Turk's Cap Lily (Lilium superbum), is a rare one for
Forest Park Queens NY. Seen and photographed with the help of my friend and botany extraordinaire, Mike Feder. Turk's-cap lily flowers have a green star at the center, which makes a good identifying mark for this plant. The
green star will distinguish Turk's-cap lily from tiger lily (Lilium
trigrinum), a plant from Asia that sometimes escapes from gardens.
When in bloom Turk's-cap lily, has a
gorgeous flower.
The Viburnum Leaf Beetle, Pyrrhalta viburni
(Paykull), is an invasive, non-native beetle that first appeared in New
York along Lake Ontario in 1996, and has steadily spread. It is a
voracious eater that can defoliate viburnum shrubs entirely. Plants may
die after two or three years of heavy infestation. This image is the Larvae in the first stage.
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Turk's Cap Lily,
Viburnum Leaf Beetle,
Forest Park Queens
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