Fall Silhouettes Pop Quiz

I visited Swatling Falls Nature Trails in the Town of Halfmoon yesterday and as I was walking along enjoying the sunshine, this striking plant silhouette caught my eye –

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In that instant, this pop quiz was inspired. Scroll down through the images and see how you fare in identifying these several dozen plants displaying their sunlit silhouettes!

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How many did you recognize?

Of those shown above, the perennial plants are about to enter their winter slumber. Many of the same traits depicted above will remain visible into (and often through) winter. So, I hope you’ll join me in late February for a winter plant ID walk at Anchor Diamond Park at Hawkwood! Watch the Events page for details later next month.

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