Anne Elliott's photos with the keyword: Nuttall's Sunflower

A photo form my archives. I finally got out with friends for an almost three-hour botany walk in the afternoon of 11 August 2015, at Griffith Woods. There were certain "target" plants on the list, including three species of wild Gentian and one species of Orchid (Rattlesnake Plantain). We had success with all four, which made for a great outing. There was also a patch of these beautiful wild Sunflowers, which I always enjoy seeing year after year. They are sometimes called Common Tall Sunflower, as well as Nuttall's Sunflower. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helianthus_nuttallii sites.google.com/a/ualberta.ca/our-garden/our-plants/comm... So many of the plants were finished already, after blooming two weeks early this year. Whenever I see Asters, I know that our flowering season is coming to an end, which is always depressing. The growing season in Alberta is so very short.

Happy first day of FALL! Where did the summer go?? There HAS to be a problem with Flickr today. So little activity, so I just looked at the Flickr Test and see that Farm 6 East has no green check mark. No idea what effect that has, but maybe that is what is causing this. I finally got out with friends for an almost three-hour botany walk in the afternoon of 11 August 2015, at Griffith Woods. There were certain "target" plants on the list, including three species of wild Gentian and one species of Orchid (Rattlesnake Plantain). We had success with all four, which made for a successful outing. There was also a patch of these beautiful wild Sunflowers, which I always enjoy seeing year after year. They are sometimes called Common Tall Sunflower, as well as Nuttall's Sunflower. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helianthus_nuttallii So many of the plants were finished already, after blooming two weeks early this year. Whenever I see Asters, I know that our flowering season is coming to an end, which is always depressing. The growing season in Alberta is so very short.

The last few days here have been cold and wet, but today, the sun is finally out (well, I should say "was" out, as the sky has now clouded over). The highest the temperature got yesterday was 12°C, but most of the day it was a few degrees cooler. I don't like the heat, so cooler temperatures suit me better, but - this is summer, lol! The flower in my photo is a small, native, wild Sunflower, photographed at Griffith Woods. Taken when I was on a botany walk on 12 August 2014. I believe it is Nuttall's Sunflower / Helianthus nuttallii.

A wildflower, Nuttall's (?) Sunflower, growing at Griffith Woods and being visited by a little bee all dressed to match : ) Taken on 3rd August 2008. Had intended going to get a 'Flu shot this morning, but then I wasn't sure if I was starting to come out in a slight cold. So, decided I'd better leave it and instead went to wash my mud-caked car that I hadn't washed for months. While I was sitting waiting for the person ahead fo me to finish with the soap and rinse, I realized I was getting Migraine, so it's a good job I didn't go for my 'Flu shot. Now I have a splitting headache, so not sure how much I'll be on Flickr this evening.

I was told that this wild sunflower is a Nuttall's Sunflower, but it seems to have an awful lot of ray florets (i.e. the things that look like petals) to be that. Oops, no leaves for ID! Seen at Griffith Woods.