The Nlaka’pamux native peoples of British Columbia are also known as the Thompson People: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thompson_people
Category: Places
Mar 16 2013
Purple Deadnettle
These photos of Purple Deadnettle [Lamium purpureum] where taken at Fletcher Park on 16 March 2013. Newcomb’s Wildflower Guide, pages 86-87, says it’s a member of the mint (Lamiaceae) family that blooms Spring to Fall on roadsides and in waste places. It does have a square stem. USDA Plant Listing: Lamium purpureum Purple Deadnettle – …
Sep 23 2012
Bidens or Beggartick
Photographed in Fletcher Park, 23 September 2012 and 4 September 2013. The Wildflowers of the Carolinas, page 382, shows a flower that looks this listed as Bearded Beggartick [Bidens aristosa], a member of the Aster (Asteraceae) family. It makes an orange or orange-yellow dye. USDA Plants Listing: Bidens aristosa
Sep 23 2012
Pennsylvania Smartweed
Pennsylvania Smartweed [Polygonum pensylvanicum] photographed at Fletcher Park on 23 September 2012 and 11 July 2013. It is a member of the Buckwheat (Polygonaceae) family, shown on pages 102-103 of Wildflowers of the Carolinas. USDA Plants Listing: Polygonum pensylvanicum
Aug 14 2012
Bull Thistle
This photo of Bull Thistle [Cirsium vulgare] was taken at Trout Lake, Hermon, NY. It’s a member of the Aster (Asteraceae) family. Reader’s Digest North American Wildlife, page 463, shows it as being found across Canada, Mexico, and the United States. USDA Plants Listing: Cirsium vulgare
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