tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43599516720939510182024-03-05T14:49:33.407-08:00A Walk Thru the CaribooBe sure to click on the pictures for more detailed views. If you want more technical information, the internet's the limit. I have put a few sites of interest in the side bar. Entries will be revised if and when I take a better picture or find more, interesting information.Cicero Singshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13438108795744902961noreply@blogger.comBlogger132125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359951672093951018.post-1031426814177973212013-06-28T18:14:00.001-07:002013-06-29T12:15:24.050-07:00Wintergreen: Onesided<div style="text-align: center;">
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<i>Orthilia secunda</i></div>
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A little patch of this plant sprang up in my side yard. I first noticed it last fall so have been watching it this spring. The first I've seen it around my immediate area though I had seen it in the Canim Falls area. Every now and again something surprises you. <br />
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This is an evergreen plant, hence the name ... even in our climate! This is not the wintergreen that wintergreen flavouring comes from.</div>
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Cicero Singshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13438108795744902961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359951672093951018.post-53380524867892774192012-07-18T19:03:00.001-07:002012-07-18T19:03:45.721-07:00Self Heal<div style="text-align: center;">
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I can't say as I've seen this plant in my own, immediate area but I recently came across it in the Quesnel area (which is still part of the Cariboo) where it seemed quite common. Quesnel definitely receives more precipitation than we do and perhaps that is why this plant can be found there as it is a member of the mint family. I wouldn't be surprised to find it out in the Canim and Mahood Lake area as that area too, receives more precipitation.<br />
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This plant is edible. The young leaves and stems can be eaten raw or the plant can be boiled and eaten as a green or it can be dried and then infused to make a purportedly tasty tea in itself but the infusion can also be used as a mouth wash for gum issues. Called self heal or heal all, the whole plant was made into a poultice and placed on wounds, especially cuts, to help them heal. For other, interesting medicinal information about this plant you can go <a href="http://www.planetbotanic.ca/fact_sheets/self_heal_fs.htm">here</a>.<br />
<br />Cicero Singshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13438108795744902961noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359951672093951018.post-47728775484851857392011-06-30T11:22:00.000-07:002011-06-30T11:22:29.813-07:00Prairie Pepper Grass<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Prairie Pepper Grass</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Lepidium densiflorum</i></div><br />
One of those wayside weeds that one often overlooks and forgets to photograph ...<br />
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This plant is native to our region.Cicero Singshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13438108795744902961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359951672093951018.post-87484183409813136392011-06-22T11:53:00.000-07:002011-06-23T07:52:13.827-07:00CoralrootMy neighbour came over to say she found a neat plant back in the bush and wanted me to come see. As we walked she described it to me. I said it sounds like coralroot and it was. I have had them grow in one general area of my front yard over the years we've been here. This year I have only one shoot. I went to email her the link to my site regarding Coralroot only to find I've never written anything up on it. So I'm about to rectify that!<br />
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Coralroots cannot be cultivated as they are parasitic and grow in a symbiotic relationship with soil fungi. As a result, they can be found in a place one year and not the next. I notice the one growing in my yard this year isn't in quite the same place as in other years. The coralroot growing in my yard is the Ozette Coralroot but I have also found Spotted Oralroot growing in the woods not far away. <br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Ozette Coralroot (awaiting confirmation on this)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span><span style="color: #3333ff; font-size: small;"><i>Corallorhiza maculata</i> var. <i>ozettensis</i></span></div><br />
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Link: http://www.wanativeorchids.com/Corallorhiza/index.htmlCicero Singshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13438108795744902961noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359951672093951018.post-1055927754478587502010-05-27T20:27:00.000-07:002010-05-27T20:27:24.078-07:00Flixweed<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Flixweed or Fluxweed</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b> </b><i><b>(</b>Descurainia sophia)</i></span></div><br />
To make a liar of myself, I'm posting two mustards in one day. Can you believe it? I've seen this one on the trail often and love how frondy it is!<br />
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This is an introduced weed. Sophia means "wisdom" or "skill" ... those that were wise and in the know, knew to use this plant for dysentry, to expel worms from the intestinal tract and to heal wounds. All good things to know when all else fails.Cicero Singshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13438108795744902961noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359951672093951018.post-78842436093844063882010-05-27T19:46:00.000-07:002010-05-27T19:46:51.240-07:00Clasping Leaved Pepper Grass<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Clasping Leaved Pepper Grass</b> <i> </i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><i>(Lepidium perfoliatum)</i></span></div><br />
Just when you think you've seen about all the plants you can see that grow in your area, you find another new one! Aren't the leaves on this one cute!<br />
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This cutie is from the Mustard Family. There are many mustard plants growing around here but I haven't tackled most of them ... the task has seemed to onerous for some reason. Actually, they are really tricky to photograph!Cicero Singshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13438108795744902961noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359951672093951018.post-40945005687746386382010-05-27T10:13:00.000-07:002010-05-27T10:13:18.522-07:00Silverweed<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Silverweed</b> <i>(Potentilla anserina)</i></span></div><br />
