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Turtlehead

Summer Wildflower Walk #3

Among others, we may encounter these particularly showy native blooming beauties during our outing: New England Aster, Nodding Bur Marigold, and Turtlehead.

When and where

Date and time

Saturday, Sep 14, 2024
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Address

Halfmoon Town Park, 162 NY-236 Halfmoon, NY 12065

Cost

FREE ADMISSION

About this event

The parking area is located at the north end of the park off NY Route 236 (~1/4+ mile south of its intersection with NY Route 146).  We’ll meet in the open-air picnic pavilion along the trail immediately across from the parking area.  We will stroll along the north loop of the nature trail (~0.4 mile round trip).  Trail surface is crushed stone – please wear proper footwear if you intend to step off the trail to view plants up close.

Among others, we may encounter these particularly showy native blooming beauties during our outing:  New England Aster (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae), Nodding Bur Marigold (Bidens cernua), and Turtlehead (Chelone glabra).

Learn more about the following species from past or forthcoming posts that are part of my weekly series entitled "What Wildflower Begins Blooming This Week?":

  • New England Aster (post published 9/5/2020)
  • Nodding Bur Marigold (post published 9/3/2022)
  • Turtlehead (post published 9/4/2021)

Weather cancellation:  This event will be cancelled if any of the following is occurring or is forecast for this destination at that time:

  • thunderstorms (or any other severe weather),
  • moderate or heavy rainfall (i.e., more than drizzle/mist or intermittent showers), or
  • gusty or sustained winds (i.e., treetops are noticeably swaying back and forth).

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