Wildflowers

Damn, wish I still had my wildflower project from high school biology. I took photos and pressed ever y wildflower native to California's San Joaquin valley.

We only need to do 10, but I had a lot of fun and a few extra weeks so I kept going.

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>>981542
I was driving through huntsville tx yesterday and almost stopped to take a picture at the sam houston monument. There was a perfect hill covered in buttercups leading to the statue.

Heres a pic of a half burnt clearing instead.

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>>981556
Nice, how many total wildflowers did you catalog?

And what's the best place to check out wildflowers in the valley? Whereabouts did you find them?

These are from Antelope Valley, btw.

Don't have any pics yet, but in a few weeks the woods near where I live should be carpeted in Celandine so I'll try and remember this thread and post some pics. It's really pretty, but it sucks that they're an invasive species where I am.

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Yesterday I found this kind of iris while I was foraging for wild asparaguses

>>982883
Nice, did you find any asparagus?

>>985065
Unfortunately not so many. Last month we had dry weather.,in february I got something like 3 kilos in 4 hours

>>981906
Neat, what camera did you use?

Wildflowers are really helpful in identifying plants.
So next time just broaden your scope and wild flowers will surely turn up!

Personally, i just like knowing the names and maybe their uses.

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>>986598
A Sony DSC-HX1 I've been sold on Sony for 17 years due to their user interface and power management. This little wasp was scrambling all over the garlic blossom.

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>>981542
Wifes dad used to get them for her mom. She gets a kick out of my bringing them to her. Consequently i also tend to a bootleg memorial for my best friend and put flowers there. As much for him and myself as others. Thinking a clean and well taken care of space may be resistant to vandals or at lesst i can clean it up and his mother doesnt see it.

>>981542
Just found these for the wife while trying in vein to fin marals for slury the countryside

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>>990250
Shot ass internet and fake bans. Fuck u 4chin

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You can see this bastard about to punch through the flower and steal the nectar in this photo.

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These look like tiny people throwing their hands in the air because they just don't care.

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>>990734
Nice bug shots.

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First wild flowers I've came across this year. Not really my thing, but a splash of color is refreshing after 6 months of death.

>>993553
Assuming you didn't use any filters to enhance their color those wildflowers are really eye-catching.

>>995478

I lowered the exposure before taking them since the lighting was kind of shitty, but that's it. I think it's the blue in contrast with all the surrounding brown/orange that makes them pop.

For anyone who knows their shit, are those Scilla Siberica? That's what my google-fu got me, but I'm just going by appearance.

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>>987142

this is my oldest surviving digital photo
taken "pre-Sony" on a 1 megapixel camera
bought at walmart

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>>990732
>>990734

Tips on sneaking up on these guys? Saw one pigging out on the ground ivy in my garden today but he was really skittish and wouldn't come any closer than this.

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>>996739

Just walk up to them and be persistent. Find what they are working on and just kinda follow them around.

They don't mind you for the most part. That was shot with a 18-55 lens with a 2x teleconverter only about 5" from that bee or less.

Honestly with most bugs though it's probably easier with a telephoto macro lens. Especially one with an extremely fast AF.

Mostly time though,just hang around.

>>998637
l-lewd...

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My best guess is green-winged orchid. Any better ideas?

I found it today in Kent. (Clay soil meadow largely populated by dandelions.)

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Not sure what species this is but I found them today while on my walk. I'm from IL if that helps.

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>>1000563

Looks like some kind of pediomelum/breadroot. I know most around here in TN are blue though.

>>1001059

It's some kind of viola/violet.

>>1001263

Woops nope looks like I'm an idiot. Definitely looks more like an orchid.

>>981556
i would love to see this

wish i noticed this thread earlier this year, incredible colors everywhere

i will begin cataloguing the ones still there now just for this thread

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>>981542

>>1001059
>>1001269
Nein. Those are wood violets. Every part of the plant is edible, FYI. Some people make candy from the blossoms.

>>1001269
>>1004008
Shit how did I even think you were talking about the other picture? Forgive my faggotry.

>>1004008

Every part above the surface,pretty sure the roots will make your guts blow themselves to smithereens all over your bathroom.

>>995528
Spooky.

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Another really shitty picture to keep the thread alive.

Note to self,shooting pictures at 8 in the evening it doesn't matter how big of an aperture or how high your ISO goes,you eventually do run out of light to take pictures by hand.

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Anyone know what this is? South Texas

>>1007839
looks like a thistle

>>1003926
I think this is sweetshrub

>>1001059
Yep, those are violets. You can use the flowers to make jelly if you add pectin. the leaves can be eaten and will thicken soup. The root is a bit emetic, so I wouldn't really eat if you don't like throwing up. Just keep in mind these used to be called piss-a-beds, since they are a bit diuretic. However this effect is much stronger in yellow varieties.

>>1008072
l-lewd

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>>1001853
Did you ever follow through on that?