#beargrass bloom

[woodsfae]

blooming Beargrass, Bitterroot Wilderness Area, Montana

[testudoaubrei-blog]

God I remember when I saw blooming beargrass for the first time.

Beargrass meadow along the Blair Lake Trail by yunckette

[artatgardenwall]

my RedBubble account is open and already selling this Bison Arrangement sticker. Of course, the grass and background isn’t part of the art, this is my creative way of ensuring no one can ‘easily’ recreate it. 

[glaciernps]

Beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax) is blooming in the park!  

What do you think of when you see beargrass? … A beautiful sign of warmer weather? … a tasty treat? … cozy material for a den? … a flower that looks like it belongs in a Dr. Seuss book? … cotton swabs?

This Montana native can grow up to five feet in height with a cluster of small white flowers at the top of the plant and grassy-like basal leaves at the base of the thick stalk. There is a myth that mass blooms occur every seven years but park managers have noted this abundance of blooms is much more variable and can occur every three to ten years. You will find different individual beargrass plants blooming every year when climatic conditions are favorable. Blooming typically starts in late May in lower elevations and can continue through August in the high country with a variety of appearances.  

Although this plant is called beargrass, you typically won’t find any bears chowing down on it, but they have been known to collect the leaves as denning material. Beargrass is a food source for sheep, deer, elk, and goats. Humans also utilize this amazing plant. Indigenous people have long used beargrass leaves for basket weaving, roasted rhizomes for food, and leaf fibers for clothing. It can also be used for cosmetic and medicinal purposes. Other common names for this plant include basket grass, elk grass, pine lily, bear lily, and turkeybeard.  

(The first photo is from 2012. The other three photos are from this year.)  

[mountrainiernps]

National Wildflower Week

Mount Rainier wildflowers come in many colors! What are your favorites? 

____ Upper left: Cascade Aster, a pale purple aster. A butterfly perches on one of the flowers.  Upper right: Fleeceflower, with tiny pale green flowers surrounded by green leaves.  Bottom left: Beargrass, which bloom in globe-like clusters of white flowers. Bottom right: Magenta paintbrush, with “flowers” of hot pink modified leaves at the tip of the leafy stems.  NPS Photos ~kl

[rebeccathenaturalist]

And here we are, a year later! I'm so used to letting projects like this fall to the wayside, and when I started I honestly worried whether I'd be able to keep up the pace. And yet here I am, still posting comics at a rate of one one week, two the next, wash, rinse repeat (plus those extra Mt. St. Helens comics I did last spring!) I'll admit that people's enthusiasm for my work is a big part of what helped keep me going even when I was tired, or discouraged, or really stinkin' busy, because I wanted to keep sharing what I was creating with you all. But I also found that this continued to be fun instead of work, which is the whole point: something in my life that wasn't just a way to make income.

Which isn't to say there aren't ways to help me pay for art materials, of course. My Redbubble shop, for example, actually has a few more designs than what I said in the comic since there were a few drawings that I liked enough to add as stickers and other fun stuff (that last page design is available as a greeting card, with and without text!) But this is still by and large a sideline, a nice break from my day job and a creative outlet that doesn't need to be measured in sales.

If you want to do something nice for my anniversary, please share my work with others! (Or reblog, or retweet, whatever's appropriate.) You can find my social media links at the bottom of any page at http://wyntkan.com. I also always appreciate likes and comments, and I'm open to suggestions for topics for future comics, too.

Finally, again, THANK YOU! It's been nice to have people to share this piece of my creative life with, and I look forward to giving you more fun nature comics to enjoy.

Species portrayed: raccoon (Procyon lotor), western red cedar (Thuja plicata), spotted towhee (Pipilo maculatus), redwood sorrel (Oxalis oregana), American crow (Corvus brachyrhyncos), beargrass (Xerophyllum tenax), Pacific golden chanterelle (Cantharellus formosus), red fox (Vulpes vulpes), lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta), Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii), Garry oak (Quercus garryana), Pacific rhododendron (Rhododendron macrophyllum), cascara (Frangula purshiana), coastal manroot (Marah oregonus), sword fern (Polystichum munitum), old man's beard (Usnea longissima) king bolete (Boletus edulis), beach strawberry (Fragaria chiloensis), fly agaric (Amanita muscaria, Amanita Muscaria var. guessowi), vanilla leaf (Achlys triphylla), western bunchberry (Cornus × unalaschkensis), western lily of the valley (Maianthemum dilatatum), Western matsutake (Tricholoma murrillianum), early blue violet (Viola adunca)

Website | Redbubble | Ko-Fi

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[Title: One year Anniversary!]

