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Virginia Springbeauties

Virginia Springbeauties

Claytonia virginica

Virginia Springbeauties
Virginia Springbeauties
Virginia Springbeauties

This beautiful little spring ephemeral is found throughout eastern North America and is sometimes also known as fairy spud.

St. Charles County, Missouri, USA

March 13th, 2024

Olivia R. Myers

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1 year ago
Greek Anemone

Greek Anemone

Anemonoides blanda

Greek Anemone

Remnants of a long abandoned Victorian era garden, these beautiful deep purple flowers are now growing as a naturalized small population in hillside woods overlooking the Mississippi River. Although they're not native to this region, they're thankfully not one of the several invasive species taking over the local ecosystem.

Feb. 27th, 2024

St. Louis County, Missouri, USA

Olivia R. Myers

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1 year ago
Old Man Of The Woods

Old Man of the Woods

Strobilomyces sp.

Old Man Of The Woods

This shaggy, dusky mushroom is in the bolete family and can be hard to find because it often blends in with leaf litter or pinecones.

Aug. 15th, 2023

St. Louis County, Missouri, USA

Olivia R. Myers

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1 year ago
Cinnabar Chanterelles

Cinnabar Chanterelles

Cantharellus subg. Cinnabarinus

Cinnabar Chanterelles
Cinnabar Chanterelles

Like their larger bright yellow cousins, these small reddish orange chanterelles feature false gills which do not easily flake away; likewise, this characteristic helps distinguish them from poisonous lookalikes such as the jack o' lantern mushroom.

Edible (at your own risk). Always have a positive ID before trying any wild mushroom you forage.

Aug. 15th, 2023

St. Louis County, Missouri, USA

Olivia R. Myers

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1 year ago
Little Nest Polypore

Little Nest Polypore

Trametes conchifer Syn. Poronidulus conchifer

Little Nest Polypore
Little Nest Polypore

This adorable tiny polypore species was on a hardwood twig in old growth bottomland woods near the Meramec River.

Arnold, Jefferson County, Missouri, USA

Aug. 18th, 2023

Olivia R. Myers

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1 year ago
Russula Sp.

Russula sp.

Russula Sp.

There are over 200 known species of russula in the United States. It's one of my favorite genera of fungi.

Aug. 15th, 2023

St. Louis County, Missouri, USA

Olivia R. Myers

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1 year ago
Agaricus Sp.

Agaricus sp.

Agaricus Sp.

Shadowing the forest floor with its magnificent dark gills.

Aug. 14th, 2023

St. Louis County, Missouri, USA

Olivia R. Myers

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1 year ago
Dutchman's Breeches

Dutchman's Breeches

Dicentra cucullaria

This native, white bleeding heart plant blooms throughout the eastern United States during early spring.

March 31st, 2023

Jefferson County, Missouri, USA

Olivia R. Myers

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1 year ago
Pale Jewelweed

Pale Jewelweed

Impatiens pallida

Native to much of eastern North America, pale jewelweed prefers wet soils in bottomland forests, along streams, etc... Jewelweed is also an old remedy for poison ivy rashes. Hummingbirds love the flowers as well. The pictured plants were growing en masse in a bottomland forest next to the Big River.

Sept. 1st, 2021

Washington County, Missouri, USA

Olivia R. Myers

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1 year ago
Sharp-lobed Hepatica

Sharp-lobed Hepatica

Hepatica acutiloba

Sharp-lobed Hepatica
Sharp-lobed Hepatica

These gorgeous spring ephemerals are usually found in woods with rich, somewhat alkaline, well drained-soils across eastern North America. Their flowers can vary in color and petal count. The hepatica plants pictured were growing on wooded hillsides featuring dolomite rock outcrops.

March 30th, 2023

St. Francois County, Missouri, USA

Olivia R. Myers

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1 year ago
Largeflower Bellwort
Largeflower Bellwort

Largeflower Bellwort

Uvularia grandiflora

Also known as Merrybells, this stunning spring ephemeral in the lily family is found in woods throughout central and eastern North America. Native Americans traditionally used this species as a remedy for certain skin conditions.

April 12th, 2023

St. Louis County, Missouri, USA

Olivia R. Myers

@oliviarosaline


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