Backyard and Beyond

Starting out from Brooklyn, an amateur naturalist explores our world.

As John Burroughs said, “The place to observe nature is where you are.”

Rootmatting

rootsI don’t know what it is, but it makes an absolute rug of roots, mostly horizontal. This is the kind of stuff that held the prairie in place.

mthew

2 responses to “Rootmatting”

  1. John McDermott

    Is that the Plantain weed so common in the NYC area?

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    1. mthew

      Could very well be.

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