I got up early this morning to beat the heat. Yeah it is that time of year that it is the only way for me to get outdoors to enjoy it. I bet a lot of you are doing the same. We did hear a bobwhite calling this morning on the grasslands. I wish they were still here at home 🙁
Sunrise was pretty awesome!
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We found quite a few of the Georgia Sun-rose! (Helianthemum georgianum)! Jeanne noted there was an interesting arrangement that three quarters of the stamens were crowded to one side.The sepals ( the green leafy things on the back of the flower petals) have three larger sepals and two linear ones. The leaves also have stellate (star-shaped) hairs on them. The hairs were thicker on the underside of the leaf (top leaf).This was the first cool mushroom we found and I even know its name LOL. It is the Old Man of the Woods (Strobilomyces strobilaceus)! It is an easy one that I can remember. It was in the perfect place with the lichen and moss behind it. We found a nice patch of Lazy Daisies (Aphanostephus skirrhobasis) along a sandy path. They are called that because it is slow to open in the mornings. And it is true!A few had open a bit, but it looked like they had been beaten up pretty bad. Maybe the recent storms?This was one of the prettier ones with a tiny black beetle!
We saw lots of good stuff today and I will post more in the next posts.
Hurray for change! I hope AOU does do it. Read the article
Beautiful stuff!!
Love the old man of the woods. My favorite