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NEcology
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 19 ม.ค. 2022
Amateur botanist and film maker focusing on New England and Northeast plant life and ecology.
NEcology #69 - Mysterious Springtime Stringbarks
Kicking off 2024 with a weird plant I had never really heard of, from a family I had definitely never heard of! Dirca palustris - "Eastern Leatherwood" - is the sole representative of its family, Thymelaeaceae. A predominantly southern hemisphere family, they're known for their characteristic bark, fragrant flowers and toxic chemistry. Shaking the dust off with an odd one!
Plants of interest:
Dirca palustris - "Eastern Leatherwood"
Polystichum acrostichoides - "Christmas Fern"
Kalmia latifolia - "Mountain Laurel"
Tsuga candensis - "Eastern Hemlock"
Veratrum viride - "Green False Hellbore"
Panax trifolius - "Dwarf Ginseng"
Anemone hepatica - "Round-lobbed Hepatica"
Erythronium americanum - "Yellow Trout Lily"
Lindera benzoin - "Northern Spicebush"
Podophyllum peltatum - "Mayapple"
Plants of interest:
Dirca palustris - "Eastern Leatherwood"
Polystichum acrostichoides - "Christmas Fern"
Kalmia latifolia - "Mountain Laurel"
Tsuga candensis - "Eastern Hemlock"
Veratrum viride - "Green False Hellbore"
Panax trifolius - "Dwarf Ginseng"
Anemone hepatica - "Round-lobbed Hepatica"
Erythronium americanum - "Yellow Trout Lily"
Lindera benzoin - "Northern Spicebush"
Podophyllum peltatum - "Mayapple"
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NEcology #68 - Maintaining and Amending Conservation Areas
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Conservation lands are not simply "left alone" and land turned lose over to nature rarely grows back healthy on its own. A sad, simple fact of centuries of European influence on the North American continent have left the land sick through the introduction of invasive species, invasive pathogens, and poor land management - often directly at odds with the natural succession of native species. Tod...
NEcology #67 - Inhabitants of Wooded Pondshores
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Wetlands are a fascinating place to look for some of the Northeast's most interesting plants. Even at the end of the season, many fascinating inhabitants still make their home along mucky, wooded pond shores! Plants of interest: Chelone glabra - "White Turtlehead" Laportea canadensis - "Canadian Wood Nettle" Bidens cernua - "Nodding Beggarticks" Goodyera tesselata - "Checkered Rattlesnake Plant...
NEcology #66 - Late Summer Jewels
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Just because forest ephemerals have long since withered and the leaves on the trees and leathery and nearly ready to change color, doesn't mean there aren't still magnificent blooms awaiting tired eyes. Spiranthes and many species of Gentian are late Summer and early Fall specialists! Excuse a few rants and my misplaced confidence, there is plenty of eye candy to be seen! Species of interest: S...
NEcology #65 - The Strangest Little Orchid There Ever Was
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Typically, when we think of Orchids, even our temperate New England species, we imagine bright, vibrant blooms that draw the attention of human and pollinator alike. Blooming on warm, late spring and summer days, these frequently eye-catching species have enamored onlookers for millennia. But not all Orchids produce showy flowers and some, like Corallorhiza odontorhiza, the "Fall Coral Root" ar...
NEcology #64 - Botanizing Beneath a Dam?
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What can I say? I got curious! In my travels along the Connecticut River I happened across a dam with a nice walkway down to the base of it and found an interesting mix of plants like like rocky outcrops and soggy muddy bodies of water, so naturally, I had to do a quick and sloppy video. Plants of interest: Spiranthes incurva - "Sphinx Ladies' Tresses" Mimulus alatus - "Allegheny Monkeyflower" ...
NEcology #63 - Late Summer in the Northern Whites
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September is as much a part of Summer as it is Fall in my opinion. It brings some of the nicest weather we experience in the region as well as a flush of vibrant late-season bloomers. One last hurrah before the changing leaves take over as the predominant botanic interest. Plants of interest: Eutrochium maculatum - "Spotted Joe-Pye Weed" Solidago bicolor - "Silverrod" Symphyotrichum puniceum - ...
NEcology Plant Spotlight - Witch Hazel
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Halloween is a time year associated with fall foliage, but not really flowers. As the woodlands of the northeast begin their slow march to winter hibernation, one oddity only just begins to bloom for the year. Hamamelis virginiana the "American Witch Hazel" is the only plant of its kind in New England! With a mystique all its own and a fascinating anthropological history, I hope you become enra...
