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Sunday, July 23, 2023

7-23 Wild Sensitive Plant, Tearthumb, Dogday Harvestfly husk

 7-23

Leaves sensitive to the touch make identification of Wild Sensitive Plant simple. The member of the pea family is rare in Vermont.


The wiry stems and down-curved prickles of Tearthumb will indeed result in a torn thumb if you try to pull it. This Buckwheat relative may have either white or pink flowers.


The nymphal husks of Dogday Harvestflies (Cicadas) hang empty. Adults will soon shrill from treetops.

John


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