News

12 Pages·1996·3.5 MB·English

by  Indiana Native Plant and Wildflower Society

VoIuimIQ NmiibatS
%' Paid Mmmtimd-
Mslf hm. near* Albapf, bfew jfpfi* bis leeit drlsie
fftdiietioftg, OTiiafl*
«#epst|imeari©aiiy^cp:g+lo^aid^i.psw^^flai:S4,
and ditches. It is estimiiied. that less thanten ardas
Myq pppulatkmsiargeienpugh for i«&£-t<m.y#bitify.
One site is tiiejndmna Dunes Matiotipl LakeshoiCy
I’-lMttk i#i ilteii^clsi of where hundreds of the butterflies md (fte lypitfes $tih
mature, Rldhts rely Ori Animals for pplKnagion, ;sc£rf exist in pristine hfibitat.
drspersat^apd^ee# genninatidp. Amm.&lsrely on
Where do the ants oopio inMl was recently} discov¬
plants for f\i$ie.naacet shelter and sNde^'The^^dcpen-
er# that Itrt stf ■ of Wsfim ll«#i |a©i*^ ijEiedspf ^br
wd n«t:weifkno^n? apd 1 fee!' lie following
^■eef substance, wfeteh & tpheh prize# by
il||§§|i'ftilp& Ikfjtpf fy*.
therms. In‘“tending the; larvae to collect
the n££iat,4)e ants.n^y^MirccIly'oriodi-
stmall "wi|i|^-d|sii:|i®ei Mfwiber of fim- c«cfly;r be‘helping to protect 4hein tab
.|egt|me!?ai|Hly,?^tnid;from Minn&som tot .predator. file complete foie'fjlayertlw
ffeW'lf4iripshire,^dmhf€> Florida and "tie ahts iii lan^pstifYfvll.Is not knowft, tfs
X* uif b £ Mciieo .it prefers -.the "well *s iMrt iamaliO-biep iwitaices,bf tie ■
drained*j£ah$y &ii$fojNKjn&, sand
‘prairie^ o% s&y?pba& and\pB|e bar-
JreQs. Itf&jdiaDa^is fopii# largely m
'approacfsd.a ffe|i?ie#p|ice. In'addition tp,
■fheiSify lit# ffttpiilfhi ipeifj ^iitr
D^..scibpsftsti(;u'Qiv'ers!ty:,;rek^hejs abdhas
^eat^retpopnkt!#^ dtro&ghdubotfer parlfof northern
RpbettDiiig, |ehr$tiuey.'"Catherine 0k§ef,bnd
'am!'i£cJitral;t0(jiima> The flower 'grow about knee-high,
Of #W& iJsim am IpTOtigiiini yipioas s#t|e ^rob-
t1n#’ha^;ftuttnlhg hiii€ flowers (©CeasioTi&fl y \vhite or
or.early June, and sporadically Lopii^bprifetieil^tittegs t
Ihkppg^tit bUfly stimiher* fie pinwjieel-shepc# leaves am
wp&aQy 1ia1r3f;|itong'^ie. margins-After a' light' rain or heavy
/ ns/de
& A:
4f w, ytet froghis bf #&tff lnppe#%f the -ha#* 'sprl#; and"
jgye the|#l§^' of a*ris|£ of whforj Jewish;
PrmkiiBfi-$ /(((feysssasg^ _
'C?te%i!!ars of fhq fid^ally-epdangered Era® lln^ktiteriy
2jfm0€s^m0$$® rnmmiim fpd'oiiy on wild iupiitprii the, ^ m Urm&^oM W!0idWBf^,^;4
fNPA0$GQmmffBmnis^^^
past, pppukdbns of the butterflies in the thousands existed' at
$om4!?iies. Bar with habitat destruction, £bppr£s&ion of itatur*
#i‘fice$;iMd %,ih^se#^feii5- 4ml® iplftii IqmmMmm- Qmml§hf^(mM^r0 tg 0m Gm$&
''Coming 04iBffm ...
iiont dielapifei bpfp ^iin.ed Afld'ttfe fopaladbpliave
jpfetadp fyfilkmm.L
become fragigfetited..
ffm hr ifa&Picking, «*-• ftfe.'gjqms <aFBumrm^^_ID
Mm
fedM Blfti- p^Adifcmi. ieefiithd rAgidljr ip ffe !a&3Q"
0f0a$piff0 Tpc^rflqi
ybpfi/llte Ontario jSt^a&nMs Immfm mmmi lSe#nev
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Lt^/nescontinued from page i
lem, and h is hoped the butterfly can be saved froth extinc¬
tion. But is it already too late? Kamcr Blues are still mysteri¬
ously declining, even on sites with large numbers of lupines.
Youf help is needed 1 If you would like to try raising wild
lupines In your garden* under a ranjge of conditions, i have
available some seed from commercial restoration companies.
The seed is nof from Indiana, but the flowers are a native
species, ,t
Volunteer fof JCarner Blue or wild lupine counts. Limit your
use of herbicides and pesticides, Butterfties are k tonus for
gardeners, but the less-visible eatirfpilem ift-ofren blamed,
for plant damage. Perhaps the caterpillars eating yow phlox
are available at the following retail
are actually swallowtail larvae. I like to accept the bonus of
outlets in the Indianapolis area:
bees, butterflies and hummingbirds In eieiaftge for ihp
chewed leaves;‘leafmiirers, and other "imperfections” of my
plants. » Allisoaville Nursery, Fishers
For further information, call
• AltetrFp,, Carmel
mpi Paul Hammond at 317-495-6467,
* Country flartooiiy, Browusburg
or write to Mm at 5*$*
Sfr m 1% Young Grad House * Edgewcpid- Feed and Seed
West Lafayette, IN 47906.
