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Asteraceae

Incredible Daisies!

On a recent trip to Fort Collins, Colorado, my wife and I visited the University of Colorado's Trial Gardens. We photographed these members of the … [Read more...] about Incredible Daisies!

Filed Under: cultivated plants, Plants Tagged With: Asteraceae, Calendula, Cosmos, cultivated plants, Daisies, Osteospermum, Tagetes

A Daytrip along the Cache La Poudre River

The head waters of the Cache la Poudre River are in Rocky Mountain National Park and it winds its way along 126 miles of scenic beauty to join the … [Read more...] about A Daytrip along the Cache La Poudre River

Filed Under: Environment, Plants, wildflowers Tagged With: Asteraceae, Bird's Foot Trefoil, Cache La Poudre River, Fabaceae, Gneiss, Rubber Rabbit Brush, Western Aster

Used to be Wildflowers

Many of the flowering plants we use in our gardens and landscapes were wildflowers before they were brought under cultivation. In this post, Coreopsis … [Read more...] about Used to be Wildflowers

Filed Under: cultivated plants, Plants Tagged With: Asteraceae, Black-eyed Susan, Coreopsis, Rudebeckia, Tickseed

Life above the Tree-line in Rocky Mountain National Park

On a recent visit to Rocky Mountain National Park, I was able to photograph some of the plant and animal life that live in the alpine tundra ecosystem … [Read more...] about Life above the Tree-line in Rocky Mountain National Park

Filed Under: ants, bees, wasps, beetles, Environment, insects, Invertebrates, Plants, Uncategorized, wildflowers Tagged With: Achillea millefolium, Asteraceae, Chrysomelidae, Common Yarrow, Dandelion, Entomoscelis americana, halictid bee, Halictidae, Red Turnip Beetle, Taraxacum officinale

Plains Zinnia Not Woolly Paperflower

Above is a beautiful example of Plains Zinnia (Zinnia grandiflora, family Asteraceae). Having never seen this species before, I spent about half a day … [Read more...] about Plains Zinnia Not Woolly Paperflower

Filed Under: Plants, wildflowers Tagged With: Asteraceae, Plains Zinnia, Woolly Paperflower, yellow flower

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