My earlier post described processes involved in cleaning wild flower seeds being propagated to replace invasive species in the Albany, NY, Pine Bush Preserve. These flowers should provide nectar for Karner Blue butterflies that live there and are endangered.
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| My Introduction: Bagged Dried Horsemint Flowers |
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| Jesse's Earlier Step: Harvested NJ Tea Seed Heads Laid Out for Drying |
Below are photos of some of the plants that produced the
seeds we cleaned last week. Jesse Hoffman took these and shared them to
illustrate what they look like when all decked out in flowers and how they are
laid out to dry after harvesting.
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| Horsemint Closeup |
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| Horsemint Mid Range View |
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| Horsemint from a Distance |
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| Horsemint Seeds in Ever Cleaner Stages |
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| New Jersey Tea Closeup |
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| New Jersey Tea |
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| Bagged New Jersey Tea |
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| Cleaning Stages: New Jersey Tea |
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| Bush Clover |
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| Showy Tick Trefoil Closeup |
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| Showy Tick Trefoil |
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