Groundnut, also known as Wild Bean, is in flower. Its hooded, maroon, extremely sweet smelling flowers drape and twine over and through moist thickets. Its bulbous root is edible. I find its odor overpowering.
The twining orange stems of parasitic Common dodder, AKA Love Vine, color weed patches and thickets. Dodder's tiny suckers absorb sap from their host plant or plants. There are 10 other species of Dodder according to Newcomb's Wildflower Guide.
And Joe Pye Weeds are in flower. Joe Pyes are flowers of moist places. There are at least 3 species in our area.
John
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| Groundnut |
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| Dodder |
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| Dodder flowers |
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| Joe Pye Weed |
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