We had a small, but enthusiastic, group join us for our bog walk on Saturday, September 16th! The weather was absolutely gorgeous. Take a look at our finds! We found Cuthbert’s turtlehead (Chelone cuthbertii) very quickly! They are indeed common along the edges of the seeps expressing from the hillsides. It’s incredible how a species can be quite rare, but so common in the right location!

We found one very confused rose pogonia (Pogonia ophioglossoides) flowering! It was even more off in that it had one open bloom and two additional flower buds coming from the main stem. This species almost never has more than one flower. Just goes to show that you never know what you might find in a seep bog!

We also found plenty of beautiful pollinator species! Black swallowtails (Papilio polyxenes), monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus), and long-tailed skippers (Urbanus proteus) were found on lobelias (Lobelia spp.) throughout the bog!

Make sure to join us for our next VAWP field trip!