Here are a few of this morning’s plants found on our walk.
The Wand Milkweed (Asclepias viridiflora) had such lovely colors this morning!
Slim Leaf Milkweed (Asclepias stenophylla)!
A close up of our annual Nits-n-lice (Hypericum drummondii)! FNCT has ten species listed. Two species have only four petals per flower and the other eight have five petals.
A view of the pinwheel type petals of Nits-n-lice! The Hypericums have hypericin which can increase skin sensitivity. For some this can cause dermatitis in both animals and humans. Sometimes serious reactions can cause death.
Unlike some species of Hypericums, the Nits-n-lice leaf has only one vein.
Here is an example of another Hypericum leaf, Spotted St Johns-wort (Hypericum punctatum) with black oil spots. Several species of Hypericum have the black spots. We also have one non-native Hypericum, Common St.John’s Wort (Hypericum perforatum) in North Texas. Some species were hung above pictures to ward off evil spirits (FNCT). Let me know if you have tried this and did it work? 😉
The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know.
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Hmm no evil spirits yet, do you think the seeds I put out will do it? Also the slime article reminds me we saw a license plate “snotdoc” on the way home today . Maybe a slime connisouir there?
Hmm no evil spirits yet, do you think the seeds I put out will do it? Also the slime article reminds me we saw a license plate “snotdoc” on the way home today . Maybe a slime connisouir there?
Well, keep me updated on the evil spirits via seeds! How funny on the snotdoc plate.
Great quote at end of slime article
“No matter what you look at, if you look at it closely enough, you are involved in the entire universe.”
I certainly agree with the quote!