#fleeceflower

[mountrainiernps]

Fall color is appearing around the park, especially vine maples along roads on the east side of the park. It is still early for trees like red alder and big leaf maple. However at Sunrise, fall color comes not from trees but from much smaller subalpine meadow plants like fleeceflower (Polygonum newberryi). Also known as Newberry’s knotweed or alpine knotweed, this plant’s leaves turn bright red in autumn. Where are you finding fall color in the park?

Note that Sunrise Road is open until October 10, weather dependent, but the Sunrise Visitor Center and Day Lodge have closed for the season. Bring everything you will need, including food and water, if planning a visit.

NPS Photo of fleeceflower along Burroughs Mountain Trail, 9/15/23. ~kl

[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

[aclairification-blog]

My ma-in-la @seefarer is a talented lady who has created these amazing crafts for youngins for @mindwaretoys // $20-$40 // link in bio // . . . . . . #fleeceflower #tabcraft #crafts #giftsforgirls #christmasgiftsforkids #kidsgiftideas (at Santa's Village) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqkVgBzFWVy/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1le1a9ulultd2

[hisj]

_Nonarthra cyanea_ #leafbeetle #ルリマルノミハムシ _Polygonum cuspidatum_ #knotweed #fleeceflower #stamen #イタドリ #雄株 #雄蕊 触角が9節しかないので他種からは直感的に見分けられる。雄蕊を背負っているので、花粉を食べていること、更にこのイタドリは雄株であることが分かる。

[unexplained-events]

These are Tuber Roots of Fleeceflower. You might think that these two pairs are the only ones that came out that way, but that is not the case. A majority of their roots look like this, some even creepier. I wonder why

[j3nnd3nt]

My brother just blew my mind. He's been reading a lot about gardening lately and came articles about the Chinese Fleece Flower and their root systems. Yes, this is completely real. Quite freaky, can you imagine pulling that out of the ground!?