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Wednesday, May 13, 2015

Iowa Plants: Dutchman’s Breeches, Violets, and Milkmaids

I walked and walked, and everywhere I looked there they didn’t seem to be. Finally I came across yellow Johnny Jump Ups, or violets, and felt blessed and grateful, even though they weren’t what I was looking for. If I’ve ever seen the yellow ones it’s been years. I’ve never seen white. Those are the least common.Spring 2015 282Spring 2015 285Spring 2015 270

Then I looked over and lo-and-behold there they were!Spring 2015 263

Dutchman’s Breeches(also called touch-me-not)

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After that I saw a lot of them…Spring 2015 269Spring 2015 279Spring 2015 280

And even some Toothwort(also known as milkmaids, Pepper root etc.).

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