• Fisher's 'Do4t-Oenter
Hamnroml is a graduate student at Purdue University. The * Habigfi on North College
information in this article is from personal experience and
A * Rifa*s Backyard, Fishers
“Kartier Blue Butterfly: Symbol of a Vanishing
.Landscape, ” published by the University of Minnesota Press. • Sundown Gardens, Carmel
Drayfptg of KmmrMm Butterfly by Chris Carlson, a char-
Please mil dm of these fine retail
terJfiPftWS tmmherandfbnnerediior of this newsletter. She
establishments today!
is & free-lance Writer and illustrator whose Broad Ripple
{Indiahapolis) business. Creative Ink, provides d variety.of
publications serviem
Indiana Native Hunt and Wildflower Society Newsletter
Submission of articles
©Copyright 1996
for the newslctter is supplied fey Society members and others
Published t|ua?terfy by the Indiana Native Plant and Wilddov&f Society femeiiwis.
interested in sharing information about Indiana native plants. Articles or
dtipmgs should he sent to the Editor, Dan Anderson, 7412 Graham Road,
The Mission of the Indiana Native Plant and Wildflower Society
toilan^olif, JN 46250,
is m promote the appreciation, preservation, conservation, mtikatitmamt
scientific sntdyof the flora native to Indiana and to educate the public atom
(he values, beauty, diversity and environmental importance qf indigenous Committee Chains
vegetation. Annual Meeting Bill Brink [phone]
Auction Lynn Jenkins [phone]
Officers 1996-1997
Communications Hilary Cox [phone]
President Carolyn Harstad 317) 257-9452
Fundraising Bernadette Traeger [phone]
Vice President Kevin Tungosvick [317} 354-2775
Governance Janice GUmn-Lacy [phone]
CBoecrroemspinogn dSinegcr Seteacrrye tary BGielc Dkya nDieollsa n [331177)) 295410--79344133 (w) HHiosstpoirtiaalnit y RKaattrai nRau Vtloeldlmgee r , ’ 1(881727)) 798848--20902673
Treasurer t Jean Vietor [317) 823-1542 Membership Ruth Ann Ingraham [phone]
Native Plant Education Sue Nord [phone]
Newsletter Committee- Native Plant Rescue Ted Harris [phone]
Editor Dan AnderSon pi 7} 849-3105 Don Miller [phone]
Co-Editor/Design/Layout Anne Wilson 1812)342-6838 Newsletter Dan Anderson [phone]
Technical Editor Gil Daniels [phone] Progiams/Field Trips Kevin Tungesvlck [phone]
Mailing Ruth Arm Ingraham [phone] Publications Arme Wilson [phone]
Contributing Editors BIS! Brink, [phone] Publicity Margo Jaqua (317) 253*4367
Becky Dolan pi 7} 940-9413 (w) Speakers Bureau Colletta KoSiba [phone]
Carolyn Harstad (317) .287-9452
Sue Nord [phone] Munde chapter KetfnTu^^^^
Barb Kaczofowski [phone] Past President Jeffrey Maddox [phone]
2 • Indiana Native Flint and Wildflower Society. News • May 1996
Message
President^
by Carolyn Harstad
A
new INPAWS member wrote to, Minneapolis. I spoke with the Indianapolis selling for $400,000
me last month questioning whyT forester there about Minnesota’s tree each!) Developers may gain an edge
would include, as part of my dream preservation guidelines and learned over competitors by preserving trees,
for Indiana (see the President's that developers are required to hire a working with foe lay of the land, and
Message in the March issiie of this forester or a landscape, architect to even preserving wildfiowefs,
newsletter) kglslationrrcqmring inventory existing trees and tag desir¬ I
developers, builders, and landscapers able specimens (six inches or more in n a recent:conservation lecture1* 1
to-preserve a given number of native diameter at breast height). learned foal the highest inddepoe
trees. By tradition, Americans chafe Undesirable, short-lived, “trash” of point soilrcrosion is where there is
at regulations limiting freedom of trees are marked for removal. Plastic development We ire losing soil, as
action* but there are instances when fencing is placed at the drip lines of well as wildlife .habitat si an unbe¬
regulations ate necessary and desir¬ specimen trees and around groups of lievable rate. We -carTi always take
able. I would like to explain why I trees. Developers are required to post the easiest and the’cheapest routes.
think this kind of legislation should bonds of $1000 per building lot For a tree to reach a'height of 40 to
be considered. Building inspectors check sites, -regu¬ dO feet and higher- tales many
I larly to ensure tbit caistraction is tip decades. Hrat same tree can be- felled
am constantly amazed and dis¬ to code, that tagged specimen trees in less than one hour. Saving existing
mayed lo see builders and develop¬ arc beid| p«jt^te4*tiid: iMt no specimen trees does not preclude
ers bulldoze and dear wooded areas heavy(equfoment Is driven: within the planting other trees or executing per¬
in totelfosrcg&rfoibr the land. Within drip line area competing: the soil. It sonal landscape plans.
