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Calamus And Cattail

March 15, 2017 by Northeast School of Botanical Medicine

Amy Siefert Keying Out A Plant
Box Turtle Shell, Payne’s Prairie Near Gainesville, FL

Additional Information:

Scientific Name: Acorus calamus and Typha latifolia

Common Name: Calamus and Cattail

Family: Calamus and Cattail

Common Name: Acoraceae (Araceae) and Typhaceae

Locale: Adirondack swamp

Specific Region: Adirondacks, NY

Description: A comparison of the leaves of Acorus calamus (with midrib on right) and Typha latifolia (on left)

Date: August 2,2003

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Last year, I visited Jam Pond in German, NY for th

Last year, I visited Jam Pond in German, NY for the first time. While there, I got excited to bring my students there this year, which I did yesterday. It is one of my favorite bogs for a few reasons. First, it is local (about an hour for Ithaca). Next, it is not visited often, so it is people free (unless you come the day I bring students). And it is beautiful. You are also very likely to sink up to your waist on a regular basis as you navigate amongst the flora while walking on the sphagnum mosses. And among the moss are orchids (3 species), Pitcher plants (Sarracenia purpurea), Sundew (a few Drosera species), Leatherleaf (Chamaedaphne calyculata), Bog rosemary (Andromeda polifolia), and other bog-associated plants.
Before going, I had warned the students that they will likely get all mucked up and to bring a change of clothes for the ride home. And to go barefoot, or you are likely to lose your shoes.
I don’t know precisely why bogs hold such appeal to me, but they surely do.
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View from Rt 150, Cranberry Wilderness, WV. July 2

View from Rt 150, Cranberry Wilderness, WV. July 2, 2021

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