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Stanton Dynaphase Sixty
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Because music has so many advantages such as helping people sort through their feelings during emotional times such as breakups, deaths and even romantic encounters, many people do not see many disadvantages to listening to music. Of course, this depends upon the content of the music. While Alzheimer's patients tend to respond positively to music they knew in their younger days, many people may still decry the content of music, especially when it incorporates themes such as misogyny and violence.
Even with the debate over the negative or positive effects of music, scientific evidence has shown that listening to music triggers the release of dopamine in the brain. This means the listener gets a noticeable feeling of joy when listening to music. This may or may not have advantageous consequences because this means that music has the power to manipulate emotions. For instance, film scores have a unique importance in the filmmaking process in order to help the viewer know what types of emotions to feel during scenes.
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The invention relates to the field of tablecloth coverings and more particularly, to fitted tablecloth coverings that may be affixed to a table, and a method of covering and skirting a table.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Tables used in, for instance, trade shows have been utilized for many years. The tables typically have several standard sizes. The visual appeal of the presentation is closely related to the success of the product being advertised. However, these tables are typically used many times over leading to wear and tear. Therefore, these tables used for trade shows generally require a covering to be placed over the top surface and partially down the side of the table in order todress up the table and to better present the product being advertised. Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, the current industry way of topping trade show tables 10 is utilizing a white vinyl material 12 that comes on, for instance, rolls 14, that is then cut by hand using scissors 16 to fit the approximate size of thetable and then is stapled to the side of the table 10 using an industrial staple gun 18. A fabric skirt is then attached to the edge of the table, also by stapling. This approach has many drawbacks. For instance, because the material 12 comes on a roll 14 and is manually cut to size, it is generally cut much larger than needed and sometimes under cut, therefore creating wasted material. Another problem is that current installation of the vinyl to the tabletop is to staple the material 12 directly to the sides of the table 10. The staples 20 damage the wood upon insertion and when the vinyl 12 is removed after the show; it istorn off leaving the staples 20 in the table. This greatly reduces the life span of the table as well as many wasted man hours removing the staples 20 by hand using a staple removal tool 22 (see FIG. 3). Still another problem is that as the staples 20 accumulate on the side of the table 10, it becomes increasing difficult to install the vinyl top and sk
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The world's best surfers will meet in China in January for the Hainan Riyue Bay International Surfing Festival presented by Quiksilver
Hainan Riyue Bay International Surfing Festival presented by Quiksilver
January 6 to 14, 2012
Wanning, Hainan Island, China
La Jolla, California, November 7, 2011 - The International Surfing Association is proud to announce the Hainan Riyue Bay International Surfing Festival presented by Quiksilver that will take place in Wanning, Hainan Island, China.
From January 6 to 14, China will become the international surfing capital with the world's top surfers competing on their National Teams in the ISA China Cup followed by a second surfing competition, the Hainan Classic, an ASP Men's 4-Star contest. It will be the first time ever in the history of the country that surfing events of this magnitude take place.
As the opening event in the Festival, from January 6 to 9, the ISA China Cup will be invitation-only featuring the top eight surfing nations in the world based on the National Team results from the recent 2011 ISA World Surfing Games in Panama.
All eight invited National Teams have accepted, including: Australia, Brazil, France, Argentina, South Africa, Peru, Venezuela and the USA. Each National Team will include their country's best four men and two women shortboarders, who will compete for Team and Individual Gold Medals and the honor of representing their nations.
Following the completion of the ISA China Cup, the festival will continue with the Hainan Classic, January 11-14, which the ISA has confirmed will have a total prize purse of $ 95,000 USD. This historic competition will be the first ASP event ever in China that will count towards the ASP Men's World Ranking.
"This is not just the first ISA event and the top eight surfing nations in the world competing in an international surfing event in China," stated ISA President Fernando Aguerre, who has been leading the ISA's initiative into China for the past 18 months. "This is a demonstration of the growth of surfing across the world. China, the most populated country on the planet with 1.3 billion people, wants their youth to surf and eventually compete with the world's top surfers. This event will mark a 'before and after' in the history of the country and of Chinese surfing. I can't wait to surf some waves over there."
The ISA selected the left point break at Riyue Bay on Hainan Island off the coast of southeast China after consulting with Sean Collins, founder and President of Surfline (www.surfline.com). Collins is generally considered the world's foremost surf forecaster. He conducted a historical analysis of the surf along the east coast of Hainan and, after visiting the Island in March, he reported that Riyue Bay held the best opportunity for world class waves.
Collins remarked, "Hainan Island in China produces consistent fun surf during the winter, and especially during the month of January according to our research of swell patterns over the last 15 years. I am very impressed with the local setup of various good quality surf breaks around the Riyue Bay area that enjoy prevailing offshore winds and clean conditions during the best swells."
The Hainan Riyue Bay International Surfing Festival presented by Quiksilver will be a historic event, the result of the combined efforts of the ISA, the Governments of Hainan Island and the City of Wanning, and Quiksilver.
Quiksilver Chairman and CEO, Bob McKnight commented from his Huntington Beach, California headquarters, "We see China as potentially one of the biggest action sports markets in the world, and as such is a key region of our company's growth strategy.
Through this International Surfing Festival produced by the ISA, Quiksilver hopes to further expand our brand's awareness and build on its image and reputation as the world's leading board riding company. As the Festival will be broadcast live on the internet in China and throughout the world, we are looking forward to the youth of China embracing our sport and enjoying all the lifestyle attributes associated with it."
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You will most likely have to buy a kit for your mosin nagants bolt handle if you want to mount a scope. The mosin nagants bolt handle stick straight out to the right and when you turn your bolt it will bang your scope and you won't be able to cock it, this is why the bolts are usually bent downward on scoped mosins
And also try and get a hex reciever if you can they are a little more desirable and can be drilled and tapped for long eye relief scopes matching numbers are also a plus there are 4 places to look for matching numbers 1 on the reciever 2 on the bolt, 3. Under the the gun on the magazine 4 on top of the steel but plate some will have the numbers electro penciled and force matched if you get a mosin nagant before 1942 it will Probably be a lot nicer since it wasn't made during war try and get a mosin before 1942 and counter bore means that the rifle has been drilled smooth about 2 inches into the muzzle. The hex recievers usually have a nicer action but the ones after 1942 are okay. There are two soviet factories that made mosins izhevsk and tula both are ok but people tend to like the tulas better there isn't really a diffrence make sure your first mosin is nice you'll either love it or hate it if you bought a bad condition one don't get the chinese mosins almost all of them are junk
Go to 762x54r.net to get more info it will answer most questions
I am becoming more fanatical about Moisin Nagants everyday. For me they are project guns, but only in the sense that I try to bring them back to a 'new' look.
With some of the kits out there, and you mentioned stock replacement, I have to say for about the same money (or less) you can get modern rifle/scope combination that will be a better shooter. The soft point rounds in 7.62 x 54r are out there (if your dad is going to hunt), but not available everywhere and not much selection at all. Not trying to talk you out of anything, but, if you are going the Mosin route to save $$ and then proceed to sporterize it - you will not be saving any money IMHO
Chloeshooter is absolutely right. If you end up sporterizing then you will end up spending about the same money you would spend buying a modern rifle, which is almost a guarantee to be more accurate. The two reasons i sporterized mine was because I got a deal on a pair of Chinese Mosins and I kept one original and the one I sportered I was just looking for a fun project to do. If you decide that putting a scope mount, new bolt handle and a new stock is something you want to do as a learning experience please don't use a hex receiver or any of the more valuable Mosins. All that being said, it's your life, your gun so do whatever your heart desires. If you do end up getting that ATI kit you need to get a new tap to use instead of the one that comes with it. When I did mine luckily I broke it off in the Bolt handle instead of the receiver.
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"What's Blooming Now"
A page for wildflower and hiking enthusiast. A lot of my pictures, both of wildflowers and scenery, come from the beautiful Tennessee State Parks.
