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- Images of Echinacea (The name is derived from the paleae, the spiny center of the head.)
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Echinacea
- Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - “Echinacea
/ˌɛkɨˈneɪʃⁱə/
[1]
is a genus, or group of herbaceous
flowering
plants
in the daisy
family.
The Echinacea genus
has nine species, which are commonly called purple
coneflowers. They are found only in eastern
and central North
America,
where they are found growing in moist to dry prairies
and open wooded areas. They have large, showy heads
of composite flowers,
blooming from early to late summer. The generic name is derived from
the Greek
word ἐχῖνος (echino),
meaning "sea
urchin,"
due to the spiny central disk. These flowering plants and their
parts have different uses. Some species are cultivated in gardens
for their showy flowers. Echinacea purpurea
is used in folk
medicine.[2]
Two of the species, E.
tennesseensis
and E.
laevigata,
are listed in the United
States
as endangered
species.[3]
Species[4]
- Echinacea angustifolia
– Narrow-leaf Coneflower
- Echinacea atrorubens
– Topeka Purple Coneflower
- Echinacea laevigata
– Smooth Coneflower, Smooth Purple Coneflower
- Echinacea pallida
– Pale Purple Coneflower
- Echinacea paradoxa
– Yellow Coneflower, Bush's Purple Coneflower
- Echinacea purpurea
– Purple Coneflower, Eastern Purple Coneflower
- Echinacea sanguinea
– Sanguine purple Coneflower
- Echinacea simulata
– Wavyleaf Purple Coneflower
- Echinacea
tennesseensis
– Tennessee Coneflower
Researchers
at the Agricultural
Research Service
are using DNA
analysis
to help determine the number of Echinacea species. The DNA
analysis allows researchers to reveal clear distinctions among
species based on chemical differences in root metabolites.
The research concluded that of the 40 genetically diverse populations
of Echinacea studied, there were nine distinct species.[5]
are using DNA
analysis
to help determine the number of Echinacea species. The DNA
analysis allows researchers to reveal clear distinctions among
species based on chemical differences in root metabolites.
The research concluded that of the 40 genetically diverse populations
of Echinacea studied, there were nine distinct species.[5]-
Rudbeckia
- Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - “Rudbeckia
/rʌdˈbɛkiə/[4]
is a plant genus in the sunflower
family.[5][6].
The species are commonly called coneflowers
and black-eyed-susans;
all are native to North
America
and many species are cultivated in gardens for their showy yellow or
gold flower heads. The species are herbaceous,
mostly perennial
plants
(some annual
or biennial)
growing to 0.5–3 m tall, with simple or branched stems. The
leaves
are spirally arranged, entire to deeply lobed, 5–25 cm long.
The flowers
are produced in daisy-like
inflorescences,
with yellow or orange florets arranged in a prominent, cone-shaped
head; "cone-shaped" because the ray florets tend to point
out and down (are decumbent)
as the flower head opens. A large number of species
have been proposed within Rudbeckia, but most are now
regarded as synonyms
of the limited list given below. Several currently accepted species
have several accepted varieties. Some of them (for example the
Black-eyed Susan, R.
hirta),
are popular garden flowers distinguished for their long flowering
times. There are many cultivars
of these species. Rudbeckia
species are eaten by the caterpillars
of some Lepidoptera
species including Cabbage
Moth
and Dot Moth
With
more modern cameras and computers, since 2013, I now do most all of
my photographic and videographic work in Hi-Definition
HD – 1080p
(pixels). Many of my followers, however, do not have a Hi Speed
Internet connections and the images may be pixilated
– see also Wikipedia example. Or, rasterised
(blurry). There are a few ways of overcoming the problem:
- Once the video slideshow is started, at the bottom right of any YouTube video click on the gear icon and change the quality of the image from HD 1080p (pixels), down to, say 144p, then try increasing it slowly.
- Both
the governments of Alberta
and British
Columbia have made commitments to place Hi Speed Internet
through-out their respective provinces; as is the case in most other
North American jurisdictions.
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 7th
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:
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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person should not go where the path may lead, go instead where there
is no path, but go quietly and leave it
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