Mary Leck

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Ice (a)

2 December 2019 Ice – Information There’s much to marvel about as low temperature changes the state of water from liquid to solid.  Ice is amazing!  My purpose here is

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Ice – Flowers (b)

Ice Flowers are another frozen water phenomenon.  These are associated with specific plants.  In the Abbott Marshlands, we have two such species.  These are Wingstem (Verbesina alternifolia) and Frost Weed

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Jewelweed flower with honey bee.

Jewelweed

22 August 2019 Jewelweed, a common Abbott Marshlands plant, is found in marsh and swamp as well as moist upland locations. In the tidal marsh it can reach 6 feet

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Wild Rice

7 June 2019 A walk along the D&R Canal Towpath trail at low tide revealed small sandbar islands that are now well vegetated with wild rice (Zizania aquatica) seedlings already

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