Saturday, April 24, 2010

Wildflowers of Ainsworth: Herb Robert

HerbRobert
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Actually I'm not 100% sure that's Herb Robert, but it's the closest match I could find in Newcomb's Wildflower Guide.

Herb Robert is a species of wild geranium. This one was growing on a damp and slippery slope in Deep River County Park. I found out how slippery a few minutes after I took this photo.

No one knows for sure how it got that name. As usual, it has others. My favorite is "old maid's nightcap."

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