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: Gaillardia pulchella
National Honeybee Day
Today, 8/20/2016, is national honeybee day. Honeybees (Apis mollifera) are "imports" from Europe that are "farmed" (and trucked) to perform pollination services for a variety of crops and to produce honey. Our nation's beekeepers report a decline of 44% from…
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…
