These are the flowers I have observed in 2011 in the order in which I have observed them with the date on which they were observed.
January 16, 2011
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January 16, 2011
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The last buttercup blossom I saw.
May 09, 2011
March 22, 2011
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This is the last grass widow with fresh petals I saw in 2011.
May 05, 2011
04 Lomatium macrocarpum, ‘big seed biscuit root’
March 26, 2011
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05 Draba verna, ‘Whitlow grass’
April 01, 2011
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06 Lithophragma glabrum, ‘bulbous woodland star’
April 05, 2011
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07 Galanthus nivalis, ‘snow drop’. Domestic.
April 05, 2011
08 Fritillaria pudica, ‘yellow bell’
April 07, 2011
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09 Montia linearis, 'narrow-leaf miner’s lettuce’
April 08, 2011
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10 Lomatium triternatum, 'nine leaf biscuitroot
April 14, 2011
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11 Phlox caespitosa, ‘tufted phlox’. First sighting of both bud and blossom
April 14, 2011
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12 Saxifraga integrifolia, ‘grassland saxifrage’
April 16, 2011
13 Muscari sp., ‘grape hyacinth’
April 20, 2011
14 Taraxacum officinale, ‘common dandelion’
April 20, 2011
April 20, 2011
14 Taraxacum officinale, ‘common dandelion’
April 20, 2011
15 Viola sp., ‘violet’
April 20, 2011
16 Polemonium micranthum, 'little bells'
April 20, 2011
17 Besseya rubra, 'red coral drops'
April 24, 2011
18 Lamium purpureum, 'purple deadnettle'
April 24, 2011
19 Collinsia parviflora, 'blue eyed Mary'
April 27, 2011
20 Erigeron compositus, 'cutleaf fleabane'
April 27, 2011
21 Geum triflorum, 'prairie smoke'
April 27, 2011
22 Ribes aureum, 'golden currant'
April 27, 2011
23 Salix lasiandra, 'pacific willow'
April 27, 2011
24 Acer negundo, 'box elder'
April 29, 2011
25 Ulmus Americana, 'American elm'
April 29, 2011
26 Lithospermum arvense, 'corn gromwell'
April 29, 2011
27 Balsamorhiza sagittata, 'arrowleaf balsamroot'
May 02, 2011
28 Unidentified phlox
May 02, 2011
It is thought to be Phlox caespitosa but the yellow foliage is unexplained.
29 domestic cherry sp.
May 02, 2011
30 Acer negundo, 'box elder'
May 05, 2011
31 Erodium cicutarium, 'red storks bill'
May 05, 2011
32 Amelanchier alnifolia, 'serviceberry' 'saskatoon' May 05, 2011
33 Holosteum umbellatum, 'jagged chickweed'
May 05, 2011
I didn't find a blossom in 2011 but I found seeds on plants on the 5th of May so there have been blossoms earlier.
34 Camassia quamash, 'common camas'
May 09, 2011
35 Dodecatheon pulchellum, 'few flowered shooting star'
May 09, 2011
36 Lithophragma parviflora, 'prairie star'
May 09, 2011
37 Lomatium dissectum, 'fern leaf biscuitroot'
May 09, 2011
38 unidentified Saxifraga
May 09, 2011
39 Prunus mahaleb, 'mahaleb cherry'
May 12, 2011
May 12, 2011
40 Mahonia aquifolium, 'tall oregon grape'
May 12, 2011
41 Amelanchier alnifolia, 'service berry'
May 12, 2011
May 12, 2011
42 Arabis holboellii, 'Holboell's rockcress'
May 12, 2011
The presence of seeds indicates that I could have found them earlier.
43 Narcissus poeticus 'poet's narcissus', 'pheasant's eye narcissus'
May 14, 2011
44 Allium geyeri, 'Geyer's onion'
May 17, 2011
45 Microseris nutans, 'Nodding microseris'
May 17, 2011
46 Syringa vulgaris, 'common lilac', purple
May 20, 2011
47 Prunus mahaleb, 'mahaleb cherry'
May 20, 2011
48 Myosotis laxa, 'forget me not'
May 20, 2011
49 Crataegus douglasii, 'black hawthorn'
May 20, 2011
50 Microsteris gracilis, 'slender phlox'
May 20, 2011
51 Delphinium nuttallianum, 'upland larkspur'
May 20, 2011
52 Zigadenus venenosus, 'death camas'
May 20, 2011
This plant is developed almost beyond flowering so it wasn't found as soon as it might have been.