the .last,.ten. days I witnessed the b illegal to put Fill dirt within foe
clearing; if two huge tracts of land in ’fenced areas. Obviously the configu¬ A Ido Leopold stated, “Hie real
pteparaiofi for develtfoment Grant ration of the land and foe building substance Of conservation lies not
bnlldozeif. gfoansi :ani clanked as plan sometimes make it impossible to in foe physical projects of the gov¬
they tei^foeir way across the save a given tree ’For each tree thus ernment but in foe mental processes
newly den lifted landscapes. As work destroyed, the property owner is, of its citizens.'’ Unfortunately, we
progressed, pifesttf stumps, logs and required to plant two baited and know that things don’t usually Work
branches grew dong the sides of she burlapped trees of at least three inch¬ from the top down. That is why I
properties, waiting !p be. carted off to es ip diameter. Mteve that we heed to take our
the dump, Thisus the way the majori¬ W INPAWS mtisioh statement seriously
ty of development takes place e arc responsible for the,health ,, * 'lo promote the appreciation,
because it is allegedly “too much of our planet, and for preserving, prmm&ii&n, conservation, utilita-
trouble, too costly f too Jabot inten¬ and protecting our natural resources. imm and scientific study of the flam
sive/' etc. to tag existing (trees of a Existing'trees are part of our natural mitm to Indiana pnd to educate the
certain trunk diameter, to protect resources. Trees are esthetically puMk ah am 'the values, beautyf
roots from soil compaction by roping pleasing, providing shade and protect diversify and environmental impor¬
off areas,* or to plan around existing don, reducing costs, for air condition- tance of indigenous Vegetation. ”
trees. It takes time to take foeiC pre¬ Jpg, and-for heating. Newly built sub¬
cautions and lime is, money Granted, divisions in Lakeville, Minnesota* IT Jo have the power to make
it is unfair to lump all builders1 usd “hive character” even while they arc it chahges, but we must communi¬
developers into this category. Some befo| developed. They do not resem¬ cate, cooperate, and work together to
do all in their power to preserve the ble foe “nude, plucked chicken” look make a difference in foe lives of pre¬
integrity of the land, but this group Is of foe typical development. Homes sent and future generations of
small on wooded lots command higher Hoosicrs.
M prices than those on lots with only a
y daughter and her husband token tree, (Several INPAWS mem¬
recently built a home in bers recently conducted a wild (lower
Lakeville, Minnesota, a suburb of plant rescue on wooded lots in
May1996 • Indiana Native Plant and Wiltiflomt Society Hews • 3
an
by Sue Nard
Tie Rirspm.pifsiilal pipfe toc^eipff (hytkmm- mik hiafs ts likely la feature the flower, the problem with
mrid) is widely distributed in gardens of the northern f fii® plait li,ito|. with. nonaa!. ginta me, ## how i# it tfm
United States* and has escaped Iron mmy- of tlicse gardens :iispaiiM dlfctihfto ftai mWtMm&m&I
to fctoftte Mtttpltirf- it Welt It# #o*y Mge®® hleenfl
Tie isiscM tor is naavallihilitf Is ffrafl Moriing to
are visihle from A great distance. However* the
the’In® «aiasMips weed eocfcs* Na person may
plant*# fegf.y strategy** is described m a not sell, offer for sale, give away* plant, or
Mlowfsota’Oep^tiieiit of Mattiral otherwise dlsttlbuto purple .taogpgfrifr
Resources hroetore, The weedy * *. (Lyikftim. salmmrm f ■ seed# or ptents to:
tendencies >of purple ioososirife Indiana.* The same code prohibits
M&mm gjsparent in wili, web the growing of two other plant
laid sitmiass* tte scdtiip& ©iiaia fMilj© aad
conditions Ire tight, a smalt mttltifferg rose,
IsdlaMd grspp jrf fepsei*
‘them; are eieipifofi# to te
tclfe flams cat spread unit
code. Cor horticultural, vari¬
c«f a marsh in ©ily
eties of loosestrife demon-
oae frdwipg'seaion./*
'**Aoi to M m tfasifts
iisld^ |fei papaga*
fits wmkmxfymV* iTiift
Itoto -lie woody
■ arc several cultivars which
a |
j | might fit into this category.
deal© ipitp itiattpg adirti #.
I ■The most popular are part of
plants difficult to pull. If
-iit Motlsi. hybrid .ferfes'
the ©gtiim 'iwt i# .not iiteti* ■*
$ Tf® Mortflti Agrfcuftofe
It will reiprolt, If plants, as®
Jfesesrelx Itaio® In Canada,.
mowed*: tie steiirpteees-wifi %
# These ire- reportst mAm pdlfem
aettiilf seii out new root#*
t fie© mni li fact* If
owntmlly :tecom&,anchwii:, mad
" is kiowti: tfisiiiiiy are mostly tmale
ftm new eolorites/*"
.itorli,: and: oial»;>ih^i^P|I3toatpi- by m,.
Why is the proliferation of purple loose¬ be© making the rounds of all nearby Lythrnm,
strife a pahteiii? Plrsfl the pteat '^gpsisive*' Ym pay find ilieii ewltlviii legally flarisile
|y crowds out’1 native vegetation in wet¬ la Mlana, hut pitfitps■ ysti could forest
lands stii *% of no- value for wildli fe ffese- plan:!# for soffietliitf .|iat is not &
Itself fee ■axampte*. sciigtetflis do not safe thiiat to pBr-cififOiipsti,
tm©:. of fit smalt laid seed, Mssfcrifs tofiife
cattails to, build their homes, and they .S'ue Nord;-a charter member of IN PAWS, is a horticultur¬
ist and gardeimr at the Indianapolis Mxi.se urn of Aft,
show preference for cattails over purple
mtk a BS frotti Delaware Valley .College and an
loosestrife for food. Waterfowl, especially ducks, shun
MS from Ohio Stater She claims her home gar¬
wetlands that have become dominated by loosestrife. In
den is a disaster because she spends all her
addition, overall waterfowl production is decreased as habi¬
time at IMA
tat is eliminated. Finally, the plain's growth is generally too
compact to offer cover, and cover may be as crucial to
wildlife as is food/'
This article or* loosestrife is the second In a,series featuring
Perhaps you have noticed that purple loosestrife has not been exotic Invasfves. ^See story on garlic mustard In the Niaroh
offered for sale in reputable garden centers and in catalogs in 1996 issue). If you have a tried-and-hue method of eradidat*
recent year#. The perennial had tong feces a staple in garden Ing tbMO ipd oilier pest plants .such as honeysp^le mM mid*-
design because of. its- attractive fort®.* ease of caltivaiiott, and fjfforn rose, send it to .the editor, Dan Anderson, 7412 Graham
tong blooming period, Any gardening hook devoted' to peren* Hoad, indanspois, tfei 4S250. Wf,mil share ypurl^hragyes
m future issues of this newsletter;
4 * IncfBm MaSK ^niMdWUomrSodefytJm • May 1996
INPAWS Coming Events
Saturday, June 8 Sunday, July 14
Shades State Park, 1PM* Fern: jderttlieatiort hike Joint program with Oakhurst Chapter,. Minnetrista
led by Mike Homoya. Good physical condition is Center, Muncie, 1 PM, Slide* presentation and
a must, as climbing and scrambling will be walking tour of Oakhurst Gardens, with focus on
required! the composite family of native plants.
