I've enjoyed the discoveries this month, although it did fly by. I saw this beautiful flower which I think is a Lobelia spicata but not sure because it was here one day and gone the next. Also, it's still spring and I'm thinking those are summer flora🤔 Working on the ID of this hickory tree, Carya tomentosa, maybe. And finally ol' Rufus the box turtle made an appearance.

I am tuckered out from the Florida Wild Quest scavenger hunt today. After dinner, I went to survey a patch of wild garlic and it was ready to harvest some.

An anonymous CoHousing resident (pointing finger at George) cut down the fennel blossoms after it had bolted and we’d agreed let it go to seed. I recuperated the blossoms from the compost and began transferring these little creatures as they hatch and rehoming them to my dill plants, which they’re loving!

One of my favorites! 😁👍🌱✨ This video is for educational purposes only; proper identification is essential before consuming any wild plant. REFERENCES: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33256210/ https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/robinia-pseudoacacia/#poison https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robinia_pseudoacacia https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7760478/ https://www.fs.usda.gov/wildflowers/plant-of-the-week/Robinia-pseudoacacia.shtml Sam Thayer’s Field guide

Still observing signs of life (and death) In order of appearance It looks like the remains of daisy fleabane, so beautiful even on its last leg. Swamp dewberry (Rubus hispidus) a new discovery for me, and finally that beautiful and EVIL common ragweed! Now that I know what ragweed looks like as a baby I'm going to get 'em!