Inflated Lobelia – Lobelia inflata
Threadleaf Phacelia, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (02/15/2013.) Scientific name is Phacelia linearis. It is also known by the common names Narrow Leaved Phacelia, Carson’s Phacelia, and Threadleaf Scorpionweed. Photo below was taken in the Boise Foothills of Ada County, ID, on June 7, 2010. Go to the Threadleaf Phacelia detail page for more photos and information.
Threadleaf Phacelia, Narrow Leaved Phacelia, Carson’s Phacelia, Threadleaf Scorpionweed – Phacelia linearis
Western Peony, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (02/13/2013.) Scientific name is Paeonia brownii. Photo below was taken in Ada County, ID , on Jun 12, 2011. Go to the Western Peony detail page for more photos and information.
Western Peony – Paeonia brownii
The photo I have been using as the main image for Low Hop Clover – Trifolium campestre – was actually a photograph of Black Medick – Medicago lupulina. While there are differences in the shape of the individual blossoms and of the overall plant, a key identifier is the small tooth at the end of the terminal leaflet on Black Medick.
The photo I had incorrectly identified as Trifolium campestre – this is actually Medicago lupulina
This is my replacement photo for Trifolium campestre
Black Medic, an introduced, invasive species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (02/12/2013.) Scientific name is Medicago lupulina. It is also known by the common name Black Hay, Hop Clover, Hop Medic, Yellow Trefoil , and others. Photo below was taken in my daughter’s yard in Boise, ID, on June 7, 2010. Go to the Black Medic detail page for more information.
Black Medic – Medicago lupulina
White Vervain, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (02/11/2013.) Scientific name is Verbena urticifolia. It is also known by the common name Nettle-leaf Verbena . Photo below was taken in Walker County, GA , on Jul 29, 2011. Go to the White Vervain detail page for more photos and information.
White Vervain, Nettle-leaf Verbena – Verbena urticifolia
Narrowleaf Vervain, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (02/06/2013.) Scientific name is Verbena simplex. Photo below was taken at along the Blue Hole Road at Pigeon Mountain, Walker County, GA , on Jul 15, 2012. Go to the Narrowleaf Vervain detail page for more photos and information.
Narrowleaf Vervain, Simple Verbena – Verbena simplex
On Monday, Feb 4, I took a ride down to The Pocket at Pigeon Mountain with a couple of my grandsons – Chase and Jeff. To a great extent this was to get them out from in front of their computers/video games, but also, since we’ve had such a warm winter, to check to see if there were any early signs of spring. We walked the boardwalk and all the way up to and above the falls. We had a good time, and even though I was expecting some indication that spring is around the corner, I was surprised…
Waterfalls in The Pocket
Climbing Nightshade, an introduced and possibly invasive species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (02/04/2013.) Scientific name is Solanum dulcamara. It is also known by the common name BIttersweet Nightshade, Woody Nightshade, European Bittersweet, Fellenwort, and Blue Nightshade . Photo below was taken in Hell’s Canyon Park, Adams County, ID, on May 28, 2012. Go to the Climbing Nightshade detail page for more photos and information.
Climbing Nightshade – Solanum dulcamara
From time to time my wife claims that I can be obsessive, but I don’t know what she’s talking about. On a completely unrelated subject, I’ve been to the Chattanooga Riverwalk at least 5 times in the past couple of weeks. On Mondays I have the privilege of spending the afternoon with two of my home-school grandsons, Chase and Jeff, so this week we walked a couple of miles of the Chattanooga Riverwalk, and then on Tuesday Cindy and I visited the pond next to the Curtain Pole Road parking area of the Riverwalk. They were a good two days for our birding – we were able to photograph three lifers we’ve seen during these couple of weeks of walking the Riverwalk. Here are some photos; the Gadwalls and Mergansers are from the pond next to Curtain Pole Road, and the Green-winged Teal was on the pond at Amnicola Marsh.
The Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus) is pretty shy. This is typical of how it positioned itself.