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sempervirens
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I was in southern Arizona for the last two weeks of June.
I think this one will survive despite the obvious fire damage.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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sempervirens
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Stahl bro, nice shot of mountain pride (Penstemon newberryi), high Sierras?.
Neebee, any flowers on that orchid-looking plant yet. I'd love to see it. I don't know the plants of your area but hopefully we could narrow it down to orchid or lily.
"uh, I don't make up the names"
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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We headed to Tensleep Canyon (WY) over the weekend. The most beautiful part of the trip was the wildflowers. WOW!
Even the approaches to the climbs were beautiful.
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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hey there say, sempervirens... and all...
*wow, you all have sure filled in a LOT more wonderful wildflowers!!
yes!!! i know what my wildflower is now:
i will post the picture of mine, too, IT OPENED!!!!
WELL, it only opened on the bottom, so far...
and the others, more in the shade, did not open yet...
*am worried though, a few buds just fell off before opening,
and this ONE is getting lots of hot sun... the other only get a
little... more shade and more moisture...
this one MAY need water, as, it IS in sand, of all things..
but there is DIRT UNDER IT... the sand's from the play area...
but the dirt here is sandy mixture of sand and woodland soil...
http://www.nmorchid.org/gallery/Native/helleborine.jpg
*will be back later with my pic... :)
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StahlBro
Trad climber
San Diego, CA
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sempervirens,
Thanks. Dinkey Creek on the west side. Great fairy lantern.
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Crimpie--You been to Valhalla!!!!!
OMG!!!!
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sempervirens
climber
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Crimpergirl's Mule's ears? are a type of Balsamroot, probably Hooker's balsamroot (Balsamorhiza hookeri). I believe native americans used both the root and the seed as a food source.
Stahlbro with a great close up of Umbrella plant (aka Elephant ears, Indian rhubarb, and Darmera peltata).
.....and I did not get outdoors today............
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sempervirens
climber
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This one came out almost Ok. I know,... wrong thread, but I had to show it to someone.
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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Beautiful! Hope you put it on the bird thread too.
Mule's Ears is what I was told. I know the names about four flowers I think. It isn't one of them. :) Someone also told me they are invasive and considered weeds. Who cares - they are gorgeous. It was all I could do not to dig some up and take them home. I'd be psyched if they took over my yard.:)
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sempervirens
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Crimper,
Mule's ears are kind of similar, same family and the flowers themselves are very similar. But the leaves are not similar. Niether mule's ears nor balsamroot are invasive; they are native to western north america. Who cares...., well I do since I do battle with invasive noxious weeds. They win most of the time.
Mule's ears are believed to produce an allelopathic chemical compound that seeps into the soil and that most other plants cannot tolerate. Therefore they can spread and take up large areas of ground. Cattle ranchers may consider them weeds because they can crowd out other more preferred forage plants, mainly grasses. I don't think the balsamroot has that allelopathic compound. But some other plants do, mesquite for example.
Keep the photos coming, I sure appreciate 'em.
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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Cool stuff Semper! Thanks for the lesson. Is there a native mint that grows in Colorado? I was cutting the grass today and starting smelling it. I saw a plant that looks like a much tougher version of the mint that is slowly taking over Houston.
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sempervirens
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I don't know the plants of Colorado. There are native mints and non-native mints in the western US. If it was in the lawn I think it's more likely the non-native pennyroyal (Mentha pulegium) 'cause it could have spread from a neighbor's garden, it could be a remnant from the garden of the previous owners of your house, could've come in with commercial grass seed.
Have you been to pennyroyal arches in Tuollumne Meadows? I don't recall if that was a native mint there, but I'd guess it is the native coyote mint (Monardella odoratissima). Anybody know? Anyway it enhances the whole area.
Houston, hmmm... I know even less about that area, never been.
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Fritz
Trad climber
Choss Creek, ID
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Jul 11, 2011 - 10:35pm PT
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Shooting Star (Dodecatheon meadia). Shot this weekend
at about 8,000 Ft. in Central Idaho.
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StahlBro
Trad climber
San Diego, CA
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Jul 11, 2011 - 10:50pm PT
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Semperv,
Thanks for the ID on the elephant ears. Really interesting growing out of these crazy vines that were submerged.
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The Larry
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Moab, UT
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Aug 28, 2011 - 12:29am PT
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Hiking up Haystack in the La Sals. Lots of flowers.
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