Save the date for our 2022 Fall Meeting at Blue Licks Battlefield State Resort Park on Saturday, October 15th. There will be a meeting in the morning from 10am-noon with interesting talks and updates from KNPS, and hikes in the afternoon to look at some of the plants and communities that occur at the state park. The fall meeting will be held in tandem with the Short’s Goldenrod Festival being put on by the state park.
Blue Licks Battlefield State Resort Park is known as one of the only locations in the world where the rare Short’s goldenrod occurs, with the other known population occurring in Indiana. Short’s goldenrod is a perennial herb that grows in glades, along old bison traces, in old fields, and on rock cuts along roads. It has typical yellow goldenrod flowers and hairless foliage. It blooms from mid-August to late October, so it will be in full bloom for all to see at the fall meeting. Other potential flowers of note to see will be Agueweed (Gentianella occidentalis), Cream Gentian (Gentiana alba), and Great Plains Ladies’-tresses (Spiranthes magnicamporum).
Stay posted for next month’s Lady Slipper for more details!