Anne Elliott's photos with the keyword: P1140749 FZ35

Hopper on Broadleaf Gumweed / Grindelia squarrosa

12 Sep 2010 207
This young (?) Grasshopper was hiding out in a Gumweed flower when a few of us went to botanize Horseshoe Canyon, near Drumheller, in the Alberta Badlands (Dinosaur country!) on 21st August. This is a common native plant of western North America, though I don't see it very often. The underside of the flower is gummy. Also called Curlycup Gumweed. Belongs to the Sunflower family.