A trout lily by any other name...?
This early wildflower is also known as Faun lily, Adders Tongue, and Dogtooth violet, which is probably why botanists prefer the latin name Erythronium americanum. By any name, it was really popular with the bees and beetles at the Kalamazoo Nature Center yesterday afternoon.
Ghost forest at Silver Lake Dunes
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Perched on a plateau and rising more than 100 feet high above Silver Lake,
the heart of these dunes are totally devoid of any vegetation, even dune
grass.
13 hours ago