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Index of Subjects --Apple-Mail-E8C9B519-9DF5-4569-A40C-5792C6E177EA Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Looks like blue flag iris With kindest regards, Mary (Macaulay), P.Eng. Owner Remember Adventures Tatamagouche 1-902-293-1533 Twitter @maryemacaulay Now hiring rememberadventures.ca/job-opening > On Jun 17, 2015, at 8:15 PM, David & Alison Webster <dwebster@glinx.com> w= rote: >=20 > Hi Nancy, > The leaves appear to be flat v-shapes which partly enclose the upper l= eaf base and all in one plane which would suggest Iris versicolor growing fr= om a rhizome to be 18" tall now. It flowers often when in the open but in sh= aded woodland depressions can be quite inconspicuous and easily overlooked. I= n sunny swails it should be now or soon in flower so a leaf base comparison w= ould test this ID. > Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "nancy dowd" <nancypdowd@gmail.com> > To: <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> > Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2015 7:23 PM > Subject: [NatureNS] pioneer pland ID >=20 > > We had a well dug in a low spot last Fall and right now it has a shallow= pond around it (about 12'x9' now but it rapidly shrinks if there is no sign= ificant rain and will disappear completely once lake levels drop). The botto= m of this temporary pool is the backfilled excavated soil and a sparse layer= of leaves. This plant is the first to colonize and just became noticeable t= his week. The green part is 18" tall so far and it is growing in about 3-4" o= f water: > > https://www.flickr.com/photos/92981528@N08/18903031485/in/dateposted-pub= lic/ > >=20 > > Does anyone know what it is? A cattail? There are no other plants like i= t in the nearby long-established vernal pools.=20 > >=20 > > Northern Leopard Frogs have also taken a liking to this newly dug body o= f water. At least three inevitably jump into the water whenever I walk by an= d their choked snores are a welcome sound. Not the type of bare place I expe= cted to see the N. Leopards hanging out, however.=20 > >=20 > > Thanks for any help with the plant, Nancy > >=20 > >=20 > > ----- > > No virus found in this message. > > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > > Version: 2015.0.5961 / Virus Database: 4365/10029 - Release Date: 06/16/= 15 > > --Apple-Mail-E8C9B519-9DF5-4569-A40C-5792C6E177EA Content-Type: text/html; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit <html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Looks like blue flag iris<br><br>With kindest regards,<div><br><div>Mary (Macaulay), P.Eng.</div><div>Owner</div><div>Remember Adventures</div><div>Tatamagouche</div><div>1-902-293-1533</div><div>Twitter @maryemacaulay</div></div><div>Now hiring rememberadventures.ca/job-opening
On Jun 17, 2015, at 8:15 PM, David & Alison Webster <dwebster@glinx.com> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div> <meta content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" http-equiv="Content-Type"> <meta name="GENERATOR" content="MSHTML 8.00.6001.23588"> <style></style> <div>Hi Nancy,</div> <div> The leaves appear to be flat v-shapes which partly enclose the upper leaf base and all in one plane which would suggest <em>Iris versicolor</em> growing from a rhizome to be 18" tall now. It flowers often when in the open but in shaded woodland depressions can be quite inconspicuous and easily overlooked. In sunny swails it should be now or soon in flower so a leaf base comparison would test this ID.</div> <div>Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville</div> <div>----- Original Message ----- <div>From: "nancy dowd" <nancypdowd@gmail.com></div> <div>To: <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca></div> <div>Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2015 7:23 PM</div> <div>Subject: [NatureNS] pioneer pland ID</div></div> <div><br></div>> We had a well dug in a low spot last Fall and right now it has a shallow pond around it (about 12'x9' now but it rapidly shrinks if there is no significant rain and will disappear completely once lake levels drop). The bottom of this temporary pool is the backfilled excavated soil and a sparse layer of leaves. This plant is the first to colonize and just became noticeable this week. The green part is 18" tall so far and it is growing in about 3-4" of water:<br>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/92981528@N08/18903031485/in/dateposted-public/<br>> <br>> Does anyone know what it is? A cattail? There are no other plants like it in the nearby long-established vernal pools. <br>> <br>> Northern Leopard Frogs have also taken a liking to this newly dug body of water. At least three inevitably jump into the water whenever I walk by and their choked snores are a welcome sound. Not the type of bare place I expected to see the N. Leopards hanging out, however. <br>> <br>> Thanks for any help with the plant, Nancy<br>> <br>> <br>> -----<br>> No virus found in this message.<br>> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com<br>> Version: 2015.0.5961 / Virus Database: 4365/10029 - Release Date: 06/16/15<br>> </div></blockquote></body></html> --Apple-Mail-E8C9B519-9DF5-4569-A40C-5792C6E177EA--next message in archive
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