As wildflower are my main travel subject, I would like to show one or two each day. I will cover alpine flowers to desert flower, rain forest to arid lands. Starting with an alpine one today, January 1st. Nephrophyllidium crista-galli. Deer Cabbage. ( photo / image / picture from Kildale's Garden )
Question! Question! As continental North America is bisected by the Rocky mountains, often segregating many fauna and flora into species unique to each side, will the eastern side of the continent be represented? Often I see a "new" flower or animal and get confused as my search through my library of field guides comes up empty. I don't have any 'Western" field guides. Jerry
All the flowers will be named. I will be posting flowers from AZ, Utah, CA, NM, maybe some from other States plus Alaska, Hawaii. Also from Alberta besides BC.
Kildale--I like how you captured the light on the white of the flower & how it is offset by the hazy green background. The flower petals look thick, almost waxy. (No need to respond to this comment though---I know you post a lot of photos & get a lot of comments).
So many times your photos have led me to see things I had overlooked before. Your "deer cabbage" flower picture is beautiful--and now we'll all be looking forward to seeing more wildflower photos. I'll have to pay closer attention while wandering our pasture this spring. Who knows what lies awaiting?
For number two, we go to the desert with Dune Primrose, Oenothera deltoides. ( photo / image / picture from Kildale's Garden )
Is this the birdcage primrose? How does it do that? Is there more to the flowering process or does it develop with age. Jerry
Another beauty of a white flower. I notice it has leaves that resemble the toothed ones of the dandelion.
Tody we have a native plant from Mexico and the southern states, Baja fairy duster, Calliandra californica. Rather different looking. ( photo / image / picture from Kildale's Garden )
