Come with me on a virtual trip along Montague's road-sides & wetlands

Wood Lily (Lilium canadense)

 Trout Lily  (Erythronium americanum)

Day Lily (Asia) (Hemerocallis middendorfii esculenta)

Hybrid Day Lily (Hemerocallis hybridum)

Showy Pink Lady's Orchid (Cypripedium reginae)

             Flowering Rush (Butomus umbellatus)                     (invasive from Eurasia & Africa)        

Canada Iris (Iris pseudacorusis)

Blue Flag Iris (Iris versicolor)

Hybrid Iris (Iris hybridum)

Another Hybrid Iris (Iris hybridum)

  Virginia Rose (Rosa virginiana)

Marsh Marigold (Caltha palustris)

Stag horn Sumac (with crimson berries) (Rhus tyhina)

Stag horn Sumac (with orange flowers)

Mullein (Verbascum thapsus)

Birdsfoot Trefoil  (Lotus corniculatus)

Hairy Vetch (Vicia villosa)

    Black Locust Trees in bloom (Robinia pseudoacacia)

         Yellow  Hawk Weed (Hieracium caespitosum)

          Orange Hawk Weed (Pilosella aurantiaca)   

Large Flowered Trillium (Trillium grandiflorum)

 Pink Trillium (Trillium erectum)

New England Astor (Aster novae-angliae)

New-York Astor (Symphyotrichum novi-belgii)

Fringed Blue Astor (Symphyotrichum ciliolatum)

Pussy Willow (Salix caprea)

Painted Trillium (Trillium undulatum)

Fragrant White Water Lily (Nymphaea odorata)

 Yellow-Pond-Lily (Nuphar lutea)

 Queen-Anne's-Lace (Daucus carota)

 

Yarrow  (Achillea millefolium)

Red-Choke-Cherry (Prunus virginiana)

Violet Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)

Evening Lychnis (Lychnis alba) 

 Bladder Campion (Silene vulgaris)

Comfrey (Symphytum officinale) (native of Europe)

Swamp Candles (Lysimachia terrestris) 

Bull Thistle (Cirsium vulgare)

Burdock (Arctium lappa)

Purple Flowering Raspberry (Rubus odoratus)

Thimbleweed (Anemone virginiana)

Catnip (Nepeta cataria)

Canada Mint (Mentha arvensis)

Marsh mint (Mentha canadensis)

Motherwort (Leonurus cardiaca)

Field Milkwort (Polygala sanguinea) 

White Field Milkwort (Polygala sanguinea alba) 

Wild Thyme (Thymus vulgarus)

Wild Basil (Clinopodium vulgare)

Ground Ivy (Glechoma hederacea)

Monkey Flower  (Mimulus ringens)

Wild Lilac flowers in May (Syringa vulgaris)

Lilac buds in August

Yellow sweet Clover (Melilotus officinalis)

 White-Sweet-Clover (Melilotus alba)

Bunch berry (Cornus canadensis)

Flowering Basswood Tree (Tilia Americana)

Sugar Maple Tree (Acer saccharum)

Wild Strawberry (Fragaria vesca)

White Daisy Fleabane (Erigeron strigosus)

Violet Daisy Fleabane (Erigeron strigosus)

Cinquefoil (Potentilla recta)

Cinquefoil seed pods

Meadow Salsify (Goat's beard) (Tragopogon pratensis)

Meadow Salsify Seed pod

Alsike Clover (Trifolium hybridum)

Red Clover (Trifolium pratense)

Herb Robert (Geranium robertianum)

Deptford Pink violet (Dianthus armeria)

Wild Apple blossoms (Malus domestica)

Wild apple

Pin Cherry (Prunus pensylvanica)

 Bulbous-Buttercup (Ranunculus bulbos)

 Spiny Leaved Sow thistle (Sonchus asper)

Chives (Allium schoenoprasum)

Saint Johnswort (Hypericum perforatum)

 

Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)

Wild-Madder   (Rubia tinctorum)

Johnny Jump Ups (Viola cornuta)

