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Lupinus Formosus
''Lupinus formosus'', the summer lupine or western lupine, is a species of flowering plant in the legume family, Fabaceae. It is native to California and Oregon in the United States. ''Lupinus formosus'' has been cited as a poisonous plant. Although it is not endangered it faces eradication in some areas at the hands of cattle farmers as it has been implicated in crooked calf disease. This lupine, along with five others, is poisonous from the time it starts growth in the spring until the seed pods shatter in late summer or early fall. However, the younger the plant the more toxic it is. Summer lupine is one of three piperidine alkaloid containing plants that have poisonous effects on livestock. It, along with poison hemlock (''Conium maculatum'') and tree tobacco (''Nicotiana glauca''), induced "multiple congenital contractures (MCC) and palatoschisis in goat kids when their dams were gavaged with the plant during gestation." The skeletal abnormalities included fixed extension ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Lee Greene
Edward Lee Greene (August 20, 1843–November 10, 1915) was an American botanist known for his numerous publications including the two-part ''Landmarks of Botanical History'' and the describing of over 4,400 species of plants in the American West. Early life Edward Lee Greene was born on August 20, 1843, in Hopkinton, Rhode Island. In 1859 Greene moved to Wisconsin and began studying at Albion Academy, a very reputable institution with a religious emphasis. There Greene met Thure Kumlien, a Swedish naturalist with an interest in botany. Greene accompanied Kumlein on field trips, further developing Greene's interest in botany. In August 1862, Greene joined his father and brothers in joining the 13th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry Regiment of the Union Army. Though he never rose above the rank of private in his three years of service, Greene was able to advance his botanical studies, collecting specimens as he marched through Tennessee, Kentucky and Alabama. Following his re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prostration
Prostration is the gesture of placing one's body in a reverentially or submissively prone position. Typically prostration is distinguished from the lesser acts of bowing or kneeling by involving a part of the body above the knee, especially the hands, touching the ground. Major world religions employ prostration as an act of submissiveness or worship to an entity or to the God, Supreme Being (i.e. God), as in the ''Metanoia (theology), metanoia'' in Christian prayer used in the Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox Churches, and in the ''sujud'' of the Islamic prayer, ''salat''. In various cultures and traditions, prostrations are similarly used to show respect to rulers, civil authorities and social elders or superiors, as in the Culture of China, Chinese kowtow or Ancient Greek ''proskynesis''. The act has often traditionally been an important part of religious, civil and traditional rituals and ceremonies, and remains in use in many cultures. Traditional religious practi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flora Of California
California native plants are plants that existed in California prior to the arrival of European colonialism, European explorers and colonists in the late 18th century. California includes parts of at least three Phytochorion, phytochoria. The largest is the California Floristic Province, a geographical area that covers most of California, portions of neighboring Oregon, Nevada, and Baja California, and is regarded as a "world hotspot" of biodiversity. Introduction In 1993, ''The Jepson Manual'' estimated that California was home to 4,693 native species and 1,169 native subspecies or varieties, including 1,416 endemic species. A 2001 study by the California Native Plant Society estimated 6,300 native plants. These estimates continue to change over time. Of California's total plant population, 2,153 species, subspecies, and varieties are endemism, endemic and native to California alone, according to the 1993 Jepson Manual study. This botanical diversity stems not only from the si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lupinus
''Lupinus'', commonly known as lupin, lupine, or regionally bluebonnet, is a genus of plants in the legume family Fabaceae. The genus includes over 199 species, with centre of diversity, centres of diversity in North America, North and South America. Smaller centres occur in North Africa and the Mediterranean Basin, Mediterranean. They are widely cultivated, both as a food source and as ornamental plants, but are invasive to some areas. Description The species are mostly herbaceous perennial plants tall, but some are annual plants and a few are bush lupin, shrubs up to tall. An exception is the ''chamis de monte'' (''Lupinus jaimehintonianus'') of Oaxaca in Mexico, which is a tree up to tall. Lupins have soft green to grey-green leaves which may be coated in silvery hairs, often densely so. The leaf blades are usually palmately divided into five to 28 leaflets, or reduced to a single leaflet in a few species of the southeastern United States and eastern South America. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sooty Hairstreak
''Satyrium fuliginosum'', the sooty hairstreak, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in western North America from British Columbia to central California, east to Wyoming and northern Colorado. Adults are on wing from July to August. Adults feed on flower nectar. The larvae feed on ''Lupinus ''Lupinus'', commonly known as lupin, lupine, or regionally bluebonnet, is a genus of plants in the legume family Fabaceae. The genus includes over 199 species, with centre of diversity, centres of diversity in North America, North and South A ...''. Subspecies *''Satyrium fuliginosum albolineatum'' Mattoon & Austin, 1998 *''Satyrium fuliginosum fuliginosum'' *''Satyrium fuliginosum tildenia'' Mattoon & Austin, 1998 References External linksSooty hairstreak Butterflies of Canada Butterflies described in 1861 fuliginosum Butterflies of North America Taxa named by William Henry Edwards {{Lycaenidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silvery Blue
