What is it Wednesday archive: September 5, 2019

Can you identify what's in this photo?

 

 

Each Wednesday morning 

on Camp Lutherlyn's Facebook page

 the Lutherlyn Environmental Education Program posts a photo. 

 

 

Readers have all morning and afternoon 

to make their best guess about what the photo is. 

 

Around 6 pm LEEP provides the answer and a brief explanation.

 

 

Each week's What is it Wednesday post 

will also be posted on the Nature of Lutherlyn blog, 

 after it is posted on Facebook,

sometimes with additional bonus information. 

 

In addition to bringing you current editions of What is it Wednesday 

on the Nature of Lutherlyn blog, 

we will be reposting old editions,

creating a What is it Wednesday archive. 

 

This photo was posted as a What is it Wednesday on

September 5, 2019. 

 

 

 

And the answer is....

This beautiful wildflower is mullein. 

People frequently asked “what is this?!” when seeing it at Terra Dei this summer. Its tall stalks, bright flowers, and soft fuzzy leaves make it a very striking sight. 

Pioneers and Native Americans used the leaves in an herbal tea, and the dried stalks supposedly make a good “drill” in friction fire starting. The leaves were also sometimes used as additional insulation inside shoes and moccasins.

Getting to know the plants growing around us can make us feel more confident, comfortable, and at home in the outdoors – check out how LEEP can help you learn about nature through field trips, Saturday Safaris, summer camp, retreats and other special events at www.lutherlyn.com. And  like and follow Camp Lutherlyn on Facebook, to see What is it Wednesday posts when they come out and have the opportunity to share your guesses in the comments!