Tansy  (Viburnum cassinoides)

Canada Goldenrod (Solidago canadensis)

Broad-leaved Plantain (Plantago major)

Narrow- leaved Plantain (Plantago ianceolata)

Lady's Thumb (Polygonum persicaria)

Canada Thistle (Cirsium arvense)

Lamb's Quarters (Chenopodium album)

 Slender Bush Clover  (Lespedeza virginica)  

White Choke Cherry (Prunus virginiana)

Chamomile (Maticaria Recutita)

Wild Raspberry (Rubus idaeus)

Wild Blackberry (Rubus canadensis)

Wild Phlox (Polemoniaceae)

White Clover (Trifolium repens)

Hare Bell (Campanula_rotundifolia)

 Creeping Bell Flower (Campanula rapunculoides)

Canadian Dwarf Cinquefoil (Potentilla canadensis)

Foxtail Barley (Hordeum jubatum)

Burr Marigolds (Bidens cernua)

Snowberry (Symphoricarpos albus)

Joe-Pye Weed (Eupatorium maculatum)

Pigweed (Amaranthus retroflexus)

Wild Sunflower (Helianthus annuus)

False Sunflower (Heliopsis scabra)

Velvet Leaf  (Pie maker) (Abutilon theophrasti)

Wild Grape (Vitis Aestivalis)

Common Reed (Phragmites australis)

Spotted Touch me not (Impatiens capensis)

Red Honeysuckle (Lonicera tatarica)

Limestone White Honeysuckle (Lonicera albiflora)

Wild Honeysuckle bush (Lonicera periclymenum)

Wild Honeysuckle bush berries

Tatar Honeysuckle (Rusokuusama Lonicera tatarica)

Tatar Honeysuckle berries

Japanese Honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica)

Japanese Honeysuckle red berries turn black in Autumn.

This aids propagation as birds see them well in winter.

Flowering White Dogwood in May (Cornus florida)

Flowering White Dogwood Seed pods in July (Same bush)

Red Osier Dogwood flowers in August (Cornus stolonifera) 

Red-Osier Dogwood berries in Autumn 

Silky Dogwood flowers  (Cornus amomum)

Silky Dogwood berries in August

White Nightshade (Solanum douglasii)    

Bittersweet Nightshade (Solanum dulcamara)

Common Blue Violet (Viola sororia)

Blue Eyed Pointed Grass (Sisyrinchium montanum)

Downey Yellow Violet (Viola pubescens)

Sweet White Violet (Viola blanda)

Fringed Polygala Gaywings (Polygala paucifolia)

Large-flowered Bellwort (Uvularia grandiflora)

Giant Hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum)

Cutleaf Toothwort (Dentaria laciniata)

Pussy Toes (Antennaria neglecta)

Virgin's bower (Clematis virginiana)

Indian Strawberry (Duchesnea indica)

Mossy Stone Crop (Crassula tillaea)

Arrowhead (Syngonium podophyllum)

Canada Anemone (Anemone canadensis)

Common yellow wood-sorrel, (Oxalis stricta)

A Yellow wood sorrel more resembling Oxalis suksdorfii,  (restricted to California and Oregon)

   To compare to  Oxalis suksdorfii, click here .

Hemp (Cannabis indica)

Marijuana (cannabis sativa)

Eastern Juniper Shrub berries (Juniperus horizontalis)

Eastern Juniper Tree berries (Juniperus virginiana)

Purple Loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria)

Fireweed (Chamerion augustiflorium)

Sensitive Fern (Onoclea sensibilis)

Ostrich Fern (Matteuccia struthiopteris) (edible pronds) Any fern pronds should only be eaten in moderation as all ferns contain varying amounts of carcinogenic compounds.

Common Male Fern (Dryopteris filix-mas) Lady fern 

Bracken Fern (Carcinogenic) (Pteridium aquilinum)

Snakeroot (Eupatorium rugosum)

Wild Leek  (Allium tricoccum)

Chickory (Cichorium intybus)

Albino Chickory (Can you spot the fly?)

