. They represent the following:
Map image is from the U.S.G.S. West Springfield Quadrangle, Massachusetts ~ Connecticut 7.5 minute series (topographic) N4200 W7237.5 / 7.5 1958 A great Site: U.S.G.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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