Tag: milkweed
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A Kaleidoscope of Butterflies
On many trips I’ve led, especially ones where we see large groups of wildlife, someone asks about the collective noun for whatever species we’re observing. Whether it’s a romp of otters or a symphony of swans, it’s always fun to look that up and/or make it up (because “symphony” is not the legit collective noun Read more…
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The Sweet Smell of Milkweed
Its flowers are very flagrant and when in season, they fill the woods with their sweet exhalations and make it agreeable to travel in them, especially in the evening. ~Peter Kalm, Swedish scientist, on Common Milkweed, 1750’s I don’t really remember how long ago it was that I spread some Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) seeds Read more…
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Roads End Naturalist 