Entangled
These Ribwort plantain flowers are distinctive and It wasn't until I got closer did I see the Margined Caliligrapher hoverfly. All the rain we've had has insured everything is green although the river and urban flooding isn't good for anything. Extreme weather is becoming more the norm and less unusual.
With some sleuthing, I found this in my alma mater, UCDavis' website: "Consider the common lawn weed Plantago lanceolata, otherwise known as ribwort or buckhorn plantain, which has the longest dormancy in the United States, according to the report. Noxious to livestock and native plants, the plant was introduced in the United States in 1822 and is found widely here. Velvetleaf, which was introduced as a possible fiber crop, can be dormant for 50 years before it expands, threatening corn, soybean and other crops as it sucks up water and nutrients." Evidently the length of time a seed can lie dormant determines its ability to bounce back and become more dominant.
Entangled
These Ribwort plantain flowers are distinctive and It wasn't until I got closer did I see the Margined Caliligrapher hoverfly. All the rain we've had has insured everything is green although the river and urban flooding isn't good for anything. Extreme weather is becoming more the norm and less unusual.
With some sleuthing, I found this in my alma mater, UCDavis' website: "Consider the common lawn weed Plantago lanceolata, otherwise known as ribwort or buckhorn plantain, which has the longest dormancy in the United States, according to the report. Noxious to livestock and native plants, the plant was introduced in the United States in 1822 and is found widely here. Velvetleaf, which was introduced as a possible fiber crop, can be dormant for 50 years before it expands, threatening corn, soybean and other crops as it sucks up water and nutrients." Evidently the length of time a seed can lie dormant determines its ability to bounce back and become more dominant.