I want to encourage you to leave comments. We are amateurs and I'm sure we make mistakes in the identity of some of the flowers. We are photographers first and botanist second. I do hope you enjoy the photography. Click on any picture to make it larger.
Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Common Periwinkle (Vinca minor L.)
Family: Dogbane
Common periwinkle, is a native of Europe often escaped from cultivation. It is a perennial evergreen ground cover that is winter hardy. It is closely related to the big leaf periwinkle (V. major L.), except in size and hardiness. Common periwinkle seldom exceeds a height of 6 inches although runners may trail long distances on the ground. The runners root at the node under moist conditions. The thick glossy leaves form a good ground cover. Small blue flowers occur indeterminately from April to September.
Common periwinkle is adapted to mild climates. It usually requires part shade and ample moisture, but will tolerate full sun if it is adequately watered. It is more hardy than big leaf periwinkle. Moisture and exposure are often more restrictive than soil type on determining adaptation. Common periwinkle is adapted to a wide range of soils. It is found on well drained to poorly drained soils that can be calcareous, alkaline to slightly acidic, and medium textured to fine textured. The plant should be used where there is adequate moisture.
Common periwinkle is distributed throughout the East. It is found through out TN especially on old home sites and cemeteries. Sometimes it is the only indication that a cemetery is close at hand.
Photographic Location: Volunteer Trail at Longhunter State Park in Middle Tennessee.
Plants may be established from rooted cuttings produced in flats or from plant division. Plant on a spacing of 18 inches x 18 inches. Fertilizer should be applied for vigorous establishment. Mulch critical areas immediately after planting. Planting can be done any time of the year when moisture is adequate for establishment. This should ordinarily be planted on areas that can be sprinkled or otherwise irrigated or on sites where average annual precipitation is over 20 inches.
Friday, March 27, 2015
Common Chickweed (Stellaria media)
Pink family (Caryophyllaceae)
Description: This annual plant produces stems about ½–1' long that usually sprawl across the ground. It branches abundantly near the base, but very little toward the tips of the stems. The somewhat succulent stems are green or burgundy; they often have lines of white hairs. Pairs of opposite leaves occur at intervals along these stems. These leaves become larger toward the tips of the stems, spanning up to ¾" in length and ½" across. The leaves toward the base of the plant usually have short petioles that are slightly hairy, while the leaves near the tip of each stem are usually sessile. The leaves are oval-ovate, entire (toothless) along their margins, and hairless on the upper surface; the lower surface is occasionally hairy.
Individual flowers occur from the axils of the outer pairs of leaves, while the stems terminate in small cymes of white flowers. Each flower is about ¼" across, consisting of 5 white bifid petals (appearing to be 10 petals), 5 green sepals, 3 white styles, 2-10 stamens, and a light green ovary in the center. The sepals are lanceolate, hairy on the outer surface, and longer than the petals; each sepal is at least 1/8" (3 mm.) long. The slender pedicels are finely pubescent. The blooming period occurs during the spring for plants that are winter annuals, and during the summer or autumn for plants that are summer annuals. A typical plant will bloom sporadically for 1-2 months. Each flower is replaced by a cylindrical seed capsule that is light brown with 6 small teeth along its upper rim; it contains several seeds. Each mature seed is reddish brown, somewhat flattened, and orbicular-reniform; its surface is minutely bumpy. The root system is shallow and fibrous. This plant spreads by reseeding itself; it can also spread vegetatively by rooting at the leaf nodes along the stems.
Range & Habitat: Common Chickweed occurs in every county of Tennessee and it is quite common. This plant is native to Eurasia. Habitats include woodland areas prone to flooding or standing water, thickets, cropland and fallow fields, lawns and gardens, nursery plots, areas adjacent to buildings, and miscellaneous waste areas. While Common Chickweed occurs to a limited extent in natural habitats, where it is sometimes invasive, this plant prefers areas with a history of disturbance.
Faunal Associations: The nectar and pollen of the flowers attract primarily small bees and flies, including cuckoo bees (Nomada spp.), Halictid bees, Andrenid bees, Syrphid flies, bottle flies (Lucilia spp.), Muscid flies, and Tachinid flies. Less common floral visitors include nectar-seeking butterflies and parasitoid wasps. In the absence of such visitors, the flowers of Common Chickweed can self-pollinate. Some insects feed on the foliage and other parts of Common Chickweed. These species include both the adults and larvae of Cassida flaveola (Pale Tortoise Beetle) and the larvae of such moths as Agrotis venerabilis (Venerable Dart), Haematopis grataria (Chickweed Geometer), and Lobocleta ossularia (Drab Brown Wave); see Clark et al. (2004) and Covell (1984/2005). Vertebrate animals also feed on Common Chickweed and other Stellaria spp. The seeds of such plants are eaten by the Mourning Dove, Chipping Sparrow, House Sparrow, White-crowned Sparrow and Field Sparrow; the Ruffed Grouse also browses on the leaves. The Bird Table displays a more complete list of these seed-eating birds. The foliage, flowers, and seeds are a minor source for various mammals, including the Cottontail Rabbit, Groundhog, and White-tailed Deer (Martin et al, 1951/1961). The seeds are able to pass through the digestive tracts of White-tailed Deer and remain viable, spreading Common Chickweed to new areas (Myers et al, 2004). Other herbivorous mammals probably spread the seeds in their feces as well. The Prairie Deer Mouse eats the seeds of Common Chickweed to a minor extent (Houtcooper, 1978).
Photographic Location: Taylor Hollow, a Tennessee State Natural Area.
Comments: This is probably the best known chickweed in TN, although it can be confused with other species. Chickweed species fall into 2 large groups: those with 3 styles (Stellaria spp.) and those with 5 styles (Cerastium spp.). Like other Stellaria spp. (Chickweeds), Common Chickweed (Stellaria media) has only 3 styles. It differs from the others in this genus by length of its sepals (at least 1/8" long), which are conspicuously longer than the petals of its flowers, and by the relatively broad shape of its leaves. The foliage of Common Chickweed resembles Apetalous Chickweed (Stellaria pallida) to a remarkable degree – however, the flowers of Apetalous Chickweed lack petals and its sepals are shorter. The blooming period of Apetalous Chickweed is restricted to the spring, while Common Chickweed often blooms later in the year. Common Chickweed is somewhat variable in the hairiness of its leaves, the length of its stems, and the number of stamens in each flower.*
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Monday, March 16, 2015
Michaux's Gladecress (Leavenworthia uniflora)
Michaux's Gladecress is also known as Small Gladecress.
Brassicaceae/Mustard Family
Plant Type: This is a herbaceous plant, it is a annual which can reach 10cm in height (4inches).
Leaves: This plant has basal leaves only. Leaves can reach 7.5cm in length (3inches). Each leaf is divided.
Flowers: The flowers have 4 Regular Parts and are up to 1.5cm wide (0.6 inches). They are white with yellow center. Blooms first appear in late winter and continue into mid spring.
Photographic Location: Cedars of Lebanon Forrest in Middle Tennessee.
Habitat: Glades and other open limestone areas that are wet in the spring.
Range: Indiana and Ohio to as far south as Alabama and Georgia and west to Missouri. *
* www.2bnTheWild.com - Wildflowers of the Southeastern United States
Tuesday, March 10, 2015
First post for 2015
It has been a terrible and long winter here in Tennessee. Finally, it looks like spring is just around the corner.
For the first post this year, I am combining three wildflowers that are blooming now. Usually, its only us wildflower enthusiast that like these wildflowers. Most home owners consider them the bane of their existence! I have seen yards that look like they have a blanket of pink and purple! Very pretty, but I bet the homeowners don't think so.
The first to bloom was Harry or Hoary Bittercress (Cardamine hirsuta). The original post and description can be seen HERE.
