Starflower (Lysimachia borealis), one of Massachusetts' native wildflowers, growing trailside at Dartmouth Natural Resource Trust's Destruction Brook Woods.

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Another macro of a Cinnamon fern frond just beginning to unfurl.

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Detail of a Cinnamon Fern's fertile frond, showing the distinctive color that earns the plant its name. The burst pods have already released their spores.

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Starflower (Lysimachia borealis), one of Massachusetts' native wildflowers, growing trailside at DNRT's Destruction Brook Woods. Don't let the macro scale fool you; the bloom is only about a half inch in diameter.

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A Pink Lady's Slipper, an orchid native in New England, at DNRT's Destruction Brook Woods. There are a lot of these out right now; I counted well over 60 of them in about 3 miles of hiking over a few days this weekend.

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Cinnamon fern, furled.

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I have been meaning to take the macro lens out while ferns were still unfurling. Almost missed my window.

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