Tuesday, May 07, 2024

Good thing the moss is dry.

 I'm on my knees a lot these days. It's that time of year; when the ground is covered with sprinkles. White or pink or blue or purple sprinkles; get down to their level and they're flowers. Entire little flowers, some only a few millimetres across.

Small-leaved montia, Montia parvifolia.

The loonie, included to show the size, measures 2.65 cm. across. The flowers are about 7 mm. wide. The leaves, sometimes green, sometimes pink, are thick and spoon-shaped.

Early blue violet, Viola adunca.

Tiny and tinier; Blue-eyed Mary, Collinsia parviflora, and miniature daisy-lookalikes, with 5 double petals.

Yarrow, Achillea millefolium. The clustered flowers aren't open yet.

I couldn't identify this. A sedge (sedges have edges, goes the mnemonic; look at the stem), but very small.

A giant among all those tinies. Wild strawberry, with ant.

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Estoy de rodillas a cada rato en estos dias. Es la temporada; cuando el suelo está salpicado de "sprinkles" (chispas de confitería). Chispitas color de rosa, blancas, azules, hasta moradas; agáchate a su nivel y ves que son flores. Florecitas que pueden medir apenas unos milímetros.

  1. Montia parvifolia. La moneda, un dólar Canadiense, mide 2.65 cm. de diámetro, haciendo que las flores miden alrededor de 7 mm. Las hojas características son gruesas, y tienen la forma  de una cuchara.
  2. Violetas azules, Viola adunca.
  3. Más pequeñas aun; las flores azules, Collinsia parviflora, las llamamos María de los ojos azules. Las otras se parecen a una margarita miniatura; tienen 5 pétalos dobles.
  4. Milenrama o perejil bravío, Achillea millefolium. Las múltiples flores blancas todavía no se abren.
  5. No pude identificar éste, aparte de que es una especie de Carex. Se distinguen porque los tallos tienen forma algo rectangular.
  6. Entre todas esas flores, esta es un gigante; una fresa salvaje. Con su hormiga.

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