Saturday and Sunday, August 3and 4
m&nmwiMom
Purdue extension service
.
Overnight trip to the Indiana Dunes area
A
We have rented a bus which willdepart at SR 31 L,
8
8 AM from the a / ^h«l.
Purdue Extension Service T \
H
9245 N. Meridian Street, Indianapolis Horn1
mm
Meridian
(&h/3rd Bank Building)
Street, .^Street
We ask that all coming from south or central >. .
Indiana ride the bus due to extremely limited- part-
jog at most of the locations we will visit If yiu are
from the north, and* would like to meet us there, oath Purdue parking
Kevin Tungesvick toJnake arrangements. Extension vi. ^
Service :
Reservations for the Busmustbe made ty 91st
Saturday Jmm f4 Bps *s&amg /# fitpfkd to 4$. xYhe Street
t
fee of $45 includes round-trip bus fere, a buffet din¬
ner at the Indiana Dur\es Hotel on Saturday
evening, md smells pr\ the bus. Please call
Kevin Tuhgesvick * 317j54-2775.
*We have also reserved a block of rooms at the
(No refunii ^fter Jme 30 unless there is- a waiting’list.)
Indiana Dunes Hotel,
Call 219-762-5546
See page B for more information about this trip •
*
to" reserve yoor room by June ,30.
On Saturday, August 3, Gerouid Wilhelm, co¬ On Sunday, August 4, Noel Pavlpvic, Plant
author ot Plants of the Chicago Region, will lead Ecologist witli -rhe Nati-pnbl Biological Service,
. us through the following sitfes: will interpret I he following sites:
Bieseker P/airte, a rolling mesic^ prairie full of
Dunes and wetlands near .Cowles Bog in Dunes
colorful composites; 1 National bakishore;
Hoosier Prairie, a large eomplex'of prairie, oak
Pin hook Bog, the finest sphagnum bog in
, savanna, and wetlands;
Indiana, featuring carnivorous plants and
Gibson Woods, a diverse example of dune .and orange fringed ofchlds.
swale topography.
Saturday, September 14
Saturday, November 9
Auction and sale of native plants, Holliday Annual Meeting
House, Holliday Park, Indianapolis
Saturday, December 7
* PleaBenote time change to ll AM
Annual Christmas Party, 7 PM,
Saturday, October 19
Carolyn and Peter Harstad’s
Fall foliage and tree identification, 2 PM, Hoosier
National Forest, Jackson County, hike led by
Chip Weber
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Indiana Conservation Afield, a new quarterly The MariohtCoiinty 4-H WWflhTHfr Reject
magazi ne/of Indiana conservation1 officers and the outdoor- has been expanded to two years/and a thud will be devel-
miudedpublic, will begin appearing in sporting goods out* oped later in the year. Member Teresa from
lets; marinas, gun shops, and bait and tactile fetai!ers,5ome~ Vincennes, is trying to start one in Knox County . Let’s make
time in late spring. It will feature outdoor recreation and help this a statewide project, and get our exhibits in the State Fair.
promote the prudent use of natural resources while enjoying Dan Anderson or Sue Nord will be glad to send a packet of
the out-of-doors. There will fee articles1 on punting, fishing, information which has been developed m far.
wild edible foods, outdoor photography, boating* camping,
Dan • 317-849-3105 Sim* 317-782-0763
and many other outdoor, activities, «
Well-known, outdoor writer Jack Spaulding hat been chosen
as editor of the new publication- Although ndfan The INPAWS Speakers Bureau has been
INPAWS member yet, his daughter is, and through her he active the last few months, reports Colletta Kosiba, Speakers
became familiar with our publication, and requested a column Bureau Chairperson. Hilary Cox gave a talk on native plants
on edible plants to he a feature of 4he new magazine. at the Hendricks &©oofy*Iyfagter Gardeners Lawn and Garden
For those wishing to receive Indiana Conservation Afifld at ’Show. David*HiekS'.offered- a similar talk ie the Limber!oSt
home, subscriptions arc available at the low cost of $6.00. Girl Scouts in Fort Wayne, Carolyn Hats tad presented
Chocks should be sent to Indiana Conservation Afield, Native Plants m lmdsmpmg: at the- Science and Technology
Circulation Dept* 5287 West 1000 South, Milroy, IH 46156. Festival, Indianapolis;. Cottar Kosiba presented Spring
Any profits from the magazine will go to benefit the Indiana WHdflowers to the Hendricks County Master Gardeners, led a
Conservation Officers* Association, an lndiana not-for-profit tour of her woodlands for tteJf $ Wmmik Carden Club of
organization. Good luck, Jack!!! Indianapolis, and led a walk at Blandfbrd Woods in Danville
for (ACBackyard trm Farmers. Dan and Sophia Anderson
presented Using Native Plants in Four Garden to the Mud
Creek Garden Club, and presented Spring Wild Flowers td
♦ Butlee Natoee Walks ♦
tim Nature Study Club of Patricksburg .School in Owen
Dr. Becky Dolan will lead the following nature walks at County. They also presented a variety of specimens to the
Butler University. All will begin at noon on the follow¬ club for die school Nature Trail, and supervised their planting.
ing Tuesdays, and will last for about 50 minutes. Meet
Our audiences are very receptive to Jhe information3 oh native*
behind GMlitoe HM1 near die greenhouse. There Is no
plants, and leave with an eagerness to try using native plants
charge, and all are welcome.
in their own gardens.
