Giant Allium are large globes of purple color in the late spring gardens.
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This
was taken on
Monday, August 3, 2015, British
Columbia Day, observed
on the first Monday in August, similar to civic holidays in other
provinces and territories in Canada
I am not a biologist or botanist; merely an enthusiastic insect, flower and plant-lover – so, please correct me if I get anything a little wrong in the species description department. Please like, subscribe, and make comments in the section below. Is there anything you would like me to cover in my future work? Without your help, this work goes nowhere and means nothing. In addition, please feel free share on your social media and to copy and paste one, all, or part of any of my blogs/websites, anywhere you like.
1.
I
believe that the mauve (purely-blue) flowers being pollinated by the
ants in the first photographs is: Crinum
moorei,
native to forested areas in South Africa. It prefers shade from
hot afternoon sun and may go dormant during periods of excessive
summer heat or drought. ~ Pacific
Bulb Society
Crinum moorei
Hook.f. is an accepted
name
(The
Plant List
is a working list of all known plant species. Version 1.1, released
in September 2013, aims to be comprehensive for species of Vascular
plant (flowering plants, conifers, ferns and their allies) and of
Bryophytes (mosses and liverworts). It does not include algae or
fungi. Version 1.1 contains 1,293,685 scientific plant names of which
350,699 are accepted species names. It includes no vernacular or
common plant names.
Collaboration
between the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Missouri Botanical Garden
enabled the creation of The
Plant List
by combining multiple checklist datasets held by these institutions
and other collaborators.
The
Plant List
provides the Accepted
Latin name for most species, with links to all Synonyms
by which that species has been known. It also includes Unresolved
names for which the contributing data sources did not contain
sufficient evidence to decide whether they were Accepted or Synonyms,
or where there were conflicting opinions that could not be readily
resolved.
A
description of the content, creation and use of The
Plant List
follows.)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impatiens
Impatiens /ɪmˈpeɪʃəns/ is
a genus of about 850 to 1,000 species of flowering plants, widely
distributed throughout the Northern Hemisphere and the tropics.
Ants
– (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) The Ants of British Columbia are
perhaps the most successful of all extant insects. The
Ants of British Columbia by Dr. Robert J. Higgins, Department
of Biological Sciences, Thompson Rivers University, 1250 Western
Avenue, Williams Lake, BC, V2G 1H7, Canada
European fire ant (Myrmica rubra) is an invasive species in British Columbia and thus document the presence of this ant in British Columbia.
“Unfortunately it likes to live in lawns and gardens. It can make standing on grass impossible as nests often form at densities greater than 1 per square metre. For example, I counted 4 nests within 1 sq metre in the backyard of one North Vancouver, BC - (Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) residence in June of 2011.” ~ Dr. Robert J. Higgins
Bees
– records of and photographs of 35 species on this day I saw:
Fliesa
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Waspsc
Become a Citizen Scientist
Introduction
Volunteer as a Citizen Scientist for E-Fauna BC: Electronic Atlas of the Fauna of British Columbia [www.efauna.bc.ca]. Citizen science or, as geographers call it, volunteered geographic information (VGI) is a growing area in biodiversity documentation. Citizen scientists are now collecting fundamental and significant biological data that can be added to our biodiversity knowledge base. This sort of volunteered geographic information can aid scientists and can lead to comprehensive databases of information that result in greater understanding of species and their habitats, and can ultimately lead to better protection and management efforts.
Many people don't know this, but just in the insect invertebrates, there are over thousands of species of plant grazing insects and many more plant pollinating insects in British Columbia.
In fact, the largest groups of organisms in the world are insects and, while insects are invertebrates, they are such a large group that Biodiversity of British Columbia have given them their own section in E-Fauna BC. In this section, they provide introductions to the orders and families of insects found in BC, along with keys to the families. These introductions are primarily extracted from the three-volume book-in-progress by Geoff Scudder and Rob Cannings: The Insect Families of British Columbia. The authors have kindly provided this manuscript to Biodiversity of British Columbia so they can bring their work online. Additional insect introductions have been provided by Peter Belton (Mosquitoes), Crispin Guppy (Butterflies), Staffan Lindgren (Ants), and Rob Vandermoor (Moths). Browse the introductions to learn more about this diverse group. Visit the E-Fauna insect photo gallery.
See also, Okanagan Wildlife Photography
See also, Biodiversity of British Columbia [http://ibis.geog.ubc.ca/biodiversity/]
- E-Fauna
(Animals) BC: Electronic Atlas of the Wildlife of British Columbia
(Photo
Gallery) In this section we provide
introductions to the wildlife groups of British Columbia. Use the
menu below to access introductions on mammals,
fish, insects, crustaceans, sea anemones and more.
- E-Flora
(Plants) BC: Electronic Atlas of the Plants of British Columbia
(Photo
Gallery) E-Flora BC is a biogeographic
atlas of the vascular plants, bryophytes, lichens, algae, fungi and
slime molds of British Columbia. Use the search features to access
our species pages. View
a sample page.
You can help:
- E-Fauna BC
(About Animals) [http://efauna.bc.ca/]
and,
- E-Flora BC
(About Plants) [http://eflora.bc.ca/]
You may notice that some of my photographic studies and slideshows are quite dim. I prefer taking photographs at dawn, dusk or at night without artificial light; or when it is wet. Hopefully, you will also see something that you have never seen before.
This is the 9th
in my series of photographic slideshows for 2015 taken in and
around Lynn Valley, Lower Lynn and North and West Vancouver, on
Vancouver, Canada's North Shore; and in Mission, Canada:
8. Honeysuckle
& Lilacs - On the Hunt for Day and Night Pollinators &
Grazers, A Photographic Study in the Rain (3:21
minutes), Mission, BC, Canada – Published
on YouTube Tuesday,
July 29, 2015
7. Echinacea
& Rudbeckia - On the Hunt for Day and Night Pollinators
(4:46
minutes),
Keith Road West & Lonsdale Avenue, Victoria Park, North
Vancouver, BC, Canada – Published
on YouTube Tuesday,
July 21, 2015 Map
6. Lilies
Slideshow (4:05 minutes), North Vancouver, BC, Canada –
Posted on July 18, 2015
5. Orange
& Wet Day (2:36 minutes), North Vancouver, BC, Canada –
Posted on Saturday,
July 11, 2015
4. Begonia
Slide Show (2:15 minutes), North Vancouver, BC, Canada –
Posted on Tuesday, June 2, 2015
3. Passion
Flowers at Dusk (3:01 minutes),- My Passion Flowers
are up, in full bloom, and very beautiful, North Vancouver, BC,
Canada – Posted on Wednesday, June 3, 2015
2. Spring
Rhapsody – A Photographic Study and Slideshow - Crickmay
Park Flower Garden in the Spring (Crickmay Park (next to Harry Jerome
Recreation Centre), 23rd Street & Lonsdale Avenue, North
Vancouver, BC, Canada – Posted on Tuesday, June 2, 2015
1.
Rhododendron
Bush - A Photographic Study and Slideshow -
Rhododendron Bushes in and around
North Vancouver, BC, Canada – Posted on Thursday, May 28, 2015
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and paste one, all, or part of any of my blogs/websites,
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would like me to cover in my future work?
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An
Old Man's Wisdom:
"To
become truly great, a unified brotherhood possessing integrity and
strength must step forth." - Kasey J. Noll
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On
a darker side of my life in BC: Cascadia
Megaquake - Cascadia Tsunami and Megatsunami
(also known as Iminami)
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