treemigration:

Riddell’s GoldenRod

Solidago riddellii

It’s fairly rare in southern Ohio, or rather near Cincinnati, so when offered an opportunity to visit a site with these as well as a number of other fen species, a botanist has to do what a botanist has to do.

When I arrived to this site I couldn’t help myself to have a look around, unfortunately a pop up squall put us on a thunder alert and we had to evacuate the site. With that said I did take these two photos of a classic fen species, I also found myself gawking a bit at the sheer number of these goldenrod inhabiting one spot.

Photographed at one of Fernald Nature Preserve Annex Property Sites, in Fernald Nature Preserve and Federal Super Site, Ross, Ohio.

By the way, If you want to go birding and you are in the Cincinnati area, Go To Fernald.