Common Names: Turtleback, Annual Psathyrotes, Mealy Rosettes Synonyms: Psathyrotes annua, Bulbostylis annua Family: Asteraceae (Aster) Habit: perennial forb, herb Size: up to 8 inches Flowers:
Common Names: Scarlet Bee Blossom, Scarlet Gaura Synonyms: Oenothera suffrutescens Family: Onagraceae (Evening Primrose) Habit: perennial forb, herb Size: up to 3 feet (1 m)
Common Names: Browneyes, Brown-eyed Primrose, Clavatefruit Suncup Synonyms: Chylismia claviformis Family: Onagraceae (Evening Primrose) Habit: annual Forb, herb Size: up to 24 inches Flowers: white,
Common Names: Tall Whitetop, Perennial Pepperweed, Broadleaved Pepperweed, Pepperwort, Peppergrass, Dittander, Dittany Synonyms: Lepidium latifolium Family: Brassicaceae (Mustard/Cabbage) Habit: perennial forb, herb Size: 1-3 feet
Common Names: Castor Bean Plant, Castor Oil Plant Synonyms: Ricinus communis Family: Euphorbiaceae (Spurge) Habit: per shrub/tree Size: up to 39 feet (12 m) Flowers:
Common Names: Broad-leaved Dock, Bluntleaf Dock, Dock Leaf, Dockens, Butter Dock, Bitter Dock Synonyms: The name, Rumex obtusifolius, was assigned by Carl Linnaeus in the
Various recipes in Italian cookbooks dating back to the 19th century describe pasta sauces very similar to a modern puttanesca under different names. One of
Common Names: Telescoping Mustard, Entire Leaved Thelypodium, Entire-leaf Thelypody, Entireleaved Thelypody, Smoothleaved Thelypody, Foxtail Thelypodium Synonyms: Thelypodium integrifolium Subspecies: affine, complanatum, gracilipes, integrifolium, longicarpum Family:
Common Names: Desert Rock Nettle, Desert Stingbush, Velcro Plant, Vegetable Velcro Synonyms: Eucnide urens Family: Loasaceae (Loasa) Habit: perennial shrub Size: up to 3 feet
If you love flowers, plants, birds and animals, then you are in the right place. I love nature photography and combined with my love of birds, flowers and travel I have decided to create a place to present photographs and information on my favorites. This is a revision of my previous website traveltoeat.com since I become old (and fat) and I have become more interested in photography than eating.
I live in Las Vegas but I travel frequently in the southwest, California and in fact around the world. While Las Vegas would seem to be an unusual choice with regards to plants and birds it is an unusually busy place due to Pacific Migration Flyway which comes through Las Vegas. Since this is a desert, the birds are concentrated in the many springs, seeps, lakes and parks in and around Las Vegas, making for really great birding.
Since the previous blog focused on travel and eating, there will be a fair amount of focus on history beautiful architecture and food. However, both in the past and today I am always interested in a good garden, zoo, safari or hike.My idea of a perfect day is to be surrounded by flowers, insects, animals and birds, I hope my photographs and descriptions will inspire you in your own travels and hikes.
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