Hairy Clematis, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (06/07/2012.) Scientific name is Clematis hirsutissima. Photo below was taken in the Ponderosa State Park, Valley County, ID on May 31, 2012. Go to the Hairy Clematis detail page for more information.
Vase-flower, Sugarbowl, Leather-flower, Hairy Clematis – Clematis hirsutissima
Piper’s Anemone, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (06/06/2012.) Scientific name is Anemone piperi. Photo below was taken in the Ponderosa State Park, Valley County, ID on May 31, 2012. Go to the Piper’s Anemone detail page for more information.
Piper’s Anemone, Windflower – Anemone piperi
Calypso bulbosa, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (06/04/2012.) Scientific name is Calypso bulbosa. Photo below was taken in the Ponderosa State Park, Valley County, ID on June 1, 2012. Go to the Calypso bulbosa detail page for more information.
Calypso Orchid, Fairy Slipper, Venus Slipper, Angel Slipper – Calypso bulbosa
Upland Yellow Violet, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (05/23/2012.) Scientific name is Viola praemorsa. Photo below was taken in the Boise Foothills of Ada County, ID on June 10, 2011. It is also known by the common names Canary Violet, Astoria Violet, Prairie Violet, Yellow Montane Violet, and Wavyleaf Violet. Go to the Upland Yellow Violet detail page for more information.
NOTE: Nov 22, 2013 – R. John Little, Ph.D., noted expert on Violaceae, has identified this as Viola purpurea subsp. venosa rather than Viola praemorsa. — gcw
Upland Yellow Violet, Canary Violet, Astoria Violet, Prairie Violet, Yellow montane violet, Wavyleaf Violet – Viola praemorsa
Climbing Hempweed, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (05/12/2012.) Scientific name is Mikania scandens. Photo below was taken in Walker County, GA, on October 2, 2011. Go to the Climbing Hempweed detail page for more information.
Climbing Hempweed, Climbing Boneset – Mikania scandens
Utah Serviceberry, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (05/10/2012.) Scientific name is Amelanchier laevis. Photo below was taken in Boise County, ID, on June 13, 2010. It is also known by the common names Pale Serviceberry, Western Serviceberry if you go with more recent classifications which consider Amelanchier pallida to be a synonym of Amelanchier utahensis. Go to the Utah Serviceberry detail page for more information.
Utah Serviceberry, Pale Serviceberry, Western Serviceberry - Amelanchier utahensis
Smooth Serviceberry, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (05/08/2012.) Scientific name is Amelanchier laevis. Photo below was taken in Walker County, GA, on April 2, 2008. It is also known by the common name Allegheny Serviceberry . Go to the Smooth Serviceberry detail page for more information.
Allegheny Serviceberry, Smooth Serviceberry - Amelanchier laevis
Slender Blue-eyed Grass, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (05/03/2012.) Scientific name is Sisyrinchium mucronatum. Photo below was taken in Walker County, GA, on April 29, 2012. It is also known by the common name Needletip Blue-eyed Grass, Michaux’s Blue-eyed-Grass, and Narrow-Leaved Blue-eyed-Grass . Go to the Slender Blue-eyed Grass detail page for more information.
Needletip Blue-eyed Grass, Michaux's Blue-eyed-Grass, Slender Blue-eyed Grass, Narrow-Leaved Blue-eyed-Grass - Sisyrinchium mucronatum
In yesterday’s post I mentioned that I spent some quality time with a slug. How many of us can make THAT claim? (Maybe the more appropriate question would be “How many of us WANT to make that claim?) Actually our interaction started with me bumping the dandelion leaf under the slug’s “tail.” He withdrew his head – wait, I’m beginning to realize that I know so little about slugs that I don’t even know if those body parts are heads and tails. Hopefully someone with some real knowledge about these creatures will leave a comment and educate us, rather than relying on my speculation.
Slug hiding
I waited a few minutes to see what would happen. Soon the action began…
Western Stoneseed, a native species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (04/28/2012.) Scientific name is Lithospermum ruderale. Photo below was taken in the Boise Foothills of Ada County, ID, on June 14, 2010. It is also known by the common name Columbia Puccoon and Yellow Puccoon . Go to the Western Stoneseed detail page for more information.
Western Stoneseed, Columbia Puccoon, Yellow Puccoon - Lithospermum ruderale