Next two to bloom were; Henbit (Lamium amplexicaule) (Click Here for description)
and its close cousin Purple Dead Nettle (Lamium purpureum) (Click Here for description)
Most people see these as the same plant, but they are different members of the same family.
March and April are two of the biggest months for wildflowers here in TN. I hope to find many more that I have not seen before. I hope you will continue to follow this blog and learn about the beautiful wildflowers here in TN.
For the first post this year, I am combining three wildflowers that are blooming now. Usually, its only us wildflower enthusiast that like these wildflowers. Most home owners consider them the bane of their existence! I have seen yards that look like they have a blanket of pink and purple! Very pretty, but I bet the homeowners don't think so.
The first to bloom was Harry or Hoary Bittercress (Cardamine hirsuta). The original post and description can be seen HERE.
and its close cousin Purple Dead Nettle (Lamium purpureum) (Click Here for description)
Most people see these as the same plant, but they are different members of the same family.
March and April are two of the biggest months for wildflowers here in TN. I hope to find many more that I have not seen before. I hope you will continue to follow this blog and learn about the beautiful wildflowers here in TN.
Purple Dead Nettle (Lamium purpureum)
Mint family (Lamiaceae)
Description: This adventive plant is a winter or summer annual (usually the former) that is unbranched and ½–2½' tall. The central stem is strongly 4-angled and largely glabrous. The lower third of the stem in a mature plant is often devoid of leaves. The opposite leaves are up to 2" long and across. They are densely crowded together along the stem, each pair of leaves rotating 90° from the pair of leaves immediately below or above. Young leaves at the apex of the stem are tinted purple, but they become dull green with maturity. The leaves are broadly cordate or deltoid, crenate along their margins, and finely pubescent. Their petioles are short. The upper surface of each leaf has a reticulated network of indented veins, creating a wrinkly appearance.
Sessile whorls of flowers occur above the leaf axils, and a terminal whorl of flowers occurs at the apex of the stem. Each tubular flower is about ½" long and has well-defined upper and lower lips. The lower lip is divided into 2 rounded lobes, and there are insignificant side lobes that are reduced in size to small teeth. The corolla is purplish pink, pink, or white – the upper lobe is usually a darker color than the lower lobe, which is often white with purple spots. The tubular calyx is green or purplish green, and has 5 slender teeth that spread outward slightly. The blooming period usually occurs during mid- to late spring and lasts about 1½ months, although plants that are summer annuals may bloom during the fall. Each flower is replaced by 4 nutlets. The root system consists of a taproot. This plant occasionally forms dense colonies by reseeding itself.
Cultivation: Typical growing conditions are full sun to light shade and moist fertile soil. The foliage is little bothered by disease and insect pests. This plant develops quickly during the cool weather of spring.
Range & Habitat: Purple Dead Nettle occurs occasionally throughout Tennessee. This plant is native to Eurasia. Habitats include moist fallow fields, banks of ditches and drainage canals, gardens and nursery plots, weedy edges of woodlands, and various kinds of waste ground. Degraded sites with a history of disturbance are preferred.
Faunal Associations: According to Müller (1873/1883) of Germany, the nectar of the flowers attracts long-tongued bees, including honeybees, bumblebees, and Anthophorid bees. Another visitor sucking nectar from the flowers was Bombylius major (Giant Bee Fly), which also occurs in North America.
Photographic Location: Sycamore Ridge Ranch in Wilson County TN.
Comments: The most distinctive characteristic of Purple Dead Nettle is the purple tint of the young leaves at the apex of the stem. With the exception of Lamium amplexicaule (Henbit), other Lamium spp. (Dead Nettles) are uncommon perennial plants with larger flowers (¾" or longer). Henbit is a sprawling weedy plant with sessile leaves near the flowers, while the same leaves of Purple Dead Nettle have short petioles. All of the species in this genus are native to Eurasia. The common name 'Dead Nettle' refers to the resemblance of the leaves to those members of the Nettle family with stinging hairs. However, Lamium spp. lack stinging hairs, therefore they are the safe, or 'dead,' nettles to be around. Another common name for Lamium purpureum is 'Red Dead Nettle.'
Friday, October 31, 2014
Clammy Cuphea (Cuphea petiolata (L.) Koehne)
Family - Lythraceae
Stems - To +60cm tall, erect, herbaceous, branching, reddish-purple, dense simple and glandular pubescent, viscid, from branching taproot, single or multiple from base.
Leaves - Opposite, petiolate. Petioles to 1.3cm long, dense glandular and simple pubescent, reddish-purple above, greenish below. Blade lanceolate to lance-ovate, entire, acute, to 4.5cm long, -2cm broad, often slightly oblique at base, scabrous above, pubescent on midrib below nad sparse pubescent on rest of blade.
Inflorescence - 1-3 axillary flowers near apex of stems. Pedicels to 5mm long, dense pubescent (glandular and simple), with pair of minute opposite bracts at about the middle.
Flowers - Petals 5, unequal, free, rose-purple, to 3.5mm long, suborbicular to obovate, drying to a deep blue-purple. Stamens 10 - 11, included, unequal, adnate at upper 1/4 of floral tube. Filaments pinkish, to 2mm long, with densely pilose(hairs white to pink). Style included, 3-4mm long, bifurcate at apex Ovary white, with thin papery exterior, 5mm long, glabrous. Placentation axile. Floral tube to 1.4cm long, densely glandular pubescent(hairs reddish-purple), 12-nerved, gibbous at base, 6-lobed. Lobes acute, to -1mm long. Upper-most lobe longer than others. Floral tube splitting in fruit and ovary deflexing. Seeds green, discoid, minute-tuberculate, 2.5-3mm in diameter.
Flowering - July - October.
Habitat - Open woods, thickets, prairies, pastures, glades, roadsides.
Photographic Location: Wilson County, Tennessee.
Other info. - This little species is found in middle and east Tennessee. The plant is easy to ID in the field because of its opposite leaves, purplish stems, and densely glandular pubescent floral tubes and stems.
A synonym is C. viscossissima Jacq.
Tuesday, October 14, 2014
Spider Flower (Cleome hassleriana)
Caper family (Capparidaceae)
*Description: This introduced plant is a summer annual about 3-5' tall. It often branches toward the base of the plant, while the upper stems remain unbranched. These stems are light green and covered with long glandular hairs. The lower to middle leaves are palmately compound with 3-7 leaflets, while the upper leaves are simple. These leaves are alternate and become smaller in size as they ascend the stems. The compound leaves span up to 6-8" across; the lower compound leaves have long stout petioles, while the upper compound leaves have short stout petioles or they are sessile. These petioles are light green and covered with glandular hairs. At the base of each petiole, there is a pair of small spiny stipules. The leaflets of the compound leaves are narrowly ovate, oblanceolate, or lanceolate in shape, and their margins are smooth or serrated. Both sides of these leaflets are covered with short glandular hairs; their upper surfaces are medium to dark green. The simple leaves are broadly lanceolate to cordate-ovate, sessile to clasping along each upper stem, and smaller in size than the compound leaves; otherwise they have similar characteristics. The glandular hairs of the foliage provide the plant with a fetid scent. The upper stems terminate in large racemes of flowers. These flowers are crowded together toward the apex of each raceme, while scattered seedpods develop below. Each flower spans about 1–1½" across (excluding the stamens), consisting of 4 white to pink petals, 4 light green sepals, 6 long-exerted stamens, and a pistil with a short style. The erect to ascending petals are oblanceolate with well-rounded margins, becoming linear (or clawed) near the base of the flower. The stamens have long slender filaments about 2-3" long. The sepals are linear-lanceolate and much smaller than the petals; they bend away from the base of the flower with age. Each flower has an ascending pedicel. The blooming period occurs from mid-summer to early fall and lasts 1½–3 months. Each flower is replaced by a cylindrical seedpod on a long narrow stipe. Both the seedpod and the stipe are glabrous. Each seedpod contains several seeds. The root system consists of a taproot. This plant spreads by reseeding itself.
