Wildflower Week

New York City Wildflower Week begins tomorrow. It’s a celebration of all things wildflower, and all things habitat, because you can not separate the two, and a reminder that the NYC region has already lost over 40% of its native flora. I will be leading two walks this year. Events are free.

Pictured: In the Ravine, a Wild Geranium, or Crane’s Bill, so named because of the beak-like seed capsule (to come, should this survive the fence-jumpers, long-armed pickers, loose dogs, etc.). The genus name Geranium comes from geranos, Greek for a crane. Newcomb describes the flowers of G. maculatum as “rose-purple”; National Audubon Society says the flowers are “pink or white.”