''Glaucopsyche lygdamus'', the silvery blue, is a small butterfly native to North America. Description Its upperside is a light blue in males and a dull grayish blue in females. The underside is gray with a single row of round spots of differing sizes depending upon the region. Distribution and habitat ''G. lygdamus'' is found over much of the western United States and most of Canada extending north excepting most of Nunavut and the high Arctic islands. Wingspan is from 18 to 28 mm. It occurs in a variety of habitats including alpine meadows, shale barrens, dunes, and wooded areas. It feeds on ''Lupinus'' plants. Taxonomy The extinct Xerces blue (''Glaucopsyche xerces'') was once thought to be a subspecies of the silvery blue. Subspecies Listed alphabetically: [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melissa Blue
The Melissa blue (''Plebejus melissa'') is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found in western North America, from Canada to Mexico. Taxonomy The Karner blue (''Plebejus samuelis'') was traditionally considered a subspecies of the Melissa blue, and was described by the novelist/lepidopterist Vladimir Nabokov. Description The wingspan is 22–35 mm. Below, the hindwing orange submarginal band, often with distal iridescent blue points, help to distinguish this species from the more muted colors and markings of the similar '' Plebejus idas''. The marginal line is wider where the veins intersect. The fringes are not checked. Behavior and diet The butterfly flies from April to August depending on the location. The larvae feed on ''Lupinus'', ''Medicago ''Medicago'' is a genus of flowering plants, commonly known as medick or burclover, in the legume family (Fabaceae). It contains at least 87 species and is distributed mainly around the Mediterranean Basin, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arrowhead Blue
''Glaucopsyche piasus'', the arrowhead blue, is a western North American butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is a locally common butterfly that favors prairie, open woodland, and woodland edges and trails. Description This species has checkered fringes. The upper side of males are violet blue with a wide border; females are duller. The underside is gray with many small black spots. The hindwing has a post-median band of white arrowheads pointing inwards. The wingspan is between . The males patrol during the day near host plants, while females lay eggs on flower buds of the host plant. There is one brood from March to July. Larvae feed on lupine (''Lupinus'') and milkvetch (''Astragalus Astragalus may refer to: * ''Astragalus'' (plant), a large genus of herbs and small shrubs *Astragalus (bone) The talus (; Latin for ankle or ankle bone; : tali), talus bone, astragalus (), or ankle bone is one of the group of foot bones known ...'') species. The adults feed on flower n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acmon Blue
Acmon Blue ''Icaricia acmon'', the Acmon blue, is a North American butterfly. It ranges mainly in California and Oregon but can also be seen in southwestern Canada and in the Great Plains Region of the United States, with a total range of about 2,500,000 square km. Because of the breadth of its range, it occurs in several different habitats, such as grasslands, fields, shrub lands, forests, and deserts. Amcon blue was discovered by Pierre Lorquin in 1850, while he visited California during the Gold Rush. It is believed that Amcon Blue was discovered in the San Francisco area. Wingspan is between the range of 17-30 mm. The tops of the wings are blue with dark edges in males and brown in females. Its underside is white with black spots for both sexes and a red-orange band on the hindwing. Caterpillars are yellow with white hairs and a green stripe down the back. The Acmon is richly colored, more specifically the females with contrasting rows of red lunules (sometimes fused into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mission Blue Butterfly
The Mission blue (''Icaricia icarioides missionensis'') is a blue or lycaenid butterfly subspecies native to the San Francisco Bay Area of the United States. The butterfly has been declared as endangered by the US federal government. It is a subspecies of Boisduval's blue (''Icaricia icarioides''). Description In the male Mission blue, the dorsal surface of the wings gradate from ice blue in the center to deep sky blue towards the outside of the wings. Photography tends to misregister the blue on the wings as purplish due to light scattering. The margins of the upper wing are black and sport "long, white, hair-like scales". The male butterfly also has small circular gray spots in the submargins on the ventral surface of the whitish ventral wing surface. In the post-median and submedian areas of the ventral surface black spots mark the upper and lower wing. The male's body is a dark-blue/brown color. In females the upper wings are dark brown, but otherwise mirror males. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sierra Nevada (U
The Sierra Nevada ( ) is a mountain range in the Western United States, between the Central Valley (California), Central Valley of California and the Great Basin. The vast majority of the range lies in the state of California, although the Carson Range spur lies primarily in Nevada. The Sierra Nevada is part of the American Cordillera, an almost continuous chain of mountain ranges that forms the western "backbone" of the Americas. The Sierra runs north-south, and its width ranges from to across east–west. Notable features include the General Sherman Tree, the largest tree in the world by volume; Lake Tahoe, the largest alpine lake in North America; Mount Whitney at , the highest point in the contiguous United States; and Yosemite Valley sculpted by glaciers from one-hundred-million-year-old granite, containing List of waterfalls in Yosemite National Park, high waterfalls. The Sierra is home to three national parks, twenty-six wilderness areas, ten national forests, and two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Gabriel Mountains
The San Gabriel Mountains () are a mountain range located in Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties, California, United States. The mountain range is part of the Transverse Ranges and lies between the Los Angeles Basin and the Mojave Desert, with Interstate 5 to the west and Interstate 15 to the east. The range lies in, and is surrounded by, the Angeles and San Bernardino National Forests, with the San Andreas Fault as its northern border. The highest peak in the range is Mount San Antonio, commonly referred to as Mt. Baldy. Mount Wilson is another notable peak, known for the Mount Wilson Observatory and the antenna farm that houses many of the transmitters for local media. The observatory may be visited by the public. On October 10, 2014, President Barack Obama designated the area the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument. The Trust for Public Land has protected more than of land in the San Gabriel Mountains, its foothills, and the Angeles National Forest. G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
