Sweetfern, Comptonia peregrina, is neither sweet nor a fern. It looks like something the dinosaurs would have walked through, releasing the warmest, spiciest aromas of imagination.
Nice photo. I expect many a time I've taken an alder for an ironwood tree, the leaves are similar in a way. See the blog, tadhgtalks.me for interesting information about the Celtic alder tree month.
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Pretty. they look fuzzy. And I like the pale green.
ReplyDeleteSally, you'll probably see this in your neck of the woods - look near water :)
DeleteThanks for introducing me to a new plant. Finding out why its common name is Hobbleplant made me laugh.
ReplyDeleteNice photo. I expect many a time I've taken an alder for an ironwood tree, the leaves are similar in a way.
ReplyDeleteSee the blog, tadhgtalks.me for interesting information about the Celtic alder tree month.
Your photos and blog have always been comforting. I find them even more serene when the world outside can be stressful. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteWhat a nice compliment - thank you!
DeleteLovely--and a new word--phenology?
ReplyDeleteA relic from my previous life in Plant Science :)
DeleteSome of those leaves look very other-worldly.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful sequence, looking forward to Part 2! LOL, was it hard not writing Friday Phrenology?
ReplyDeleteCheers,
Chris from Boise
I always have to think twice :)
DeleteThat is emblematic of the slow unfurling of springtime. I've never seen that plant before. Wonderful photos.
ReplyDeleteThank you, KB!
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