May f4 Spring WHdflowers 111
Volmteers are still needed, as there is a growing demand for
June 11 Early Summer »r\ the Woods
tpeakiliS and presentations on native plants and their uses. If
July 9 The Butler Prairie
you hafo tiof yet offered your services, please call Colletta,
August 13 The Butler Prairie
mm if you can gi ve a program only a few times- a year.
Likewise, If you know of an organization needing one of our
The purchase of4,036 acres of sensitive natural Speakers, please let her know, and- shejl try to firui one meet¬
ing their needs. Enjoy our spring wildfiowers. and help share
areas for parks, nature preserves, and habitat preservation and
them with others!
restoration has been made possible by the sale of more than
75,000 environmental license plates. Governor Bayh's office Colletta Kosiba • 317-852-5973
has announced. In addition to the license plate funds, the
Indiana General Assembly contributed $5 million to the
OOPS - the grafting workshop,
Heritage Tfust for purchase^of property. One of the larger
tracts Was 88ft acres for the Grand Kankakee Marsh in Lake hosted by Charles and Marilyn Spurgeon, was listed in our
County. A smaller purchase of 27 acres adjoins the proposed last newsletter as being on March 19th instead of the correct
Fort Harrison State Park, and protects a large .blue heron May 19th. We apologize for any inconvenience this might
rookery. Of the $35 additional cost of the environmental have caused, yeti suspect that not many people would have
plates, $25 goes to the Indiana Heritage Trust and the balance braved the thirteen or so inches of snow that descended on
to the Bureau of Motor Vehicles for additional processing us that day.
and distribution costs.
6 * Indiana Native Plant end WMiowet Society News ♦ May 1996
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American Chestnut Foundation The Bpring Garden Clinic, bold |n .late March at
director Itettpy :€tep®ter reeiniy reported tiiat fie# :ti m Shortndge School in Inti ton apolls, was attended tfy -several
Indiatii diapterdf Blelf, I l#AWSj tnembemt Iter'Sfory pve %s- m raisng :gourdsfc
Professor- of Biology, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN ted showed fie- Intefisted tedlenee some of Ms pmed spec!-
46383, If any INPAWS members are-interested in helping mins* tedsMie of fie many a# dtifecfc tetf ffipieinents
restore fie A®iritei,& otegMist to Its* iiglitR||: place in <®i -made from gMt«te< ||m Afers* ;ffom :ftei»of talked m using
forests,- fit# is, a special introductory membership rate of tetive plant# and frees- -to attrtet ^Idpfefto your property.
125,00 Iregfiarly^O^). Ban and Sophia Anderson served, as session moderators.
Many of fie 95 attendees we# Mterestedin INPAWS^and
mis‘than :pprty ■metabepMp appiieaiaits wm-gifim our,
pmpmaM..a^siattinsedt
Vffiwfs wtoomirig?
A campaign to Ofi/e the firefly, Lecortiae angufata,.
. declared the official slate msecfis being, led by Tom I Many INIAWS members enjoyed fie beautiful day of
Turpin, a purdue entomologist. Legislation will ‘be : ^Sunday* April; 21; touring several members:" gardens m
introduced next year pnrbeh$lfrof the gai$&n&r~ffj6fltk \ well as Holliday Park, Indianapolis, otir-.first stop* whpre -
ly glowing bOetfo, whose larvae feed on slugs and ■p the marsh marigolds {Cdttha paimtris) were tirfol! bloom,
snails. ;i At Cardf tt .ffesfifis,*oa fie north, tide of Iifdianapolis,.
v: we,saw. how she has transformed What had Men -a sufmr~
Tie Jighpiig l^ywas* nimed :!ln ft# 1800% .by
: bait yard of only large trees and sparse grass into a wood-
Indiana's Thomas $ay, a New Harmony scientist corn
; land. Wondcriafifi wifi waves of early spring wildfifivcrfL
fiderti ttrb# the father of fferih Aiinsflcan entomolo¬
gy. Pewstafes east of the Mississippi River have more s Next, we drove to die home of lloli and |Loo Ei^* called
dramatic fireif displa pjjtsts ttefe In leitafia. ■Left Gate Pamr&mtt of Eagle Creek Park on.thd noifh-
wost,slde of Indianapolis, 6ob greeted p* wifi" lists af the
Last mdnih Ggverpor Bayh signed legislation into law
: ^ 250 wildllowers on fio property* and fid 29 flowers car-
that rhade the Wabash Plverthe official state river; the
1 Mitffy Ik Moo&,;as: -weli. m f ptiif bMs observed fi®i
qpttoaf mm dfclOfed th#- slate bfe by fie f BBS
: from 1938 toT996rThe extensive property, which com-
General Assembly; $nfifhe tulip tree was selected as
; prises steep woods, creeks, arid a recently plantpJ tilfr
:ibesta?e% ofltciaj free irtipSl.
