Here are a few shots of native wetlands plants from the recent season.

Grass-of-Parnassus shows up in a wide variety of wet settings in northern Michigan. It can be found throughout the northeastern US and eastern Canada. It is one of three Parnassia species on Michigan, and the most common one. This photo was taken along the Lake Huron shore, where the White Rattlesnake-root, Kalm's Lobelia, and Lesser fringed gentian were also blooming at the same time in the same location. Swamp loosestrife is found growing in thickets along the edges of swamps, marshes, and inland lakes, and this photo was taken in a wet area about 100 feet from an inland lake. That location also features quite a bit of Cardinal flower, Showy lady's slipper, American vetch, etc. The photo of the Marsh skullcap was taken in a sedge marsh, where Marsh vetch, Marsh bellflower, Shrubby cinquefoil, Swamp milkweed, Spotted Joe Pye weed, and others were all in bloom. The Colic root photo was taken in a beautiful fen, and there were Michigan lilies and Pale spike lobelias also blooming there.

1. Grass-of-Parnassus
Parnassia glauca

2. Swamp loosestrife
Decodon verticillatus

3. White Rattlesnake-root
Prenanthes alba

4. Lesser fringed gentian
Gentianopsis procera

5. Marsh Skullcap
Scutellaria galericulata

6. Kalm's Lobelia
Lobelia kalmii

7. Colic root
Aletris farinosa

I told Angela I would post some of these, were shot with a vintage MC Minolta 58mm f/1.4 mounted on a Sony A7rII full frame camera, I shot all shots @f/2 because her Helios 44-2 is a 58mm f/2.

It was overcast the day I shot these, but it don't matter to me weather it's rain, clouds, sun or snow, well maybe not the rain.

Give me a prime lens from 45-85mm and I'll have more fun than aloud to have.

You will enjoy them more if you use the downloads if you wish!!!!

Thanks for looking!!!!

Johnny