NEcology #62 - A Blaze of Glory
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Here in New England, summer often goes out in a blaze of glory. While many of our springtime ephemerals steal the show and May is considered "peak wildflower season" many Asters are still going strong - if not just beginning to bloom in August and on into the fall. Liatris novae-angliae the "New England Blazing Star" is certainly among the crown jewels to found heading into Autumn! Plants of in...
NEcology #61 - The Search for a Secluded Solidago
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My sincere thanks to people who watch these videos. During the filming of this video, and the handful filmed prior I was going through a rough patch and I feel as though the quality of the videos suffered as a result. Solidago leiocarpa is one of many fascinating plants endemic, nearly endemic or disjunct on the highest peaks of the northeast. However, that was not what brought me up to Mt Wash...
NEcology #60 - Stunning Spiranthes Spirals
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I apologize again for the camera work, this was shot the same day as my previous video and I was still tripod-less! Spiranthes is one of the most species-rich genera of Orchid in the Northeast. Beautiful and fragrant, it just so happens that i was given the location where three species bloom in unison! Plants of interest: Spiranthes lacera - "Slender Ladies' Tresses" Spiranthes tuberosa - "Smal...
NEcology #59 - Rare and Disjunct Denizens of the Coastal Plain Ponds
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NEcology #59 - Rare and Disjunct Denizens of the Coastal Plain Ponds
NEcology #58 - Exploring an Interior Sandplain
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NEcology #58 - Exploring an Interior Sandplain
NEcology Plant Spotlight - Swamp Rose Mallow
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NEcology Plant Spotlight - Swamp Rose Mallow
NEcology #57 - The Fabulous Forms of Fabaceae
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NEcology #57 - The Fabulous Forms of Fabaceae
NEcology #56 - On the Peculiar Pollination of Platanthera
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NEcology #56 - On the Peculiar Pollination of Platanthera
NEcology #55 - The Most Illusive Orchid in the East?
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NEcology #55 - The Most Illusive Orchid in the East?
NEcology #54 - Exploring the Urban Wild Pt. 2
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NEcology #54 - Exploring the Urban Wild Pt. 2
NEcology #53 - Exploring the Urban Wild Pt. 1
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NEcology #53 - Exploring the Urban Wild Pt. 1
NEcology Plant Spotlight - Ghost Pipe
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NEcology Plant Spotlight - Ghost Pipe
NEcology #52 - A Date With the "Great Laurel"
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NEcology #52 - A Date With the "Great Laurel"
NExtras - Roadside Botany in tha' NEK!
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NExtras - Roadside Botany in tha' NEK!
NEcology #51 - The Unique Geology, History and Plant Communities of Mt. Pisgah
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NEcology #51 - The Unique Geology, History and Plant Communities of Mt. Pisgah
NEcology #50 - Plumbing the Depths of an "Ancient" Conifer Swamp
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NEcology #50 - Plumbing the Depths of an "Ancient" Conifer Swamp
NEcology Plant Spotlight - Common Milkweed
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NEcology Plant Spotlight - Common Milkweed
NEcology #49 - Flowers Disguised as Fungi, Fungi Disguised as Flowers
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NEcology #49 - Flowers Disguised as Fungi, Fungi Disguised as Flowers
NEcology #48 - Imperiled Inhabitants of New England's Forests
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NEcology #48 - Imperiled Inhabitants of New England's Forests
NEcology #47 - Unusual Entities on Limestone Microsites
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NEcology #47 - Unusual Entities on Limestone Microsites
NEcology #46 - Cranberry Bogs and the Ericaceae Empire
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NEcology #46 - Cranberry Bogs and the Ericaceae Empire
NEcology #45 - Growing Frond of Ferns
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NEcology #45 - Growing Frond of Ferns
5:00 Utricularia has no root. Those are modified leaves.
It is his not yours😂
I appreciate your videos that show things in real context instead of isolated in a guide (as much as I love the photos in the guides!) I am learning to identify the plants around NE and you are very helpful!
Thank you for the kind comment!
The vernalis has been popping up all over my yard. I finally looked it up and now im here!
You must be down south 😀 I have a friend in Georgia who's blessed to have it on their property as well
@NEcology yes sir panhandle. I went out there plucked up two thinking they were some sort of weed but as i looked at it i searched what it was. And now i let them be they are beautiful
Cool walk and fungi,ty.
