RHH's photos with the keyword: repens

A Field Crescent, Phyciodes pulchella, photographed on the flowers of the Russian Knapweed, Centaurea repens. The photo was taken in eastern Washington along the Columbia River north of Chelan by my wife.

Though not immediately evident, there are two small butterflies on these Knapweed flowers, A Field Crescent, Phyciodes pulchella, and a California Hairstreak, Satyrium californica. The photo was taken by my wife in a natural area along the Columbia River, while I was looking for orchids, she spent her time more profitably (I didn't find anything) photographing butterflies and flowers. It was a sunny day and these two butterflies were everywhere. The flowers appear to be the Russian Knapweed, Centaurea repens, a very invasive and noxious non-native plant.

Here's the Lesser Rattlesnake Orchis in situ near Kinney Lake. We found these while hiking the Berg Lake trail in Mount Robson Provincial Park, British Columbia. nativeorchidsofthepacificnorthwest.blogspot.com/2012/08/l...

This is the Lesser Rattlesnake Orchis, a plant that grows all across northern Europe, Asia and North America. It does not, however, grow as far south as Washington, and for that reason we had never seen it until last summer when we were in Mount Robson Provincial Park in British Columbia in August. It is small species, less than a foot tall with tiny white flowers and easily passes unnoticed. The leaves, not shown here, are often beautifully veined with silver. The link below has other pictures of it and of the other Goodyera that grow in our area, Goodyera oblongifolia, the Giant Rattlesnake Orchis. nativeorchidsofthepacificnorthwest.blogspot.com/2012/10/t...

One more photo of the Lesser Rattlesnake Orchis to bring my series of shots from Mount Robson Provincial Park to an end. This species does not grow in Washington, but does grow further east in Montana and is found in Europe and Asia as well. nativeorchidsofthepacificnorthwest.blogspot.com/2012/08/l...