Anne Elliott's photos with the keyword: Asteroideae

I have a very early start tomorrow, as I am going NW of Calgary to spend the day botanizing some private land. We record all species of flora and fauna that we find (wildflowers, trees, birds, insects, fungi, animals), and will give a copy of the list to the landowner. Thought I'd post tomorrow's three images tonight, as I know I won't feel like doing it after a very long, hot day of walking, with a long drive home. These beautiful, vibrant yellow Gaillardias brighten our natural areas, parks and country roadsides. Found this one when three of us were botanizing a hillside at the Leighton Art Centre, SW of Calgary, on 6 July 2013. Also known as Blanket Flower because of its resemblance to brightly patterned blankets made by native Americans. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaillardia

Rudbeckias are one of my favourite garden flowers to photograph, and I look forward to seeing them each year in the gardens at the Calgary Zoo. This photo was from my archives, taken on 8 September 2011. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudbeckia ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

After endless days of dreariness - can't remember when we last saw the sun, apart from when it came out for five or ten minutes late yesterday - I decided last night that I needed colour, bright colour! Of course, I wake up this morning to a bright, sunny day out there : ) (Later afternoon - well it was nice while it lasted, ha). Photographed at the Calgary Zoo on 25 September 2012.