Homo sapiens, we all are, but our coloration and shapes are quite different, as can be seen in this photo of the folks who visited Pelican Island National Wildlife Refuge (PINWR) on 3/11/2018. On that trip we saw lots of…
Tag: Blanket flower
Coontie at FMEL & Elsewhere
At Audubon House volunteers relocated giant leather ferns (Acrostichum daeniofolium) to the low areas of the dry retention pond and replaced them with comely coonties (Zamia floridana) graciously donated by Robin Pelensky of Surlaterre Landscape Architecture. Coonties already are planted…
Gorgeous Gaillardia
Blanket flower (Gaillardia pulchella) flourishes at the entrance to the Audubon House. Also known as fire wheel and Indian blanket, this plant is very variable ... Very adaptable to dry, sunny places, blanket flower thrives at Pelican Island National Wildlife…
Blanket – Corbiculae – Flower
Honeybees, bumblebees, stingless bees, and orchid bees have corbicula (corbiculae is plural), commonly called pollen baskets or pollen sacs. Corbiculae are specialized 'containers' on the outside of the hind legs. Bees transfer pollen from their bodies to a comb on…
