Lyonia ligustrina Photo: Jennifer Clifford – iNaturalist
Coreopsis rosea Photo: Bob Kennedy
Lyonia ligustrina is commonly known as Maleberry or, on iNaturalist as He-Huckleberry. It is related to blueberries and huckleberries, but is extremely rare in Canada. In fact there is only one know site which is about 40 minutes outside Yarmouth. Several members have been to see the plant, but not when it has been in bloom – so this is a field trip to the known site to try to find it in bloom. We will start the hike at 10:00am on Saturday July 19 at a location to be announced near the site. It is suggested that people travelling a distance stay overnight at the Comfort Inn in Yarmouth on July 18 (or another place of your choosing).
A second trip is also planned in August to Wilson’s Lake and other nearby sites to view some of the Coastal Plains Flora unique to southwest Nova Scotia. Many of these should be in full bloom – including the very rare Rose Coreopsis. Because of requests to do it on a weekend, it has been moved to Aug 15-17. If you wish to participate in either trip, please contact us at novascotiawildflora@gmail.com for more details