Great. Thanks for posting! 😎
Great finds: I think that the smallest flowers are always the most interesting! 👍
You took a lot of footage last year, I'm jealous! Bet you're out there already capturing those spring ephemerals. Best of luck
Oh yes! I've got some interesting things already in my queue, this was one of the last days filming in 2023.
Also subbed from Reddit and enjoying this video as a first introduction to your content 🌻 definitely keep at it 🤗 I love this style of botany discussion - it’s very comfy
Good shit. Subbed from Reddit.
Where did you source the seeds?
Carnivorous Plant Nursery has them available online. I actually harvested mine with permission from private property. Be aware the legality of that may vary from state to state (or province in Canada). Generally, this is not harmful if collected properly and in moderation.
I wonder if the climate changes will they change their growth habits? 😊
Nice orchids, I hadn't heard of these before. Orchids and fungi, always an interesting relationship. Of love and hatred at the same time! Fungi can be the life taker or life bearer to this family of plants! Thank you for the video!
I've been absolutely devouring Joey's content recently so finding your channel has been a nice little treat, I really wish there were more channels like yours and Joey's, I've only got into this stuff recently though so I might be missing some stuff, if you have any recommendations I'd very much appreciate it, anyways keep it up bro!
Hey happy you're enjoying the content and getting into botany! New England Forests is a great channel that covers a lot of New England botany, its not as "unhinged" as what I and especially what Joey does, but they have a lot of good info. I hope more people from all over start documenting the nature right outside their front door.
Thanks bro! I'll for sure make some videos like yalls once I have enough knowledge on the subject, seems really fun.
Sugoi!
big purple bastard .. lol. no cheese? did you demand a refund?
They weren't charging, but I was still bummed!
i live in northeast Minnesota,,the orchard,,day liyy,we call trillium here is what that looks like,,,they start white and go purple.
Nice! Thanks for the video!
Excellent trekking and botany. Good camera resolution and color balance, but could you improve the focus changes?
I appreciate the feedback. Yes, I'm rather new to DSLR photography and many of the shots I got are quite sloppy. I'm hoping to add a proper lens (105mm) and be more disciplined about using my tripod this year as some of my captures from last year weren't even usable.
Veratrum viride! very scary phytochemistry... i have seen an older field guide mention how it's dangerous to handle those leaves too much because the alkaloids in it are easily absorbed through the skin. i think V. virides contains steroidal alkaloids if i recall. so extremely poisonous, just like true helleborus. awesome wildflower nonetheless, wish i had some growing where i live.
I think its an underrated plant here in New England, near Boston it even grows in ditches along the roadside! Not sure where you're watching from, but I know there are quite a few species of Veratrum native to temperate and sub-arctic regions of the northern hemisphere. I appreciate the comment!
great video. it is nice to know which plants are potentially good for a home garden. I'm slowly replacing my lawn with native plants, and always like hearing new ideas.
Glad to hear! In the future, Id love to do a series on establishing and maintaining native gardens. New England is one of the very few regions were great resources are readily available to do it.
just discovered you channel, and I love the info I get from your videos. please keep it up!
Thank you!
Taught me something
That liatrus is a money shot uh?
Absolutely, one of my favorites! I have a very in-depth video about it coming out soon.
You did a great job filming enough videos to keep putting out throughout the winter. It's helped me continue to look forward to spring and summer!
Thanks! I would never be able to keep up with editing all the footage in real time, its a happy accident I have all winter to catch up on editing!
thankyou for beautiful videos showing us the wonders of nature from uk granny
Thank you so much for sharing! This is a fantastic video on this plant!
Thanks for the kind words!
I love this content but your camera work could use some work
Happy you enjoy the content! I have a few plans for shooting this year that will hopefully keep the camera stable, it's definitely distracting.
@@NEcology that sounds great
morning from east coast uk 5;51 am
Very nice once again: thanks!
thankyou just beautiful uk granny east coast Withernsea nice small seaside town
Senior in highschool going into conservation science next year, never stop making these, this documentation is exactly what the world needs. Hope to make this type of content about Texas fungi one day
I really appreciate that! Best of luck in your studies. The more people talking about and engaging with nature, the better!
Starting here at the beginning, can’t wait to dive into these
I appreciate the dedication! The first batch are a bit rough, but I'm very happy with everything more recent!
I knew it was hopniss from the thumbnail, so gorgeous!
morning from yorkshire (UK ) granny, 5;25 am here light drizzle rain just going to get cup tea and sit watch the rest thankyou for your post nature is beautifuj i have old border collie,, a baby hamster and 4 cute funny pet girl mice with me 14/7 in very large see through house,, with toys , good food
We have a couple of Platantheras in Britain, sadly I've never come across one. I love the Pyrolas, but ditto! Thanks for posting!
