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Keegan O'Tanney Ashkent Creek Fréamhaithe anseo. RP Account for Touch Of Strange

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1884 Euphrasia tricuspidata Antique Lithograph

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Usnea (Old Man’s Beard) - Mount Rainier, WA

Source: http://imgur.com/42MU0pu

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Salmonberry

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The fruit of a physalis. Only the “exoskeleton” is left.

Source: http://imgur.com/6lLxknv

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“2007-04-11 Gentiana verna” by Andreas Kunze - Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Elephantopus elatus is in the sunflower family Asteraceae. Commonly known as elephantsfoot, it is native to much of the southern United States from Florida west to Lousiana and north to South Carolina. This species is found in flatwoods and sandhills and is attractive to many bees and butterflies. Follow for more plant facts and photos!

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Veronica is the largest genus in the family Plantaginaceae, with over 500 species. Pictured here is the variety “Vernique Blue”. These plants are grown as annuals, and produce many spikes of vibrant blue flowers throughout the spring and summer. This variety also offers mildew resistance, making it a great addition to any landscape or garden.

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Gladiolus.

Plate from ‘The Ladies’ Flower Garden of Ornamental Bulbous Plants’ by Jane Loudon. Published 1841 by William Smith.

Getty Research Institute.

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Calamint.

Plate from ‘Hortus Eystettensis’ by Basilius Besler  (1561-1629). Published 1640.

Biodiversity Heritage Library.

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Sphaerosphora, Synnotia.

Plate from ‘The Ladies’ Flower Garden of Ornamental Bulbous Plants’ by Jane Loudon. Published 1841 by William Smith.

Getty Research Institute.

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Sparaxis.

Plate from ‘The Ladies’ Flower Garden of Ornamental Bulbous Plants’ by Jane Loudon. Published 1841 by William Smith.

Getty Research Institute.

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Monarch butterflies are struggling. Counts of the familiar orange-and-black insects, admired for their flights of up to thousands of miles a year, are trending down so sharply that their migration is now under threat. That means fewer monarchs to inspire wonder, feed invertebrates and warn of habitat changes that may imperil other pollinators.

Great post by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on how you can help the struggling Monarch Butterfly population in the United States.