Germania (June 7, 2004)

Germania Marsh is located in Marquette County about halfway between Wautoma and Montello. The marsh lies east of Highway 22 and is bisected by the Mecan River. This DNR map shows the location of two State Natural Area regions within the marsh.

I got to Germania for a couple of hours today. Although there were many other species in flower, four species caught my attention. These four were very conspicuous in several places east of the northwestern parking lot: Phlox, Blue-eyed Grass, Indian Paintbrush, and Golden Alexanders.

Germania is one of the few places I have found with a sizeable population of Indian Paintbrush.

Indian Paintbrush

Indian Paintbrush
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I didn’t see many insects, but I did see my first Purplish Copper in Marquette County and watched as a female laid eggs on Curly Dock.

Purplish Copper

A Purplish Copper.

Purplish Copper egg on Curly Dock

Purplish Copper egg on Curly Dock.