Silverweed is common around here yet it has taken me until now to post about it!<br />
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Found in moist, alkaline places. Our area is very alkaline! This plant is sometimes called the Indian sweet potato as many interior First Nations people used the roots, cooked or raw. Apparently it has a crisp, nutty, starchy taste. <a href="http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Potentilla+anserina">This site</a> states that the leaves can also be made into a tea. An infusion of the leaves can be used as a cleanser for delicate skin, even the skin of babies. A mildly astringent plant with most of the astringency in the roots. Leaves are harvested in early summer and dried while the roots are harvested in late summer, early fall.Cicero Singshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13438108795744902961noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359951672093951018.post-43646459096012113992010-05-26T17:16:00.000-07:002010-05-26T17:16:50.335-07:00Buttercup: Alkali<div style="text-align: center;"><span id="lblScientific"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Alkali Buttercup or Shore Buttercup</b></span> </span><span id="lblScientific"><i> </i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span id="lblScientific" style="font-size: large;"><i>Ranunculus cymbalaria</i></span></div><span id="lblScientific"><i></i></span><span id="lblScientific"><i> </i></span><br />
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We've taken many walks down by the lake over the last 3-4 years but this is the first year (2010) that I've noticed these tiny, tiny plants/flowers down by the lake shore:<br />
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The flowers had that shiny look of buttercups so I knew what family to begin looking under!<br />
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This small plant blooms fairly early in the spring. It is not all that conspicuous so can be easily overlooked. The leaves are edible.<br />
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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxSknmlvwt4PQAhzOYR2SB1io7trl-sfPxETfC7xH4kEwd0Bs-SUJIyODnsJli8EcWv8jPE3us_6ayL0fTirvDuu0JKrx0W4CyeqVr28D1tcWss7icmsriluxUEvId25s_LlDbz2yqklI/s400/IMG_1831.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379988952880314866" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">2008 May 23</span><br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM-QN43aveD_ogGNCtDI7MsXS_X-5A0bwGqfySifzB6lP20WCQkhbOqwbPGxKPcSW7rl9YkJSZHib1ldF-0y-3mQ7625QOSYRPjGM9JGVqHY1HYeqjjcXASWzmwbnggwLq7qI7eXiuKf0/s1600-h/IMG_1965.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM-QN43aveD_ogGNCtDI7MsXS_X-5A0bwGqfySifzB6lP20WCQkhbOqwbPGxKPcSW7rl9YkJSZHib1ldF-0y-3mQ7625QOSYRPjGM9JGVqHY1HYeqjjcXASWzmwbnggwLq7qI7eXiuKf0/s400/IMG_1965.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379988886291514466" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">2008 May 27</span><br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKuA2IKDZTb7q4vAHmm1Yf1D51LnyeD_3pKmLlBRQsoC4GbJr2aUnD5VbDXT593Wxn4TCDj6uj8EEg_AF0NhDA-kOhpTkdztibHu0MgwIKD8bdpNjnhQyLxBePu6U1sQW0o8rTMLe_Do4/s1600-h/IMG_4025.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKuA2IKDZTb7q4vAHmm1Yf1D51LnyeD_3pKmLlBRQsoC4GbJr2aUnD5VbDXT593Wxn4TCDj6uj8EEg_AF0NhDA-kOhpTkdztibHu0MgwIKD8bdpNjnhQyLxBePu6U1sQW0o8rTMLe_Do4/s400/IMG_4025.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379988812694333986" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">2008 July 4</span><br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKZZJXcNlT1yOeVjyNmgbm2-dMemjxHVCmkVw5kfniG4d52JdsBqOV7w-4uTsy5GjYC5e5-_UssQ1rGOJ_cl31EyhE4RHXqE1LYOQTzW_hfTIZZtxJuf8YZOVwKGbe0yxxc5jjtjHLoVE/s1600-h/IMG_5528.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKZZJXcNlT1yOeVjyNmgbm2-dMemjxHVCmkVw5kfniG4d52JdsBqOV7w-4uTsy5GjYC5e5-_UssQ1rGOJ_cl31EyhE4RHXqE1LYOQTzW_hfTIZZtxJuf8YZOVwKGbe0yxxc5jjtjHLoVE/s400/IMG_5528.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379988752629416994" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">2008 July 28</span></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6OlH6obTBkPeJupK1UQ_UVeSWwNqi0dKMSGONo3u2m7rci6507GYXWF-o_dYqpYI3ojVBT9lXcwETw_y8j-6rw5YUi5F0t33-Dud5A5VvhqFyBnTaQWntEuPq9xSgTCkOWr5V5tKFHPM/s1600-h/IMGP8567.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6OlH6obTBkPeJupK1UQ_UVeSWwNqi0dKMSGONo3u2m7rci6507GYXWF-o_dYqpYI3ojVBT9lXcwETw_y8j-6rw5YUi5F0t33-Dud5A5VvhqFyBnTaQWntEuPq9xSgTCkOWr5V5tKFHPM/s400/IMGP8567.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379988673331124034" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">2009 August 10</span></span><br /></div><br />Notice, no bristles on the berries.<br /><br /></span>Cicero Singshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13438108795744902961noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359951672093951018.post-16030831695702488322009-09-10T16:32:00.000-07:002009-09-10T16:53:04.008-07:00Gooseberry: Black<font style="line-height: 1.5;"><br /></font><div style="text-align: center;"><font style="line-height: 1.5;"><font size="4"><font style="font-weight: bold;">Black Gooseberry</font></font> <font style="font-style: italic;">(Ribes lacustre)</font></font><br /></div><font style="line-height: 1.5;"><br /></font><div style="text-align: center;"><font style="line-height: 1.5;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjfoxtwnRLIidldQDqDSIfA_YrOMDJheF4CfZBG4mUT6FHyBsFg5nV-Hm_3OR65qiXIPO8GgLL5mVijrMUcqNr0nWIF4MDSjcHDVKJro_sYK0z2ojWJHibBD_EYfBwdhEbmFJ9hgSfynM/s1600-h/IMGP8571.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjfoxtwnRLIidldQDqDSIfA_YrOMDJheF4CfZBG4mUT6FHyBsFg5nV-Hm_3OR65qiXIPO8GgLL5mVijrMUcqNr0nWIF4MDSjcHDVKJro_sYK0z2ojWJHibBD_EYfBwdhEbmFJ9hgSfynM/s400/IMGP8571.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379986061707090722" border="0"></a><font size="2"><span style="font-style: italic;">2009 August 10</span></font></font><br /></div><font style="line-height: 1.5;"><br />I have mostly found the Northern Gooseberry in our area but have found the odd bush of Blacks. Click on the picture and notice how prickly the berries are ... Northern Gooseberries are smooth.<br /><br />These can be eaten fresh or cooked into jams and jellies. Be careful picking them though, because the spines can cause an allergic reaction in some.<br /><br /></font>Cicero Singshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13438108795744902961noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359951672093951018.post-45554378445105553662009-08-18T08:19:00.000-07:002009-09-02T07:41:31.104-07:00Black Hawthorn<span style="line-height: 1.5;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Black Hawthorn</span></span> <span style="font-style: italic;">(Crataegus douglasii)</span><br /></div><br />I saw this in shrub form out at Mahood Lake but then found it as a small tree growing by our own lake ... my eye was drawn to the fruit. Funny how I missed seeing it in flower and we walk that way often!<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 1.5;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKan8O1I97LJQ_LnI_THwgmC-OV17pchh-FT1MhCiV1WCNv2obJOFr0jIwBE6qj0bKnV0QfChyFdVelvbrH52wiE1fRZ6q9NGKIzm7BasynIqZZRSZV6i6nmNAajdLbDREhfoi2T9mFaQ/s1600-h/IMGP8838.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKan8O1I97LJQ_LnI_THwgmC-OV17pchh-FT1MhCiV1WCNv2obJOFr0jIwBE6qj0bKnV0QfChyFdVelvbrH52wiE1fRZ6q9NGKIzm7BasynIqZZRSZV6i6nmNAajdLbDREhfoi2T9mFaQ/s400/IMGP8838.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376879879940181442" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">2009 August 27</span></span></span><br /></div><span style="line-height: 1.5;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg48RNxd29OiT0EwHIeOTZGBs_XDk13t95UF0TP5eE9Bee4EJkSpKCwZfqNuJsdXrhyphenhyphen9gNEA8ghLGM7JsZgtCngT0YRKJnjjGh6bHjJ7yNdyaij1yvFoO1NIrUkRDGoLjWV1ETEJvzu6Fc/s1600-h/IMGP8641.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg48RNxd29OiT0EwHIeOTZGBs_XDk13t95UF0TP5eE9Bee4EJkSpKCwZfqNuJsdXrhyphenhyphen9gNEA8ghLGM7JsZgtCngT0YRKJnjjGh6bHjJ7yNdyaij1yvFoO1NIrUkRDGoLjWV1ETEJvzu6Fc/s400/IMGP8641.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371324183053845794" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">2009 August 16</span></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE4Qbu2YTODf-0RphrQjJ63gW3NHpNwyhHTIhGDygOITtYs0KH52JWRrGSbp2wn40WTMC0OvP16Gw9yzyNI6Y-RB70Ck079KzTU1cZZIJRwauZ0AEDyQbvLV7e2DzuURx3xj4DxuQvB8E/s1600-h/IMGP8642.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE4Qbu2YTODf-0RphrQjJ63gW3NHpNwyhHTIhGDygOITtYs0KH52JWRrGSbp2wn40WTMC0OvP16Gw9yzyNI6Y-RB70Ck079KzTU1cZZIJRwauZ0AEDyQbvLV7e2DzuURx3xj4DxuQvB8E/s400/IMGP8642.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371324117195939858" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">2009 August 16</span><br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaBCVbXm75Zbp1YfsWlnKqA6HuF5u2w7lDlM5OAwdhDzcSTcLTwczhM7zLifdynBtvZu1NWcJkljy75l2U-QMNu0JSCNVAOxdcYRAKxm-FmAvFeHCAa4dUHnByapZ-uDHBJnlOFDOpM20/s1600-h/IMGP8643.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaBCVbXm75Zbp1YfsWlnKqA6HuF5u2w7lDlM5OAwdhDzcSTcLTwczhM7zLifdynBtvZu1NWcJkljy75l2U-QMNu0JSCNVAOxdcYRAKxm-FmAvFeHCAa4dUHnByapZ-uDHBJnlOFDOpM20/s400/IMGP8643.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371324051092312402" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">2009 August 16</span><br /></span></div><br />The fruits are seedy but were used medicinally, mostly for diarrhea. The bark also was used to treat diarrhea, dysentery and stomach aches and pains.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSR9_jMyo6w2sRLBp-MSYOpDCG5a-vVHd0QPnTJzjlCdXnHMXtofoHjfobegebuboEhx5pki0rCu8oj6zZHRxMBp8mjniU4icITx666cNdodi6mCnQnQuIu-QRPfQpwQBOCVm1v-IA5Es/s1600-h/IMGP8646.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSR9_jMyo6w2sRLBp-MSYOpDCG5a-vVHd0QPnTJzjlCdXnHMXtofoHjfobegebuboEhx5pki0rCu8oj6zZHRxMBp8mjniU4icITx666cNdodi6mCnQnQuIu-QRPfQpwQBOCVm1v-IA5Es/s400/IMGP8646.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371323988230283010" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">2009 August 16</span></span><br /></div><br />The wood of this plant is very hard and fine grained used by First Nations for tool handles and weapons.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwjZkZIhvDWMRhTNiuCyKP1xuGBxHxlsbCDEie3BFGThsxG7YfjPMnjud3Q9gUpKQild4NzTdlxLjyYvaWLFWojT_bDYyOj2J2Gd9g98X1-bci2IvZc_A3JW5SO-Vplhx_j5CBujdwhGU/s1600-h/IMGP8697.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwjZkZIhvDWMRhTNiuCyKP1xuGBxHxlsbCDEie3BFGThsxG7YfjPMnjud3Q9gUpKQild4NzTdlxLjyYvaWLFWojT_bDYyOj2J2Gd9g98X1-bci2IvZc_A3JW5SO-Vplhx_j5CBujdwhGU/s400/IMGP8697.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371452413555401058" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">2009 August 18</span><br /></span></div><br />The spines had a variety of uses: like a needle to probe skin blisters and boils, piercing ears, fish hooks, etc.<br /><br />Some people use this as a hedging plant to create a "fence with thorns".<br /><br /></span>Cicero Singshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13438108795744902961noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359951672093951018.post-91372022544779710712009-07-26T14:28:00.000-07:002009-07-26T14:35:35.299-07:00Hawksbeard: "Annual" or "Narrowleaf"<span style="line-height: 1.5;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 1.5;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">"Annual Hawksbeard" or "Narrowleaf Hawksbeard"</span></span><br />(<span style="font-style: italic;">Crepis tectorum</span>)</span><br /></div><span style="line-height: 1.5;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 1.5;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-E0rT9ptmfgSjDTmF_yA_cgo1TDiVVTAf71BWb3_22HytsPhj8x_inML8odL1azFhALFCWeJudKZ44cXRQxEVLAJc8ettAl7utveQepuCaKRA1Z39cmCkdkOv1QIPQDzbIdC0Cf3cMDg/s1600-h/IMGP8297.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-E0rT9ptmfgSjDTmF_yA_cgo1TDiVVTAf71BWb3_22HytsPhj8x_inML8odL1azFhALFCWeJudKZ44cXRQxEVLAJc8ettAl7utveQepuCaKRA1Z39cmCkdkOv1QIPQDzbIdC0Cf3cMDg/s400/IMGP8297.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362884566812639570" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">2009 July 26</span></span></span><br /></div><span style="line-height: 1.5;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 1.5;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpLecddAeOlRc2qjGccebJOqHQk2L-qBwlBidicoznzxKs_8BHBOvpq3otZzD3G8wuJ5VYlEkzwGqFclzMIWPDeKa7RkIYiqsjsq2Zt5bAJ6WvXY25o7nzgxBEmHkgr2EzhZSDMaOkAR8/s1600-h/IMGP8294.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpLecddAeOlRc2qjGccebJOqHQk2L-qBwlBidicoznzxKs_8BHBOvpq3otZzD3G8wuJ5VYlEkzwGqFclzMIWPDeKa7RkIYiqsjsq2Zt5bAJ6WvXY25o7nzgxBEmHkgr2EzhZSDMaOkAR8/s400/IMGP8294.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362884484783158994" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">2009 July 26</span></span></span><br /></div><span style="line-height: 1.5;"><br />An introduced weed from Europe occurring in disturbed sites ... in this case, alongside our driveway.<br /><br /></span>Cicero Singshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13438108795744902961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359951672093951018.post-393607921056514982009-07-18T06:41:00.000-07:002009-07-18T07:16:57.428-07:00Cinquefoil: Graceful<span style="line-height: 1.5;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Graceful Cinquefoil</span></span> <span style="font-style: italic;">(Potentilla gracilis</span> var <span style="font-style: italic;">gracilis)</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMwsGYT5C8HqyVkmPgMw-9PJbaidlVvmNQiP5HXiRRG9MGFEJYXaYqO9L1zQsPU8qkUoYERDntHObjEIjVVWsYI9XnJ6Vj3tHoT-hFx5vtvyj_gpCQH0NUQVOfp530cs1HvhhyphenhyphenPC60SCc/s1600-h/IMGP8100.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMwsGYT5C8HqyVkmPgMw-9PJbaidlVvmNQiP5HXiRRG9MGFEJYXaYqO9L1zQsPU8qkUoYERDntHObjEIjVVWsYI9XnJ6Vj3tHoT-hFx5vtvyj_gpCQH0NUQVOfp530cs1HvhhyphenhyphenPC60SCc/s400/IMGP8100.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359075019209813650" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">2009 July 15</span><br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDarfcuehu9Om_kKjOp648OAXSlbwa9RXYZBb_gibVgOKxHkGuETq162JKaN2PWRt2Je0_YYiK8LXAEUMzojPWxgYdj3o0CfDfzBHnnXnYkR9dx_EueMimLWWTisWpEQENGUuWUpgrPgc/s1600-h/IMGP8099.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDarfcuehu9Om_kKjOp648OAXSlbwa9RXYZBb_gibVgOKxHkGuETq162JKaN2PWRt2Je0_YYiK8LXAEUMzojPWxgYdj3o0CfDfzBHnnXnYkR9dx_EueMimLWWTisWpEQENGUuWUpgrPgc/s400/IMGP8099.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359796412522469970" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">2009 July 15</span></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYyYWzMxGJUbJ4gtdy97dFbz4MVy1JS7Jv_fuRnCdN8jAY8ysrZEuC3P36NG_1ZWtOfC-0Bl6Qx2C2susBOlk5q2ogYzrV14SxMot58BhXNgdq5XmZp6Jmmd7rcbaRhw6C3i8tHB5-PiU/s1600-h/IMGP8108.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYyYWzMxGJUbJ4gtdy97dFbz4MVy1JS7Jv_fuRnCdN8jAY8ysrZEuC3P36NG_1ZWtOfC-0Bl6Qx2C2susBOlk5q2ogYzrV14SxMot58BhXNgdq5XmZp6Jmmd7rcbaRhw6C3i8tHB5-PiU/s400/IMGP8108.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359796338731487634" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">2009 July 15</span></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghhDlOAjkq_KJtibNZkp2kSFF1MRAhYblF-I5JYb83QCiFYpBknfHaZMW8XNACjLTehCaSy4ITZTMmc2H0us11lhRBFnCDhfcgOEDAhUIC5NZxXzbgpC-26QFGoM8MJyLveA6COf-nE5w/s1600-h/IMGP8109.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghhDlOAjkq_KJtibNZkp2kSFF1MRAhYblF-I5JYb83QCiFYpBknfHaZMW8XNACjLTehCaSy4ITZTMmc2H0us11lhRBFnCDhfcgOEDAhUIC5NZxXzbgpC-26QFGoM8MJyLveA6COf-nE5w/s400/IMGP8109.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359796267187930962" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">2009 July 15</span><br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8qP0K_ugNcnarG1LX37cMfyHxRtIEULsNd8vGcLHDMwd53KjuYRz-1pUxtxemSzPGOvPC4HU0_MFC7910tTSUf8FhMscnPxx6Wo6tHGQGQ4rfQFwXkyt6eF2KQzbjgrLBn_n_w44ol1A/s1600-h/IMGP8112.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8qP0K_ugNcnarG1LX37cMfyHxRtIEULsNd8vGcLHDMwd53KjuYRz-1pUxtxemSzPGOvPC4HU0_MFC7910tTSUf8FhMscnPxx6Wo6tHGQGQ4rfQFwXkyt6eF2KQzbjgrLBn_n_w44ol1A/s400/IMGP8112.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5359796176411443042" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">2009 July 15</span></span><br /></div><br />We found this cinquefoil growing on a trail just behind our place.<br /><br />Some first nation peoples made an infusion of the pounded roots to take for pain and as a general tonic.<br /><br /></span>Cicero Singshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13438108795744902961noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359951672093951018.post-51519071462723062862009-07-12T11:55:00.000-07:002009-07-12T12:21:34.149-07:00Swamp Hedge Nettle<span style="line-height: 1.5;"><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Swamp Hedge Nettle</span></span> (<span style="font-style: italic;">Stachys palustris ssp. pilosa</span>)<br /></div><br />We found this plant growing around our local lake:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLazR1rABxIen-w7PAmJhC7gQspxr6lEFdMAwe1_qknARCvqQfHq9kEdR81bFhruLtCibWKdJjtY4GNgBQC1x5dDEOrfjtjqi74p7FRL8oE0IQqPcaOvweSNajmV7dfDTNEECV0Mjoo1E/s1600-h/IMG_4722.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLazR1rABxIen-w7PAmJhC7gQspxr6lEFdMAwe1_qknARCvqQfHq9kEdR81bFhruLtCibWKdJjtY4GNgBQC1x5dDEOrfjtjqi74p7FRL8oE0IQqPcaOvweSNajmV7dfDTNEECV0Mjoo1E/s400/IMG_4722.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357649929054821522" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">2008 July 14</span><br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjVpadndI1SIvlccUwbt4WGjgRVHm9K9-XWzHbvBQ13oKy-HDnx2HRkzFXk0iRatuHVnLW8s4_PWYkDQh540Vqkh6dbc1MAtuvuORJuzG7x9n98-m72txjTXCPmfG6HlFBPz8OlzciHzU/s1600-h/IMG_4717.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjVpadndI1SIvlccUwbt4WGjgRVHm9K9-XWzHbvBQ13oKy-HDnx2HRkzFXk0iRatuHVnLW8s4_PWYkDQh540Vqkh6dbc1MAtuvuORJuzG7x9n98-m72txjTXCPmfG6HlFBPz8OlzciHzU/s400/IMG_4717.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357649855359020418" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">2008 July 14</span><br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTCyR9imxnstHOu3PVdo0FEESS_Nb0G-uNuGfNqrmH0AXGtoI1KwOFEM1FtjQdWkvWpU3T55tw4d9O45VHTcx4hRlmmCx1cyq9ucj5nWsdfS_JFTo2UNBXJIZE3_R1QlVf0lfPtW3V2bw/s1600-h/IMG_5061.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTCyR9imxnstHOu3PVdo0FEESS_Nb0G-uNuGfNqrmH0AXGtoI1KwOFEM1FtjQdWkvWpU3T55tw4d9O45VHTcx4hRlmmCx1cyq9ucj5nWsdfS_JFTo2UNBXJIZE3_R1QlVf0lfPtW3V2bw/s400/IMG_5061.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357649789573996914" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">2008 July 19</span><br /></span></div><br />A perennial herb also called Woundwart.<br /><br /></span>Cicero Singshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13438108795744902961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359951672093951018.post-29147762781867108042009-07-12T10:33:00.000-07:002009-07-12T10:46:46.593-07:00Sedge: Golden<span style="line-height: 1.5;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 1.5;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Golden Sedge</span></span> (<span style="font-style: italic;">Carex aurea</span>)</span><br /></div><span style="line-height: 1.5;"><br />We found this sedge on the shore of our local lake:<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 1.5;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9qUwvRR-MUhoQFDOX8LDdn2V3mNbDM6v1bW9wgAMxt8ldoj6chxvta-TkVfnVcIgO5yXrn_fTphJEAfls-MhgIX-p3hSj9Ue0CnXapTWaxpBVqUtjg6sIx4tjOvNT38twY8tfps053cw/s1600-h/IMG_4703.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9qUwvRR-MUhoQFDOX8LDdn2V3mNbDM6v1bW9wgAMxt8ldoj6chxvta-TkVfnVcIgO5yXrn_fTphJEAfls-MhgIX-p3hSj9Ue0CnXapTWaxpBVqUtjg6sIx4tjOvNT38twY8tfps053cw/s400/IMG_4703.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357630393155882514" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">2008 July 14</span></span></span><br /></div><span style="line-height: 1.5;"><br /></span>Cicero Singshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13438108795744902961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359951672093951018.post-81417901073330135172008-04-09T09:30:00.000-07:002008-12-08T19:20:03.458-08:00Puccinia monoica ... The Trickster!On an early April walk, during the same walk on which we discovered the Sagebrush Buttercup, we came across this plant (about 4 1/2-5 cm high) bearing a bright yellow flower:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1-g8WztcWa9ymVSTmC_azBFhYnK6m0XHuWSjl3LWy8CEQ16-QBAl1Wwr0Plwf7-adM6-P_0-qsolEry7gMeTiVa1AR3CzznYk5nTOhkw9Hi2Yf1e1VU400Tlv8paeuMtRwtGYaG90iyEW/s1600-h/IMG_0210.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1-g8WztcWa9ymVSTmC_azBFhYnK6m0XHuWSjl3LWy8CEQ16-QBAl1Wwr0Plwf7-adM6-P_0-qsolEry7gMeTiVa1AR3CzznYk5nTOhkw9Hi2Yf1e1VU400Tlv8paeuMtRwtGYaG90iyEW/s400/IMG_0210.