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Sunday, December 2, 2007

More from Kananaskis in July 2007

Goat's-beard
Tragopogon dubius
Aster family



Northern Gentian, Felwort
Gentianella amarella
Gentian family




Prickly or Wild Rose
Rosa acicularis
Rose family



Northern Bedstraw
Galium boreale
Bedstraw family




Silky or Perennial Lupine
Lupinus sericens
Pea family



Heartleaf Arnica
Arnica cordifolia
Aster family


Saturday, November 17, 2007

Kananaskis wildflowers discovered in July 2007

I changed the format for these wildflowers. What do you think?

Wood Nymph, One-flowered Wintergreen
Moneses uniflora
Heath family




Wild Chives
Allium schoenoprasum
Lily family



White Camas
Zigadenus elegans
Lily family



Pink Pussytoes
Antennaria rosea
Aster family



Harebell
Campanula rotundifolia
Harebell family



Indian Paintbrush
Castilleja linariaefolia
Figwort family



Bog or Common Pink Wintergreen
Pyrola asarifolia
Wintergreen family



Twinflower
Linnaea borealis
Honeysuckle family



Nodding Onion
Allium cernuum
Lily family



Canada Bunchberry
Cornus canadensis
Dogwood family



Common Fireweed
Epilobium augustifolium
Evening-primrose family



Tufted Vetch, Canada Pea
Vicia cracca
Pea family


Groundsel
Senecio spp
Sunflower family


Thursday, November 15, 2007

Some strays, and some from this June.

This was a challenge for me, somehow. Once my friend Collin told me what it was I found it everywhere. It's from way back in 2006. Anyway here it is:
Rubus arcticus


This one isn't quite so late-from April:
Ribes triste


And these are from June-just a roadside stop in the rain on the way home from a visit to Vernon:
Hieracium aurantiacum


Lilium columbianum


Myosotis sylvatica

Sunday, November 4, 2007

Flowers from Mexico in March 2007

On our trip to Mexico in March we saw many unfamiliar and amazing flowers and flowering trees, but it wasn't always easy to tell if they were planted or native. I decided since they were all so unusual for me, a Canadian, that I could only learn from identifying all of them. I wanted to publish all in one bunch-but I'm having trouble with many of them.

Ipomoea purpurea


Cordia sebestina


Hibiscus coccineus


Bougainvillea spectabilis





Acoelorrhaphe wrightii


Allamanda cathartica


Alpina purpurata


Cordyline terminalis




Allemanda cathartica



Tuesday, October 23, 2007

Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Some wildflowers from B.C. - July 2006

These are from our trip to the Shuswap Lakes in British Columbia. It was a beautiful trip, and I saw lots of unusual flowers, some of which I posted below back in July.


Calochortus macrocarpus


Gaillardia aristata


Prunella vulgaris


Apocynum androsaemifolium

Sunday, October 14, 2007

Dry Island Buffalo Jump Provincial Park-October






Gerard came home from work on Thursday early and wanted to take a drive to one of our traditional haunts-Dry Island. It's a short 50 minute or so drive from home and well worth it. I was thinking most of the autumn colour would be past, and it was, but we and our little dog Hermes easily managed to enjoy ourselves regardless on a beautifully sunny afternoon.