Showing posts with label BPOD. Show all posts
Showing posts with label BPOD. Show all posts

Saturday, June 8, 2013

Libertia ixioides...

Via BPOD, of course:


Monday, May 27, 2013

Armeria welwitschii...

From BPOD, of course:


Friday, May 17, 2013

Pelargonium tetragonum...

From BPOD, of course:


Thursday, May 9, 2013

Almaleea subumbellata...

Common name wiry bushpea, native to Australia and Tasmania.  Via BPOD, of course:


Thursday, April 25, 2013

Limnanthes douglasii

Common name “poached egg plant” or “yellow and white Douglas' meadowfoam”.  Native to northern California and Oregon, and occasionally further south.  My dad and I saw this in Lassen National Park about six years ago, before the big fires there.  Via BPOD, of course...


Thursday, April 18, 2013

Sprengelia propinqua...

Common name western swampheath, native to Tasmania.  Via BPOD, of course...


Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Ipomopsis harvardii

Another beautiful flower photo, from BPOD, of course:


Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Lilium hansonii

From BPOD, of course:


Thursday, March 7, 2013

Crocus...

An outrageously gorgeous snow crocus, or Crocus tommasinianusFrom BPOD, of course:


Sunday, February 24, 2013

Thursday, January 31, 2013

Euphorbia punicea

Common name “Jamaican poinsettia”.  From BPOD, of course...


Friday, January 4, 2013

Pholistoma auritum...

Aka “fiestaflower”, found in California.  From BPOD, of course.


Friday, December 28, 2012

Puya berteroniana, aka Chaqual...

From BPOD, of course...


Friday, November 30, 2012

Lupine...

Not my photo, and not a local species: this is from Columbia, Lupinus bogotensis, photo courtesy of Botany Photo of the Day...


Friday, October 19, 2012

Wednesday, September 26, 2012

Sunday, August 5, 2012

Kettle Mountain Meadow...

We want a meadow like this on our place in Idaho...and maybe someday we will!  From BPotD, of course...


Friday, July 27, 2012

Tritonia crocata

From Botany Photo of the Day, of course:


Friday, April 20, 2012

Spirea henryi...

Spirea henryi, or 翠蓝绣线菊, is a Chinese shrub that grows at altitudes of 4,000 to 10,000 feet. Photo courtesy of Botany Photo of the Day.



Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Cat's Paw...

Ptilotus spathulatus, aka “cat's paw” or ”pussytails”.  I saw this while in Australia, back in the '70s.  They feel just like they look like they'd feel.  I had no idea what it was, but I sure enjoyed it.  As always, click to enlarge.  Via BPOD...