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go to their knees scouring a few square feet, finding one plant after another and discussing their identities and taxonomies. With many acres to cover, this thoroughness is good, but Jones said he’ll need to adjust how much acreage he hoped to cover on each day of the survey.
Jones is learning a lot. During a recent survey, one of the botanists exclaimed “Look at that wonderful sedge!”
“I step on those,” Jones commented. “I didn’t know what they were.” Sedges (Cyperaceae), which include thousands of species, are grasslike plants with solid stems and little spikes of inconspicuous flowers. Like many low-growing plants that have subtle or no blooms, these are easily overlooked by all but botanists.
Jones has also learned more about the native flowering plants on his property, like the fact that he has three different types of pussy-toes. Some portions of his property were not being farmed when he purchased the land. Here his survey teams are finding several varieties of naturally, occurring native plant species.
On April 30 and May 9, Jones will lead a tour of his property on the Spring Wildflower Walk sponsored by
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