Yesterday, I left you looking at the hillside. In the open, I was working my way back to the other side of the ravine.
More Cymopterus (Vesper macrorhizus)! These plants were fairly small, but there were lots of them.
The Old Plainsman’s (Hymenopappus scabiosaeus var. corymbosus) rosettes are sprouting!
It was really coated with the hairs! In April, you will be able to find them on the roadsides.
The squamulose lichens were plentiful. The chocolate with a white outlined Psora pseudorussellii was a stand out. Look for this species on the soils.
The other Whitlow Wort (Paronychia virginica). All that was left was the skeleton from last fall. It is a fall blooming plant. A plant that is fond of the limestone barrens. However, it can also be found on clayish loams as evident from its location at our place.
A close up of its old calyx. I wonder what the strategy is with the cupped ends?
The underside of fallen tree. As you can see, the roots had many fossils and rocks to go through to make its anchor to the earth.
Beautiful seedhead of a Dalea species!
I passed another seep, but this one was not running unlike the first one with the small grotto.
Tomorrow, I will finally be on the east side of the ravine. Furthermore, I will reveal if the Trout Lilies were sprouting yet on February 19th.
I keep forgetting to tell you that my Draba is blooming here. I posted it on iNat and found out it is another species, platycarpa not cuneifolia. They expert that corrected me had a good link to identifying them.
And I found tiny bluets in our far back pasture! And lots of rosettes of TX Groundsel with all the fuzzy hairs.
That dalea seedhead is gorgeous. Thats a nice seep too. Thanks
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Nice! Love the seed heads!
I keep forgetting to tell you that my Draba is blooming here. I posted it on iNat and found out it is another species, platycarpa not cuneifolia. They expert that corrected me had a good link to identifying them.
And I found tiny bluets in our far back pasture! And lots of rosettes of TX Groundsel with all the fuzzy hairs.
I will check it out. Thanks