Love it! Really interesting variety of plants, I thought that was a member of Spiranthes when I first saw the white unicorn root flower
It does share quite a few similarities! I'll actually have a video out about Spiranthes in the near future.
Another fascinating video, thanks for posting!
I was very excited to make this one!
love nature from uk granny im house bound so love to see the videos
how are the swamps up there in Coos county?!
Some of the best! This one is at a particularly high altitude which benefits a lot of the conifer species. A bit farther south, Pondicherry WMA has a few really nice swamps and bogs to explore (the location in this video was all swamp, no open areas). Aroostook county in Maine may be the best place to go looking for this habitat type, though.
Cant wait to check them out, my kettle pond and "swamp apprenticeship" occurred in Eastern Connecticut. The most fascinating of ecosystems@@NEcology
The music was causing a headache.
I found these in the woods by my old house
The ghost pipe, in all its colors, are reasonably common ( spend a lot of time in the forest so my idea of “common” might be skewed) in the Pacific Northwest. There’s a large bed on a very popular trail outside Bellingham Wa. It’s been there unmolested for years. Nice that know no one has been messing with it for questionable medical experiments. The red pine sap is abundant in the The Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, at certain elevations there seems to be a representative every 40 feet of trail. I’ve also seen a red and white striped one in Oregon that others called “ candy pipe” but I can’t find online. Be patient if I misspoke, not a botanist
I'd love to spend time on the west coast, you guys have some very cool Monotrope genera we don't have like Hemitomes and Sarcodes. As for the "candy pipe" one, that sounds like Allotropa virgata, which is one of the rarest of all Monotropes! Very cool.
@@NEcology thanks, and yes it was the allotrope. Keep up the good work.
Wow, surprised the algorithm actually served up something good. Definitely checking out the rest of these videos.
Thanks for the kind words!
Wasn't this thing in Elden Ring?
yeah I noticed them a few years back I thought it was a fungus but I watched a youtube video about it
Thank you. Great stuff New englander in exhile Left coast. Never been on Merrimack. Keep it up. LOVE the bog swamp videos
Ive used this for pains(generally migraines) b4. Works fantastic, but its one those things that you wanna be careful with homeopathically. Was by natives both medically and ceremonially for a long time. Its neat stuff. I can vouch for its semi common appearance in new england. Its certainly not rare, but is un common, but if u have even a basic idea of when/where it lives, its very easy to find here. At work a few years agao we had 2 weird plants pop up (1 in open field, 1 on edge of tree line) that grew for 2 seasons then died. We still havent figured out what they were. They started small and vinelike, sorta like morning glory, but quickly morphed to a single thick green stemed loosely foliaged wide space "branches" type of "shrub" with a deep purple almost black at the nodes and crotch areas. They grew to about 3ft maybe 4 that first year, then to about 5 or so b4 dying, they flowered a purple flower with slashes of white, again akin to morning glory. It was yeats ago so i cant remeber if it was the flower buds or the seed pods but they were about the size of walnuts, but looked like tiny striped watermelon. At the crotch nodes where the "watermelons" grew from there were a couple 2inch or so semi rigid spikes. There were other things of note but thats what i remeber most vividly. We tried to sorta protect em from the land developing around them as we tried to find out what they were. They resembled morning glory in many aspects but werent viney/sending runners like glory, and were much more "stemmy" and contained like a small sapling may be. The watermelon pods reminded me of that common vine you find climing dead trees that shoot out spikey pods....just not spikey. Im much more familiar with fungi than leafed botanty so it was interesting to me.....love my nature hikes while shed hunting, exercising, or scouting out new hunting grounds.
Great!!
I always assumed an aclorophyllous plant that feeds off microrhyzzae like ghost pike would need a really weird or unique biochemistry. I guess that doesn't really make sense though it probably has mostly the same needs for plant chemicals as other flowers i suppose. great video as always the photos and editing is really good
This is something I wish I could speak to a bit more. I have a couple biochemistry texts I plan on reading in the near future, so maybe I'll be able to comment more on the "internal workings." I can tell you that achlorophyllous parasites have evolved quite a few times in unrelated families. Even here in New England we have Conopholis americana, Epifagus virginiana, even a couple parasitic Orchids like Corallorhiza maculata!