Anne Elliott's photos with the keyword: wildlflower

Winner at the Oscars 2017 for "Best Animated Short Film", was "Piper", a short (3.20 minutes) animated film about a baby Sandpiper. So cute! youtu.be/8VS7wR7gjJE ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ On 9 July 2015, an extremely hot day, five of us had the chance to botanize the beautiful 320 acres belonging to philanthropist, David Bissett and his wife. This land, roughly half wooded, with several small ponds in the open area, lies SW of Calgary. For anyone not sure what "botanizing" involves, we visit someone's property for the day, listing every single species of plant and tree, bird, insect, fungus, lichen, moss, liverwort, etc. that we find. It is always a win/win situation, as we are lucky enough to have the chance to explore a new area and the landowner receives a highly detailed list of everything found on his land. "Wild bergamot or bee balm (Monarda fistulosa) is a wildflower in the mint family (Lamiaceae) widespread and abundant as a native plant in much of North America. This plant, with showy summer-blooming pink to lavender flowers, is often used as a honey plant, medicinal plant, and garden ornamental. The species is quite variable, and several subspecies or varieties have been recognized within it." From Wikipedia. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarda_fistulosa www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=MOFI David Bissett's giving to community causes, especially education, has been a hallmark of his philanthropy. He has donated to a wide range of community cultural organizations, and he has a passion for wildlife conservation. Just one of his endless donations resulted in the creation of the Bissett Wetlands at Heritage Park here in the city, a popular educational destination. calgary.ctvnews.ca/inspired-to-give-1.676279 mtroyal.ca/ProgramsCourses/FacultiesSchoolsCentres/Busine...

It's now after 1:45 in the morning on 14 March 2015 and I have just finished my work on a couple of photo request projects. My plan is for a day out with a group of friends, IF I wake up in time. Still have to get all my things ready before I can fall into bed. Decided to upload my "daily three" at this unearthly hour instead of just before I leave. Caragana is an invasive species that is doing a lot of damage in this city, preventing native species of plants from growing. Also known as Siberian Peashrub. This hardy shrub is a native of Siberia, as the name implies. "Useful for shelterbelts, but should be kept out of natural areas, where it may spread. Dense groves of Caragana exclude almost all other vegetation." www.anpc.ab.ca/wiki/index.php/Caragana_arborescens en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caragana_arborescens

Just a little wildflower patch in the mountains - near the Ing's Mine Road parking lot, for any of you who know the Elbow Falls Trail (Highway 66) area. Yes, the red is Indian Paintbrush and the purple is Northern Hedysarum. Because I still haven't calibrated my monitor with my new computer, I can't tell if the posted photo is too pale or not. Please bear with me until I eventually see to this.

Caught this tiny Red Longhorn Beetle just as it started to fly away.

We saw this Striped Coralroot (a wild orchid) on a recent walk. There are 15 species of Corallorhiza and three of these are found in Alberta - Pale Coralroot, Spotted Coralroot and Striped Coralroot.

Caragana is an invasive species that is doing a lot of damage in this city, preventing native species of plants from growing. Also known as Siberian Peashrub. This hardy shrub is a native of Siberia, as the name implies.