grass prairie* was replete, fcspeciafly.with TrouvLilfes
Hoy/ and when did the cuttivatdjd peony become the ;- (Erfthrvniutd ameridmmt} thick wifi Moqm, Roe
&iate flower? Would a nBth/e flower be more fitting, 8$ -■ Adm\oms{Anemimeiis ihalictmidesL Dutchmaai's
ah em&ipm cf Indiana? ShQukftNPAWS take up this i; Bjomhcs-(Dk&mra eucuii^ridl Twinleaf (Jeffer&onki
fa?ue& ;; Mpkfikft, Hispid Buttcrtep {Mmmtctdm: hispidm) and jest
Send four opiniomio the Editor* Ban Anderson, ■r about €:¥pi^ early spria| flower joitwMfiirik of, :H|$
7412 Graham: RoiftTndanapolis.j. IN 46260 i: fists rntee jnterestiii^f Mfomtatiye reading^
or f mall Anne Wf§d8>- ■ '■ AiTuamta Grabaip's we were tfiated to;afiabumlanf dis-
.; play of woodland wildllowers lovingly cared for and culti¬
vated for mom than "40 years.
The first plant rescue of !996
tool, place: on
TBoos ^pg-Motet Mmm iafer ffiiffusUil ills par? Jm
April h at RayrooiidPiiit vfebooL to to spofiteslam, part Of
some plants doing very well while others are not? For exam-
Marion County VA MMiif Trail Mstertmiarksdout,. and will
pie* in south-Genfral Indtapa the rue anerrfones are large- and
be coverecLwifi wood ptfifibBraving the toy temperatures : aburtdanL’wWi6 mahV redbud trees; were devastated by the-
mpm Haul Mmm® Cotamltte Go~€bmrppaMUhrt ten inches offieavy, wet snow- that fet! on theript; day o! *
EoIIoimI fCoafifei: Colletta ICostba* CM LmmfiBaii ,atid eprirtg. Brop us a line with your observations ah :whafs
Sophia Aiidersoii, AlfioOgbmtey of fie plants' were barely ‘bimmim mhen to your part of the state fdr the next issue of
;:.MPAWSNws,
op, we rescued some tiicCtpeeimens of cot-leaved toothwort,
Ditn Anderson, 7412 GrahterBoafi: Mdianapofe, IN: :462S0
spring :tefiy;BotCted'ati*s;,breeches and trill! um,
Anne Wilson, &mmt jwi!sOQ@ma!hcpb^mt
TMni| lo all who cirne ptiL
The, Importance of Burning, m »pk of ft®
BOW DID YOU FIRST HEAR ABOUT INPAWS?
Sunday, March 23-INPAWS meeting, held M Gall ahue Hall.on
lend yoor-story to the MRar, Aodersofi fie Butler oampul, was aitaoded by about fifty members mi
7412 Graham Road guests. Ellen dacquart and Lee Oasebere presented "excellent
Indianapolis, IN 46250 prog#ins rcMti.iig -to tie oftentroiei/bftrniag iu tl|o maiM
31%fi49-3I05- tenance of native plant communities* including many in forma-
loriemiil AimoWlsoii.at dwftsOMm&iLcpMtMM five slides. Thanks, to both of you forTielping enlighten u$
-about an :iioa unfamiite to mosf of us!
Indiana Nstive Plan! anti Wildflower Society News
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Overnight Field Trip to the Indiana Dunes Area, August 3 And 4.
by Kevin Tungesvick na, and marshes* This incredible site of their range* Under foe birch, lush
harbors more than 350 species of native stands of cinnamon fern add to the cool
Tills highlight of the 1996 INPAWS plants. It is commonly regarded as one northern foel of this forest ,we
field trip reason will include -visits to of the most significant natural areas in ascend the old dunes, wq will sec the
Many of the best remaining natural the state of Indiana* Tins mosaic of transition into a much drier oak forest
areas In northwest Indiana, known as habitats, surrounded by residential and and savanna. Under the oaks, a- ground
one of the most botanieally diverse Industrial areas, is carefully managed cover of lowbush blueberry is frequent¬
areas in the entire nation. Only thtte through prescribed burning to maintain ly present. Finally, wc will reach the
other national parks contain more ■.its high diversity. more barren foredunes where unusual
species of plants than Indiana 'Dimes. plants such as prickly pear cactus have
National Lake shore, -a fact made even Hr© dune and swale topography of adapted to the droughty .sands.
more amazing by the tiny size of IDKL Oissoji Woods creates a variety of
relative to other nationalparks. Mcrpcllmates, permitting rapid transi¬ Following lunch, we journey to our
tion- from sand prairie and §ayanna to final stop, Pmhook Bog. This site’ rep¬
The three sites that we will visit on wet forests and buttonbush swamps* resents the finest example of a sphag¬
Saturday represent many different plant Rare flora and fauna abound, Inchiditig num bog in Indiana* Carnivorous plants
communities within the prairie h'iome. several orchids and the 'Kar&er Mm such at Pitcher Plant and sundews
Geroutd Wilhelm, our guide. Is per¬ Butterfly. This* site will be the final absuai lit the nutrient-poor bog.
haps the most eloquent advocate of the stop on Saturday, after which we will lAmaraik trees dot the Boating sphag¬
tallgrass prairie His knowledge of the head to the Indiana Dunes Hotel fa num tnab The delicate-'Change-Fringed
plant taxonomy and ecology of this mm Portage, where we wilt have our Drofiid should* be in bloom along the
m unexcelled* ilsektr Prairie mm on evening meal and have the opportunity bomdwalk in early August, adding a
rolling momma! terrain, A wide variety to enjoy the swimming pool and hot tub. strikingly beautiful final touch to out
Of prairi e wlldiowers . partimilprfy com¬ dunes tour.
posites, will bo In 'bloom, as well as After a refreshing mghfs sleep, we will
some species ram ia Jndhina,: Two par¬ board the bus and head to the Cowles Please join us for a weekend of rare and
ticularly interdfiti® aid abundant Bog area of Indiana Dunes National spectacular natural areas, fascinating
species at site ipr^Frairie 'Dock and Lakeshore, Noel Pavlovtc* plant ecolo¬ plants, expert" ecological interpretation,*
Rattlesnake Master gist with the National Biological ind camaraderie with fellow INPAWS
Service, will meet us to lead Sunday’s members.
