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Blue Cohosh & Black Cohosh

                            

Early Blue Cohosh 

These tiny bluish flowers are some the most unusual flowers in the forest. Caulophyllum Giganteumfound in the forest in Essex, Vermont. Blue cohosh was used  as a medicinal herb by several native American tribes. It is primarily used for ailments related to women’s health, especially during labor and birth.

NOTE: The berries are poisonous. 

Blue Cohosh Fruiting

Berry-like seed, that ripens to a deep blue. The fruit is poisonous.

Black Cohosh Flowers

Also known as black snakeroot,  is a tall, white flowered plant that is common in the woodlands of the Lake Ontario region all the way down to Georgia. The word “cohosh” comes from the Algonquin term for “rough”, which is a reference to the plant’s gnarled root structure. The root or rhizome is the medicinal part of this herb.

Black cohosh has been a remedy in women’s health for centuries. It is used to treat issues with menstruation and menopause like menstrual cramps, sooth hot flashes, and alleviate post-menopausal depression. It’s a hormone balancer. It’s been used for snake bites, bee stings, skin issues, throat and lung problems, backaches, arthritis, and rheumatism. 

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Cardinals

Cardinal Taking A Stance Amongst New Leaves

Female Cardinal

Cardinal In Flight

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Happy Winter Solstice!

Happy Winter Solstice!
Wishing I was in this spot right now.

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Fragrance Free Respect

For those of you who wonder why I haven't attended many events or been around much, over the last decade or more, this is why.

 

Iberville Shale

These remind me of icebergs.

Iberville shale

The flat, dark gray stones streaked with unmistakable white lines on the shores of Lake Champlain are Iberville shale – a name that comes from the Quebec town where the shale was discovered by Western geologists. It’s a thinly layered, sedimentary rock that was formed from marine silt deposited roughly 500 to 440 million years ago. Iberville Shale was created during the Ordovician period, when almost all of the earth north of the tropics was ocean. The silt deposited deep in these ocean waters became shale as it hardened and compacted over time. It’s younger than most other sedimentary rocks in the Champlain Valley, which date back 600-500 million years. The tell-tale white stripes are veins of mineral calcite formed by powerful compressing forces that drove calcium carbonate in the water to coalesce into mineral calcite.

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Indian Pipe Plant

Indian Pipe Plant, Ghost pipe, Ghost Plant, Corpse Plant, Dutchman's Pipe, Monotropa Uniflora

This unusual plant has no chlorophyll, so is not green. It therefore cannot make its own food, and is a parasite having a relationship with a fungus and a tree. It takes nutrients from both and so is found under American beech and pines along with types of mushrooms which include the Russula and Lactarius mushrooms. 

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My blog is meant to inform and I strive to be totally accurate. It is solely up to the reader to ensure proper plant identification. Some wild plants are poisonous or can have serious adverse health effects.