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Tea, Anyone?
Today’s post is another “lifer” wildflower for me, one I first became acquainted with during the recent tour of nearby Snowball Hill Prairie. New Jersey Tea (Ceanothus americanus) is an interesting wildflower with an interesting story behind it. According to several references, American colonists brewed a black tea from this wildflower’s leaves during the Revolutionary […]
Snowball Hill Prairie
Named for it’s “winter look”, after a good snow, this 22-acre hilltop prairie remnant was recently purchased by the MPF, or Missouri Prairie Foundation (of which I’m a member and supporter) when the owner decided to put it up for sale. Purchase of the land will assure it stays a natural prairie for a very […]
Scurfy Pea
Another new wildflower for me … Scurfy Pea (Psoralidium tenuiflorum), from Snowball Hill Prairie. Resembling a large, bushy weed, the Scurfy Pea grows to about 4-feet tall and has abundant small purple pea-like flowers. The Scurfy Pea has been blooming on this prairie for the past few weeks and will likely be fading out very […]
The Strange Side of Nature
Yesterday morning, I spent most of the morning photographing wildflowers in the area. The first stop was the “new” natural prairie in the area, Snowball Hill Prairie. I’ll put out another blog post on this natural gem, but today’s post features one of the many wildflowers that is now blooming there, the thistle: As I […]
Finally … Moth Mullein
I’ve been very busy lately, trying to get ready for my upcoming art show in Columbia, Missouri. I was very happy to have juried into this excellent art show, as I understand it is very difficult to be invited to attend! There are only 120 booths and I’ve read that the 2016 show has artists […]
A “Lifer” Wildflower, a “Spinoff”
Playing off yesterday’s post, “A ‘Lifer’ Prairie Wildflower”, today’s post features a very similar wildflower as yesterday’s phlox. In fact, it likely is the same species, just a slight color deviation, a pinkish cast, rather than white: More prairie wildflowers to follow :o) Photographic Equipment Used: Canon 5D Mark 3 body Canon EF 180mm, f/3.5 […]