It's winter time, but that doesn't mean there aren't any wildflowers to see. Many of the flowers of the Fells have a winter form you can spot and identify once you know what to look…
The image above is downy rattlesnake-plantain (Goodyera pubescens). This native, New England orchid had not been seen in the Fells for more than 20 years - until Dennis Crouse and Lindsay Beal re-discovered a small population. Bryan…
The Fells has a surprising diversity of plants for its size. In over 3,000 acres it is well-nigh impossible to be sure of finding everything. But it’s that slim possibility of coming around a corner and finding a rarity that hasn’t been seen for 100 years that keeps us excited to continue exploring the wonderful flora of the Fells.
By Bryan Hamlin A thorough plant survey of the Fells was published in 2012 in the botanical journal Rhodora. This paper reported 868 species of vascular plants in the reservation - a high number reflective…