Hoosier Prairie Isr actually a complex hikes. In the Cowles Bog area we will See page 5 for details.
of several diverse plant communities, see swamp forests- cootaifllag yellow-
including sand prairie, black oak savan¬ and paper birch neat the southern edge
C
_j- There are Annoy botanical names convoying-the- idea hairy Are them as many ways to describe
... «* - i lfe1 rms , Other concept* such as native, naturalized, m wild? Do':we all agree on what a wlldflower Is?
OJtllflg |0 Wc will be explonng topics of teamnology'in coming articles. Gjvqns yque opinion*
® * • Dan Andeison, 7412 Oi-Juww Road* luitoiapoliSi IN' 4t5:50 * Ahqc Wilson, jwiBWiunsiLcpWmet
acmthmomus , t .. spiny-haired flavlcamm ., ... yellow-haired piUfera bearing, soft hairs
mmffkhe ...... . * hairy-lipped hirsutmimui . very hairy pilosiusculus *,.., slgttfy pipse
argymGomus ...,. * sil ver-haired hirsutulus ....... somewhat hairy pilosus with ioft hairs
arktmm ...... ,. bearded himtim.hairy ramentaceus .,,., ^bearing a hair-like
mri&mms . ... , golden-haired hirtellm .* somewhat hairy covering
imrbptm .. bearded hiriijloms ....... hairy-flowered subhirtelhis .. . . . somewhat hairy
brachytrichus .*, ., short-haired lurtipes ......... hairy-stalked trichocalyx ..., *. hairy calyx
calacomus , . beamrfu 1-haired ktrtm. *. hairy trkhacarpus ..... hairy fruited
■candidissimus .... . white-hairy Ummmhg ...... white-haired irichaphyllm .... hairy-leaved
capillans .. .. hair-iike imigkamus.... . long-haired trichosanthus __hairy-flowered
capilUformis , ,.,. . hair-shaped mffUis ^. soft-hairy trichospermus ,.. hairy-seeded
commits ... ... . . with hair tmiUmimm .very soft-hairy villosus ......... soft-hairy
8 Indiana Make PM-wd-Wttower Society News May 1996
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(from-the January 1995 issue of The AmeHcan Gardener)
Mead’s m ilk weed, fyclepios meadiU was bnce Robert Betz, formerly with Chicago* $ Nurtoehstern
found throughout the Midwestern' plains from *' University, has studied Mead’s milkweed for decades, and
Kansas to fedianafin asteciadonwith other, along with-ass ociatesjatitie Morton Arboretum, has
prairie plants such as Indian Grass, Big gatliered seeds from plants in various portions offts
Blhcstem anti Prairie P/op|eed Flowing of range in an attempt to obtain k genetically diverse pop¬
large tracts ofland for agricultural purples ulation* The'program has had some success, but It is
has. greatly cotifributed to fete dM|ie of tee possible that the breeding under carefully controlled
species, which has- been reduced tedfO known Conditions may result in r plant better adapted to a gar¬
populations, mostly in hay meadows* |» :pfeneer den setting than survival in the wild.
cemeteries, and along railroad rights-of-way; lire
species is considered threatened by the federal* Efforts havd been made1 to restore the plant ip a small
government, and appears to be CMinet & Indiana number of carefully-selected sites in Indiana and
and Wisconsin* Illinois, but setbacks have occurred, such as the theft of
fee entire plantin| ii‘Om Illinois’ Shawnee National
The plan! may grow as tall ai two feet, with 'Forest. Other planting siteC have, been kept secret, to
arrow-shaped leases, and a topiary, down ward¬ pmveif slmlfer iiteklente,
pointing umbel of about twelve fragrant yellow-
green flowers. Growth is stew, led less than ten It ts possiMe lH^ a fewdiai ural populations may still sur¬
percent of Bowers produce seed pods, due to vive In India®, ;pMlenIar!y te the northwest quarter of our
inbreeding* Most reproduelionjs due to cloning of new state. If any 1NMWS members ale successful in frnding d.
plants, wbldospread by means of rhitomes rather than seeds. meadii, please tot your editor know, so we ean notify the
rescarchieam.
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•* Welcome to Jfew Members •
Welcome to all of you who have The following members have Margaret and Stephen Smith - Indpfs,
joinedlNPAWS since e^rly March, renewed.,: but ilnfortunatsly nothin Brian Tunis - Lafayette, Alice
when our 1996 Yearbook went to t%e to Be* iited In f bo 1996 ^Underwood - Indpfs, and Russ
press!
