Sedge

This sedge was in the raised bog area.  The scientific name is Carex.  I don't know what species of Carex it is.  Photo May 3, 2014.

Link to Carex:

Wild plum

Wild plum in flower (Prunus americana).  May 3, 2014.

Link to another post on wild plum:

Shelf fungus on Black locust tree

Phellinus robiniae shelf fungus on the trunk of a black locust tree.  This fungus sometimes called cracked-cap polypore.  May 3, 2014.

Link to previous post on Phellinus robiniae:

Hawthorn

Hawthorn (Crataegus sp.).  Species unknown.  The leaves have a spathulate shape which I don't recognize as common around here.  This leaf shape ought to narrow down the possible list of species of Crataegus that this could be.  May 3, 2014.

Crayfish burrow

Crayfish burrow.  Species of crayfish unknown.  May 3, 2014.

Link to previous post on crayfish:

Buckeye flowers

A buckeye tree (Aesculus glabra) flowering.  Buckeyes are one of the first trees to leaf out in the forest in the spring, most of the rest of the trees in the vicinity are just starting to get their leaves.  May 3, 2014.

 http://www.missouriplants.com/Yellowopp/Aesculus_glabra_page.html

http://lafayettereport.blogspot.com/2011/09/buckeye-tree-with-fruits.html

Gooseberry

Prickly gooseberry (Ribes cynosbati).  May 3, 2014.

http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/savanna/plants/pr_gooseberry.htm


https://www.uwgb.edu/biodiversity/herbarium/shrubs/ribcyn01.htm

Oyster mushroom

Oyster mushroom (Pleurotus).  May 3, 2014.

Angelica

Angelica atropurpurea.  May 3, 2014.

http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/wetland/plants/grt_angelica.html

Phlox paniculata

Phlox paniculata

Link to Phlox paniculata:

Link to Phlox paniculata:

Virgin's bower

Virgin's bower (Clematis virginiana)

http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/savanna/plants/virgin_bower.htm

Dogbane

Dogbane (Apocynum cannabinum).

http://www.missouriplants.com/Whiteopp/Apocynum_cannabinum_page.html

http://www.primitiveways.com/hemp_dogbane.html

Marsh blazingstar

Marsh blazingstar (Liatris spicata).

http://www.missouriplants.com/Pinkalt/Liatris_spicata_page.html

http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/wetland/plants/msh_blazingstar.htm

Red-spotted purple butterfly

 

Red-spotted purple butterfly (Limenitis arthemis astyanax) on grape leaf.

http://www.learnaboutbutterflies.com/North%20America%20-%20Limenitis%20arthemis.htm

Ironweed

 

Ironweed (Vernonia gigantea).

http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/savanna/plants/tl_ironweed.htm

Sedge (Carex)

A sedge, possibly Carex squarrosa?

http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242357551

http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/grasses/plants/sq_sedge.html

Swamp dogwood

Dogwood (Cornus).  Due to the blue berries I am going to guess that it is the Swamp dogwood (Cornus obliqua).

http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/trees/plants/sw_dogwood.html

Orange jewelweed

Orange jewelweed (Impatiens capensis).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impatiens_capensis

Cup plant

Cup plant (Silphium perfoliatum).

http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/prairie/plantx/cupplantx.htm

White-lined sphinx moth on pasture thistle

White-lined sphinx moth (Hyles lineata) on pasture thistle (Cirsium discolor).  The caterpillars of the sphinx moth are hornworms which might feed on your tomato plants.

http://www.silkmoths.bizland.com/hlinelin.htm

http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/prairie/plantx/ps_thistlex.htm

Tall coreopsis

Tall coreopsis (Coreopsis tripteris).

http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/prairie/plantx/tl_coreopsisx.htm

Wild rye

Wild rye (Elymus, possibly Elymus canadensis).

http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/grasses/plants/va_rye.htm

Burdock

 

Lesser burdock, Arctium minus.

http://www.friendsofeloisebutler.org/pages/plants/burdock.html

http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/weeds/plants/cm_burdock.htm

Tiger Swallowtail butterfly on teasel

Eastern tiger swallowtail butterfly (Papilio glaucus) on teasel (Dipsaucus fullonum).

http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Papilio-glaucus

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dipsacus_fullonum

Obedient plant

This is obedient plant (Physostegia virginiana).  It is called obedient plant because when you push one of the flowers to the other side of the stalk, it will stay where you pushed it.  This is a native plant although it is often planted in gardens and this could be a garden escape.

http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/prairie/plantx/obed_plantx.htm

Crayfish

Here is a crayfish, don't know what species.  Here are some links that might help figure out what species it is:

http://www.in.gov/dnr/fishwild/files/fw_Burrowing_Crayfish_of_Indiana_March_2008.pdf

http://iz.carnegiemnh.org/crayfish/country_pages/state_pages/indiana.htm

Great Blue Lobelia

 

Great Blue Lobelia (Lobelia siphilitica).

http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/wetland/plants/gb_lobeliax.htm

Queen-of-the-prairie

Queen-of-the-prairie (Filipendula rubra).  This is a nice plant to find growing at Americus. 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filipendula_rubra
http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/wetland/plants/pr_queen.htm

Here is more Queen-of-the-prairie in its habitat.  Notice the cattails indicate wet soil.

White turtlehead

White turtlehead (Chelone glabra).  The presence of this plant indicates a habitat of high ecological value.

http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/wetland/plants/wh_turtlehead.htm

Monarch butterfly on mountain mint

Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) on Slender mountain mint (Pycnanthemum tenuifolium).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarch_butterfly

http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/prairie/plantx/slm_mintx.htm

American bellflower

American bellflower (Campanulastrum americanum)

http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/woodland/plants/am_bellflower.htm

https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=CAAM18

Marsh marigold

Marsh marigold (Caltha palustris)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caltha_palustris

http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/wetland/plants/marsh_marigold.htm

Box turtle

Eastern box turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina)

Link to eastern box turtle: