First plant was collected. So now we headed to the east for the second collection.
A burnt tree, Prairie Verbena (Glandularia bipinnatifida) and a Pokeberry (Phytolacca americana)!
Another big plant, a Gumweed (Grindelia ciliata)!
Closeup of an unopened bud.
So I couldn’t believe it when this beautiful example of a Dichanthelium grass was out all by itself!
A nice patch of Stiff Sunflower (Helianthus pauciflorus)!
A fish out of water. 😉 Austin said the Largemouth Bass were good eating! Yum! Additionally he told me that he dropped them in his field for fertilizer. And wow what a difference it makes for the plants. He said a big circle of green will surrounding the dead fish in the spring.
Something about the fine sand spread out made this a really pretty mound.
It was almost 10am and we made it to the second collection, the Climbing False Buckwheat (Fallopia scandens).
The winged seeds of the Climbing False Buckwheat! Austin’s property has at least two very uncommon/rarely seen plants, the Climbing False Buckwheat and the Texas Gourd. Very cool!
And a sincere thank you to Austin for stopping along the road last month! A new friend is always special.
It was getting rather toasty out now. So it was time to fly down the road in the cool AC.
The more you know, the more you see and the more you see, the more you know
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Yes new friends are so welcome – visiting his place was a treat. Was really interesting to see how the plants responded to the hot fire last year – hope to br able to check out it’s progress in the future
Yes new friends are so welcome – visiting his place was a treat. Was really interesting to see how the plants responded to the hot fire last year – hope to br able to check out it’s progress in the future
That unopened bud reminds me of an artichoke. Pretty winged seeds.
Wow very cool new plant!
The colors of the climbing false buckwheat reminded me of Christmas – just what I need in this hot August.