Comments on: Tamarack Wildlife Refuge https://gregladen.com/blog/2010/08/24/tamarack-wildlife-refuge/ Wed, 25 Aug 2010 06:27:31 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.8 By: scidog https://gregladen.com/blog/2010/08/24/tamarack-wildlife-refuge/#comment-522058 Wed, 25 Aug 2010 06:27:31 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2010/08/24/tamarack-wildlife-refuge/#comment-522058 moving to Northern Minnesota from NY i thought some some infestation was killing the pines around Bemidji.the College up there is surrounded by bogs.anyway i was clued in to the Tamarack tree and the intense yellows it turns in the fall.a huge bog filled with Tamarack is really a sight to behold,just as “Fallish” as any of the hardwoods.

]]> By: Greg Laden https://gregladen.com/blog/2010/08/24/tamarack-wildlife-refuge/#comment-522057 Tue, 24 Aug 2010 23:56:42 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2010/08/24/tamarack-wildlife-refuge/#comment-522057 I think that is almost certainly correct. I can’t think of an alternative. Very distinctive.

]]> By: Mal Adapted https://gregladen.com/blog/2010/08/24/tamarack-wildlife-refuge/#comment-522056 Tue, 24 Aug 2010 23:53:14 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2010/08/24/tamarack-wildlife-refuge/#comment-522056

B, C and D are correct. A is not!

Ah. Pinus banksiana (jack pine).

]]> By: Greg Laden https://gregladen.com/blog/2010/08/24/tamarack-wildlife-refuge/#comment-522055 Tue, 24 Aug 2010 23:11:36 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2010/08/24/tamarack-wildlife-refuge/#comment-522055 B, C and D are correct. A is not!

]]> By: Mal Adapted https://gregladen.com/blog/2010/08/24/tamarack-wildlife-refuge/#comment-522054 Tue, 24 Aug 2010 22:12:52 +0000 http://scienceblogs.com/gregladen/2010/08/24/tamarack-wildlife-refuge/#comment-522054 A) Larix laricina (Eastern larch, tamarack)
B) Sorghastrum nutans (Indian grass)
C) Pinus strobus (Eastern white pine)
D) Archilochus colubris (Ruby-throated Hummingbird)

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