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— by Kathy Galloway
Saturday early morning on July 10… It started with lots of rain, but 16 intrepid plant people braved the elements and it did not dampen their enthusiasm. Everyone headed to Hidden Springs Preserve for this month’s field trip.
We divided into two groups and surveyed about one half-mile along the driveway of the first 300 acres of this total 900-acre property. We found a diverse group of plants to identify on the limestone cut plains soil. Due to the July rains lots of plants were still in bloom, including Mountain Pinks in abundance and Wooly Iron Weed. We found many new plants and some that still need to be identified. We saw White Rosinweed and we had not found this particular plant in any of the other Williamson County Parks.
This was our second of twelve field trips to this preserve. We will visit this property every calendar month of the year. It may take 2-3 years to complete the entire plant list. When we have a date for the next trip to Hidden Springs, we’ll announce it in a blog post and on Facebook, and we’ll put the information on our Field Trip web page. (And remember, people with all levels of experience and inexperience are welcome!)
You’ll find photos from the July 10, 2021 field trip to Hidden Springs at this link in our Field Trip Album on Google Photos.
You can download the current version of the plant list at this link (or navigate to it via Photos-> Plant Surveys-> Hidden Springs Plant List).
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