53 Triteleia grandiflora, 'Douglass brodiaea'
May 20, 2011
54 Syringa vulgaris, 'common lilac', white
May 22, 2011
55 Lepidium virginicum, 'Virginia pepperweed'
May 22, 2011
May 22, 2011
56 Prunus virginiana, 'choke cherry'
May 22, 2011
Unknown bug, mantis look
May 22, 2011
57 Iris germanica, 'German iris'
May 26, 2011
May 26, 2011
58 Anchusa officinalis, 'bugloss'
May 26, 2011
59 Eriogonum heracleoides, 'parsnip flowered buckwheat'
May 26, 2011
60 Allium geyeri, 'Geyer's onion', white
May 26, 2011
61 Lepidium virginicum, 'Virginia pepperweed,' May 26, 2011
62 unidentified plant, possible sedge
May 26, 2011
63 Lewisia rediviva, 'bitterroot'
May 26, 2011
64 Sisymbrium altissimum, 'tumble mustard', 'Jim Hill mustard'
May 26, 2011
May 26, 2011
65 Pinus ponderosa, 'Yellow Pine'
May28, 2011
66 Rumex acetosella, 'sheep sorrel'
May 28, 2011
67 Arnica sororia, 'twin leopardbane'
May 28, 2011
68 Cornus stolonifera, 'red osier dogwood'
May 28, 2011
69 Lupinus sericeus, 'silky lupine'
May 28, 2011
70 Purshia tridentata, 'antelope brush'
May 30, 2011
71 Cercocarpus ledifolius, 'mountain mahogany'
May 30, 2011
72 Ceanothus sanguineus, 'redstem ceanothus'
May 30, 2011
May 30, 2011
73 Orobanche uniflora, 'naked broomrape'
May 30, 2011
May 30, 2011
June 11, 2011
74 Amsinckia retrorsa, 'fiddleneck'
May 31, 2011
75 Viburnum opulus 'Roseum', 'European snowball'
May 31, 2011
May 31, 2011
76 Potentilla gracilis, 'graceful cinquefoil'
May 31, 2011
77 Lunaria annua, 'money plant', 'honesty'
May 31, 2011
78 Tragopogon dubius, 'yellow goat's beard', 'salsify'
May 31, 2011
79 Antennaria luzuloides, 'woodrush pussytoes'
May 31, 2011
80 Lewisa rediviva, 'bitterroot', white
May 31, 2011
81Descurainia pinnata, 'western tansy mustard'
June 03, 2011
81Descurainia pinnata, 'western tansy mustard'
