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Orange Pinwheel Mushroom Marasmius siccus
This tiny umbrella shaped mushroom species is found in forests from the Rocky Mountains to the Appalachian Mountains.
Aug. 14th, 2023
St. Louis County, Missouri, USA
Olivia R. Myers
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Ozark Witch-Hazel
Hamamelis vernalis
This fragrant species of witch-hazel requires a winter freeze to bloom and is endemic to the Ozarks in Missouri, Arkansas, and parts of eastern Oklahoma.
Feb. 14th, 2024
St. Louis County, Missouri, USA
Olivia R. Myers
@oliviarosaline
Russula sp.
There are over 200 known species of russula in the United States. It's one of my favorite genera of fungi.
Aug. 15th, 2023
St. Louis County, Missouri, USA
Olivia R. Myers
@oliviarosaline
Few-flowered Tick-trefoil
Hylodesmum pauciflorum
This species is somewhat uncommon in Missouri and is scattered throughout areas of the southeastern United States. It prefers bottomland or mesic forests with moist, alkaline soils.
Aug. 15th, 2023
St. Louis County, Missouri, USA
Olivia R. Myers
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Yellow Corydalis
Corydalis flavula
March 31st, 2023
Wildwood, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA
Olivia R. Myers
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Dutchman's Breeches
Dicentra cucullaria
This native, white bleeding heart plant blooms throughout the eastern United States during early spring.
March 31st, 2023
Jefferson County, Missouri, USA
Olivia R. Myers
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Bloodroot
Sanguinaria canadensis
March 31st, 2023
Jefferson County, Missouri, USA
Olivia R. Myers
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Pale Jewelweed
Impatiens pallida
Native to much of eastern North America, pale jewelweed prefers wet soils in bottomland forests, along streams, etc... Jewelweed is also an old remedy for poison ivy rashes. Hummingbirds love the flowers as well. The pictured plants were growing en masse in a bottomland forest next to the Big River.
Sept. 1st, 2021
Washington County, Missouri, USA
Olivia R. Myers
@oliviarosaline
Sharp-lobed Hepatica
Hepatica acutiloba
These gorgeous spring ephemerals are usually found in woods with rich, somewhat alkaline, well drained-soils across eastern North America. Their flowers can vary in color and petal count. The hepatica plants pictured were growing on wooded hillsides featuring dolomite rock outcrops.
March 30th, 2023
St. Francois County, Missouri, USA
Olivia R. Myers
@oliviarosaline
Ozark Witch-Hazel
Hamamelis vernalis
This species of witch-hazel requires a winter freeze to bloom and is endemic to the Ozarks in Missouri, Arkansas, and parts of eastern Oklahoma.
Feb. 6th, 2023
Augusta, St. Charles County, Missouri, USA
Olivia R. Myers
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Largeflower Bellwort
Uvularia grandiflora
Also known as Merrybells, this stunning spring ephemeral in the lily family is found in woods throughout central and eastern North America. Native Americans traditionally used this species as a remedy for certain skin conditions.
April 12th, 2023
St. Louis County, Missouri, USA
Olivia R. Myers
@oliviarosaline
Ruby Dapperling
Leucoagaricus rubrotinctus
Aug. 14th, 2023
St. Louis County, Missouri, USA
Olivia R. Myers
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Dwarf Larkspur
Delphinium tricorne
A favorite of hummingbirds and butterflies when it blooms. This spring ephemeral is native to the central and eastern United States. The flowers can range in color from white to all shades of purple.
April 12th, 2023
St. Louis County, Missouri, USA
Olivia R. Myers
@oliviarosaline
Squirrel Corn
Dicentra canadensis
This spring ephemeral is scattered throughout the eastern United States, but it is somewhat rare in Missouri.
April 17th, 2023
Washington County, Missouri, USA
Olivia R. Myers
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Dutchman's Breeches
Dicentra cucullaria
April 12th, 2023
St. Louis County, Missouri, USA
Olivia R. Myers
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Hop Trefoil Clover
Trifolium campestre
This species of trifolium is not native to the United States, its native range is in Europe and Western Asia, but it has now been introduced in some areas of the US due to being grown for fodder and escaping. However, it's not yet listed as an invasive species here.
June 17th, 2023
Weldon Spring, St. Charles County, Missouri, USA
Olivia R. Myers
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Violet Wood Sorrel
Oxalis violacea
This beautiful oxalis violacea with showy, soft violet blooms is a perennial species native to the eastern and central United States.
May 12th, 2023
Jefferson County, Missouri, USA
Olivia R. Myers
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Lanceleaf Frogfruit
Phyla lanceolata
This perennial species in the verbena family is native to much of the United States and Mexico. It's usually found growing in disturbed wetlands, ditches, or yards and provides nectar for many beneficial insects when it blooms during summer.
The plant pictured was in disturbed bottomland woods near Butler Lake and the Meramec River in southern St. Louis County, Missouri, USA
June 20th, 2023
Olivia R. Myers
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Ink Cap Mushroom
Psathyrellaceae
April 3rd, 2024
Saint Louis County, Missouri, USA
Olivia R. Myers
@oliviarosaline
Mica Cap Mushrooms
Coprinellus sect. Micacei
Growing at the base of an old cottonwood tree in the woods.
April 3rd, 2024
St. Louis County, Missouri, USA
Olivia R. Myers
@oliviarosaline