Blues and Purples and Greens
(hi-res originals suppressed)
Silvery Lupine (and friend)- Lupinus argenteus - light blue, tall stem.
Rocky Mountains foothills to subalpine. Meadows, fields.
(The friend is a Snowberry Clearwing or Bumblebee Moth...Hemaris diffinis)Silvery LupinelupineLupinus argenteusblueRockyfoothillssubalpinemeadowfieldSnowberry ClearwingBumblebeeMothSnowberryClearwingHemaris diffinis
Silvery Lupine (and friend)- Lupinus argenteus - light blue, tall stem.
Rocky Mountains foothills to subalpine. Meadows, fields.
(The friend is a Snowberry Clearwing or Bumblebee Moth...Hemaris diffinis)Silvery LupinelupineLupinus argenteusblueRockyfoothillssubalpinemeadowfieldSnowberry ClearwingBumblebeeMothSnowberryClearwingHemaris diffinis
Silvery Lupine (and friend)- Lupinus argenteus - light blue, tall stem.
Rocky Mountains foothills to subalpine. Meadows, fields.
(The friend is a Snowberry Clearwing or Bumblebee Moth...Hemaris diffinis)Silvery LupinelupineLupinus argenteusblueRockyfoothillssubalpinemeadowfieldSnowberry ClearwingBumblebeeMothSnowberryClearwingHemaris diffinis
Canada Brome - Bromus pubescens - (also classified as "Bromus purgans") fam. poaceae
Crown Vetch background... SE MissouriCanadaBromeCanada BromeBromuspurganspubescensBromus pubescensCrown VetchvetchMissouri
Canada Brome - Bromus pubescens - (also classified as "Bromus purgans") fam. poaceae
Crown Vetch background...SE MissouriCanadaBromeCanada BromeBromuspurganspubescensBromus pubescensCrown VetchvetchMissouri
Canada Brome - Bromus pubescens - (also classified as "Bromus purgans") fam. poaceae
Crown Vetch background... SE MissouriCanadaBromeCanada BromeBromuspurganspubescensBromus pubescensCrown VetchvetchMissouri
A bit of LOCO... Pea family "Rocky Mountain Loco" maybe "Oxytropis sericea" not the pure White Loco... probably had an affair with "Colorado Loco" (Oxytropis lambertii) Plains to Montane dry hillsides, meadows. Locoweed
Rocky Mountain LocoOxytropis sericeaWhite LocoColorado LocoOxytropis lambertiiHybridMontaneLocoweed
"Tall Chiming Bells" - Mertensia ciliata - Borage -bluish clusters -
Rocky Mountains Montane to Alpine. Wet and damp areas.Chiming BellsTall Chiming BellsMertensia ciliataBorageMontaneAlpine
"Tall Chiming Bells" - Mertensia ciliata - Borage -bluish clusters -
Rocky Mountains Montane to Alpine. Wet and damp areas.Chiming BellsTall Chiming BellsMertensia ciliataBorageMontaneAlpine
PURPLE LOOSESTRIFE (Lythrum salicaria L.) Beautiful as it may be, this invasive plant is "plantia" non-gratia in more and more of the United States. Loosestrife alters the chemical and hydrological processes in wetlands. The leaves of the purple loosestrife decompose quickly in the fall resulting in a nutrient flush. Leaves of native species decompose in the spring. This release of nutrients at a time of little primary production results in significant alterations of wetland function. This plant also clogs flowing water sources. For more detailed information on purple loosestrife and treatment methods, please visit http://www.invasive.org/eastern/biocontrol/11PurpleLoosestrife.html.
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PURPLE LOOSESTRIFE (Lythrum salicaria L.) Beautiful as it may be, this invasive plant is "plantia" non-gratia in more and more of the United States. Loosestrife alters the chemical and hydrological processes in wetlands. The leaves of the purple loosestrife decompose quickly in the fall resulting in a nutrient flush. Leaves of native species decompose in the spring. This release of nutrients at a time of little primary production results in significant alterations of wetland function. This plant also clogs flowing water sources. For more detailed information on purple loosestrife and treatment methods, please visit http://www.invasive.org/eastern/biocontrol/11PurpleLoosestrife.html.
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PURPLE LOOSESTRIFE (Lythrum salicaria L.) Beautiful as it may be, this invasive plant is "plantia" non-gratia in more and more of the United States. Loosestrife alters the chemical and hydrological processes in wetlands. The leaves of the purple loosestrife decompose quickly in the fall resulting in a nutrient flush. Leaves of native species decompose in the spring. This release of nutrients at a time of little primary production results in significant alterations of wetland function. This plant also clogs flowing water sources. For more detailed information on purple loosestrife and treatment methods, please visit http://www.invasive.org/eastern/biocontrol/11PurpleLoosestrife.html.
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Nope. Not Wild Grape... it's American Bittersweet growing in with grapevines.
Bright yellow pods with bright red seed inside when ripe. (see http://www.ourspecialnet.com/gallery/1975380_3XG8n#352959319_MFDAf)
Fruits are toxic. All parts may be toxic. Do not ingest. This plant has some folk medicine uses, however.bittersweet'americanbittersweet'bittersweetcelastrusscandensvineyellowpodredseedmedicinefolktoxic