I concentrated on a few fall bloomers in the Aster family that have yellow flowers and I bet you thought of other species that should have been included. It will be one huge Autumnal Asteraceae Festival!
I have a tinge of guilt leaving out plants like the Baccharis species I mentioned, but I will give them a celebration later this fall…at least Baccharis sarothroides (desert broom), right?
I believe that the genus name Aldama honors Juan Aldama who fought in the Mexican War of Independence and is a national hero. I learned that many towns and places are named in his honor, so maybe the plant name is in his honor or a place named in his honor. Either way, that’s pretty cool.
The photos are mine of Aldama cordifolia, the former Viguiera cordifolia, but still heartleaf goldeneye.
Well, a few things: The first time I saw and identified crimson sage (Salvia henryi) was years ago just outside…
We have gone back to the shrine at the base of the walnut tree a couple more times. It’s a beautiful woodland and somehow...
Petey seems to think we all need to get out and about to see cool plants and animals. Okay. I still love road trips...