the Witchen Kitchen Beginner Herbal

PLANT PHOTO GALLERY - A Growing Collection of Plants Observed in Central Virginia





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Spring


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2 files, last one added on May 16, 2008

Fall


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36 files, last one added on Nov 13, 2007

Late Winter/Spring


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12 files, last one added on Mar 30, 2008

 

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Taller Alder tree (Alnus Serrulata)26 viewsTaller Alder tree adorned with catkins in early March
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Gravel root, Joe Pye Weed (eupatorium purpureum)31 viewsgrows in wet soil next to a stream
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Alder catkins and cones (Alnus Serrulata)28 viewsEarly March Alder tree catkins and cones
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Alder catkins and cones (Alnus Serrulata)20 viewsEarly March Alder catkins and cones
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Unidentified purple faced flower with white petals24 views
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Dandelion Root (Taraxacum officinale)25 viewsFreshly dug dandelion root
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Bittercress masquerading as Chickweed35 viewsBittercress (rounded leaflets) is growing right in the middle of a patch of chickweed (teardrop leaflets). Can barely tell them apart.
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Jimson Weed green seedpod (Datura stramonium)32 viewsPod not yet opened

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Sweet Clover?48 viewsMay 16, 2008
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Sweet Clover?41 viewsMay 16, 2008
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Violet close view (Viola spp.)30 viewsBlue-white hybrid. Notice the veinous pattern on the flowers and the cilia-like throatMar 30, 2008
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Henbit (Lamium amplexicaule)39 viewsHenbit surrounded by BittercressMar 30, 2008
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Speedwell (Veronica chamaedrys)39 viewsClose view. Germander speedwell Mar 30, 2008
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Speedwell (Veronica chamaedrys)46 viewsGermander speedwellMar 30, 2008
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Speedwell (Veronica chamaedrys)39 viewsGermander speedwell.Mar 30, 2008
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Violet (Viola spp.)38 viewsFirst flowering of violet. This is a blue-white hybrid. The first flower is not really a flower since it doesn't bear a seed. The seed comes in the second flowering of the fall!Mar 30, 2008