Mastodawn

Waiting for my car to be inspected. It’s Eastern White Pine, Pinus strobus, our only native pine with needles in fascicles of five. #NativePlants #pines

Paula Borchardt 1d ago

Here’s the 3rd page of my new Illustrated Journal—my art & notes of little things in everyday life—which supplements my Perpetual Journal in which I chronicle local natural history. Read more on my latest blog post https://paulaborchardt.substack.com/p/food-fall-butterflies-and-star-wars

#ArtAdventCalendar #SciArt #art #illustration #watercolor #painting #sketchbook #blog #Tucson #nature #insect #arthropod #bug #bugs #bugstodon #butterfly #Monarch #NativePlants #NatureJournal #NatureJournaling #Food #Pear #StarWars #LightSaber #ScienceFiction

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Pollinators 2d ago

@eugeneparnell Yes. It’s rewarding to observe nesting in the dry stems of native plants. We do some pruning to harvest seeds and collect hollow straws. Insects often use the cut ends remaining at the plant. We observe a hole after the insects have hollowed out a cavity for egg laying. Also a plug of nesting material when they are done if we are observant. #nativeplants, #pollinators, #minnesota.

FrontRangeWildflowers 2d ago

Linum puberulum, our Plains Flax, blooming at Pawnee Buttes #nativeplants #FallBackFlowers #FallBack to June 2 🌿

FrontRangeWildflowers 3d ago

Pediocactus simpsonii, our Mountain Ball Cactus, blooming in North Park #nativeplants It’s not unusual to find them half-buried in soil or sand like this one. #FallbackFlowers #Fallback to June 1 🌿

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Douglas Meadowfoam 4d ago

On the topic of seed surviving a long time in the soil: there is this tale of resurrecting a California coastal prairie by steadily mowing off a century's worth of alliopathic weeds.

https://www.ecoseeds.com/shaw.pdf

#California #NativePlants #Meadow #alliopathic #weeds

DaniSue 4d ago

What’s Blooming in SoCal? #California brittlebush (Encelia farinosa). Good on slopes for erosion. Butterfly & bird plant. First one of the season. Hoping that the 8 1/2” of rain will bring more early bloomers. #nativeplants

Erin Sherman 🌱4d ago

Hey #nativeplants #Baltimore and #AACoPosts friends. If you want to come to the seed share in a week you can post your wishlist and what you're bringing here. I have definitely brought stuff because someone wishlisted it before so think about it! docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

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Erin Sherman 🌱4d ago

Today: sowed out in the garage with the heat lamp for the first time. Overall a pretty conducive set-up. Spicebush Golden alexanders American groundnut Howell's pussytoes Smooth beardtongue Late figwort Tall anemone Gaura Blue toadflax Great blue lobelia 🌱 #nativeplants 🌎 #ecoregion65

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Paul Ashby 5d ago

"”Drill, Baby, Drill”, that mantra of destruction and extraction, is an intentional slap in the face to people who value land, life, health, and justice over corporate profits. Well, let’s raise a garden-gloved middle finger in return. I invite you, my friends, my neighbors, my readers, my fellow citizens into a new movement called Plant, Baby, Plant."

#plantbabyplant #nativeplants #killyourlawn #backyardhabitat

https://plantbabyplant.com