Ghostpipe – Native Plant of the Day 10/28/2024
Photo from 6/21/2011. Location: Boise Foothills, Ada County, ID.
More photos / info at the Orobanche uniflora detail page.
One-flowered Broomrape. Ghostpipe – Orobanche uniflora
Clayton Webster, leader of the Over the Hill Hiking Group (OHHG), contacted me a couple of days ago with an invitation to join their group on their visit to The Pocket, so even though it had only been a few days, I went on down there to meet up with this great group. We covered The Pocket very thoroughly, visited the Martin Davis house, and took a drive over to visit the Blue Hole area of Pigeon Mountain. The day was a success, not only because of the great group, but also I managed to find several species that I missed on Saturday.
The Over the Hill Hiking Group “Better Half”
Another 10 days during the ‘peak development period’ of wildflowers at The Pocket had passed since I’d last been there, and I won’t be able to get down to The Pocket for another week due to other commitments, so in spite of the cloudy weather, I took advantage of an almost free afternoon to get an update. It was a beautiful (if chilly) day today, so I headed down there for a more leisurely visit. A couple of surprises along with what was expected (including the Bent White Trillium) – I counted 38 species blooming.
Bent White Trillium – Trillium flexipes at The Pocket
This will likely be my last status update on wildflowers at The Pocket this season. The overstory is filling out, and the leafy understory is blocking what sun makes it through the leaves on the trees, so the spring ephemeral season is drawing to a close. From a species count – this time I counted 39 species blooming – it seems to be active, but most of those are in definite decline. This would be a particularly good time to come if you want to catch some of those species in fruit. The massive display of Bent White Trillium (Trillium flexipes) is still on, but it and most other species are past their peak.
White Baneberry – time to be transitioning to the Doll’s Eyes common name – Actaea pachypoda
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.
One-flowered Broomrape ; One-flowered Cancer Root, Naked Broomrape – Orobanche uniflora