"Canadian" thistle

Nature - Plants & Flowers

Folder: Nature
Other than saguaros and junipers, which have their own albums--
"Canadian" thistle

"Canadian" thistle

04 Jul 2014 2 5 227
Cirsium arvense . Turns out the common name is a canard. It's in fact an Old World invader weed, which is now well established thruout much of North America. You often find it along trails--why trail horses are supposed to have "weed-free" hay! The seeds are commonly introduced in horse droppings. Toiyabe Range, Nevada, USA.
04-cactus_ig_adj

04-cactus_ig_adj

01 Jun 1961 128
06-cactus@echo_park_ig_adj

06-cactus@echo_park_ig_adj

01 Jun 1993 127
1-29-cn_ig_adj

1-29-cn_ig_adj

01 Aug 2001 104
100_1218

100_1218

08 Apr 2014 79
100_1306

100_1306

22 Apr 2014 64
100_1308

100_1308

22 Apr 2014 77
100_2323

100_2323

11 Jan 2015 73
2-16-cactus_ig_asdj

2-16-cactus_ig_asdj

01 Apr 2001 119
3-06-blooming_cactus_adj

3-06-blooming_cactus_adj

01 Jun 1985 111
32-tree_by_olmstead_pt_ig_trim_adj

32-tree_by_olmstead_pt_ig_trim_adj

01 Oct 2001 79
36-krummholz_ig_adj

36-krummholz_ig_adj

01 Oct 2001 104
Desert Peach in Bloom

Desert Peach in Bloom

05 May 2012 113
A thornbush in Nevada's high desert. It gets its name because the flowers turn into tiny fuzzy fruits.
Flowers-ig

Flowers-ig

01 Jun 1983 133
Flowers-p

Flowers-p

01 Jun 1983 119
Gnarly juniper

Gnarly juniper

26 Oct 2012 6 4 225
Probably Juniperus occidentalis , Mineral Peak, Douglas Co., Nevada, USA. This tree is actually still alive. Juniper species, along with piñon pine, are the major elements of the patchy scrub forest that occurs on the lower slopes of the mountain ranges in and around the Great Basin. Juniper traditionally was called "scrub cedar," and you still hear old-timers refer to juniper as "cedar."
Hanging on...

Hanging on...

25 Aug 2007 4 5 416
A juniper that's not completely dead yet. San Rafael Swell, Utah, USA, just off I-70.
IMG 5990

IMG 5990

03 Apr 2013 99
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