lots of horseshoe crabs buried in the sand during low tide. mostly lone males, found one visible mating pair
Between Sand Street Beach and West Meadow Creek
Stony Brook NY, Late April 2024
Description: Tight clump of long, green basal leaves with a tall stalk topped with dried flowers (paniculiform inflorescence) left over from last summer/fall. Growing in rocky beach between Smithtown Bay and West Meadow Creek.
Avalon Nature Preserve: Forest Sanctuary
Stony Brook NY, Late May 2024
Description: Leaves are green, smooth, ovate, with single toothed margins. Horizontal lenticils are visible on the gray-colored bark plates of this mature tree.