Click on this image to return to this home page. You'll find it at
the bottom of pages.
The
Amateur
Botanist
Current topic:
Early Spring Wildflowers
NEWS
Last Updated:
March 2010
RI Orchids
RI Violets
Oddities
References
Who we are
Luncheon Special:
Lady-slipper Salad
Thomas J. Rawinsk's
article on the impact
of deer browse in RI.
The Vacant Lot
by Rose Korawlesky.
Rose was a teacher
in Warwick from the
1920's to the 1950's.
She was well-known
in Warwick and
East Greenwich
for her daily walks
whatever the weather.
William Whitman Bailey
2009 Rhode Island
Distinguished Naturalist
Updates on nomenclature
for the RI Rare Plant list
Links to Botanical sites;
both fun and serious.
See the Mystery Plants
from past months
Usage Requirements
If you want to use
images and/or articles
from this site,
please read this.
Just a reminder:
You will need
Adobe's Acrobat Reader
for any pdf's on this site.
If you need to contact us,
email us at news@among-ri-wildflowers.org
In 1965, the state began condemning
the land in the towns of West Greenwich, Coventry, East Greenwich, and Exeter for use as a surface reservoir. The reservoir was never built. RI DEM now oversees the property as the Big River Management Area.
Click here to read about the unique plants that grow there now.
e-mail a photo to us at
news@among-ri-wildflowers.org
along with any supporting information
and we'll try to identify it.
What flower is that?
Click on photo below
to view larger image.
Photo Credit:
© Francis R. Underwood 2010
This plant is a perennial. It grows
in a variety of habitats from
swales to fields and meadows.
The showy rose-colored petals
are divided into four lobes.
The leaves are entire
and
oppositely arranged on the stem.
It is not a native American plant
and can become invasive.
According to the USDA,
it is banned from Connecticut.
It blooms from May to July.
Stop back next month to find out
what this mystery plant is.
Click here to find out about
last month's mystery plant.
E-mail your guess to us and,
if you're right, we'll list your name below.
Congratulations to the following
for correctly identifying
last month's mystery plant.
Doug McGrady
Anne Wagner.