Before this year's Flora-quest, I had only seen crossvine growing on the limestone walls of the Governor's Residence. We had an little extra time at the end of our Flora-quest, and Amy Fitton suggested that we take our group to see it growing in the wild. She didn't know exactly how far down the road it would be, but when I came to a rock outcropping on the right, she explained, that's where it would be. Sure enough, she was spot on, and our group had excellent opportunities to see this native vine that reaches its northern limits in extreme southern Ohio.
Tom
This is one I really want to cross off the list! Nice shots!
ReplyDeleteI really need to knock that one off my list as well. I was in the area for 3 and half days and never thought to go run down to see it.
ReplyDeleteYes- It is a cool plant! Next time. Keep going past Shawnee until you see a significant sandstone outcropping on your right- It's in Adams County, and there's a nice place to pull off the road on the right.
ReplyDeleteTom