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murorum), are rare or very rare on the islands. But others we see here, such as common hawkweed ( H.

caespitosum), which Mittelhauser calls yellow king-devil. Occasional on the islands is meadow hawkweed ( H. (This flower is often mistakenly called Indian paintbrush, which is actually the snapdragon Castilleja coccinea, with pointed, red-tipped leaves.)

aurantiacum), which Mittelhauser calls orange king-devil. The islands share in common mouse-ear hawkweed ( Hieracium pilosella) which Mittelhauser calls mouse ear king-devil, and orange hawkweed ( H. Starting in June in my fields a few miles inland in Troy, little dancing yellow flowers that you can mistake for dandelions start popping up-we call them hawkweed, and there are a lot of different kinds. In the main text, a photo of each species is accompanied by a brief description of physical characteristics, taxonomic information (including alternative names), distribution, and abundance ranging from common and occasional, to uncommon, rare, and very rare.ĭandelions, for example, are common everywhere in spring, including on the islands. Images showing family characteristics help initiate the ID process. The book itself provides an identification key inspired by the popular Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, but unlike Newcomb’s it’s illustrated with color photos instead of drawings. It’s strange to learn Queen Anne’s lace, which takes over whole fields here inland, is uncommon on the islands. A look through the copiously illustrated guide reveals that many wildflowers seen abundantly on the Midcoast mainland are also common on the islands, but many, surprisingly, are not.

“There is much difference in the coastal plants found southwest of Muscongus Bay,” Mittelhauser tells us in the introduction, due to the effects of the cold Labrador Current and the diversity of habitats among the islands of Knox, Waldo, Hancock, and Washington counties. But differently in different geographies, we gather from Glenn Mittelhauser’s new guide, Wildflowers of Maine Islands. Mittelhauser University of Maine Press, 2021Įvery April and May in Maine the world starts to turn color again. Wildflowers of Maine Islands: The Downeast and Acadia Coastsīy Glen H. Grants and Scholarships Portal – Apply Here.