Spring Wildflowers

Here is a spring flower guide, thanks to Hiking Michigan and some pictures of some of the wildflowers at Leslie Park.


http://www.hikingmichigan.com/PDFinfo/SpringFlowers.pdf

Joe-Pye Weed (Eutrochium maculatum)

Blue Flag Iris (Iris versicolor)

May Apples (Podophyllum peltatum)

May Apples in May!

These wildflowers are called May Apples (Podophyllum peltatum). They are native to Michigan and have appeared for the first time in the natural area between #6 tee and #9 tee.

In among that group is some Wild Geranium (Geranium maculatum) also a native of Michigan.

This is a picture a the hill between #13 tee and #11 fairway. This area has been managed through prescribed burns, handled by the City's Natural Areas Preservation, for several years and is becoming an example of a native savanna. Savannas are characterized by low, native plants growing under large, mature oak and hickory trees.

Here is a close-up of some of the irises that are starting to bloom in the gardens at the clubhouse.

And a picture of a Great Blue Heron (Aredea herodias)near #17 green.