Prairie Pepper Grass

Prairie Pepper Grass

Lepidium densiflorum

One of those wayside weeds that one often overlooks and forgets to photograph ...

2011 June 25

2011 June 25

This plant is native to our region.

Flixweed

Flixweed or Fluxweed

(Descurainia sophia)

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!

2010 May 27

2010 May 27

2010 May 27

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.

Clasping Leaved Pepper Grass

Clasping Leaved Pepper Grass  

(Lepidium perfoliatum)

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!

2010 May 27

2010 May 27

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!

Rockcress: Drummond's

Drummond's Rockcress (Arabis drummondii)

This small plant blooms fairly early in the spring.  It is not all that conspicuous so can be easily overlooked.  The leaves are edible.

2010 April 17

2010 April 17

2010 April 18