Greenthread Wildflowers #1

Greenthread Wildflowers #1

by | Jun 28, 2010 | Wildflowers

This fine-stemmed beauty is most common in southwest parts of Kansas.This patch was was found along a roadside east of Ellinwood, Kansas (Barton County)To learn more about this wildflower check Kansas Wildflowers and Grasses.Take a country drive and you’ll find...
Blackeyed Susan Forest

Blackeyed Susan Forest

by | Jun 21, 2010 | Wildflowers

Marion County, Kansas – These wild blackeyed susans tower like a forest above the camera, but are really only a couple feet high. The camera and a wide angle lens were placed on the ground and pointed straight up toward the sky, giving you a bug’s eye view of a...
Backlit Bud

Backlit Bud

by | Jun 11, 2010 | Wildflowers

Found along a Lyon County, Kansas roadside – I believe this is a wild blackeyed susan, with just a tiny bit of milkweed fluff mixed in with the natural hairs of the plant. The fine hairs help protect many wildflowers from insects and dehydration.
Wedge-Leaf Draba

Wedge-Leaf Draba

by | Mar 19, 2010 | Spring, Wildflowers

Marion County, Kansas – These very tiny flowers were found along the rocky side of a country road. They’re the first country wildflowers I’ve noticed so far, and I could have easily missed them if I hadn’t been carefully searching for something...
Leavenworth Eryngo

Leavenworth Eryngo

by | Oct 7, 2009 | Wildflowers

At Geary County Fishing Lake a stand of unearthly looking vegetation catches my eye. It looks like a patch of thistle spray-painted with Wildcat purple. Kansas State University is just over a couple hills, so it seems a possibility. But further back in the grass is...