Cultivation: Spider Flower adapts to full or partial sun, moist to slightly dry conditions, and different kinds of soil, including those containing loam, clay-loam, or gravel. It requires warm weather and a long growing season to fully develop from seed.
Range & Habitat: Spider Flower has naturalized in Tennessee in widely scattered areas. Aside from its cultivation in gardens, this species is uncommon and rarely persists. It was introduced from tropical South America as an ornamental plant. Habitats include vacant lots, edges of yards, gravelly shores along rivers, and miscellaneous waste areas. It is usually found in habitats with a history of disturbance.
Faunal Associations: In its native tropical habitat, the pollinators of the flowers are primarily bats (Machado et al., 2006), which seek nectar. Sphingid moths also visit the flowers, but they are regarded as nectar thieves. In Tennessee and other temperate areas, the pollinators of the flowers are currently unknown. Various beetles appear to be attracted to the flowers, and flies or small bees probably seek nectar or pollen from them. However, the mouthparts and body size of these insects are too small to function as effective pollinators. Other insects that are attracted to Spider Flower and other Cleome spp. include Phyllotreta cruciferae (Crucifer Flea Beetle) and Phyllotreta striolata (Striped Flea Beetle), which chew small holes in the leaves. On rare occasions, the caterpillars of Pieris rapae (Cabbage Butterfly) have been observed to feed on the foliage. According to some observations in western United States, the Ring-Necked Pheasant and Mourning Dove eat the seeds of Cleome spp. to a limited extent. The fetid foliage is rejected by cattle when there is more palatable food available.
Photographic Location: Garbes farm in Wilson County, Middle Tennessee.
Comments: The showy flowers have an odd structure and appearance, although this is not unusual for Cleome spp. (Bee Plants, etc.) and the related Polanisia spp. (Clammyweed). Among the species in this group that naturalize in Illinois, Spider Flower has showier flowers than most and the filaments of its stamens are exceptionally long (2-3" in length). It is also larger in size than these other species (up to 5' tall). The closely related Cleome serrulata (Rocky Mountain Bee Plant) is occasionally adventive from the Western states. It has compound leaves with only 3 leaflets, while the compound leaves of Spider Flower usually have 5-7 leaflets. Species of Clammyweed are distinguished from Cleome spp. primarily by their seedpods, which lack stipes (a beak-like structure in front of the seedpod). An older scientific name for Spider Flower is Cleome spinosa, which refers to the spiny stipules.
*Copyright © 2002-2012 by John Hilty All Rights Reserved.
Saturday, October 4, 2014
Climbing False Buckwheat
(Fallopia scandens)
Knotweed family (Polygonaceae)
Description: This native perennial plant is a twining vine up to 20' long that can climb adjacent vegetation and fences, otherwise it sprawls across the ground. The slender stems are light green to bright red and round, angular, or slightly ridged. They are largely hairless, except for minute stiff hairs along the ridges. At the base of the petioles, the stems are slightly swollen and have short ocreae (membranous sheaths) that are without bristles. The alternate leaves are up to 4" long and 2" across (excluding the petioles). They are cordate or ovate, smooth along the margins, hairless, and indented at the base. Their slender petioles are up to 1½" long and similar in appearance to the stems. The lower leaves have long petioles, while the smaller upper leaves are nearly sessile. From the axils of the leaves, there develops one or more racemes of flowers about 2-8" long. These racemes are usually more or less erect (although sometimes horizontal) and their central stalks are often terete with numerous fine ridges. The greenish white flowers occur in loose whorls along these racemes. They are initially semi-erect while in bloom, but dangle downward from their slender pedicels while developing their fruits. Each flower is about 1/6" long, consisting of 5 greenish white tepals, 8 stamens, and an ovary with a tripartite style. The 3 outer tepals are conspicuously winged. The wings of these tepals can be smooth, undulate, or slightly jagged. The blooming period occurs from mid-summer to early fall and lasts about 1-2 months. Each flower is replaced by a winged fruit about 1/3" long that consists of the 3 outer tepals enclosing a single achene. This fruit is initially greenish white like the flower, but it eventually becomes brown. The 3-angled achenes are about 1/8" in length (or slightly longer). They are dark brown or black and shiny. The mature fruits can float on water or be blown about by the wind, thereby distributing the achenes. This plant reproduces by reseeding itself and can form sizable colonies at favorable sites.
Cultivation: The preference is partial sun, moist to mesic conditions, and a fertile loamy soil, although full sun, drier conditions, and rocky or gravelly soil are also tolerated. This vine develops rapidly during the summer and can smother small shrubs. It is quite aggressive.
Range & Habitat: Climbing Buckwheat is a common plant that occurs in every county of Tennessee. Habitats include open woodlands in floodplain areas, woodland borders, thickets, riverbanks, ditches, sloping ground along bridges, and fence rows. This species is often found in moist areas along the edges of woodlands or near sources of water. It is thrives on disturbance and is rather weedy, although regular mowing and cultivation of the soil isn't tolerated because of its perennial habit.
Faunal Associations: The nectar of the flowers primarily attracts short-tongued bees, wasps, and flies. Some of the bees may also collect pollen. Less common visitors include butterflies, skippers, and beetles. The caterpillars of the moth Timandra amaturaria (Cross-Lined Wave) feed on Fallopia spp. (Climbing Buckwheats), as does the aphid, Macrosiphum venaefuscae. It seems likely that many of the insects that feed on Persicaria spp. (Smartweeds) and Polygonum spp. (Knotweeds) also feed on Climbing Buckwheats. The large seeds are an important source of food to many birds, especially upland gamebirds (see Bird Table). The White-Footed Mouse and other small mammals also eat the seeds. The foliage isn't usually eaten by mammalian herbivores, although cattle and other livestock may browse on it. The dense foliage provides cover for small mammals and nesting bird.
Photographic Location: Henry Horton State Park in Middle Tennessee.
Comments: This is a luxuriant vine that can smother everything in its path. However, the flowers and fruits are produced in abundance and are rather showy. There is a lack of consensus regarding the taxonomy of this variable species. Some botanists (the 'splitters') divide Fallopia scandens (Climbing Buckwheat) into 2 or 3 species, while others (the 'lumpers') recognize only a single species with different varieties. Similar to Yatskievych (2000), I prefer the taxonomy of the latter and regard Fallopia cristata (Crested Climbing Buckwheat) as a variety of Climbing Buckwheat, or Fallopia scandens cristata, as specimen plants tend to intergrade. However, according to Mohlenbrock (2002), Climbing Buckwheat has winged fruits that exceed 10 mm. in length, while the winged fruits of Crested Buckwheat are shorter. An older scientific name of Climbing Buckwheat is Polygonum scandens, while Crested Climbing Buckwheat has been referred to as Polygonum cristatum and Polygonum scandens cristatum. Another species in this genus, Fallopia convolvulus (Black Bindweed), is an adventive annual vine from Europe that is up to 6' long. The flowers and fruits of Black Bindweed are keeled, rather than conspicuously winged, and the sides of its 3-angled achenes are dull, rather than shiny.
*Copyright © 2004-2014 by John Hilty
Monday, September 15, 2014
Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)
Plant Type: This is a non-native herbaceous plant, it is a perennial which can reach 38cm in height (15inches).
Leaves: This plant has basal leaves only. Each leaf is toothed or lobed.
Flowers: The flowers have numerous parts and are up to 4.5cm wide (1.75 inches). They are yellow. Blooms first appear in mid spring and continue into early winter.
Fruit: Small seeds arranged in a sphere attached to umbrella like sails and becoming airborne when mature.
Habitat: Fields, fence rows, gardens, thin woods and especially lawns.
Photographic Location: Sycamore Ridge Ranch in Middle Tennessee.
