9-20 Toadflax Brocade Caterpillar

 9-20

toadflax Brocade Caterpillars feed on Butter and Eggs, a species of toadflax. The caterpillars, originally from E
urope, were introduced into Ontario in 1968 as a biological control for Butter and Eggs which can be quite invasive.

John

9-20 Nodding Ladies Tresses

 9-19

Nodding Ladies Tresses are among the very latest wildflowers of any season.

John

9-1 Closed Gentain

9-1
Closed Gentian, AKA Bottle Gentian, is at its blue-violet best. Look for it in damp thickets and along riverbanks. Despite the fact that they never open, these gentians are entered and pollenated by Bumblebees.
John