a* * Vernon - Albany*
Martha Allis, Evagene Bond* Roger Beckman.«■ Bfepmmghm* We am pleased that our membership
Kenneth Collins, David and Pat Caroline Bhi|inor -fndpls, Marjorie Ipans the* state from the'Ohio Ri ver
Denny, Mary Gorrell, Marsha Ann Cairnony** Manila, "Whyhe and in the south to the Michigan.border
Hpicferts, Elaine Klein, Kristin Susan £tesho®Cples - Danville, in the north*
Maifloux, Byron and Ginger Plexico, Tim Cordell - Nofth Liberty, Nancy
>,|f yqu have friends or atfoekMs who
Iteggy Trimpe, Greg and Linda Duck - Indianapolis, Virginia Finch -
.share- yourrinterest in: Indiana’s native
Wilton, all of Indianapolis, K^thy , lodpfp, Brad and Nancy Grenard -
plants infl wUdflowws* and who
AnnsCalwell - North Salem, Jill ■Otterbpn, Charles and Mary SWan
would like to join INJPAWS, tend
Dodd - NobiesViHe, Candace Hagen - Bloomington, Barbara
them this newsfete%copy -tee mem¬
Kaminsky - Middleburyk Gary Lane - Harcourt Milroy, Lewis Johnson -
bership applicatloit^onife back page-
Bloomington, Vicki Loveland - Martinsville, Karen and Paul
for them, or have them write or call
Spencer, David And Marion Miller - Kploszar - Lafayette, Dawn Kroh -
me,
Wolf Lake, Sally Weeks - West Indpls, Ruth Kvaalen - West
Ruth Arm Ingraham
Lafayette, and Regan Wilkinson - Lafayette, Paul MacMillan -
Membership Chairman.
Muncie* Hano ver, Una Meeks,- Intfpls,
6106 Kingsley Drive
Katherine Newkirk * Creencastle.
. jndiariapolis, IN 46220
Patricia Pizzw, Bloomington,
317-253-3863.
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Free for the Picking
ummer
plaids and rub bn the affected area). However, ft makes a
The months of May through July are probably the most pro-
passable green also. No changes'of water arc necessary - just
ductivc for wild grcenS to be found in Indiana. Many don't
pick some of the young plants, clean, and simmer in the min¬
come up until after May 1st, and by the time July 15th conics
imum quantity of hoi water until tender. Either the pate jew¬
around, others have become ful!-grawrt( tough and stringy.
el weed (t pallida) or the spatted (I, capensis) can .be used,
’Fortunately, most can be cooked and frozen, for enjoyment
months' afterward. Commbn milkweed* (AscUpkts syriaca) contains a mildly*
poisonous milky sap-which 'glvbs monarch butterflies their
Most of us arc familiar with the rank red
relative immunity from being-eaten by hungry birds. The
stems and dark purple berries of-poke or poke-
t sap has a bitter taste, and must be removed; during cook-
weed (Phytolacca mnerimmt). This enterprising
d/P mgn The young shoots may be picked until they- are
plant can ho found along fenccrows and in disturbed
about six inches tall. Heat a quantity of water
areas. I’ve often found \t growing in profusion
beforehand, and cook them for about 15 min¬
in forest'clearings' wherfe a large tree has kill-
utes, changing tire water several times to
m or has been cuf down. Although the
remove the sap. We’Ve found the shoots to
.roots, berries, and mature parts of the
be a little coarse, and prefer the unopened
plant are mildly poisonous, the young,
flower buds arid young pods
shoots, when up to eight inches tall,
instead. Fve eaten the buds
make a delicious green, which was well
raw, and have not noticed
known to our pioneer ancestors. Trim
any bitter taste, but it’s best
the shoots off at ground level and peel
to boil them for 3-5 minutes
off any red which may-'be showing <m the out¬
and serve as you would broc¬
side,* Bring to a boil hi water three’times,
coli or string beans.
■changing the water each time. Then cook
until tender in water, chicken or meat stock Almost anyone who has a'garden
(about 15-20 rnmfttes). WARNING: Poke will firsd pttrstette (Pormlms tiler-
has a .powerful laxative effect if the aces) spreading In few mats over
changes of water are insufficient! the surface of the ground. Tliis
common weed is edible and ten¬
Stinging nettle (Vrtica dimes) is- an
der, even. When‘.mature. Chop if
unwelcome denizen of many woodland find
into convenieril-sisteci lengths
marshy areas, The plant looks innocent
and include in ’salads, or cook it
enough, but brushing against its countless
for ten minutes in water and
Tomnjc-add-laden hairs will give the effect oC
serve as a'green. Because It
countless liny bee stings, Fortunately, Che irri¬
grows so low, a considerable amount of dirt and
tant will disappear during the cooking ol this
sand may adhere to the leaves, so it must be washed thor¬
excellent green,. If you have the courage to
pick nettles, don, a pair of good gloves, prefer- oughly before use.
atify ©ties hiving .gptsliffi! fri protect tta wlils,. if-itWi pllife Violets (Viola $pp.) are not endangered species, certainly not
are young, they may be cm at ground-level. For older plants, in my lawn. Both the flowers and leaves can be'picked and
the growing ftps eon he picked, and forced through a strainer added to salads after cleaning:' The taste Is somewhat bland,
to feittove stiff ftferous jiiafcflsT Adft wslef to m tlif cm tm ttibtetf wifi pam mA -is
eovcMta starpe f©? 1945 ami tender* BiiIb, IMii dandelion or chicory with good effect
serve with hotter or lemon dressing. Wood-nettle (btporim
T%sre am literally $mmm of 4te p.iafiiwhicti will $jm mm
mrtsdemsiM) m tl§e? found fn dir mm* sis© ififtgf * and cpn ie
copfcei,ffeohi' ©ftpiltiei? taiilng iimlwiy cdfftte to
used itt the Same way as stinging nettle, It cam be dlsitm
grtltet Mlifflg, TM plans ilily to W
pjiiteilfrotii the Writes'by Ifif Ing altMalo, fatter-'tftiii
towd by the and ate'piflcli»% 'CTOifion list: thdtr
opposite,leaf s|.
fyVttm will not be eitaRiotei by pidktig for msk
Jeweiweei (imp&imm sppd tat Icag I mt tot own m- a 'bai%
remedy for skim ifriMmns sttefo as insect biles- and euccsuuiers Mm- Amders&m m ts ctartef member ^iMPAWS'mtd editor of
wiUvstihgtng nettles, (Mash up .some Of 4he stems of young MPAM8 Mmm»
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