Euell Gibbons in his classic book Stalking the Wild Asparagus devotes over four pages to the many tasty dishes that can be made from this common plant while homeowners and greens keepers spend millions of dollars on toxins to eliminate Dandelions from their lawns. A deep tap root and seeds that mature quickly and are widely dispersed on the wind combined with and almost year round blooming season make this a tough weed to eliminate. I heard of a botanist who when ask by a lady at a garden club meeting what to do about the Dandelions in her yard replied "Learn to love them". Good advice if you ask me.
Lore: Dandelion was intentionally introduced to this country by early settlers because of its value as a tonic. Long winters without fresh vegetables often resulted in malnutrition and the vitamins derived from consuming Dandelions restored the health of suffers in the new world as well as the old. The root could be found even in winter and the juice extracted and given as a tonic. The young leaves picked before the flower forms make a healthful and delicious green. The tinder crown found below the ground can be eaten in salads or cooked. The roots can be peeled, sliced and boiled in two waters to remove the bitterness and eaten. The root can be roasted and ground for a coffee substitute. The flowers can be used to make Dandelion Wine. In addition to food and medicine the plant also provides dye in two colors, yellow from the flowers and red from the root. If you decide to try a dish of Dandelions be sure that you don't collect any from a lawn that may have been treated with herbicides.
Medical Uses: As the scientific name implies this plant was considered an 'Official' remedy. It was, and is, an effective treatment for conditions due to a deficiency in vitamins A and C. It is thought to be a diuretic and mild laxative. Those allergic to latex should avoid contact.
Text by © Daniel Reed 2000/2002
Thursday, September 11, 2014
Eyebane (Chamaesyce nutans)
Euphorbia family (Euphorbiaceae)
Description: This is an annual native plant from 3-18" tall that is low and spreading, but not prostrate. The stems are pinkish red, round, and hairless, except for a few fine hairs on new growth. The opposite leaves are up to 2" long and ¾" across. They are oblong, with short petioles and margins that are smooth or irregularly serrate. The lower surface of each leaf is light green, while the upper surface may have a red blotch in the middle. A few fine hairs may occur near the base of each leaf. The inflorescence consists of a small cyathium on a straight pedicel. Usually, several cyathia develop near the ends of each major stem when a plant is mature. A cyathium is a small cup-like structure containing the pistillate flower and one or more staminate flowers, which have neither true petals nor sepals. It is initially green, but often turns red in bright sunlight. On this particular species, the cyathium has 4 tiny petal-like appendages that are bright white. Eventually, a round tripartite fruit develops from the cyathium on a short stalk; it often turns red in bright sunlight as well. This fruit is noticeably larger than the flowers. The blooming period is mid-summer to fall, and lasts about 1-2 months. There is no noticeable floral scent. The root system consists of a central taproot.
Cultivation: The preference is full sunlight, dry conditions, and poor soil. The soil can contain significant amounts of gravel, sand, or clay. Foliar disease rarely bothers the leaves, and drought resistance is excellent. This plant can reseed itself readily.
Range & Habitat: Eyebane is a common plant that occurs in nearly every county of Tennessee. Habitats include dry upland areas of black soil prairies, clay prairies, gravel prairies, thickets, openings in upland woodlands, fields and pastures (whether abandoned or still in use), areas along roadsides and railroads, poorly maintained lawns and gardens, and miscellaneous waste areas. This plant prefers disturbed open areas and is somewhat weedy. It seems to be more common in rural than urban areas, possibly because of its intolerance to herbicides and frequent mowing of lawns.
Faunal Associations: The tiny flowers occasionally attract small bees, Syrphid flies, and wasps. These insects seek nectar primarily. The seeds are consumed by the Mourning Dove and Greater Prairie Chicken, and to a lesser extent by the Bobwhite and Horned Lark. The Wild Turkey has been known to eat the foliage, developing buds, and fruits, apparently without ill effects. Mammalian herbivores rarely eat this plant because of the poisonous white latex in the stems and foliage.
Photographic Location: Sycamore Ridge Ranch in Middle Tennessee.
Comments: Eyebane can be readily distinguished from other Chamaesyce spp. by its more erect habit, larger leaves, and mostly hairless stems. Several scientific names have been applied to Eyebane in the past, including Chamaesyce maculata, Euphorbia maculata, and Euphorbia preslii. Sometimes the entire plant will turn reddish green in response to strong sunlight and dry conditions.
Saturday, August 30, 2014
August Wild Flowers
Here are just a few of the summer wildflowers blooming in my neck of the woods.
|(Elephantopus carolinianus) Carolina Elephant's Foot
|(Asclepias incarnata) Swamp Milkweed
|(Conoclinium coelestinum) Mist Flower
|(Mimulus alatus) Sharp-Winged Monkeyflower
|(Spiranthes lacera var gracilis) Green-Lipped Ladies'-Tresses.
One of the few orchids you will find in middle TN.
Swamp milkweed, Pink Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata L.)
Asclepiadaceae (Milkweed Family)
The large, bright, terminal blossoms of this showy, 2-4 ft. perennial are made up of small, rose-purple flowers. Deep pink flowers clustered at the top of a tall, branching stem, bearing numerous narrow, lanceolate leaves. Opposite, narrow, lance-shaped leaves line the erect, open-branched stem. Elongated, tan-brown seed pods persist into winter.
Photographic Location: Wilson County in Middle Tennessee.
The juice of this wetland milkweed is less milky than that of other species. The genus was named in honor of Aesculapius, Greek god of medicine, undoubtedly because some species have long been used to treat a variety of ailments. The Latin species name means flesh-colored.
This is a very important plant for the survival of the Monarch butterfly. They eat it, lay their eggs on it and build their chrysalis on it. In the last 20 years, the population of monarch butterflies in the eastern U.S. has declined by 90 percent, greatly worrying environmentalists and researchers. Today, three major conservation groups and a scientist have called on the Fish and Wildlife Service to designate the brilliant orange and black insects as threatened, a move that would provide federal officials with more latitude in efforts to preserve them like designating certain areas as protected.
Sharpwinged Monkeyflower (Mimulus alatus)
Figwort family (Scrophulariaceae)
Description: This native perennial plant is ½–3' tall, branching occasionally. The stems are glabrous, 4-angled, and more or less winged. The opposite leaves are up to 5" long and 2" across. They are ovate, lanceolate-ovate, or lanceolate, becoming smaller and more narrow where the flowers occur. The leaves are glabrous and either dentate or serrate along the margins their petioles are narrowly winged and about ½" in length or more. The flowers occur individually above the axils of the middle to upper leaves; their pedicels vary from nearly zero to ½" in length. Each flower is about 1" long, consisting of a two-lipped corolla and a tubular calyx. The throat of the corolla has a patch of yellow that is surrounded by a narrow band of white, otherwise it is pale violet or pink. The upper lip has a pair of lobes that fold backward laterally, while the lower lip has 3 well-rounded lobes that spread outward and function as a landing pad for visiting insects. The surface of the corolla is often covered with fine white hairs, particularly at the base of its throat. The light green calyx is about as long as the corolla and glabrous; it has 5 winged ridges along its length and 5 linear teeth along its outer rim.
The blooming period occurs from mid-summer to early fall and lasts about 1-2 months. Only a few flowers on a plant are in bloom at the same; there is no floral scent. After the corolla falls off, the persistent calyx surrounds a capsule containing several smooth seeds. The root system is rhizomatous. Although this plant is not a strong colonizer, clonal offsets are occasionally formed from the rhizomes.
Cultivation: The preference is partial sun, wet to consistently moist conditions, and rich soil containing an abundance of organic matter. Full sun and light shade are also tolerated. When plants are grown in conditions that are too dry and sunny, they remain small in size and their foliage becomes yellowish green. Foliar disease is rarely a problem.
