Antrim is a 120 acre park surrounded by a quarried lake and the Olentangy Greenway Trail where you will see many people running, walking, fishing, biking or skating. The lake is stocked once a year with Rainbow Trout by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. Antrim Park a gift from the Antrim family in 1970 and dedicated to John C. Antrim who was the owner of the Olentangy Corporation that quarried the property.
Black Knapweed, Centaurea nigra.
FUN FACTS ABOUT BLACK KNAPWEED: the knapweed exudes a chemical called “catechin” into the soil and prevents the germination of neighboring plants. Currently researchers are studying the potential of of this plants competative chemical as a natural weed killer for agricultural areas.
Dame’s Violet, Hesperis matronalis
FUN FACT ABOUT DAME’S VIOLET!~ In Europe, the Dame’s Violet leaves are harvested when the plant is young to add bitterness to salads. This plant is also capable of producing more than 20,000 seeds in its growing season.
Summer Grape, Vitis aestialis Michx.
Northern Red Oak, Quercus rubra
Striped Maple, Acer pennsylvanicum
FUN FACTS ABOUT THE STRIPED MAPLE TREE~ The bark of the striped maple has a slight green tint to it, which allows the tree to photosynthesize throughout winter, which is really beneficial for Ohio’s unpredictable winters.
Poison Ivy, Toxicodendron radicans L.
FUN FACT ABOUT POISON IVY~ poison ivy does not show up right away after contact, and it can actually show up anywhere from 24-72 hours after contact. This scared me because this was the last plant I looked for and I had in fact touched many plants that looked similar to poison ivy before hand, so i was very quick to take a shower when I got home and wash clothes.
ANOTHER FUN FACT~ The rash developed from poison ivy is not contagious, however anyone or anything that has come into recent contact with it can be. This is a fact that actually scared me because I took my dog to the park with me to roam around while I looked for plants. While I did shower and change when I got home, he did not, and I had come into contact with him may times between my shower and learning this little fact. So any showers were taken that day.