[NatureNS] Wildflowers in bloom, Halifax, mid-November

Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2006 23:12:50 -0400
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Hi there,

         I usually make a point of noticing how many wild plants are still 
in bloom on the first of November. I didn't this year, but on 15 November, 
a spectacularly warm day, and for a few days since then, I have been 
recording what I see while on walks around south-end Halifax, chiefly on 
the campuses of Dalhousie University and the University of King's 
College.  The following are still in bloom (and I've no doubt missed some) :

Achillea millefolium            Yarrow
Aster lateriflorus              Calico Aster
Aster nova-belgii               New York Aster
Aster puniceus                  Purple-stemmed Aster
Bidens frondosa                 Beggar Ticks
Centaurea nigra                 Black Knapweed
Conyza canadensis               Horseweed
Daucus carota                   Queen Anne's Lace
Hieracium sp.                   Hawkweed
Leontodon autumnalis            Fall Dandelion
Lepidium densiflorum            Peppergrass
or virginicum ?
Matricaria matricarioides       Pineapple Weed
Polygonum aviculare             Doorweed
Polygonum persicaria            Lady's Thumb
Senecio viscosus                Clammy Groundsel
Sinapis arvensis                Charlock
Sisymbrium officinale           Hedge Mustard
Solidago puberula               Downy Goldenrod
Solidago rugosa                 Rough-stemmed Goldenrod
Sonchus asper                   Spiny-leaved Sow Thistle
Taraxacum officinale            Common Dandelion
Trifolium pratense              Red Clover
Trifolium repens                White Clover

         Cheers,

         Patricia L. Chalmers
         Halifax

At 07:21 PM 17/11/2006 -0400, Jim Wolford wrote:
>FLOWERS noted today in Wolfville without any searching were VARROW, COMMON
>SENECIO/RAGWORT?, and two weedy species of MALLOWS, including ³CHEESES².
>All of these were clearly plants with NEW GROWTH and NEW FLOWERS, rather
>than blossoms that had been formed weeks ago and preserved by autumn
>weather.
>
>Perhaps via NatureNS e-mails we can find out what species of new flowers
>have been noted by naturalists during this balmy few days lately?


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