I wish I had taken better photos of this species. I did not realize that these photos were of a different species until I was home and reviewing my photos. Only one root per leaf, so this is in the genus Lemna.
In photo #5 I may have caught this fly in the act of laying eggs. I do believe that the plant it was on is a Goldenrod, but I can’t confirm a species at this point.
Indusia have split to reveal the tiny brown round sporangia. The indusia on New York Ferns are persistent instead of just withering away. Sporangia are arranged in a circle or ring.
Indusium (pl. indusia) -a thin epidermal outgrowth from a fern leaf that covers the sorus
Sporangium (pl. sporangia) — spore-bearing case or sac
Sorus (pl. sori) -a cluster of sporangia on the surface of a fern leaf (from the Greek word meaning “heaps")
The sori on New York Ferns are round.
Two small clumps. When I touched the second small clump with my ruler it broke the skin of the balls and white liquid came out (see 3rd photo)
This form is very minutely branched with extremely small red apothecia. The British Soldiers beside it show the difference in size and a color difference as well.
Adult emerging from the shell of the nymph form. Same branch as my observation of the nymphs on Apr 28, 2022
On Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis). Went from one flower to the next and next…
Strange spiky growth on a branch of a red oak tree which I think is a Black Oak (Quercus velutina)
Many patches of eggs on the surface of the water in this large puddle. Eggs were in free-floating groups that were only one egg thick.
Growing on a rotting fallen trunk (possibly Tulip Poplar, definitely a deciduous tree, not a pine.) The black areas on the log are from the DOF prescribed fire on April 13, 2022
Again this year, this Sassafras tree has many leaves that have 4 and 5-lobed leaves. See my Observations of same tree on April 26, 2022 and Oct. 13, 2021
Group of 5 flower spikes (tallest is about 2 feet))
Flora of Virginia lists this as Hexalectris spicata
In King William County, VA
Images 7 and 8 were taken with a flash.
This area was burned in the DOF prescribed burn on April 13, 2022
I have never seen so many clusters of Ghost Pipes in a small area. My photos do not even scratch the surface. They were everywhere!
A couple small patches growing on a large fallen Chestnut Oak (Quercus montana) trunk
Growing on a dead portion of a large living multi-trunk Tulip Poplar (Liriodendron tulipfera). This area was included in the DOF Prescribed Burn on April 13, 2022. I am uncertain if the black in the photos is a result of the burn or something else. Another Tulip Poplar nearby also has Eyelash Cups on a dead area (see last photo)
Growing on healthy Partridgeberry (Mitchella repens) leaves and flower buds, as well as leaf litter (including pine needles, oak leaf and twig)
These are growing on a rotting Loblolly Pine stump. You can see the burned areas on the stump and moss from the DOF prescribed burn on April 13, 2022