[First image: a brown raccoon sits under a western red cedar tree next to some redwood sorrel; a spotted towhee perches in the branch overhead.]

On this day in 2019, I published my very first comic at WYNTKAN.com. I had never done anything like this, considering myself to be very much an amateur illustrator. But with encouragement from those closest to me, I got up the courage to put my drawings out there in the name of inviting other people to share in my love of nature.

[Second image: Instead of asterisks the artist used a pink flower, a canine pawprint, a blue feather, a brown mushroom, and a sand dollar.]

So where has it gotten me? Well, a year ago I started with all zeroes, and now I have:

* 81 comics, 25 multi-page and 56 single page

* 76 followers on Facebook, 337 on Twitter, 667 on Tumblr, and 109 on Instagram, along with 1702 hits on my website, 138 subscribers on Webtoon and 9 on Tapas

* Featured 354 unique species in my comics, including a wide array of animals, plants & fungi

* Set up a Redbubble shop with 18 designs, and a Ko-Fi tip jar

* Slightly more legible handwriting, and a lot more drawing experience

[Third image: a black crow looks at the viewer while standing on the ground]

Now what? Well, obviously I want to keep making comics, as well as taking the occasional commission. If I can dig up more time (that mythical beast!) I’d love to do more non-comic art, including more stickers!

[Fourth image: a field of beargrass is in full bloom with big white flower clusters]

It’s so gratifying when someone messages or emails me to let me know how much they like my comics, or when I get a positive comment. While I don’t have the huge audience of more established comics, I’m grateful for every person who has enjoyed my work and even learned something new from it!

[Fifth image: Golden chanterelle mushrooms pop out of a mossy forest floor]

And when the voice of doubt in my head says my art sucks and nobody cares, I will remember that I am further along and more experienced than if I had never started. I’ll tell that voice to go take a hike (it’s good for you!) And then start the next comic.

[Sixth image: A red fox sleeps in a bed of moss, surrounded by many species of Pacific Northwest native plants and fungi in a ring around it.]

Thank you!

[thebeautifuloutdoors]

Beargrass Bloom West of Mt Jefferson, Oregon [1500x1000] [OC] https://ift.tt/2LNCGDp

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Beargrass Bloom West of Mt Jefferson, Oregon [1500x1000] [OC]

[somediyprojects]

Montana Wildflowers stitched and designed by Megan Crawford. Pattern, $4.

“Flowers are as follows (clockwise from top):

Globemallow

Fern (not a flower obviously, but some of my favorite wild greenery)

Thistle

Indian paintbrush

Forget-me-not

Buttercup

Beargrass (plants only bloom every 5-10 years, we had an amazing super bloom last year!)

Bitterroot (our state flower!)”

[141e-2]

Beargrass Bloom West of Mt Jefferson, Oregon [1500x1000] [OC] via /r/EarthPorn https://ift.tt/2NX8xoe

[aiiaiiiyo]

Beargrass Bloom West of Mt Jefferson, Oregon [1500x1000] [OC] Check this blog!

[the-world-travelers-blog]

Beargrass Bloom West of Mt Jefferson, Oregon [1500x1000] [OC].

[bryanschaeffer]

Blooming Bear Grass on the Garden Wall. #glaciernationalpark #gardenwall #hiking #beargrass #montana (at Glacier National Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/B0HyBwhpHYE/?igshid=15uncxn8njrr

[glaciernps]

April showers bring...

No, it’s not a Troll doll in the first photo-- it’s a wildflower!

This whimsical plant is Geum triflorum, known as prairie smoke or old man’s whiskers. Native to North America, it ranges across the northwest, preferring prairies and open hillsides. After fertilization, the fuzzy pink flowers tilt upward and sprout plumes that disperse their seeds in the wind or by passing animals.

According to the USDA data, Flathead County has had 86% of the average annual rainfall so far this year (average based on 1981-2010). Although that’s below average, it has been enough to prompt good flower growth. April had the highest precipitation of the last 6 months, so in our case, April showers bring July flowers!

We’ve been seeing wonderous wildflower blooms across the park, starting with bountiful beargrass in late May. Nearly a thousand species of wildflowers populate the park in the summer, from the lowlands to the alpine.

