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Wandering at Dunbar Cave

By Dunbar Cave State Natural Area | October 11, 2009 | Print This Post

 

Dunbar Cave seen from across Swan LakeFall is a wonderful time to roam around Dunbar Cave State Natural Area (always staying on the trails, of course!) You will notice the progression of plants you saw earlier in the year, moving from flower to seed. In an earlier article, you saw the Swamp Milkweed (pink ballerina flowers) growing along the lake. Now we see the pods formed by those flowers – green, pointed, holding hundreds of future plants. They are not yet to the point of splitting open and showing the parachute seeds typical of milkweeds.

Swamp Milkweed Pods

Swamp Milkweed Pods

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