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Palette of a Landscape Losing Chlorophyll

Palette of a Landscape Losing Chlorophyll

Autumn is touted as a season of beautiful coloration due to leaves undergoing a transformation from green to orange, red, purple, yellow and such. These flamboyant colors are the result of the loss of chlorophyll, a pigment that gives leaves their green color and is dependent on lots of sunlight.

Palette of False Solomon's Seal

Palette of False Solomon's Seal

False Solomon’s seal is a plant that I stumble upon every so often in woodlands. I recently found a grouping of them with their naturally leaning stems standing just over two feet tall. The stems were lined with large, ovate leaves arranged into an alternating pattern. At the very end of each stem were berries.