Warner WetlandsWalk by Dr. Quentin Carpenter, Senior Lecturer in the Gaylord Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies at UW-Madison
by Marilyn Sallee
6/12/2011
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01Shelter 02Plaque 03Geese 04TourGroup 05BlueFlag
Warner Park Shelter Warner Memorial Park Dedication Plaque Canadian Geese and Goslings Tour Group of the Warner Park Wetlands by Dr. Quentin Carpenter, Senior Lecturer in the Gaylord Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies at UW-Madison. Blue Flag ( Iris versicolor)
06FoxSedge 07Burdock 08Bushclover 09GrassleafGoldenrod 10VaMtMint
Fox sedge (Carex vulpinoidea ) Burdock (Arctium species)a disturbance species. Round-Headed Bush Clover (Lespedeza capitata) Grass-Leaved Goldenrod (Euthamia graminifolia) Virginia Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum virginianum)
11Boneset 12BushClover 13BushClover2 14Smartweed 15SpikerushSedge
Boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum) Round-Headed Bush Clover (Lespedeza capitata) Round-Headed Bush Clover (Lespedeza capitata) Smartweed (Polygonaceae Family) Spikerush (Eleocharis sp.) One of numerous plants in the sedge (Cyperaceae) family.
16CrestedSedge 17WaterCommunity 18Lotus 19Bullrush 20Smartweed
Crested Sedge (Carex cristatella), also nicknamed Five-fruited sedge by Quentin Water community - tall bur reed with a "confetti" of tiny duckweed scattered on water surface, small pond lotus round pads in water and smartweed lining the shore. Pond Lotus pads (Nelumbo spp.) Softstem Bulrush (Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani (C.C. Gmel.) Palla), previously named Scirpus lacustris, Scirpus validus, Schoenoplectus validus, and Schoenoplectus lacustris. Smartweed (Polygonaceae Family)
21CreastedSedge 22Cattail 23Bulrush 24Bulrush 25Jewelweed
Crested Sedge (Carex cristatella), also nicknamed Five-fruited sedge by Quentin Cattail (Typha sp.) in center front forground with stubble from last year's growth. Spreads by rhizomes; leaves are flat. Bulrush in the sedge family (Cyperaceae) has a distinctly three-edged leaf. If it was an equilateral triangle, then Scirpus fluviatilus; if only had a keel, then Sparganium Softstem Bulrush (Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani (C.C. Gmel.) Palla), previously named Scirpus lacustris, Scirpus validus, Schoenoplectus validus, and Schoenoplectus lacustris. Jewelweed ( Impatiens capensis) will have bright orange flowers later in the summer. Note the duckweed floating on water)