Tue Jul 11 23:14:58 MDT 2006
Photo - Summer: Wood Lily
My friend Robin sent me this awesome photo of a wood lily he saw up in Boulder county. It's a real beaut, Robin, a real beaut.
Wood Lily(Lilium philadelphicum)
Taken: July, 2006: Boulder County, Colorado
Tue May 30 22:15:09 MDT 2006
Photo - Summer: Ponderosa sap
Ponderosa Pine (Pinus Ponderosa)
Taken: August, 2005: Golden Gate Canyon State Park, Colorado
Fri Apr 21 10:29:15 MDT 2006
Photo - Summer: Silver Tangled Tree
I liked this silver tree... that's all.
Taken: July, 2005: Golden Gate State Park, Colorado
Tue Dec 6 09:46:55 MST 2005
Photo - Summer: Coral Root
Coral Root, or Corallorhiza, is a saprophytic orchid. Saprophytic means that it doesn't use chlorophyll to get its energy. Instead, it relies on decaying material in the soil. This is why there is no green in the plant. When I first saw it from a distance, I thought they must be new shoots for some kind of shrub or larger plant. If you've ever sprouted a bean in a dark area, you probably noticed that the plant didn't create chlorophyll and turn green until it had spent time in the light. I thought it strange that there was no green on these shoots, and upon closer inspection, it was clearly flowering. The man and woman that showed us the Fairy Slipper Orchid informed us that this was an orchid as well, Coral Root. I think this is my favorite plant discovery of 2005.
Coral Root (Corallorhiza maculata)
Taken: June, 2005 - Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado
Thu Dec 1 08:43:04 MST 2005
Photo - Summer: Anne U. White Trail
Took these photos while Mom was in town. The first, is a prickly pear (cactus), and I believe the second is a Mariposa Lily.
Prickly Pear (Opuntia phaeacantha)
Mariposa Lily (Calochortus flexuosus)
Taken: July, 2005 - Anne U. White Trail, Boulder, Colorado
Tue Nov 29 16:23:20 MST 2005
Photo - Summer: Showy Loco
When we first saw this flower, Verne said it looked like Loco. I agreed it looked like Loco, except that the stem and leaves were covered with fuzz. Just the same, I stated that I didn't think it was Loco. Got home, checked the interweb. She was right. This variant is called "Showy Loco".
Showy Loco (Oxytropis splendens)
Taken: July, 2005 - Indian Peaks Wilderness
Sat Nov 26 10:45:41 MST 2005
Photo - Summer: Fairy Slipper Orchid
We were hiking back from Ouzel Falls in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado and we ran into a couple that was obviously investigating some flora on the side of the trail. It just happened to be on be one of the flowers that we were unable to identify. The gentleman was very knowledgable about orchids. They started walking with us, and said that they'd seen a Fairy Slipper Orchid just a bit up the trail. We all started looking, but probably never would've seen this otherwise, it's tiny. I'm glad we got the photo with Verne's finger, so that you can understand roughly how small it is.
Fairy Slipper Orchid (Calypso bulbosa)
Taken: June, 2005 - Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado
Thu Nov 24 14:09:25 MST 2005
Photo - Summer: Old Man's Whiskers
Old Man's Whiskers or Prarie Smoke - Although I don't believe they're native to Colorado, I think these may be my favorite wildflowers. They look so alien.
As they go to seed, they stand more upright, and long whiskery threads extend from the head of the flower. You can see them a little bit extending from the uppermost flower in this photo.
Old Man's Whiskers (Geum triflorum)
Taken: July, 2005 - Indian Peaks Wilderness, Colorado