#cedarbog

[cedar-glade]

Poke Milkweed

Asclepias exaltata

another denizen of cedar bog ( a fen). Poke molkweed is deffinetly a crowd pleaser, associated with open woodlands and alkaline flat woods in general. where the other two associated woodland malk weeds are 4 leaf (dense shade generalist) and red ring tooth muelk weed( a species that is associated with open mixed mesophytic woods and semi acidic woods).

[cedar-glade]

Lance leaf Buckthorn,

Rhamnus lanceolata

Bring this plant back, make it common, make it known for fall interest, make it known for it’s benefits and scale and structure.

A show stopper, an under utilized native that can thrive in rocky conditions and specifically does well in alkaline hillsides, at one point Cincinnati Ohio was known for having this species in such high abundance that it was considered a weed species. I wish that was still the case, now Cincinnati is honey suckle and other suitable habitat is invasive buckthorn, privot, and autumn olive. This is a critical nectar species during transition from spring to summer, a bee and wasp magnet. Here we see it in alkaline uplifted marl and till located along risen sections of the black ash white cedar swamp woodland of cedar bog(a fen).

This species was also an incredible thicket island species critical to prairies and I never see it in restoration or recreation plots.

 https://indigescapes.com/blog/2019/7/25/the-myth-of-the-thicket-less-prairie

[cedar-glade]

Cedar bog( a fen): one marl flat sedge meadow opening with Thuja occidentalis prominent along brim with observable browse line height.

[resilienceredemptionresurrection]

Some majestic #oldgrowthtrees at #cedarbog near Urbana, OH https://www.instagram.com/p/CUX5rfbrX0jMd7j52i4C_smoBAvrOGDU26W0KA0/?utm_medium=tumblr