malissab's Identifications

Observed during Hine's Emerald Dragonfly Identification Workshop taught by Dr. Paul McKenzie. Foraging males & females, patrolling males, ovipositing females and copulation observed on fen. Known locality.

This is one of only two extant sites of this critically imperiled species in MO. See: McKenzie, P.M., and C. Newbold. 2020. A second, possibly native, extant population of Cyperus setiger in Missouri. Missouriensis 38:8-12. Note that the correct name for this taxon is Cyperus setiger, not C. setigerus

This is one of only two extant sites of this critically imperiled species in MO. See: McKenzie, P.M., and C. Newbold. 2020. A second, possibly native, extant population of Cyperus setiger in Missouri. Missouriensis 38:8-12. Note that the correct name for this taxon is Cyperus setiger, not C. setigerus. This population is in the 2nd swale east of the extreme NW corner.

This is one of only two extant sites of this critically imperiled species in MO. See: McKenzie, P.M., and C. Newbold. 2020. A second, possibly native, extant population of Cyperus setiger in Missouri. Missouriensis 38:8-12. Note that the correct name for this taxon is Cyperus setiger, not C. setigerus. This population is in the 2nd swale east of the extreme NW corner.

This is one of only two extant sites of this critically imperiled species in MO. See: McKenzie, P.M., and C. Newbold. 2020. A second, possibly native, extant population of Cyperus setiger in Missouri. Missouriensis 38:8-12. Note that the correct name for this taxon is Cyperus setiger, not C. setigerus. This population is in the 2nd swale east of the extreme NW corner.

This is a critically imperiled (S1) species in MO. The population is just west of the maintenance building. Of the > 1000 culms, < 1% have inflorescences and in 30 years, there have never been any fertile achenes found within the perigynia. The purple V at the summit of the leaf sheath is diagnostic for identification.

Property of Brian Johnson- native sinkhole pond. This is the most northern location of a sinkhole pond I have seen in Missouri. In association with Carex decomposita and Duliichium arundinaceum. At least 100 clumps.

Property of Brian Johnson- native sinkhole pond. This is the most northern location of a sinkhole pond I have seen in Missouri. In association with Carex decomposita and Duliichium arundinaceum. At least 100 clumps.

Property of Brian Johnson- native sinkhole pond. This is the most northern location of a sinkhole pond I have seen in Missouri. In association with Carex decomposita and Duliichium arundinaceum. At least 100 clumps.

Property of Brian Johnson- native sinkhole pond. This is the most northern location of a sinkhole pond I have seen in Missouri. In association with Carex comosa, C. decomposita, and Duliichium arundinaceum.. A few scattered clumps in pond.

Property of Brian Johnson- native sinkhole pond. This is the most northern location of a sinkhole pond I have seen in Missouri. In association with Carex comosa, C. decomposita and C. lupulina. Thousands of non-flowering stems.throughout the pond