equinox

I just missed stepping on this one - mushrooms have been relatively scarce this year.

Is this why so many leaves are chewed off?

Mikania, climbing hempvine

Parasitic pinhead-size Cuscuta climbs the pathweeds.

The seldom seen Lygodium palmatum (Hartford fern) is our only native climbing fern, similar to the introduced Lygodium japonica which is invasive in the deep deep south.

Sporty beetle on Schizachyrium stalk

This is the time for Bidens, most of them with no ray flowers.

This is the showiest Bidens, abundant on the banks of Hop River.

The organic apples taste fine if you can find a good spot to bite into.

Asparagus berries are poisonous!