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186150155514774130" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">2008 April 5</span></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeLj2JlZ2aeP4xJEKzGf9PQHL5W5obMIpevt3JEpYoTKCm1a7REIyHbqA3kJvEy8hX6OD71Q6MZiuAoSaGTMhj4pq6HV8n1jvDFUgLySXYLD2Yvuu_qHrGJwTKgj8I3z2DDF5wnQwSrc7N/s1600-h/IMG_0203.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeLj2JlZ2aeP4xJEKzGf9PQHL5W5obMIpevt3JEpYoTKCm1a7REIyHbqA3kJvEy8hX6OD71Q6MZiuAoSaGTMhj4pq6HV8n1jvDFUgLySXYLD2Yvuu_qHrGJwTKgj8I3z2DDF5wnQwSrc7N/s400/IMG_0203.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186149786147586658" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">2008 April 5</span></span><br /></div><br /><br /><span style="line-height: 1.5;">.... or so we thought. I looked through all of my books ... no flower like that. So I called in the big guns at E-Flora. I found out that this is no flower at all but ...</span><br /><br /><blockquote>"It's a fungal infection of Arabis plants. It turns the upper leaves yellow and makes them appear like a flower. Apparently insects are drawn to the "pseudo-flowers" and leave with a nice coating of fungal spores. I've been fooled by these in the past too. They are quite common in Arabis. I'm not sure what type of Arabis it is though, maybe holboellii." <span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">-- Jamie Fenneman --</span></span></blockquote>Some things just aren't what they appear to be!<br /><br /><span style="line-height: 1.5;">Isn't this the most amazing and interesting thing? I hope you are keeping your eyes peeled!<br /><br />Terry Taylor has since, been kind enough to get back to me on a probable identification of the fungus. It is a rust fungus called:<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puccinia_monoica"><span style="line-height: 1.5; font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Puccinia monoica</span></a><br /></div><span style="line-height: 1.5;"><br />Please check the link for some very interesting information!<br /><br /></span>Cicero Singshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13438108795744902961noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359951672093951018.post-7921765094503313962007-09-28T08:00:00.000-07:002008-12-08T19:20:03.901-08:00Wolf Lichen<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">"Wolf Lichen"</span> (<span style="font-style: italic;">Letharia vulpina</span>)<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyBPwwiPRWaXV8J3-ckRCeGGDVIM6kw8ky0FmZyHmgR6g-Ld9eFUHmM0QRItusB38hPpJqg5VZ0fL-omWZ9e86HIyfC0-YVK5zi9rJvXVmvgptE5O3X9kIKaDRQkmVcKTtRL2hLl95dN2C/s1600-h/IMGP5921.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyBPwwiPRWaXV8J3-ckRCeGGDVIM6kw8ky0FmZyHmgR6g-Ld9eFUHmM0QRItusB38hPpJqg5VZ0fL-omWZ9e86HIyfC0-YVK5zi9rJvXVmvgptE5O3X9kIKaDRQkmVcKTtRL2hLl95dN2C/s400/IMGP5921.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112458507319834498" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">2007 September 17</span></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbIZUwgxZoJAoSSFBkudwKIuqd23yEaSM-V9EYGgZwwXXCiQOo2-nrBMk_yNXJ1VDXVOSlvIBKHuCszJh8miI1POsWzP-bRwvInxUqijdZ8FGFa-claXQk4Wmc9knGAti6XKVTNlTzkPxl/s1600-h/IMGP5923.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbIZUwgxZoJAoSSFBkudwKIuqd23yEaSM-V9EYGgZwwXXCiQOo2-nrBMk_yNXJ1VDXVOSlvIBKHuCszJh8miI1POsWzP-bRwvInxUqijdZ8FGFa-claXQk4Wmc9knGAti6XKVTNlTzkPxl/s400/IMGP5923.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112458146542581618" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">2007 September 17</span></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYC0wNNJ-IbvXWjAkmYcwxlvnzpNTKu_kbBYcDP-7Kwo18bFnDOZQ17PeYldPFGT1EMnrs1jyM1OuiJZpfQccnD_CnaXOJovjwNep_IPpM0hRRpXk7FtG14jAHG4zsX5IOoCuZLZu8kX4N/s1600-h/IMGP5924.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYC0wNNJ-IbvXWjAkmYcwxlvnzpNTKu_kbBYcDP-7Kwo18bFnDOZQ17PeYldPFGT1EMnrs1jyM1OuiJZpfQccnD_CnaXOJovjwNep_IPpM0hRRpXk7FtG14jAHG4zsX5IOoCuZLZu8kX4N/s400/IMGP5924.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112457820125067106" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">2007 September 17</span></span><br /></div><br /><span style="line-height: 1.5;">Very common in our area, it was used by First Nation peoples mostly as a yellowish-green dye and even as a paint.<br /><br />As the name <span style="font-style: italic;">Letharia</span> suggests, this lichen is somewhat poisonous as it contains vulpinic acid. Interestingly, while some used it to make poison arrowheads, others made a weak tea out of it to treat internal problems, and stomach disorders!<br /><br /></span>Cicero Singshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13438108795744902961noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359951672093951018.post-11238803149316057612007-09-24T09:00:00.000-07:002008-12-08T19:20:04.439-08:00Pixie Cup Lichens<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Cladonia pyxidata</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7a0YRz_jG401H_WvjMtHjo4zrQQqFh2unw-qxOm_Zgqj1ylVkTIlMDrXpi_KpEH6MaZLJmizeWzI8ZTUUYeIJ1l0sj_bi1X9bqhmnVDUGELCB0Rvf-PplJp40VJQ7LGorxjq_XeYmgLc/s1600-h/IMGP3260.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7a0YRz_jG401H_WvjMtHjo4zrQQqFh2unw-qxOm_Zgqj1ylVkTIlMDrXpi_KpEH6MaZLJmizeWzI8ZTUUYeIJ1l0sj_bi1X9bqhmnVDUGELCB0Rvf-PplJp40VJQ7LGorxjq_XeYmgLc/s400/IMGP3260.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112693648189355922" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="line-height: 1.5;">Any one with a lick of sense knows that these pixie cups were used by the pixies or wood fairies to sip their morning dew ... their elixir instead of coffee.<br /><br />Joking aside, the Pixie Cup is a lichen that could be eaten if one were desperate and needed something to put in an empty stomach. It contains didymic acid and was once gathered to use as a treatment for tuberculosis. Eskimos apparently used Pixie cups as wicks in their blubber oil lamps. The lichens would be floated in the oil and then lit. The oil would burn off of the lichen and continually be replaced, allowing the lichen to remain as a useful wick for quite some time.<br /><br /></span><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Cladonia borealis (??)</span></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGSxAkcdqY8PxZYWoxPvl_x562mqwUsgFEKtbPRSDjhkYSz9Z89ZssDQXRK0xY0FJTgARvpbom5DQczB1z0w4bgNUdCTwvJJpCreAw6Escmh0hOFauXEZ-0q3JbO0ZNfN0XwH4YCPk4i0a/s1600-h/IMGP6371.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGSxAkcdqY8PxZYWoxPvl_x562mqwUsgFEKtbPRSDjhkYSz9Z89ZssDQXRK0xY0FJTgARvpbom5DQczB1z0w4bgNUdCTwvJJpCreAw6Escmh0hOFauXEZ-0q3JbO0ZNfN0XwH4YCPk4i0a/s400/IMGP6371.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117132621443824034" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">2007 October 2</span></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4c1FZmPVd5J02LdcwnWTTkzVbpqjIjkwdFXaMYTTAQnLp4WqpBX-CqRzZxSCEIglXVbNpJNVIfq6H0iau3_-Fqq0bNjMxs7VXJegZU8ax30Z2fHjgzMFtUjUgA3U7TADXczRXWkznY6UD/s1600-h/IMGP6401.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4c1FZmPVd5J02LdcwnWTTkzVbpqjIjkwdFXaMYTTAQnLp4WqpBX-CqRzZxSCEIglXVbNpJNVIfq6H0iau3_-Fqq0bNjMxs7VXJegZU8ax30Z2fHjgzMFtUjUgA3U7TADXczRXWkznY6UD/s400/IMGP6401.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117132355155851666" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">2007 October 2</span></span><br /></div>Cicero Singshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13438108795744902961noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359951672093951018.post-60664184592846580392007-09-23T09:30:00.000-07:002008-12-08T19:20:04.668-08:00Felt Lichen<span style="line-height: 1.5;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">"Felt Lichen or Freckle Pelt"</span> (<span style="font-style: italic;">Peltigera aphthosa</span>)<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP4MP0zLz5XhJUrlhAl943VBKFxyW7gkR8RZ1-SOs0Zf-K7tua-cxKjHPAc_9g12xgFZZ5z-4-aiSYHayChbQgTzAxyUOayWO6zqT6uHNs9UIECwdyyvXnqv8XYkNmCYopWH7Y1MYM9Ts/s1600-h/IMGP3240.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP4MP0zLz5XhJUrlhAl943VBKFxyW7gkR8RZ1-SOs0Zf-K7tua-cxKjHPAc_9g12xgFZZ5z-4-aiSYHayChbQgTzAxyUOayWO6zqT6uHNs9UIECwdyyvXnqv8XYkNmCYopWH7Y1MYM9Ts/s400/IMGP3240.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112830365588322210" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="line-height: 1.5;">Freckle pelt changes from a dull gray-green to bright green, when wet. The brown to black dots on the upper surface contain tiny colonies of <span style="font-style: italic;">cyanobacteria</span>, which supply the lichen with nitrogen.<br /><br />Felt Lichen is forage for mountain caribou during the winter.<br /><br />In ages past, in Scandinavian countries, this lichen was boiled to make a wash for chapped skin on feet and for diaper rash.<br /><br /></span>Cicero Singshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13438108795744902961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359951672093951018.post-53878821585791522212007-09-15T08:00:00.000-07:002007-09-25T08:31:30.251-07:00Lichens OverviewA lichen is composed of algae and fungus working together in a symbiotic relationship, where both plants gain benefit and neither are harmed by the relationship. I found this interesting story that describes the symbiotic arrangement of lichens and their hosts in a very simplistic way:<br /><blockquote>"Once there was a young woman, Alice Algae by name, who lived in the woods. Her house was very run-down and she had no money to fix it up. One day a young gentleman, Freddy Fungus, came along. He was very handy with tools and offered to fix up Alice's house in exchange for some of her fine cooking. A simple agreement was made and Freddy repaired the house and Alice fed Freddy daily while he worked. After a short time they both realize that this was a very good arrangement in deed, and should last longer. So you see, Alice Algae and Freddy Fungus took a "lichen" to each other and lived happily ever after."</blockquote><span style="line-height: 1.5;">Most lichens, though not necessarily tasty, are edible, and a few contain toxic substances.<br /><br />Lichens are dependent on high relative humidity as they take their moisture from the air rather than the underlying soil so you will notice that the lichens will be more visible after we've had some rain. In summer, when conditions are dry, they look like dry, shriveled things. They become highly flammable when dry.<br /><br /></span>Cicero Singshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13438108795744902961noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359951672093951018.post-54335652007709735262007-09-12T10:00:00.000-07:002009-09-04T11:58:28.652-07:00Yellow Rattle<span style="line-height: 1.5;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 1.5;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">"Yellow Rattle"</span></span> (<span style="font-style: italic;">Rhinanthus minor R. crista-galli</span>)</span><br /></div><span style="line-height: 1.5;"><br />I found this plant firstly by the seed pods and wondered what it was. The next year I was determined to find it in flower! I've only found this plant in one place in my wanderings in our immediate locale, down by the lake shore in an out-of-the-way place.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 1.5;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja9_ifZOt94P1pKz0LfArrdjMN-w76pwxNo03odOsfPxsaBUKX1N6dF_LVVFES7-t8SIBV8zsvPp9SKYRb2KI6597gOlrq8HU5TW17HeYRXO4IAbVhpy1Z7T6221ZiURlaDxLHYqrimHM/s1600-h/IMGP8041.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja9_ifZOt94P1pKz0LfArrdjMN-w76pwxNo03odOsfPxsaBUKX1N6dF_LVVFES7-t8SIBV8zsvPp9SKYRb2KI6597gOlrq8HU5TW17HeYRXO4IAbVhpy1Z7T6221ZiURlaDxLHYqrimHM/s400/IMGP8041.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358121277328677778" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">2009 July 13</span></span></span><br /></div><span style="line-height: 1.5;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 1.5;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieaDVS3mwNz_RuGsjcOaExwHKDZv3ASBUigoqgebmeAigcfS9dUN61A7RKLNWLRYIjU6ZBa8b3547TnY1n-MCyFKL7gIBBdVRz5ZoZO810vF1xcjO9tXt8rW7oHdwP_AqIsP_GXsB53v0/s1600-h/IMGP8048.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieaDVS3mwNz_RuGsjcOaExwHKDZv3ASBUigoqgebmeAigcfS9dUN61A7RKLNWLRYIjU6ZBa8b3547TnY1n-MCyFKL7gIBBdVRz5ZoZO810vF1xcjO9tXt8rW7oHdwP_AqIsP_GXsB53v0/s400/IMGP8048.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358121211943532946" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">2009 July 13</span></span></span><br /></div><span style="line-height: 1.5;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 1.5;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYQiI-gxiIhz0ne6k-eeKM5kvs7UcN9YxQGEVFT-J4zAHSCCg2z6B_nOXp-l2rg4rRdHPKlOYxPFm7Ho-Avu02fqLdva3TkJbGLSswYFzfPo-qyRzvgC1IYRkoQmgiUE2sMxAlfWJk0Vs/s1600-h/IMG_6643.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYQiI-gxiIhz0ne6k-eeKM5kvs7UcN9YxQGEVFT-J4zAHSCCg2z6B_nOXp-l2rg4rRdHPKlOYxPFm7Ho-Avu02fqLdva3TkJbGLSswYFzfPo-qyRzvgC1IYRkoQmgiUE2sMxAlfWJk0Vs/s400/IMG_6643.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242546671711784018" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">2008 September 4</span></span></span><br /></div><span style="line-height: 1.5;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 1.5;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivXXVufXABg-LX7KWE4TxiDbLafEVDDTpP94ZAQTG2FeV2BOcZoV_vEey2z5UbAHP6Izz7ckfgzPbt9uoEUAxMMjaD7BcgvBddLzDLFti62ZUdeiv-8OV3yGqRg_NQk-vjVhXK2tbgdsc/s1600-h/IMG_6657.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 297px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivXXVufXABg-LX7KWE4TxiDbLafEVDDTpP94ZAQTG2FeV2BOcZoV_vEey2z5UbAHP6Izz7ckfgzPbt9uoEUAxMMjaD7BcgvBddLzDLFti62ZUdeiv-8OV3yGqRg_NQk-vjVhXK2tbgdsc/s400/IMG_6657.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358122441160368850" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">2008 September 4</span></span></span><br /></div><span style="line-height: 1.5;"><br />This plant is semi-parasitic relying on neighbouring plants for some of its water and minerals.