NEARLY WORDLESS WEDNESDAY
And still more for the Hundred Species Challenge!
24. Bouteloua curtipendula, Side Oats Gramma.
This is a very pretty grass!
25. Agoseris glauca, Mountain Dandelion
There are just a few of these on the slope
behind the house.
26. Oryzopis hymenoides, Indian Rice Grass
This was a species that we processed as part of the decomposition project at the Long Term Ecological Research Station. The samples were taken from the Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge. The work was done at the labs in Albuquerque.
27. Erigeron neomexicanus,
New Mexico Fleabane
Some people also call this a purple daisy.
28. Lactuca canadensis, Wild Lettuce.
The leaves are edible when young, but the stem contains a bitter, milky latex that ruins cow's milk.
This one is growing among:
29. Phlox divaricata, White Phlox or Sweet William.
I think that these are volunteers left over from the previous owner's gardening.
Happy plant hunting where you are!
3 comments:
I enjoy these posts on the 100 species challenge. I had not heard of it until I read it on your blog. I want to read a bit more about it and start doing it.
Oh! And your blog banner with the photo embedded instead of the little photo in your sidebar looks GREAT!
I love seeing these plants. It is interesting to see so much that is different (and yet some that are the same) in such disparate climates.
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