by Rich Leighton | Nov 15, 2018 | Interesting Nature Facts, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife, Nature Photography, Wildflowers
Native peoples around the continent have historically used the flowers of the Indian Paintbrush as a condiment for green salads, a hair tonic, and for various medicinal uses, but ingestion is generally not considered to be a good idea as it can be toxic in even low...
by Rich Leighton | Aug 2, 2018 | Interesting Nature Facts, Melanthiaceae, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife, Wildflowers
Trilliums use ants for seed dispersal. Ants are attracted to the elaiosomes (external “food bodies”) on the seeds and collect them and transport them away from the parent plant. MORE PHOTOS OF TRILLIUMS MORE INTERESTING NATURE FACTS Interesting Nature...
by Rich Leighton | Jun 13, 2018 | Interesting Nature Facts, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife, Onagraceae, Wildflowers
Fireweed is not only a very beautiful member of the evening primrose family that is commonly found throughout the northern hemisphere, it also has several edible uses! The inner stems are sweet and juicy, the young tender leaves are full of vitamin C and great as an...
by Rich Leighton | Oct 31, 2017 | Colorado, NANP, Natural History, Nature & Wildlife, Nature Photography, Photography, Rocky Mountains, Wildflowers
Following up on yesterday’s post in the Halloween theme, today’s post of another “spooky” bit of wildlife and nature – the mountain death camas. Over the summer I found myself in the Rocky Mountains looking for native orchids at around...
by Rich Leighton | Jun 14, 2017 | American Southwest, Arizona, NANP, Nature & Wildlife, Nature Photography, Wildflowers
Southern Arizona’s Sonoran Desert is famed for its sudden explosion of colorful wildflowers that follows the first springtime rains. From a distance, I saw bright splashes of pink from across the arid hills, and as I got closer, I found this Parry’s...
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