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the only important fact about dandelions, they make great wine.
In a message dated 2020-05-16 5:19:00 PM Atlantic Standard Time, jimwolford=
@eastlink.ca writes:
MAY 14/20 =E2=80=94 Miner=E2=80=99s Marsh in Kentville:
in shallow water a big school of very small fish, presumably banded killifi=
sh;
at least 3 painted turtles seen;
I heard a whinny call of a SORA rail;
lots of red-winged blackbirds (at least one female seen) and c. grackles;
one great blue heron seen;
3 Canada geese seen, and 2 of them had a single gosling;only a few mallards=
seen, including one female with a male.
MAY 15/20 =E2=80=94 At home, beautiful sunny and very warm day =E2=80=94 oo=
dles of flower-heads of common dandelion attracted lots of honeybees.=20
QUESTION about common dandelion: Long ago I was told, or read somewhere, th=
at common dandelion flowering is a sham, in that all the seeds produced are=
just clones of the parent plants =E2=80=94 any truth to this??=C2=A0 If so=
, why all the meiosis and flower parts, just for dispersal??
Also today, a single flower of wild strawberry seen, Norway maple in flower=
, and shadbush almost in bloom.
Cheers from Jim in Wolfville
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In a message dated 2020-05-16 5:19:00 PM Atlantic Standard Time, jimwolford@eastlink.ca writes:
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<div style="margin: 0px;"><strong>MAY 14/20 — Miner’s Marsh</strong> in Kentville:<br></div>
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<div style="margin: 0px;">in shallow water a big school of very small fish, presumably <strong>banded killifish</strong>;<br></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">at least 3 <strong>painted turtles</strong> seen;<br></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">I heard a whinny call of a <strong>SORA rail</strong>;<br></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">lots of red-winged blackbirds (at least one female seen) and c. grackles;<br></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">one great blue heron seen;<br></div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">3 <strong>Canada geese</strong> seen, and 2 of them had a single <strong>gosling</strong>;</div>
<div style="margin: 0px;">only a few mallards seen, including one female with a male.</div>
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<div style="margin: 0px;"><strong>MAY 15/20</strong> — At home, beautiful sunny and very warm day — oodles of flower-heads of <strong>common dandelion</strong> attracted lots of <strong>honeybees</strong>. <br></div>
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<div style="margin: 0px;"><strong>QUESTION</strong> about common dandelion: Long ago I was told, or read somewhere, that common dandelion flowering is a sham, in that all the seeds produced are just clones of the parent plants — any truth to this?? If so, why all the meiosis and flower parts, just for dispersal??</div>
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<div style="margin: 0px;">Also today, a single flower of <strong>wild strawberry</strong> seen, <strong>Norway maple</strong> in flower, and <strong>shadbush</strong> almost in bloom.</div>
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<div style="margin: 0px;">Cheers from Jim in Wolfville</div>
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