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Farmer Ants
May 20, 2025 These are seed pods and seeds of Wood Poppy. You might be able to see, if you look carefully, that each seed is wrapped with something that looks like a fuzzy white band. This is an elaiosome which is nutrient rich and attracts some ants. These ants are participating, along with the…
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Rich Yellow Blooms
April 13, 2025 Wood Poppy (Stylophorum diphyllum) in bloom right now. A marvelous plant native to the east and central United States and southwestern Ontario. Its rich yellow is a color that I adore. Stylophorum diphyllum has two common names, Wood Poppy and Celadine Poppy. I choose to use the name Wood Poppy since there…