Range & Habitat: Found throughout TN and most of the south east, common. Habitats include openings in floodplain and bottomland forests, swamps, seeps, edges of small rivers and drainage canals, soggy areas of alluvial meadows, and roadside ditches. This plant is somewhat conservative in its habitat preferences, but it can be found in disturbed wetlands occasionally.
Faunal Associations: The nectar of the flowers attracts Bombus pensylvanica and other bumblebees. Insects that feed destructively on Mimulus spp. (Monkeyflowers) include caterpillars of the moth, Elaphria chalcedonia (Chalcedony Midget), and caterpillars of the butterfly, Junonia coenia (Buckeye). An aphid, Aphis mimuli, uses these plants as summer hosts. Little appears to be known about the ecological relationships of these plants to vertebrate animals, although they are large enough to provide some protective cover in wetland areas.
Photographic Location: Wilson County in Middle Tennessee.
Comments: Winged Monkeyflower is a very attractive plant that can withstand occasional flooding. It has a similar appearance to Mimulus ringens (Monkeyflower) and it occurs in the same habitats. Winged Monkeyflower differs from the latter species in the following characteristics: 1) Its flowers are often pink rather than blue-violet, 2) Its leaves have narrowly winged petioles about ½" long or more, while Mimulus ringens has sessile leaves, and 3) The pedicels of its flowers vary in length from nearly zero to ½" in length, while Mimulus ringens has pedicels that are greater than ½" in length.
Tuesday, August 12, 2014
Slender Gaura (Gaura filipes)
Family - Onagraceae
Flowering - June - November.
Habitat - Sandhills, pine flatwoods, bogs.
Origin - Native to North America.
Photographic Location - Couchville Cedar Glade State Natural Area in Middle Tennessee.
Other information - This species can be found scattered thinly throughout Tennessee. Mostly in the southern half. The plant can be identified by its pubescent stems (which are frequently red), sinuate to dentate leaves, small, white flowers, and ovoid fruits. The fruits are on pedicels 2-6mm long. The pedicels are longer than the body of the fruit. Another species, G. sinuata Nutt. ex Ser., is similar but has larger flowers and more narrow fruits.
The genus name Gaura derives from the Greek "gaur(o)" meaning "proud, majestic, superb" and is not very fitiing of most of the species.
The species epithet filipes derives from the Latin "fil(i)" meaning "a thread" referring to the stalks of the fruits (compared to the fruits of other species which are sessile or have thick stalks).
Monday, August 11, 2014
Winged Sumac (Rhus copallina)
Cashew family (Anacardiaceae)
Description: This native woody shrub is up to 20' tall, but more often 5-6' tall. The new growth of the stems is usually covered with a greyish pubescence. The alternate compound leaves are oddly pinnate, individually consisting of 7-21 leaflets and a central leaf stalk that is conspicuously winged. These compound leaves are up to 2½' long. A leaflet is about 3" long and 1" across. It is ovate or ovate-lanceolate, with smooth margins and an upper surface that is glabrous or slightly pubescent. Some of the upper stems terminate in a panicle of flowers up to 1' long. This panicle is broader at the bottom than the top. The small flowers are yellowish white and individually about 1/8" across. Each flower consists of 5 spreading petals, 5 stamens, and a central pistil. The calyx is divided into 5 triangular lobes that are recurved. Sometimes Winged Sumac is dioecious, with male and female plants. When this occurs, the flowers of the male plants will lack pistils, while the flowers of the female plants will lack stamens. The flowers usually bloom during mid-summer for about 2-3 weeks. Later in the year, they are replaced by dark red drupes that are covered with short acid hairs. Each drupe is about 1/6" long and contains a smooth stone. These drupes persist through the winter, gradually becoming black. The root system consists of a taproot and spreading rhizomes. Sometimes vegetative colonies of plants are created by the rhizomes.
Cultivation: The preference is full or partial sun and mesic to slightly dry conditions. This plant often flourishes in poor soil that is sandy or rocky because of the reduced competition from other plants, but it should develop normally in richer soil as well. The foliage is normally attractive, but occasionally attacked by leaf spot and other kinds of foliar disease. This sumac is less aggressive than Rhus glabra (Smooth Sumac).
Range & Habitat: Winged Sumac is found throughout TN. It prefers areas with a history of disturbance, such as fire.
Faunal Associations: The nectar or pollen of the flowers attracts many kinds of insects, especially wasps, flies, and bees. The foliage is a food source for the caterpillars of several species of moths and other insects. The caterpillars of Pyrrhia umbra (Bordered Sallow) also eat the flowers and drupes. Both upland gamebirds and songbirds eat the drupes during the fall or winter, and help to distribute the seeds far and wide. Both rabbits and deer browse on the foliage, stems, or bark. In general, the ecological value of sumacs to wildlife is quite high.
Photographic Location: Couchville Cedar Glade State Natural Area in Middle Tennessee
Comments: The foliage turns red during the fall and is quite attractive. It is easy to identify this species in the wild because the central leaf stalks of the compound leaves are conspicuously winged. Another distinctive characteristic is the smooth margins of the leaves – other Rhus spp. have leaf margins that are serrate or crenate.
Saturday, August 9, 2014
Dense Blazing Star (Liatris spicata)
This is another repeat. For more information, Click Here. It's one of my favorites mainly because of the secondary interest. There are always butterfly's, clear wing moths and praying mantises to add a little visual interest.
The mantises know the buterflys will be there and they wait for their opportunity. You see a lot of swallow tails with one or both tails missing.
Thursday, July 31, 2014
Rose Pink (Sabatia angularis)
This is another one of my favorites. This year it seems to be blooming everywhere! My photography skills may be improving a little so I hope this is a little better picture.
Photographic Location: Sycamore Ridge Ranch in Middle Tennessee.
This is another repost. For original post and more information on this beautiful flower, Click Here
Saturday, July 19, 2014
Blackberry Lily (Belamcanda chinensis)
I know that I have posted this beautiful flower before (Click here for description), but since its one of my favorites and it grows on my farm, I thought I would post a few new pictures. I hope you enjoy as much as I do.
Photographic Location: Sycamore Ridge Ranch in middle Tennessee.
Photographic Location: Sycamore Ridge Ranch in middle Tennessee.
Wednesday, July 16, 2014
Naked-Flowered Tick Trefoil (Desmodium nudiflorum)
Bean family (Fabaceae)
Description: This perennial wildflower consists of a short leafy stem (4-12" tall) and a flowering stalk (1½-3' long) that are separated from each other at the base. The leafy stem is erect, light green to reddish green, and short-pubescent; it has 1-2 pseudo-whorls of 3 compound leaves at its apex. The compound leaves are trifoliate with slender petioles about 2-3" long. Individual leaflets are 2-3½" long and 1½-2½" across; they are lanceolate-ovate to oval in shape and their margins are smooth. The upper surface of the leaflets is medium green and short-pubescent to glabrous, while their lower surface is pale green and glabrous. The terminal leaflet of each trifoliate leaf has a slender petiolule (basal stalklet) up to ¾" long, while the lateral leaflets have slender petiolules less than 1/8" long. The erect to ascending flowering stalk is light green to reddish green and short-pubescent; it is usually leafless, although a less common variety of Naked-Flowered Tick Trefoil has 1-2 trifoliate leaves. The upper part of the flowering stalk consists of a raceme or narrow panicle of flowers up to 1' long. The flowers are arranged along the stalk in widely spaced pseudo-whorls. The pedicels of the flowers and lateral branches (if any) are about ½-¾" long..
