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Saw these along the FitzPatrick Trauil past the Constantine bench late last month. They were a cross between dandelion puffs and milkweed silks.
Can anybody identify them?
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“Virgin’s Bower” or “Old Man’s Beard” Clematis virginiana, native. Also growing at The Celery Farm is Clematis terniflora (Autumn clematis) a non-native. See “Identifying Woody Plants At The Allendale Natural Area,” page 11.
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“Virgin’s Bower” or “Old Man’s Beard” Clematis virginiana, native. Also growing at The Celery Farm is Clematis terniflora (Autumn clematis) a non-native. See “Identifying Woody Plants At The Allendale Natural Area,” page 11.