June 03, 2011
82 Iris germanica, 'German iris', purple
June 03, 2011
83 Potentilla glandulosa, 'sticky cinquefoil'
June 03, 2011
84 Centaurea cyanus, 'cornflower', 'bachelor button'
June 03, 2011
85 Eriogonum umbellatum, 'sulfur buckwheat'
June 03, 2011
86 Melilotus officinalis, 'yellow sweet clover'
June 08, 2011
86a inflorescence
June 08, 2011
87 Galium aperine, 'common bedstraw'
June 08, 2011
88 Crataegus monogyna, 'English hawthorn'
June 08, 2011
88a with leaf
June 08, 2011
89 Rumex crispus
June 08, 2011
The color is false to bring out the shapes
90 Iris sp. Another color
June 08, 2011
91 Domestic rose
June 08, 2011
92 Lepidium virginicum, 'Virginia pepperweed'
June 08, 2011
93 Scutellaria angustifolia, 'narrow leaf skullcap'
June 08, 2011
94 Erigeron speciosus, 'showy fleabane'
June 11, 2011
95 Vicia villosa, 'hairy vetch'
June 11, 2011
96 Sambucus nigra, 'black elderberry'
June 11, 2011
97 Sedum lanceolatum, 'lance leaf stonecrop'
June 11, 2011
98 Achillea millifolium, 'yarrow',
June 11, 2011
99 Grindelia nana, 'curlycup gumweed'
June 18, 2011
100 Medicago sativa, ' alfalfa'
June 18, 2001
101 Gallardia aristata, 'blanket flower'
June 18, 2011
June 18, 2011
102 Agoseris sp.
June 19, 2011
103 Rosa woodsii, 'Wood's rose
June 18, 2011
104 Castilleja tenuis, 'hairy owls clover'
June 18, 2011
105 Robinia pseudoacacia, 'Black locust'
June 18, 2011
106 Silene sp.
June 18, 2011
June 18, 2011
107 Symphoricarpos albus, 'snowberry'
June 19, 2011
108 Euphorbia sp. 'spurge'
June 19, 2011
June 19, 2011
109 Matricaria discoidea, 'pineappleweed'
June 19, 2011
110 Opuntia xcolumbiana, 'Columbia prickly pear'
June 21, 2011
110 Opuntia xcolumbiana, 'Columbia prickly pear'
June 21, 2011
111 Apocynum androsaemifolium, 'spreading dogbane'
June 21
112 Phyiladelphus lewisii, 'syringa', 'mock orange'
June 24, 2011
113 Madia exigua, 'small tarweed'
June 24, 2011
June 24, 2011
114 Viburnum opulus, 'cranberry tree'
June 24, 2011
June 24, 2011
115 Antennaria sp
June 24, 2011
116 domestic rose
June 24, 2011
117 Plagiobothrys scouleri, 'popcorn flower'
from dry pond bed
June 26, 2011
118 Unidentified herb
from dry pond bed
June 26, 2011
119 unidentified herb
from dry pond bed
June 26, 2011
120 Allium acumnatum, 'tapertip onion'
June 28, 2011
Should have been identified much earlier.
121 Gnaphalium palustre, 'western marsh cudweed'
June 28, 2011
122 Lotus micranthus, 'desert deer vetch'
June 28, 2011
123 Grass in pond bed 7 feet tall
June 28, 2011
124 unidentified herb
from dry pond bottom
June 30, 2011
125 Centaurea diffusa, 'white knapweed bud'
June 30, 2011
126 Navarretia intertexta, 'needle leaf navarretia'
June 30, 2011
127 unidentified herb - similar to Castilleja tenuis but branched.
June 30, 2011
128 Asparagus officinalis, 'asparagus'
July 07, 2011
129 Holodiscus discolor, 'ocean spray'
July 07, 2011
July 07, 2011
130 Chondrilla juncea, 'rush skeletonweed'
July 07, 2011
131 Vicia villosa, a white vetch
July 07, 2011
132 Linaria dalmatica, 'Dalmatian toadflax'
July 11, 2011
133 Plantago lanceolata, 'English plantain'
July 11, 2011
134 Centaurea stoebe, 'spotted knapweed'
July 11, 2011
135 Melilotus albus, 'yellow sweet clover'
July 12, 2011
135 Melilotus albus, 'yellow sweet clover'
July 12, 2011
136 Madia glomerata, 'stinking tarweed'
July 15, 2011
137 Asclepias speciosa, 'showy milkweed'
July 15, 2011
138 Perideridia gairdneri, 'Gairdner's yampah'
July 17, 2011
139 Unidentified herb
July 17, 2011
140 Convolvulus arvensis, 'field morning glory'
July 20, 2011
141 Epilobium brachicarpum, 'autumn willow herb'
July 20, 2011
142 Iris pseudacorus, 'yellow iris'
July 20, 2011
143 Unidentified herb, from dry vernal pond
July 20, 2011
144 Madia glomerata, 'stinking tarweed'
July 20, 2011
145 Unidentified herb
July 20, 2011
146 Psiliocarphus oregonus, 'Oregon woolly heads'
July 22, 2011
147 Geranium caroliniaum, 'Carolina geranium'
July 22, 2011
148 Juniperus occidentalis, 'western juniper'
July 22, 2011
149 Lythrum salicaria, 'purple loosestrife'
July 23, 2011
150 Centaurea diffusa, 'diffuse knapweed'
July 23, 2011
151 Chondrilla juncea, 'rush skeletonweed'
July 23, 2011
152 Agoseris grandiflora, 'large flower agoseris' seedhead
July 26, 2011
153 Lythrum salicaria, 'purple loosestrife'
July 26, 2011
154 Physocarpus malvaceus, 'mallow leaf nine bark'
July 28, 2011
Seed pods.
155 Eriogonum niveum, 'Snow buckwheat'
August 01, 2011
156 Silene scouleri, 'simple campion'
August 01, 2011
157 Trifolium sp.
August 02, 2011
158 Unidentified herb, dry vernal pond
August 02, 2001
159 Bidens frondosa with bugs
dry vernal pond
August 02, 2011
160 unidentifiec herb
near dry north vernal pond
August 08, 2011
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| 161 Lactuca serriola, 'prickly lettuce', August 08, 2011 |
162 unidentified herb
dry south vernal pond
August 12, 2011
163 unidentified grass
August 12, 2011
164 Tanacetum vulgare, 'common tansy'
August 16, 2011
165 Xanthium strumarium, 'cocklebur'
August 30, 2011
166 Conyza canadensis, 'Canadian horseweed'
August 30, 2011
167 unidentified herb
September 16, 2011
168 unidentified herb
September 16, 20112
169 Chenopodium album
September 16, 2011
170 Artemisia tridentata
September 16, 2011
not yet in bloom
171 Unidentified herb
in bloom, September 22, 2011
Fast moving red bugs, several of them, climbing up a small Prunus mhaleb.
Wasps in a metal post bearing a traffic sign. Many exiting this hole. Are they new born?
Some fly off immediately, some seem to rest before flying. They weren't interested in us.