<br /><br />Here is what this <a href="http://www.scotiaseeds.co.uk/Arch0610YRattle.htm">UK site</a> has to say about it:<br /><br /><blockquote>"Young visitors to Mavisbank enjoyed hearing about the 'vampire' plant that sucks the goodness from the roots of grass and clover…Rhinanthus minor or Yellow Rattle.<br /><br />This hemi-parasite of British grassland was for centuries an unwelcome sight on improved grassland as it weakens grass, reducing its vigour and spread…if however you want a species-rich grassland, with a diverse community of plants and animals then Yellow Rattle can be a valuable tool, as it opens up the sward of grass, allowing other plants light and nutrients to grow. It also acts upon clover, another vigorous plant that can overwhelm a grassland community.<br /><br />Yellow Rattle itself is an pretty plant, that is attractive to bumblebees. It forms short (15 to 4cm) spikes of bright yellow hooded flowers with purple-pink flush to their base and peridot-green slender leaves.<br /><br />Once the Yellow Rattle seed has set the spike turns a rich russet brown and if you walk through it, the seeds rustle in their papery shells, hence the ‘Rattle’ name.<br /><br />This little annual self-seeds and spreads happily – you will see the progress of Yellow Rattle as a grassland turns from a dense dark green to a fresh, pale green-yellow, but it can also be removed easily - if the Yellow Rattle flowers are cut before they can set seed, the plants will disappear.<br /><br />Yellow Rattle can be added to new or existing meadows or grassland by cutting the grass (or grazing ) and then using some light cultivation (raking, rotovating or harrowing) in late autumn to weaken the grass and provide some bare soil. Yellow Rattle seed should then be scattered on the surface in October to early December and rolled or trampled to ensure good contact with the soil.<br /><br />Germination occurs in spring and the plant produces attractive flowers and the distinctive rattling seed heads in mid-summer.<br /><br />It is worth noting however that it would be bad for an animal to eat a large amount of Yellow Rattle.<br /><br />When Yellow Rattle is added either by sowing throughout a meadow or in smaller patches, the plant will self seed, and plants will spread in future years, especially if they are encouraged by preparing the ground as above."</blockquote><br /><br /></span>Cicero Singshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13438108795744902961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359951672093951018.post-29039367135355757522007-09-12T09:00:00.000-07:002008-12-08T19:20:05.349-08:00Yellow Avens<div style="text-align: center;">"<span style="font-weight: bold;">Yellow Avens</span>" (<span style="font-style: italic;">Geum aleppicum</span>).<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3GcPWPJcMwMQI3b9AkK9JMj34MC-lzZsd9ICUh7PQPOBmazXZE16rFK3Nli02xkEg_QRA49hY62879herae9TAcQY5zHnGWa0ASVs7wU_nljbildQUe5MlAyyAYpKhOf4oyn-pYhY4u0/s1600-h/IMG_2593.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3GcPWPJcMwMQI3b9AkK9JMj34MC-lzZsd9ICUh7PQPOBmazXZE16rFK3Nli02xkEg_QRA49hY62879herae9TAcQY5zHnGWa0ASVs7wU_nljbildQUe5MlAyyAYpKhOf4oyn-pYhY4u0/s400/IMG_2593.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208241992219757506" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">2008 June 2</span></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmDuBv4K28qQ3kZjuUxiyKEJJDw0f09ey1auLc_2nCPrd7Vxz2WnyaxUbS-XsVkeLX7MS9v_gZpl5likHwl6099TblFlR3gcbhnDjo-FvU76hC6IKn3a5iE8zZa10sdpJFaNtxyaTzF30/s1600-h/IMG_2596.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmDuBv4K28qQ3kZjuUxiyKEJJDw0f09ey1auLc_2nCPrd7Vxz2WnyaxUbS-XsVkeLX7MS9v_gZpl5likHwl6099TblFlR3gcbhnDjo-FvU76hC6IKn3a5iE8zZa10sdpJFaNtxyaTzF30/s400/IMG_2596.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208241609967668146" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">2008 June 2</span></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv3ZbJaB_6CNg2sMb_yJHym0WXdfq00OoGzS36uTWar1mlXRB3E__HFXXwm59Qy5aMFWePuqd3qlra3e4VSWEF_caIjrSvVLLtbO5J9h7B3DiGXusPwVxcL3-GklZdSfc0uaUpolSfROnG/s1600-h/IMGP3448.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv3ZbJaB_6CNg2sMb_yJHym0WXdfq00OoGzS36uTWar1mlXRB3E__HFXXwm59Qy5aMFWePuqd3qlra3e4VSWEF_caIjrSvVLLtbO5J9h7B3DiGXusPwVxcL3-GklZdSfc0uaUpolSfROnG/s320/IMGP3448.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095830272139023986" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">2007 June 19</span></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU1ZPKWtEPewlAau-R1htfgaCPCaDxXI-fDbBF5YjCD-WO2lXgKrbSDBRQ3VzzPQqt8Y9G6JgrJtwz96WjOkVYAux0sxL7k6MM7G8nVPUYjHV_1fAp9h-vday4H9FNeqs535BKjMfMDAhY/s1600-h/IMGP3450.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU1ZPKWtEPewlAau-R1htfgaCPCaDxXI-fDbBF5YjCD-WO2lXgKrbSDBRQ3VzzPQqt8Y9G6JgrJtwz96WjOkVYAux0sxL7k6MM7G8nVPUYjHV_1fAp9h-vday4H9FNeqs535BKjMfMDAhY/s320/IMGP3450.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095830568491767426" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">2007 June 19</span></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjO7a7a8m2Xn0pjDsrgpaGLb0zsbIXVn9sWlt30RPRk0v9pFu-bWKUJ5-3FkDSGXsbFUO4xbKNwiLf3UcwELFMK_Wa8IvlNK0t9Kq4tlq2NAmkxDcIiuf4w1bJ0ohz5wIGVHeaq37jpov5/s1600-h/IMGP3451.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjO7a7a8m2Xn0pjDsrgpaGLb0zsbIXVn9sWlt30RPRk0v9pFu-bWKUJ5-3FkDSGXsbFUO4xbKNwiLf3UcwELFMK_Wa8IvlNK0t9Kq4tlq2NAmkxDcIiuf4w1bJ0ohz5wIGVHeaq37jpov5/s320/IMGP3451.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095830920679085714" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">2007 June 19</span></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq1nzoNLQ4JqzeHe4Ts7YOYldndOiNK2Lk3X7imEJf2R9eYjQUpi6w8BSZ8ls8PXOo_uW_XGeHCe6WRzW1ev5odacHN0puDV1BKqD2V4B5O-urpO5ThJRV9vhTntM39fyjOb-crS4Q_LEo/s1600-h/IMGP3453.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq1nzoNLQ4JqzeHe4Ts7YOYldndOiNK2Lk3X7imEJf2R9eYjQUpi6w8BSZ8ls8PXOo_uW_XGeHCe6WRzW1ev5odacHN0puDV1BKqD2V4B5O-urpO5ThJRV9vhTntM39fyjOb-crS4Q_LEo/s320/IMGP3453.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095831204146927266" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">2007 June 19</span></span><br /></div><br /><span style="line-height: 1.5;">I found these growing down where the lake use to be! There doesn't seem to be any interesting tidbits to report on this one ... no juicy gossip from the plant world ... but if I find out anything ... I'll be sure to post an update.<br /><br /></span>Cicero Singshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13438108795744902961noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359951672093951018.post-8227889779833305512007-09-11T09:00:00.000-07:002008-12-08T19:20:06.578-08:00Yarrow<div style="text-align: center;">"<span style="font-weight: bold;">Yarrow</span>" (<span style="font-style: italic;">Achillea millefolium</span>)<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOi8dKLFPdw_wXuoszIyKNncMZi2OxSmH6ZX0l-Cjxb0r5WkQpR7FeVNXPIXsM-uD0RsbO-C2uyIzUMW97M0PW9M_ROIksbMJ-1or7cufeEXB7lhP4tBvGUfUT2wv9con4DtJZiE8QVNc/s1600-h/IMGP3468.