WiseAcre Gardens

I went hunting for wild Cardinal Flowers and all I bagged today were mushrooms. Here are a couple of the many I found along the path through Stone Valley. I need to go back too. Either that or get a couple more memory sticks for my camera. It was a real field day for shooting mushrooms.

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I have more but you’ll just have to hold your fungus until I get around to posting them.

If any one can identify any I would appreciate it. I can’t tell a fungus from a mushroom. Guess it’s time i widened my horizions and bought a mushroom field guide. Now that I’ve gotten a couple photographs I’m hooked.

I caught these love bugs in the act on their honeymoon bed.

Doing the Boogie Woogie on the flat top of a Boneset flower cluster.

Eupatorium perfoliatum - Boneset

Often found with Joe-Pye-Weed in wet low ground. It’s not as common as the Joe-pye-weed in this area but large colonies are easily found.

During flu epidemics of the 19th and early 20th century Boneset was used as a treatment. Boneset leaf tea was used to induce sweating. It was considered effective at the time and research has suggested Boneset has nonspecific immune system stimulating properties.  In large doses boneset is a laxative and emetic.

Personally I think any one who reported being ‘cured’ was just sick of the side effects.

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