If conditions are right for wildflowers -- good moisture in the winter, rain in the spring, and plenty of sunlight -- what else might flourish?

Weeds! Along with our surging numbers of native wildflowers, nonnative species are also being spotted in large numbers throughout the park. Invasive plants like leafy spurge and yellow toadflax take over prairies and choke out flowers like prairie smoke, reducing native habitat for wildlife. Spotted knapweed and oxeye daisy have invaded disturbed areas throughout the park. At least 127 nonnative species of plants have infested over 800 sites covering 2500 acres in the park.

To learn more about native and nonnative species of plants in Glacier, check out our species lists at https://www.nps.gov/rlc/crown/species-list.htm

NPS Photos

[alt text: Photo 1: a bright pink flower with wispy threads extending upwards. Photo 2: a bright pink fuzzy flower with a closed bud. Photo 3: Spiky purple weed with blurry park bus in background. Photo 4: Weed with many small clusters of two-toned yellow petals]

[warbleswithbella]

Beargrass in bloom on the Haskill Basin section of the Whitefish Trail. This might be my favorite trail in Montana, which is saying a lot considering I have the Mount Helena Ridge Trail in my backyard! #mountainbiking #Whitefish #Montana #WheresPoodle https://www.instagram.com/p/BygVy4elR2B/?igshid=zgnl5r0civx

[danymations]

How to Order Flower Delivery Online

Gone are the days when you needed to trek into the city to locate a conventional flower vendor to arrange blossoms from. With the advanced accommodation of the web you can arrange lovely blooms from the solace of your own home. Be that as it may, for somebody who is obtaining blossoms online out of the blue the means can appear a touch of confounding. Dread not, we'll stroll through the means for purchasing blooms online together.

Stage 1: Decide What Type of Flower You Want

The http://campionflorists.co.uk/ principal thing you have to choose is the thing that sort of roses you need to send. Roses, lilies, carnations, daisies and blended bunches are altogether exceptionally famous. There are numerous spots where you can discover data about the various implications for different sorts of blossoms, so take a couple of minutes to peruse up on this theme before you send your bundle.

Stage 2: Decide on a Budget

It's anything but difficult to become involved with the excellence of a bundle, however you need to realize the amount you are happy to spend before you set out upon your mission. Hope to spend in any event $40.00 on a better than average bunch; more on the off chance that you need a particular kind of vase or an uncommon bloom. A bloom vase is significant on the grounds that not every person has china cupboards brimming with them, and you don't need your beneficiary to be compelled to put your beautiful blossoms in an artisan container. On the off chance that you don't have the foggiest idea if your beneficiary has vases, incorporate one. Additionally, choose on the off chance that you simply need roses in your bunch, which will be increasingly costly, or in case you're willing to have fillers like beargrass and greeneries which will help cut expenses. Extremely perfect bunches can once in a while venture into the several dollars, so pick a value direct, stick to it, and be happy to burn through cash for quality blossoms.

Stage 3: Select a Vendor

On the off chance that you as of now have a most loved blossom seller, and they are on the web, at that point you can go directly to their site. For the remainder of us, you can locate an extensive choice of sellers at a blossom examination site. There you can peruse blossoms from a few trustworthy merchants on the double and see who has the blooms and costs that you like the most. You could likewise jump on a web crawler like Google or Yahoo and type in "purchase blooms". This will raise an entire rundown of online organizations who sell blooms.

Stage 4: Browse the Site's Selection

Most locales will give you the decision to glance through the majority of the bundles they offer in a specific bloom type, value range, or event. These will show up as thumbnails and be recorded with a cost. Peruse through the various choices, and pick one that suits your taste. Stage 5: Select a Delivery Date

Since you have your blooms chosen you have to choose when you need them to arrive. Most locales have conveyance dates a couple of days out, so you should search for a bundle seven days early to be protected.

Stage 6: Complete the Checkout Process

When you've picked a conveyance date it's a great opportunity to look at. Ordinarily there will be an expansive and evident catch saying something like "checkout". Snap on this catch. It will take you to a structure where you should put in your name, address, charge card data, and address where the blossoms are to be conveyed. This is likewise as a rule where you can incorporate any uncommon messages to the beneficiary. When you have the structure rounded out submit it, and you ought to get an affirmation of your request alongside a request number. Print this page out or record the request number. If there should arise an occurrence of any issues with your request this is the number the organization will use to follow it down.