365Caws is now in its 14th year of publication, and was originally intended to end after 365 days. It has sometimes been difficult for me to find new material, particularly during the winter months, but now as I enter my own twilight years, I cannot guarantee that I will be able to provide daily posts. It is my hope that along the way I may have inspired someone to a greater curiosity about the natural world. If so, I can rest, content in the knowledge that my work here has been done.
Wednesday, July 13, 2016
Anticlea Occidentalis, Mountainbells
Day 274: To quote one of my botany partners, "My favourite wildflower is the one in front of me," and although I have a handful which top my personal list, Mountainbells puts up a good argument for the next spot in line. Formerly known as Stenanthium occidentale, Anticlea occidentalis is uncommon in the Park and I am pleased to have been able to document it this year in two locations new to me. Its reddish-purple half-inch bells are striped with green, and each inflorescence may consist of a dozen or more on a foot-high, thin stem. The slightest breeze sets the stalk to swaying, much to the aggravation of a photographer who eschews the use of flash for anything other than portraiture. If the bells make a sound when they are thus rung, only the faeries can hear it, but a human nose may detect a light, tangy fragrance rising from this member of the lily family.
Labels:
Anticlea occidentalis,
MORA,
Mountainbells
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