Individual flowers consist of 5 whitish pink or pale lavender petals, a short tubular calyx with blunt teeth that is greenish red to white, several stamens with white filaments, and a pistil with a single style. The corolla of each flower has a typical pea-like structure consisting of an erect banner, a straight horizontal keel, and a pair of spreading wings. The calyx is short-pubescent and its bottom tooth is larger in size than the others. The blooming period occurs from mid- to late summer for about 1-1½ months. On each plant, only a few flowers are in bloom at the same time and they are not noticeably fragrant. The flowers are replaced by flattened seedpods called 'loments.' The loments usually have 2-3 one-seeded segments (less often, 1 or 4 segments); the upper side of each segment is straight or slightly concave, while the lower side is convex or rhombic. The lateral sides of each loment are covered with short hooked hairs; each loment has a long stipe (about ½" long) at its base and a shorter beak (less than ¼" long) at its tip. Each segment of the loment is about 8 mm. long (a little less than 1/3"). The root system consists of a short broad taproot or caudex. This wildflower reproduces by reseeding itself.
Cultivation: The preference is light to medium shade, mesic conditions, and a slightly to moderately acidic soil containing sand, rocky material, or loam with decaying organic matter. The root system of this wildflower fixes nitrogen into the soil via symbiotic bacteria.
Range & Habitat: Naked-Flowered Tick Trefoil found throughout TN. Habitats consist of mesic beech-maple woodlands, sandy oak woodlands, and rocky woodlands where sandstone is present. This wildflower occurs in higher quality woodlands where the native ground flora is intact. Jul-Aug.
Faunal Associations: The flowers are cross-pollinated by bumblebees, other long-tongued bees, and Halictid bees; these visitors collect pollen. Nectar is not available as a floral reward. Other insects feed on the foliage and other parts of Desmodium spp. (Tick Trefoils). These species include the caterpillars of several skippers, butterflies, and moths; the leaf-mining larvae of the Buprestid beetles Pachyschelus confusus and Pachyschelus laevigatus; the larvae of the seed weevil Apion decoloratum; the thrips Echinothrips americanus and Neohydatothrips desmodianus; and the aphid Microparsus variabilis. There are also several leaf beetles that feed on the foliage of tick trefoils: Anomoea laticlavia, Bassareus lituratus, Cerotoma trifurcata, Colaspis brunnea, Cryptocephalus insertus, Odontata dorsalis, Pachybrachis nigricornis, Pachybrachis othonus, Phyllecthris dorsalis, and Saxinis omogera. Some vertebrate animals also use these plants as a food source. The seeds are eaten by the Wild Turkey and Bobwhite, while the foliage is palatable to deer, rabbits, horses, cattle, and other mammalian herbivores. Because of the height of the flowering stalk (up to 3') and the habitat (woodlands), White-Tailed Deer are probably the primary transporters of the seeds of Naked-Flowered Tick Trefoil as the loments (seedpods) can cling to fur.
Photographic Location: Big South Fork National Park
Comments: Naked-Flowered Tick Trefoil is usually easy to identify because, unlike other Desmodium spp. (Tick Trefoils), it produces its leaves and flowers on separate stalks (except for an uncommon variety). While other species in this genus produce leaves that are clearly alternate, Naked-Flowered Tick Trefoil produces its leaves in pseudo-whorls. This species also has loments (a type of seedpod) with straight or slightly concave upper sides above their segments. In contrast, most species of tick trefoil have loments with convex upper sides above their segments. Naked-Flowered Tick Trefoil also prefers shady woodlands, while other species of tick trefoil usually prefer partially shaded savannas or sunny prairies.
Saturday, July 12, 2014
Enchanter's Nightshade (Circaea lutetiana)
Evening Primrose family (Onagraceae)
Description: This perennial plant is about ¾-2' tall and unbranched or little branched. Scattered white hairs occur occasionally along the central stem, although it becomes glabrous with age. The opposite leaves are up to 5" long and 3" across (excluding the petioles); they are ovate-cordate, dentate along their margins, and largely hairless. The upper leaf surface is medium to dark green and hairless. The slender petioles of the leaves are up to 1½" long and medium green. The central stem terminates in a raceme of flowers up to 6" long. The stalk of this raceme has scattered white hairs. The small flowers are sparsely, but evenly, distributed along this stalk on slender pedicels up to ½" long. These pedicels spread outward.
Each flower consists of 2 white petals, 2 green sepals, 2 stamens, and a slender style. Each petal is deeply divided into 2 lobes. At the base of each flower, there is a 2-celled ovary that is green and covered with stiff hooked hairs; it is obovoid in shape. Each cell of this ovary contains a single seed. The blooming period for a colony of plants occurs during the summer and lasts about a month. Each flower is short-lived and replaced by a small bur-like fruit (see the description of the ovary above). The root system can produce rhizomes or stolons that extend through the soil or leaf mould to create clonal offsets from the mother plant.
Cultivation: The preference is dappled sunlight to medium shade, more or less mesic conditions, and a rich loamy soil with abundant organic matter.
Range & Habitat: The native Enchanter's Nightshade is throughout TN. Extended range from Nova Scotia to S Manitoba south to GA, LA and OK. This plant may be less abundant than in the past because of browsing by deer. Habitats include mesic deciduous woodlands, including oak woodlands and maple/basswood woodlands, and areas that are adjacent to woodland paths. Sometimes this species occurs in wooded upland areas and along ravine slopes. Jun-Sep.
Faunal Associations: The nectar and pollen of the flowers attract small bees, including Halictid bees (Lasioglossum spp.) and little carpenter bees (Ceratina spp.); they are also visited by Syrphid flies and bee flies (Bombyliidae). The caterpillars of a moth, Mompha terminella (Enchanter's Cosmet), are blotch leaf-miners. Birds and mammals help to distribute the seeds, as the small bur-like fruits can cling to feathers and fur; these fruits can cling to the clothing of humans as well. Deer occasionally browse on the foliage of Enchanter's Nightshade.
Photographic Location: Big South Fork National Park
Comments: This is one of the woodland wildflowers that blooms during the summer in shaded areas. The flowers of such species are usually small, white, and not very showy. Enchanter's Nightshade is a rather odd member of the Evening Primrose family, as its flowers have only 2 petals, 2 sepals, and 2 stamens. This is a distinctive characteristic of the Circaea genus in this family.
Friday, July 11, 2014
Lance-Leaved Loosestrife (Lysimachia lanceolata)
Primrose family (Primulaceae)
Description: This native perennial plant is 1-2' tall and more or less erect. Initially, it consists of a rosette of leaves that are rather angular and orbicular. Later, a central stem develops that is 4-angled and smooth. The opposite leaves are up to 5" long and ¾" across. They are lanceolate or narrowly ovate, and often fold upward along the length of the central vein. Their margins are usually smooth (although sometimes ciliate), and there are no hairs, except toward the base of each leaf. These leaves are sessile against the stem, or they have short petioles with a few coarse hairs. The uppermost leaves at the top of a plant are usually whorled. The underside of each leaf is light or whitish green, but eventually becomes darker with age. There are a few short side stems in the upper half of the plant. From 1-4 nodding flowers develop from the upper axils of the leaves, each with its own pedicel. Each flower is about ¾" across, with 5 narrowly triangular green sepals, 5 yellow petals, and 5 yellowish orange stamens. The petals are well-rounded, but their outer edges are often ragged and may have conspicuous tips. Toward the center of the flower, there is a patch of orange surrounding the upper portion of the pistil. The blooming period occurs from early to mid-summer and lasts about a month. There is no noticeable fragrance. The flowers are replaced by spheroid capsules with slender spike-like tips. A fully developed capsule is about the same height as the surrounding sepals. The root system consists of a taproot and rhizomes that form little plantlets. This plant often forms small colonies by means of vegetative reproduction.
Cultivation: The preference is partial to full sun, and moist to mesic conditions. This plant usually grows in a loam or clay-loam soil, but it can tolerate soil with sandy or rocky material as well. The foliage is rarely bothered by disease; occasionally insects nibble the edges of the leaves.
Range & Habitat: Lance-Leaved Loosestrife occurs throughout TN, and from NJ to WI south to FL and TX. Habitats include moist to mesic black soil prairies, open woodlands, thickets, swamps, gravelly seeps, limestone glades, and old fields with hardpan clay or sandy soil. Jun-Aug.
