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80 Whitehall Rd., P.O. Box 368, Litchfield, CT 
Reviewing the Month of April 2011
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*Next Volunteer Meeting* 

Walter Krohl
Dr. Walter Krohl
Wednesday May 18, 2011
7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
A. B. Ceder Classroom

 

Guest Speaker 

Dr. Walter Krohl (Analytical Chemist, CT Ag. Exp. St.) will present his research on detecting pesticide residues on the food that we eat.  Dr. Krohl's work has a broad audience, so invite your friends and family to attend this evening's lecture.  New friends of the program are always welcome.  

 

Other Meeting Items

Invasive Species of the Month!

  

*These meetings are open to all and are free of charge.  Please attend so that you can meet others like yourself, who enjoy learning about our environment and helping White Memorial's Research & Conservation Programs.  For more information, please contact James Fischer.

 

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Early Detection of 

Invasive Plant of the Month


Lesser Celandine or Fig Buttercup

(Ranunculus ficaria)

 

fig buttercup (a.k.a. lesser celandine)

This spring ephemeral wildflower forms dense carpets on our wet soils (streambanks, floodplains, moist forest soils, etc.).  This plant crowds out and threatens other native spring ephemeral wildflowers like anemone, toothworts, trout lily, bloodroot, and trilliums.  

Fig buttercup can be identified by its bright yellow flower with 7 to 12 petals.  It also has characteristic tubers amongst the roots.  Check this website to learn more about this plant.  

Please report all observations of this plant to James Fischer, as soon as it is detected on the property!