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOi8dKLFPdw_wXuoszIyKNncMZi2OxSmH6ZX0l-Cjxb0r5WkQpR7FeVNXPIXsM-uD0RsbO-C2uyIzUMW97M0PW9M_ROIksbMJ-1or7cufeEXB7lhP4tBvGUfUT2wv9con4DtJZiE8QVNc/s320/IMGP3468.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5109453396216158514" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">2007 June 19</span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjeZ8UliLu6LhkLDLc92-BqF_dHXc4ejvsqvRPUfsnfxlZLtxIjIMu9m4rA7Y6BE3EEBh7mrsWIhynJLVr-3SudVUDJdV4h89l2mJgLT1jhEq-TiYJCqzjxVn5mYmStSogev6Qb3_MbTs/s1600-h/IMGP4584.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjeZ8UliLu6LhkLDLc92-BqF_dHXc4ejvsqvRPUfsnfxlZLtxIjIMu9m4rA7Y6BE3EEBh7mrsWIhynJLVr-3SudVUDJdV4h89l2mJgLT1jhEq-TiYJCqzjxVn5mYmStSogev6Qb3_MbTs/s320/IMGP4584.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5109453078388578594" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">2007 August 5</span></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih5hG98n1KS8BMO1vImQGD_3Lb3sFD1kmFSPxxR5DEhacRdwtfogjGeyTwBHl6IW8lyEDYvITypcOSCYGL5gI6wHEHdYtpF2Ow8b23nW1CgdBcG8LhA8T2pYGHDOJQoK36E2pvEhnMKwA/s1600-h/IMGP4606.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih5hG98n1KS8BMO1vImQGD_3Lb3sFD1kmFSPxxR5DEhacRdwtfogjGeyTwBHl6IW8lyEDYvITypcOSCYGL5gI6wHEHdYtpF2Ow8b23nW1CgdBcG8LhA8T2pYGHDOJQoK36E2pvEhnMKwA/s320/IMGP4606.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5109452889410017554" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">2007 August 5</span></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg8sRuFf-NcSAz9dW_kEZLUMXqQgGgHG8x1lZpiaKARHqQyvLccHK4kp6yDptggThrGtV8Hm6iy3n8CzCcJA85AL-ldo2-tBEjtwK6E6JpyACeRUC-0TToGn2d7zGQci6_2bhyz2Y8WCE/s1600-h/IMGP5993.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg8sRuFf-NcSAz9dW_kEZLUMXqQgGgHG8x1lZpiaKARHqQyvLccHK4kp6yDptggThrGtV8Hm6iy3n8CzCcJA85AL-ldo2-tBEjtwK6E6JpyACeRUC-0TToGn2d7zGQci6_2bhyz2Y8WCE/s400/IMGP5993.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5111703383411673314" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">2007 September 18</span></span><br />A pretty pink version<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRXjh7J1hVJyYLU-rswEUksRCDaxoRTL00T5zP_1JB_Z70frP57Rqm1BfEHsId8P2AFtWxNUZKQS6IskTitlVAKWujpAuB40TKZcH_KEdq04OJBkYFjQI8uBZPXNHZe0TDy0Ka61i_uTs/s1600-h/IMGP6040.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRXjh7J1hVJyYLU-rswEUksRCDaxoRTL00T5zP_1JB_Z70frP57Rqm1BfEHsId8P2AFtWxNUZKQS6IskTitlVAKWujpAuB40TKZcH_KEdq04OJBkYFjQI8uBZPXNHZe0TDy0Ka61i_uTs/s400/IMGP6040.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5111703078468995282" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">2007 September 18</span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">On the Wane<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz-sd_uoPvkP3fN2sTkt1NhSLRwBasGfeOXmRkb-XASZZ-upDIAqtZzW0GwQ-jtQj9ltGo5ti16oV-TXqYPlC_TjhthqEtmZmX4RQa7rxClyhMD0XMDij4LKvcSL1r5EApzV_um-K-CHHi/s1600-h/IMG_0161.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz-sd_uoPvkP3fN2sTkt1NhSLRwBasGfeOXmRkb-XASZZ-upDIAqtZzW0GwQ-jtQj9ltGo5ti16oV-TXqYPlC_TjhthqEtmZmX4RQa7rxClyhMD0XMDij4LKvcSL1r5EApzV_um-K-CHHi/s400/IMG_0161.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185046159941140898" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">2008 April 3</span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">What remains as spring starts to emerge.<br /></div><br /><span style="line-height: 1.5;">Yarrow is widely used in herbal remedies. I spent big bucks on a tiny vial of pure yarrow essential oil. In aromatherapy this blue oil is used as an anti-inflammatory, to ease cramps, for constipation, to help circulation, and as an astringent, its qualities being very similar to chamomile.<br /><br />First Nation peoples burned the plant to ward off mosquitoes, crushed the roots to ease toothaches, and people eased their rheumatism by bathing in an infusion made from leaves and stems.<br /><br /></span>Cicero Singshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13438108795744902961noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4359951672093951018.post-39700836690348783212007-09-10T13:00:00.000-07:002008-12-08T19:20:07.242-08:00Woodland Star<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">"Small-Flowered Woodland Star"</span></span> (<span style="font-style: italic;">Lithophragma parviflorum</span>)<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM8Df2n9MTo8ZXmsYc-rnylQC5SgOV9x5O3vy_eu7wKfrTeVyfsMbrlI3CULAZ6f75ez3ohpBMI402G7hARQBttyqR0KiTLD1QAjnWlFEMh445IK-o25gd1wwN-S00pxhPsVJvvZL4Pz4/s1600-h/IMG_0412.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM8Df2n9MTo8ZXmsYc-rnylQC5SgOV9x5O3vy_eu7wKfrTeVyfsMbrlI3CULAZ6f75ez3ohpBMI402G7hARQBttyqR0KiTLD1QAjnWlFEMh445IK-o25gd1wwN-S00pxhPsVJvvZL4Pz4/s400/IMG_0412.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202697587585047394" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">2008 April 4</span></span><br /></div>I first noticed this plant for the first time on this date.<br />It seemed to growing almost like a ground cover up on the bluff.<br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOxFX2iUx9pHpzedym5cMIyxyx9VK5J-1ZFu02KLS80NWo7GdOfMhiaJomX92-gkhvC692zec7uXS_RfV-0NB83JuvHiOboyo7gigEn1jtZKPKkjFPjbB6LHuF_Rv5aR18k1RXkG779Oo/s1600-h/IMG_1035.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOxFX2iUx9pHpzedym5cMIyxyx9VK5J-1ZFu02KLS80NWo7GdOfMhiaJomX92-gkhvC692zec7uXS_RfV-0NB83JuvHiOboyo7gigEn1jtZKPKkjFPjbB6LHuF_Rv5aR18k1RXkG779Oo/s400/IMG_1035.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202697089368841042" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">2008 May 9</span></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi857H3WKzeZPV64yHN7_nNTEpOlkPEjj_Q691AlteZbwjsZ_ohfOLe8hGOPbBSRUf51StNSXLoL0Dut6KP-RYWqQSGoXgySoY2q70C8t_QiyZnbIcFG4tNg0TCdNjv5XxQl31dt-H4JQM/s1600-h/IMG_1529.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi857H3WKzeZPV64yHN7_nNTEpOlkPEjj_Q691AlteZbwjsZ_ohfOLe8hGOPbBSRUf51StNSXLoL0Dut6KP-RYWqQSGoXgySoY2q70C8t_QiyZnbIcFG4tNg0TCdNjv5XxQl31dt-H4JQM/s400/IMG_1529.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202696646987209538" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">2008 May 20</span></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX_NQ4BP7m0KkNiaDYtW5J3UMPUkKBVmlUQiM_XBo5ZKA8oxl-DjlD5JLaTTqLos7MQ0h4ekLLK-VR6tO2uIAoB2AMeSakn3ommXoO-esHluoplbYsA4lX5tZXccm0k6hmkgcolPLipHg/s1600-h/IMG_1560.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX_NQ4BP7m0KkNiaDYtW5J3UMPUkKBVmlUQiM_XBo5ZKA8oxl-DjlD5JLaTTqLos7MQ0h4ekLLK-VR6tO2uIAoB2AMeSakn3ommXoO-esHluoplbYsA4lX5tZXccm0k6hmkgcolPLipHg/s400/IMG_1560.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202696075756559154" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">2009 May 20</span></span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">A perennial.<br /></div>Cicero Singshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13438108795744902961noreply@blogger.com1