Blue Vervain (Verbena hastata)

White Vervain (Verbena hastata alba)

Foam flower (Tiarella cordifolia)

Spreading Dogbane (Apocynum medium)

Marsh Pea (Lathyrus palustris)

Red Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis)

Duckweed (Lemnaoideae)

Water Lettuce (Pistia stratiotes)

Pink Hedge Bindweed (Calystegia sepium)

Side view of Pink Bindweed

White Hedge Bindweed (Calystegia sepium alba)

Side view of White Hedge Bindweed

Poison Ivy (Toxicodendron radicans)

Stinging Nettles (Urtica dioica)

Milk weed (Asclepias syriaca)

Swamp Milk weed ( Asclepias incarnata)

Can you spot the fly?

Spring Forget me nots (Myosotis verna)

True Forget me nots ( Myosotis scorpioides)

Moneywort Creeper (Lysimachia nummularia)

Meadow Rue (Thalictrum revolutum)

Butter and Eggs (Linaria vulgaris Scrophulariaceae)

Evening Primrose (Onagraceae biennis)

Winter Cress (Barbarea vulgaris)

Water Hemlock (Cicuta manculata)

Helleborine Orchid (Epipactis helleborine)

Smooth Hedge Nettle (Stachys tenuifolia Labiatae)

Small-flowered Gerardia (Agalinis paupercula)

Black Medic (Medicago lupulina)

  Mad Dog Skullcap (Scutellaria lateriflora)                                    (Mimics snake head)                                 

              Marsh Skullcap (Scutellaria galericulata)        (Mimics snake head)

Pickerel Weed (Pontederia cordata)

Water Speedwell (Veronica anagallis-aquatica)

High bush Cranberry Flowers (Viburnum Trilobum)

High bush Cranberries in July 

High Cranberry bush in September

Brown-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia triloba)

Eastern White Cedar flowers (Thuja occidentalis)

Eastern White Cedar buds in Autumn

Sweet Pepperbush (Clethra alnifolia)

Black haired Mr He (Polygonum Multiflorum)

Foxglove Beardtongue  (Penstemon digitalis)  

Wild Cucumber (Echinocystis lobata)

Biennial Wormwood (Artemisia biennis)

Close up of mature Biennial Wormwood flowers

Curled Dock (Rumex crispus)

Cat-Tail (Typha latifolia)

Asparagus (Asparagus officinalis)

Swamp Smartweed (Polygonum coccineum)

Fringed Loosestrife (Lysimachia ciliata)

Leatherleaf (Chamaedaphne calyculata)

Boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum)

Hedge Mustard (Sisymbrium officinade)

  Slender Bush Cover (Lespedeza virginica)

Gentian (Gentiana andrewsii)

Nodding Bur-Marigold (Bidens cernua)

Tickseed Sunflower (Bidens aristosa)

White Fringed Orchid (Habenaria blephariglottis)  

Turtle head (Chelone glabra)

Polypore Mushroom (Laetiporus sulphureus) on Oak tree

Orange Mycena Mushrooms (Mycena leaiana)

(Growing on fallen tree in August)

Dotted hawthorn bush berries (Crataegus punctata Jacq)

Star Chickweed (Cerastium arvense)

Wild (Carolina) Geranium (Geranium maculatum)

Bellwort seed pods, (Oakesia sessilifolia)

Viper's Bugloss (Echium vulgare)

Water Lily leaves (Nymphaea odorata)

Striped maple flowers in May (Acer pensylvanicum)

Striped Maple seed pods in August 

Marsh Bellflower (Campanula aparinoides Pursh)

Milkweed seedpods in August (Asclepias syriaca)

Soft Rush (Juncus effusus)

Cow Parsnip (Heracleum maximum)

  Himalayan Balsam (Impatiens glandulifera)

White Himalayan Balsam (Impatiens glandulifera alba)

Ragweed in Spring with new buds (Ambrosia artemisifolia)

Ragweed in late September with white flowers

Daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare)

Skunk Cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus)

Meadow mushrooms (Agaricus campestris)