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Fam. Asparagaceae Juss. 1789
Subfam. Agavoideae Herb. 1837
Diese Yucca stammt aus dem Kartausgarten Eisenach, ist heute jedoch dort nicht mehr zu finden.
Der Kartausgarten (auch Karthausgarten) in Eisenach gilt mit seinem einheimischen und ausländischen Pflanzenbestand als Eisenachs schönste Parkanlage.
Diese Gartenanlage ist alles, was vom einstigen Kartäuserkloster übrig geblieben ist. Dieses war im Jahre 1380 der Heiligen Elisabeth von Thüringen gewidmet worden.
Zur Goethezeit wurde die Anlage unter Leitung des Botanikers Friedrich Gottlieb Dietrich (1765 - 1850) als Botanischer Garten genutzt. Diese Yucca könnte durchaus eine alte Originaleinführung aus dieser Zeit sein, die bis dahin überlebt hatte.
This Yucca comes from the Kartaus Eisench, but is today no longer to be found there.
The Kartausarten (also Karthausgarten) in Eisenach applies with its native and foreign inventory on plants as the most beautiful park of Eisenach.
This garden area is all that remains of the former Carthusian monastery. This was dedicated in 1380 of Saint Elisabeth of Thuringia.
In Goethe's time was the garden under the direction of the botanist Friedrich Gottlieb Dietrich (1765 - 1850) used as an botanical garden. This Yucca could well be an old original introduction from that time, which had survived until then.
Photographed with 70-200mm lens and 25 +12 mm extension tubes. This sedpod is drenched with rain water. IMG_8203
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After seven decades hearts get a few dents and bruises but they are basically still sound.
My wife brought home these seed pods, from a friend's garden. These are poppy seeds, the kind we add to food for appearance and texture. She intends to plant the seeds, but asked me to take some macros first.
Apparently, Janice was looking for photos that show the openings in the pods. The small holes where the seeds emerge. I wasn't looking for them when I was set up for macro shots. So, you may be seeing more of these little seed shakers!
Two days ago, I was invited to visit the acreage where friend, Jackie, now lives. The 16 photos taken there and posted this afternoon are all on private land, so no location is given, for obvious security reasons. Jackie has only been there for the last few months, but is loving life in such a nature Paradise. So much wildlife and plant life, and I can't think of anyone more perfect to be living there, enjoying every new sighting and loving all the regulars. Thank you so much for inviting me, Jackie, and it was great to catch up with everyone!
All parts of this wild plant, which belongs to the Nightshade family, are poisonous. It contains toxic alkaloids and narcotics. I think the flower itself is quite impressive and I find the seedpods fascinating.
Perhaps the main creature that I was really hoping I would see was the beautiful Thirteen-lined Groundsquirrel. I had seen them in Weaselhead in various places, and in Waterton Lakes National Park.
Obviously, the information below is now outdated, but still of interest. Just makes me feel even luckier than ever : )
"The Thirteen-lined or Striped Ground Squirrel, if it still exists here, may be the rarest mammal in the Calgary area today...... Calgary sightings: The only known location in Calgary where this species has been sighted is in South Glenmore Park, to the northwest of the park building. It was last reported on 28 April 2002 and 6 June 2002. A population occurs near Millarville (south of Calgary), where one was reported on 17 April 2005. " From the great talkaboutwildlife website, which no longer exists.
"The thirteen-lined ground squirrel is strictly diurnal and is especially active on warm days. A solitary or only somewhat colonial hibernator, it often occurs in aggregations in suitable habitats.
In late summer, it puts on a heavy layer of fat and stores some food in its burrow. It enters its nest in October (some adults retire much earlier), rolls into a stiff ball, and decreases its respiration from between 100 and 200 breaths per minute to one breath about every five minutes. It emerges in March or early April.
The burrow may be 15 to 20 feet (4.6 to 6.1 metres) long, with several side passages. Most of the burrow is within one to two feet (about half a meter) of the surface, with only the hibernation nest in a special deeper section. Shorter burrows are dug as hiding places. This ground squirrel's home range is two to three acres (0.8 to 1.2 ha).
Its primary diet includes grass and weed seeds, caterpillars, grasshoppers, and crickets, but it may also eat mice and shrews; it will viciously attack and consume cicadas if able to catch them. This squirrel sometimes damages gardens by digging burrows and eating vegetables, but also devours weed seeds and harmful insects.
It is well known for standing upright to survey its domain, diving down into its burrow when it senses danger, then sometimes poking out its nose and giving a bird-like trill. It has a maximum running speed of 8 mph (13 km/h) and reverses direction if chased." From Wikipedia.
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Spanish castanets ?
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Hanging from a tree in Sibbald Point Provincial Park
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