There are 40 plants in blossom on May the 25th.
Blue Toadflax Linaria canadensis blossoms between May 23 and Jun 17 Bluets Houstonia caerulea Apr 18 to Jun 18 Canada Mayflower Maianthemum canadense May 15 to Jun 03 Celandine Chelidonium majus May 07 to Sep 11 Cleavers Galium aparine May 15 to May 27 Common Chickweed Stellaria media Mar 26 to Jun 09 Common Cinquefoil Potentilla simplex Apr 30 to Aug 19 Common Winter Cress Barbarea vulgaris Apr 25 to May 30 Cow Vetch Vicia cracca May 23 to Aug 29 Creeping Wood Sorrel Oxalis corniculata May 28 to Aug 29 Dame's Violet Hesperis matronalis May 15 to Jun 18 Dwarf Cinquefoil Potentilla canadensis Apr 18 to May 30 False Solomon's Seal Smilacina racemosa May 15 to May 30 Field Hawkweed Hieracium pratense May 23 to Sep 07 Garlic Mustard Alliaria officinalis Apr 29 to Jun 17 Golden Alexanders Zizia aurea May 15 to May 30 Great Chickweed Stellaria pubera May 07 to Jun 19 Ground Ivy Glechoma hederacea Apr 20 to Jun 18 Hooked Crowfoot Ranunculus recurvatus May 18 to May 23 Jack-in-the-pulpit Arisaema atrorubens May 18 to May 23 Japanese Honeysuckle Lonicera japonica May 21 to May 30 Larger Blueflag Iris versicolor May 21 to Jun 05 Moss Phlox Phlox subulata Apr 16 to Jun 01 Mouse-ear Chickweed Cerastium vulgatum Apr 24 to May 27 Myrtle Vinca minor Apr 11 to Jun 01 Oxeye Daisy Chrysanthemum leucanthemum May 15 to Aug 02 Pink Lady Slipper Cypripedium acaule May 15 to May 28 Red Clover Trifolium pratense May 23 to Oct 24 Small Jack-in-the-pulpit Arisaema triphyllum May 18 to May 23 Star of Bethlehem Ornithogalum umbellatum May 26 to Jun 01 Tall Buttercup Ranunculus acris May 15 to Jul 16 Thyme-leaved Speedwell Veronica serpyllifolia May 10 to Aug 02 True Forget-me-not Myosotis scorpioides May 02 to Jun 07 Water Hemlock Cicuta maculata May 15 to Jul 16 Whi.... |
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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