One-flowered Broomrape, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (06/30/2011.) Scientific name is Orobanche uniflora. Photo below was taken in the Boise Foothills in Ada County, ID on June 21, 2011. Go to the One-flowered Broomrape detail page for more photos and information.
Monthly Archives: June 2011
Bee on Phacelia #WingsonWednesday
I chased this bee around a clump of Silverleaf Phacelia (Phacelia hastata) while photographing wildflowers along the Kleinschmidt Grade in Hell’s Canyon, Adams County, Idaho on 06/19/2011.
Rough Eyelashweed – Blepharipappus scaber – Added to USWildflowers Database
Rough Eyelashweed, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (06/28/2011.) Scientific name is Blepharipappus scaber. Photo below was taken along the Hull’s Gulch National Recreation Trail in the Boise Foothills in Ada County, ID on June 21, 2011. Go to the Rough Eyelashweed detail page for more photos and information.
Idaho Trillium – Trillium petiolatum – Added to USWildflowers Database
Idaho Trillium, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (06/27/2011.) Scientific name is Trillium petiolatum. It is also known by the common names Long-petioled Trillium, Purple Trillium, Round Leaf Trillium, and Purple Wakerobin. Photo below was taken in the Payette National Forest in Adams County, ID on June 18, 2011. Go to the Idaho Trillium detail page for more photos and information.
Smooth Horsetail – Equisetum laevigatum – Added to USWildflowers Database
Smooth Horsetail, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (06/26/2011.) Scientific name is Equisetum laevigatum. Photo below was taken along the Hull’s Gulch National Recreation Trail in Ada County, ID on June 21, 2011. Go to the Smooth Horsetail detail page for more photos and information.
Western Thimbleberry – Rubus parviflorus – Added to USWildflowers Database
Western Thimbleberry, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (06/25/2011.) Scientific name is Rubus parviflorus. Photo below was taken along the Kleinschmidt Grade in Adams County, ID on June 19, 2011. Go to the Western Thimbleberry detail page for more photos and information.
Woods’ Rose – Rosa woodsii – Added to USWildflowers Database
Woods Rosa, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (06/24/2011.) Scientific name is Rosa woodsii. Photo below was taken along the Hull’s Gulch National Recreation Trail in Ada County, ID on June 21, 2011. Go to the Woods’ Rose detail page for more photos and information.
As a side note, this is the 300th species in the USWildflowers.com wildflower database.
Chukar #Birds #WingsOnWednesday
The Chukar (Alectoris chukar) is a bird that was imported from Pakistan many years ago as a game bird. It has naturalized in dry mountainous parts of the United States. My wife photographed this one along the long driveway to the World Center for Birds of Prey in Boise, Idaho on June 14. This was our first time to see this bird.
Common Monkeyflower – Mimulus guttatus – Added to USWildflowers Database
Common Monkeyflower, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (06/16/2011.) Scientific name is Mimulus guttatus. Photo below was taken in Ada County, ID on June 12, 2011.
Red-tailed Hawk #WingsOnWednesday
I missed the Wings on Wednesday post last week, so you’ll get more than one photo this week. Cindy and I made a drive up Lucky Peak nearly to the top. This VERY rugged drive is great for the views, the birds, and the wildflowers. As we were coming back down and nearing Route 21, I saw a raptor flying along the hill on the left. It turned out to be a pair of Red-tailed Hawks, being quite defensive of their nest with at least one chick in it.
(Note: I’m on vacation and have so lost track of time I posted “Wings on Wednesday” on Tuesday of this week. 🙂 )