white wildflower, a member of the large family of Cinquefoil's, probably Potentilla caulescens. Cinquefoils are related to roses. Also known as Five-finger grass, Five-leaf grass, Five fingers, Hand of Mary, Five-finger blossom, potentilla, synkefoyle, sunkfield, synkefoyle, synkfoule, common cinquefoil, creeping cinquefoil, oldfield cinquefoil, witches weed, bloodroot, cinq feuilles, crampweed, silverweed, goosegrass, goose tansy, moor grass, and pentaphyllon, Growing on granite knoll with Club moss (the green lower growing plant).Cox's Head,  Wilbur Preserve, Phippsburg, Maine,  , For a list of protected and endangered wildflowers in Maine see http://plants.usda.gov/java/threat   Wildflowers should be left undisturbed where they are found. To uproot and attempt to transplant them puts the species at risk. Wildflowers are dependent on very specific soil, water and light requirements which a home gardener can rarely reproduce.
Blue mushroom with caterpillar eating it, Wilbur Preserve, Phippsburg, Maine, August, 2011 Cox's Head, Coxs Head, Wilbur Preserve,
Blue mushroom with caterpillar eating it, Wilbur Preserve, Phippsburg, Maine, August, 2011 Cox's Head, Coxs Head, Wilbur Preserve,
Blue mushroom with caterpillar eating it, Wilbur Preserve, Phippsburg, Maine, August, 2011 Cox's Head, Coxs Head, Wilbur Preserve,
Blue mushroom with caterpillar eating it, Wilbur Preserve, Phippsburg, Maine, August, 2011 Cox's Head, Coxs Head, Wilbur Preserve , Maine butterfly
Blue mushroom with caterpillar eating it, Wilbur Preserve, Phippsburg, Maine, August, 2011 Cox's Head, Coxs Head, Wilbur Preserve,
Blue mushroom with caterpillar eating it, Wilbur Preserve, Phippsburg, Maine, August, 2011 Cox's Head, Coxs Head, Wilbur Preserve,
Blue mushroom with caterpillar eating it, Wilbur Preserve, Phippsburg, Maine, August, 2011 Cox's Head, Coxs Head, Wilbur Preserve,
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