Faunal Associations: The flowers of the Lysimachia spp. (Yellow-Flowered Loosestrifes) are unusual in that they produce a floral oil, rather than nectar. Because of this, they attract the short-tongued Melittid bee, Macropsis steironematis. This oligolectic bee collects both the floral oil and pollen and forms a pollen-ball that becomes the food of its developing bee-larvae. Otherwise, the flowers attract few insects, except for the occasional visitor seeking pollen from the anthers. Information about Lance-Leaved Loosestrife's relation to birds and mammals does not appear to be readily accessible at the present time.
Photographic Location: Big South Fork National Park
Comments: This plant would be more attractive to humans if the flowers did not hang downward. The nodding characteristic of some flowers is often a sign that the primary pollinators are bees, which are more willing to hang upside down on the protruding structures of a flower in order to obtain whatever food source they are seeking. This characteristic may also protect the nectar or floral oil from rainfall. Lance-Leaved Loosestrife can be distinguished from other loosestrifes primarily by its opposite leaves, which are sessile or have very short petioles. The height of the mature seed capsules is about the same as the height of the surrounding calyx segments, while in other Lysimachia spp. they are often unequal. The species Lysimachia hybrida, which used to be considered a variety of Lance-Leaved Loosestrife, has a similar appearance. However, Lysimachia hybrida is supposed to have somewhat longer petioles, somewhat broader leaves, and the undersides of its leaves are green rather than light or whitish green, even in younger leaves.
Thursday, July 10, 2014
St. Andrew's Cross (Hypericum hypericoides ssp. multicaule)
Clusiaceae (St. John's-Wort Family)
Synonym(s): Ascyrum hypericoides var. multicaule, Hypericum hypericoides var. multicaule, Hypericum stragulum
Reclining St. Andrew's Cross, Multi-stem St. Andrew's-cross. Hypericum hypericoides ssp. multicaule has been classified as a separate species of St. John's Wort - Hypericum stragulatum in the past. The other (original) subspecies, Hypericum hypericoides ssp. hypericoides, is a taller, erect plant, up to four feet tall, and has leaves which are widest in the middle, whereas those of ssp. multicaule are widest past the middle toward the end of the leaf. The subspecies name multicaule means many-branched. Reclining St. Andrew's Cross is a short shrub with many branches, forming mats.
As with most Hypericum there are many stamens, although this species has fewer than many. There are four sepals, with the inner ones being smaller than the outer sepals, seen here with the bud below the open blossom.
The stems of Reclining St. Andrew's Cross may be up to about 10 inches high. The leaves are about an inch long, opposite, and linear to oblanceolate - wider toward the tip than in the middle.
Photographic Location: Big South Fork National Park.
Saturday, June 28, 2014
Rock Island State Park 2014
Judy and I have started camping again after her knee replacement surgery. We could not think of a better place to go than Rock Island State park in Middle Tennessee. We have been to this park several times and just love it.
Rock Island State Park is an 883 acre park located on the headwaters of Center Hill Lake at the confluence of the Caney Fork, Collins and Rock Rivers. The rugged beauty of the park includes the Caney Fork Gorge below Great Falls Dam. These overlooks are some of the most scenic and significant along the Eastern Highland Rim. Great Falls is a 30 foot horseshoe cascading waterfall, located below the 19th century cotton textile mill that it powered over 100 years ago. Rock Island became a Tennessee State Park in 1969.
As usual, the staff was very friendly and helpful.
The camp grounds have just gone through a refreshing and the facilities were just great.
|Since Judy was still recovering from surgery, we got to use the handicap spot. They now have 4 sewer hook-ups, 2 handicap and two regular.
There had been a good bit or rain lately, so the water was really flowing.
|Twin Falls
|Another Twin Falls
|More of Twin Falls
|Great Falls
|The spring castle. The "castle" is probably a larger version of a springhouse, which was used for refrigeration.
|Lots of photographic opportunities along this trail, especially wildflowers.
|Japanese Spiraea
|Sensitive Brier
|Virginia Spiderwort
|Wild Hydrangea
|Striped Wintergreen, Pipsissewa
|Yellow False Foxglove (Similar to Smooth False Foxglove)
I hope you enjoyed this short review of our trip to another one of Tennessee's great state parks. What's next, back to Big South Fork! Can't wait!
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Posted on January 20, 2009
In a break from all inauguration news all the time, I present you with these chewy, yet crispy ginger cookies!
Ginger Cookies
2 ½ cups blanched almond flour
½ teaspoon celtic sea salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 tablespoons ground ginger
½ cup grapeseed oil or palm shortening
¼ cup yacon syrup
½ cup agave nectar or honey
1 tablespoon lemon zest
In a large bowl, combine almond flour, salt, baking soda and ginger
In a medium bowl, combine grapeseed oil, yacon, agave and lemon zest
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I make these gluten-free coconut macaroons all year round; when I retested it today, my younger son ate an entire baking sheet of these yummy little cookies!
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Linzer Hearts
Posted on February 10, 2008
Here's another fun Valentine's recipe. Anina in my cooking class came up with this one. During class she suggested that the Black and White Cookies we were preparing could also be turned into linzer hearts by replacing the chocolate with raspberry jam and making a couple of other changes.
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Black and White Cookies
Posted on February 9, 2008
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Posted on January 27, 2008
These gluten-free, egg-free, white chocolate chip cookies are a great dessert for the kids!
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Posted on January 23, 2008
Fig newtons seem to be everybody's childhood favorite. Especially my husband's. I made a batch of homemade, gluten free fig newtons this weekend and he ate the cookies so quickly that I had to hide some for friends.
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Posted on December 23, 2007
The other day we had friends over and made tons of gluten free gingerbread men cookies. So many little hands rolling and cutting out dough. We decorated our gingerbread men with dried fruit and nuts. The kids even cut loose and made free form cookie shapes as well.
Gingerbread Men Cookies
5 cups blanched almond flour
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1 tablespoon ginger powder
¼ teaspoon cloves, ground
½ teaspoon celtic sea salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ cup grapeseed oil or palm shortening
½ cup agave nectar or […]
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Posted on December 11, 2007
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Chocolate Chip Cookies
2 ½ cups blanched almond flour *
½ teaspoon celtic sea salt
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ cup grapeseed oil or palm shortening
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
½ cup agave nectar or honey
½ cup chocolate chunks
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This updated classic is one of my favorites.
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Pecan Shortbread Cookies
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Posted on April 12, 2007
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Posted on March 20, 2007
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Church & Dwight would receive $16.3 million under the Business Retention and Relocation Assistance Grant program and a sales and use tax exemption to retain 1,004 jobs in the state. This would include 514 jobs that would be moved to a new corporate headquarters in Ewing. The company would retain 240 jobs at its current headquarters in Princeton, which would be turned into a research and development center. The company is considering a move to Bucks County in Pennsylvania.
Church & Dwight previously received two Business Employment Incentive Program grants worth $2.2 million to add 133 jobs in Princeton and Lakewood.
A&P would receive $6.7 million in BRRAG and sales and use tax exemption funds to keep its global headquarters in New Jersey. The company, currently located in Montvale, is considering sites in northern New Jersey and New York's Rockland County.
Both companies benefited from the expanded BRAGG terms that were introduced last year, beginning with the retention of Honeywell in the state.
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The Aitkin Gobblers made a clean sweep on the court Tuesday in handing the Wadena-Deer Creek Wolverines a 7-0 defeat.
The Gobblers won six of the seven matches in straight sets. Wadena-Deer Creek's Corey Pettow defeated Jack Reeves 7-5 in the first set of their No. 4 singles match before losing 6-3,(7-3).
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1 Nick Sundholm (A) def. Mike Paavola (WDC) 6-2, 6-0
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