South Hill Marsh Revisited
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The South Hill Marsh (Town of Ithaca) has long been considered a botanical “hotspot”. Fortunately, large portions of its extensive acreage have been preserved as natural areas by Ithaca College and Cornell University. Timed to coincide with the spectacular flowering of Penstemon digitalis (Foxglove beardtongue, and many other species – see list), this 2-hour ramble will survey portions of the open marsh and surrounding woods. Hiking conditions will be relatively easy, though this year probably is wetter than last year, so wear water resistant footwear. Meet at the Cooperative Extension Parking Lot (Willow Ave.) at 9:30 to carpool to the site. Note: This visit will take place one month later in the season than the 2016 walk, so we will see many more species in flower (and some in fruit, like the Vacciniums). Likely in flower: Apocynum cannabinum, Carex (numerous sp.), Cornus racemosa, Galium (numerous sp.), Gaylussacia baccata, Holcus lanatus, Lysimachia nummularia, Lysimachia quadrifolia, Oenothera perennis, Penstemon digitalis, Rosa carolina, Rubus hispidus, Sisyrinchium angustifolium, Viburnum dentatum.
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The day was sunny and breezy, the water was high in the marsh, the powerline flora was fascinating. A list of species seen is below. The walk, hence the species list, covered the woods, the powerline cut, and the swamp (which had standing water this year and less Penstemon than last year when it was drier).
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Cornell Botanic Gardens - natural area on South Hill - June 24, 2017 |
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Acer rubrum |
red maple |
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Achillea millefolium |
yarrow |
fl |
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Alliaria petiolata |
garlic mustard |
fruit |
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Amphicarpaea bracteata |
American hog peanut |
fl buds |
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Antennaria plantaginifolia |
plantain-leaved pussy-toes |
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Anthoxanthum odoratum |
sweet vernal grass |
fl |
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Apocynum androsaemifolium |
spreading dogbane |
fl |
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Apocynum cannabinum |
Indian hemp |
fl |
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Asclepias syriaca |
common milkweed |
fl |
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Asclepias incarnata |
swamp milkweed |
fl buds |
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Athyrium angustum |
lady fern |
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Berberis thunbergii |
Japanese barberry |
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Bidens frondosa |
beggar ticks |
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Brachyelytrum aristosum |
northern shorthusk grass |
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Carya glabra |
pignut hickory |
young fruit |
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Carya ovata |
shagbark hickory |
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Clinopodium vulgare |
wild basil |
fl |
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Comandra umbellata ssp. umbellata |
bastard-toadflax |
fl |
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Dactylis glomerata |
orchard grass |
fl |
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Danthonia compressa |
northern oat grass |
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Dianthus armeria |
Deptford pink |
fl |
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Dryopteris carthusiana |
spinulose wood fern |
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Dichanthelium latifolium |
broad-leaved rosette grass |
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Elaeagnus umbellata |
autumn olive |
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Erigeron annuus |
daisy fleabane |
fl |
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Galium mollugo |
white bedstraw |
fl |
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Galium aparine |
cleavers |
fr |
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Galium boreale |
northern bedstraw |
fl |
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Galium circaezans |
forest wild-licorice |
fl |
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Galium lanceolatum |
lance-leaved wild licorice |
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Gaylussacia baccata |
huckleberry |
fl |
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Geranium robertianum |
herb robert |
fl |
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Geum fragarioides (Waldsteinia ) |
barren strawberry |
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Glyceria striata |
fowl manna grass |
fl |
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Holcus lanatus |
velvet grass |
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Houstonia caerulea |
azure bluets, Quaker ladies |
fl |
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Hypericum perforatum ssp. perforatum |
common St. John's-wort |
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Hypoxis hirsuta |
yellow star grass |
fl |
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Juncus tenuis |
path rush |
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Lapsana communis |
nipplewort |
fl |
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Leersia virginica |
white cut grass |
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Leucanthemum vulgare |
oxeye daisy |
fl |
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Lonicera morrowii |
Morrow's honysuckle |
young fruit |
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Lotus corniculatus |
bird's-foot trefoil |
fl |
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Lysimachia quadrifolia |
whorled loosestrife |
fl |
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Lythrum salicaria |
purple loostrife |
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Maianthemum canadense |
Canada mayflower |
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Melampyrum lineare |
cow wheat |
fl |
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Mitchella repens |
partridgeberry |
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Monotropa uniflora |
Indian pipe |
fl |
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Onoclea sensibilis |
sensitive fern |
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Oenothera perennis |
small sundrops |
fl |
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Penstemon digitalis |
smooth beardtongue |
fl |
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Pilosella aurantiaca |
orange hawkweed |
fl |
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Phleum pratense ssp. pratense |
timothy (grass) |
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Pinus rigida |
pitch pine |
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Pinus strobus |
white pine |
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Podophyllum peltatum |
may apple |
fruit |
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Potentilla simplex |
common cinquefoil |
fl |
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Prunus serotina var. serotina |
wild black cherry |
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Pteridium aquilinum ssp. latiusculum |
eastern bracken fern |
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Quercus alba |
white oak |
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Quercus rubra |
northern red oak |
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Ranunculus abortivus |
kidney-leaf buttercup |
fruit |
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Ranunculus acris |
tall buttercup |
fl |
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Rubus occidentalis |
black raspberry |
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Rudbeckia hirta |
black-eyed Susan |
fl |
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Rumex crispus |
curly dock |
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Solidago arguta var. arguta |
forest goldenrod |
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Solidago bicolor |
silverrod |
buds |
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Solidago gigantea |
late goldenrod |
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Solidago rugosa |
wrinkle-leaved goldenrod |
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Stellaria graminea |
stitchwort |
fl |
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Symphyotrichum lateriflorum |
calico aster |
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Thelypteris noveboracensis |
New York fern |
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Toxicodendron radicans ssp. radicans |
eastern poison ivy |
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Trifolium pratense |
red clover |
fl |
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Tsuga canadensis |
eastern hemlock |
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Vaccinium corymbosum |
highbush blueberry |
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Vaccinium pallidum |
hillside blueberry |
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Vaccinium stamineum |
deerberry |
young fruit |
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Veronica officinalis |
common speedwell |
fl |
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Vicia cracca |
cow vetch |
fl |
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Vicia tetrasperma |
slender vetch |
fl |
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Viola subsinuata |
wood violet |
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