observed on the edge of a stream bank by the river; leaves less than 1/2 expanded at anthesis.
growing in a seasonally wet woodland area near a trail.
observed in a rich bottomland area with dense growths of lesser celandine.
a healthy sapling (C73) in an upland mixed-oak forested area.
a large population of plants growing in a mixed oak area with scattered C. willdenowii.
Extensive area of growths in sunny opening with disturbed much compacted shaley soils. A tufted annual, branched from the base, leaves filiform, central awn 3-10 mm, divergent and loosely coiled, lateral awns straight and erect, 0.7 to 3.3 mm.
Rare; single colony of scattered plants along trail through mixed mesophytic woods.
Among the more difficult flowers to photograph satisfactorily, especially in strong sunlight.
Abundant; dominant understory shrub or small tree in Liquidambar-Betula nigra-Acer negundo floodplain forest; Little Salt Creek.
Dominant canopy tree with Liriodendron and Betula nigra, floodplain forest along Little Salt Creek.
This photo is from a sapling.
Infrequent along seepage stream in small alder shrub swamp opening in woods.
Habitat: edge of open field/ pipeline ROW, where disturbance has occurred. Growth stage: in flower.
mid summer flower.
Found in an Emergent and partial Shrub wetland complex, adjacent to the Cuyahoga River. Growing in soil series Holly silty loam.
Several patchy populations throughout the wetland. Carex pellita and Sorghastrum nutans and other Carex sp.