So as I continued on, I choose a road that I had not been on in awhile. Making multiple stops, I found more plants and other friends along the way.
Oh you just missed it, the tiny bee that just flew 😉 This is the Saw-leaf Daisy or Gumweed (Grindelia ciliata)! Always a favorite to see each year!
Another with a name change, Basketflower (Centaurea melitensis syn-Centaurea americana). At least the common names stay the same, eh!
The Basketflowers really did well this year! Rain and just enough at the perfect times for it.
I know Jeanne has shown this grass to me before, but I had to ask again for identification help. Thanks Jeanne!
This time, however, I brought it home to study it better. Maybe that will help me remember that it is Vine-mesquite (Hopia obtusa syn – Panicum obtusem). And yep the name has changed.
Next a lovely Roundhead Prairie Clover (Dalea multifolia). A great summer plant!
A great plant for the insects including this Eastern Carpenter Bee (Xylocopa virginica)!
It was a buzzing place! This wasp (Vespoidea) got a piece of the action too.
As I prepared to hop back in the car, a bright red spot caught my eye in the grass. On closer look, I found this rather large spider had nabbed an adult grasshopper.
Not a show stopper, but nevertheless, a nice summer plant, Scurf-pea Linearifolia (Pediomelum linearifolium syn-Psoralea linearifolia). As some of you may notice, it has changed back to the old name again LOL.
The wispy Scurf-pea Linearifolia flower has the typical pea like flower.
Adjacent to the above was the spent Foxglove (Penstemon cobaea) making its seed. More tomorrow!
Finally an update. So Edgar is now 71 days old. First flight could be in four days. Or as long as nine days. I am not sure what the red is, maybe food?
Keep looking!
The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know.
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Its wonderful to see so many insects. And hasnt Edgar gotten beautiful? Looks like shes ready to fledge. Thanks for the wonderful tour.
Oh all these name changes. How do you like the new name for bushy bluestem? Maritime Bluestem Andropogon tenuispatheus. I have heard a lot of people complain that maritime isn’t a good common name.
Did you see the Missouri Primrose pods just past the scurf pea?
And I have a Grindelia I need to send pics of to see if you can get it down to species. Love Vine Mesquite.
Well, is it INat that changed the common name? Often, iNat does not have the same local common name I would use. So I have started to use the scientific name instead in a lot of cases. Only way to know what someone is talking about. After looking up Bushy Bluestem on iNat it comes up with 3 names, Andropogon glomeratus – Bushy Bluestem, Andropogon tenuispatheus- Maritime bluestem (which WFO says is a syn of A. glomeratus), and A. eremicus -Southwestern bushy Bluestem. WFO says it is uptodate as of Dec 2021. So who knows? Certainly not me!
Yes, I saw the Missouri Primrose 🙂
Its wonderful to see so many insects. And hasnt Edgar gotten beautiful? Looks like shes ready to fledge. Thanks for the wonderful tour.
You are welcome!
Oh all these name changes. How do you like the new name for bushy bluestem? Maritime Bluestem Andropogon tenuispatheus. I have heard a lot of people complain that maritime isn’t a good common name.
Did you see the Missouri Primrose pods just past the scurf pea?
And I have a Grindelia I need to send pics of to see if you can get it down to species. Love Vine Mesquite.
Well, is it INat that changed the common name? Often, iNat does not have the same local common name I would use. So I have started to use the scientific name instead in a lot of cases. Only way to know what someone is talking about. After looking up Bushy Bluestem on iNat it comes up with 3 names, Andropogon glomeratus – Bushy Bluestem, Andropogon tenuispatheus- Maritime bluestem (which WFO says is a syn of A. glomeratus), and A. eremicus -Southwestern bushy Bluestem. WFO says it is uptodate as of Dec 2021. So who knows? Certainly not me!
Yes, I saw the Missouri Primrose 🙂
Whatever it is, I get the impression Edgar isn’t sharing.
Ha ha! I think you are right! 😉
Edgar has his/her headdress now! I love it! I hope you’re able to get a pic when it fledged sitting on the roof with its parents.
When it fledges…
You have inspired me. I will try to catch with the wildlife camera. 🙂