USWildflowers.com Journal
Reports on Gerry Williamson's Wildflower Hobby
Wildflower Journal
Wildflower: A flowering plant that grows without cultivation.This is a journal of my discovery of wildflowers, which not only will provide my memory (since the biological memory is failing more and more,) but also can be a valuable record as to when certain wildflowers will be in bloom.
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#NPOD: Yellowbells #Nativeplants
Posted on January 31st, 2011 1 commentNative Plant of the Day 01/31/2011.
Photo from June 8, 2010. Location: Ada County, ID.
Yellowbells - for more photos / info go to the Fritillaria pudica detail page.
Yellowbells, Yellow Fritillary, Yellow Missionbells, Gold Bell - Fritillaria pudica
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Mariposa Lily Identification Correction #Wildflowers
Posted on January 30th, 2011 1 commentWhen I photographed this wildflower in Idaho I identified it a Calochortus eurycarpus, White Mariposa Lily. I now think that was an incorrect ID; I believe this is Calochortus bruneaunis – Bruneau Mariposa Lily. Read on for an explanation of how I changed my mind…
Bruneau Mariposa Lily- Calochortus bruneaunis
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#NPOD: Hot-Rock Penstemon #Nativeplants
Posted on January 29th, 2011 1 commentNative Plant of the Day 01/29/2011.
Photo from June 17, 2010. Location: Boise County, ID.
Hot-Rock Penstemon - for more photos / info go to the Penstemon deustus detail page
Hot-rock Penstemon, Scabland penstemon, Hot-rock Beardtongue - Penstemon deustus
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#NPOD: Galax #Nativeplants
Posted on January 28th, 2011 1 commentNative Plant of the Day 01/28/2011.
Photo from May 30, 2009. Location: Polk County, TN.
Galax - for more photos / info go to the Galax urceolata detail page
Beetleweed; Galax - Galax urceolata
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Cedar Waxwing Lingers On #Birds
Posted on January 26th, 2011 No commentsWe hadn’t seen Cedar Waxwings around our neighborhood for about a week. In the past they’ve passed through, hanging around for a week or so, and then disappearing until next year. They’ve been party (along with many other species of birds) to consuming the berries on our Bradford pears, and since these berries appear to be gone now, I thought the Cedar Waxwings were gone for the winter as well. However, while trying to photograph a pair of Red-wing Blackbirds that I had spotted earlier, I happened across this (unusually) lone cedar waxwing in some underbrush in our vacant lot next door.
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#NPOD: Green-Headed Coneflower #Nativeplants
Posted on January 26th, 2011 1 commentNative Plant of the Day 01/26/2011.
Photo from Aug 21, 2010. Location: Walker County, GA.
Green-Headed Coneflower - for more photos / info go to the Rudbeckia laciniata detail page.
Green-headed Coneflower, Cutleaf Coneflower - Rudbeckia laciniata
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#NPOD: Black-eyed Susan #Nativeplants
Posted on January 24th, 2011 2 commentsNative Plant of the Day 01/24/2011.
Photo from June 6, 2009. Location: Walker County, GA.
Black-eyed Susan - for more photos / info go to the Rudbeckia hirta detail page.
Black-eyed Susan - Rudbeckia hirta
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Black Vulture #Birds
Posted on January 23rd, 2011 1 commentThis Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus) was one of a trio circling over our neighborhood in Walker County, Georgia, today. I happened to be outside with my ‘birding lens’ on my camera at the time.
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Mourning Dove #Birds in Snow
Posted on January 22nd, 2011 No commentsAnother photo of a Mourning Dove in the snow, taken on Christmas Day.
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#NPOD: Prester John #Nativeplants
Posted on January 22nd, 2011 No commentsNative Plant of the Day 01/22/2011.
Photo from April 23, 2010. Location: Zahnd’s Natural Area, Walker County, Ga.
Prester John (Jack in the Pulpit subspecies) - for more photos / info go to the Arisaema triphyllum ssp. quinatum detail page.
Prester John, Jack-in-the-Pulpit - Arisaema triphyllum ssp. quinatum
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#NPOD: Jack in the Pulpit #Nativeplants
Posted on January 21st, 2011 1 commentNative Plant of the Day 01/21/2011.
Photo from June 24, 2009. Location: The Pocket at Pigeon Mountain, Walker County, Ga.
Jack in the Pulpit - for more photos / info go to the Arisaema triphyllum detail page.
Jack-in-the-Pulpit - Arisaema triphyllum
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#NPOD: Smallflower Miterwort #Nativeplants
Posted on January 20th, 2011 2 commentsNative Plant of the Day 01/20/2011.
Photo from June 15, 2010. Location: Ada County, ID.
Smallflower Miterwort - for more photos / info go to the Mitella stauropetala detail page.
Smallflower Miterwort, Side-flowered miterwort - Mitella stauropetala
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#NPOD: Payette beardtongue #Nativeplants
Posted on January 17th, 2011 1 commentNative Plant of the Day 01/17/2011.
Photo from June 15, 2010. Location: Ada County, ID.
Payette beardtongue - for more photos / info go to the Penstemon payettensis detail page.
Payette Beardtongue, Payette Penstemon - Penstemon payettensis
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#NPOD: Sticky Purple Geranium #Nativeplants
Posted on January 16th, 2011 1 commentNative Plant of the Day 01/16/2011.
Photo from June 15, 2010. Location: Ada County, ID.
Sticky Purple Geranium – for more photos / info go to the Geranium viscosissimum detail page.
Sticky Purple Geranium - Geranium viscosissimum
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#NPOD: Yellow Avalanche Lily #Nativeplants
Posted on January 15th, 2011 2 commentsNative Plant of the Day 01/15/2011.
Photo from June 8, 2010. Location: Ada County, ID.
Large-flowered Triplet Lily - for more photos / info go to the Erythronium grandiflorum detail page.
Yellow Avalanche Lily, Glacier Lily - Erythronium grandiflorum
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