330 nm uv Fluorescence.
BIDENS ANDICOLA H.B.K., Nov. Gen. et Sp. 4:237 (186). 1820; B. andicola H.B.K. vars. normalis and heterophylla O. Kuntze, Rev. Gen. PI. 3^II^: I36. 1898; B. fruticulosa Mey. and Walp., Nov. Act. Nat. Cur. 19 Supplem. I. 271. 1843.
Descript. amplific.- Herba perennis, semi-procumbens vel etiam erecta, valde hispido-pubescens vel fere glabra, ramosa, 2-8 dm. alta, caulibus parce angulatis. Folia 1-7 cm. longa, valde polymorpha; nunc indivisa, ovata, serrata, sessilia vel alato-petiolata, ad apicem obtusa vel subacuta; nunc tripartite vel 1-3-pinnata foliolis ovatis vel lanceolatis vel linearibus et ad apicem sensim vel abrupte apiculatis. Capitula ramos terminantia, longe pedunculata, radiata; pansa ad anthesin 2-4 vel rarius etiam usque ad 5.5 cm. lata, 0.7-1.4 cm. alta. Involucrum perspicue hispidum, bracteis ex-terioribus 8-10, lanceolatis vel lineari-oblongis, ciliatis, supra saepe glabratis, apice plerumque obtusis, quam interioribus lanceolatis dense hispidis plerumque multo brevioribus. Flores ligulati saepius 8, lutei, ligula elliptico-oblanceolati, apice plerumque minute 3-denticulati, 1.2-2.5 cm. longi. Achaenia tenuiter linearia, inferne sensim attenuate, obcompresso-quadrangularia, sulcata, supra plus minusve erecto-hispida, fusco-nigra, corpore 0.7-1.4 cm. longa et 0.4-1 mm. lata et paleas demum superantia, apice bi- (vel pauca tri-) aristata, aristis tenuibus, brunneo-stramineis vel rubescentibus, re-trorsum hamosis, 1.7-3 mm. longis.
BIDENS ANDICOLA var. DECOMPOSITA O. Kuntze, I.c.; B. macrantha Griseb., Abhandl. Goett. I9:I38 I874; B. grandiflora Balb. var. breviloba 0. Kuntze, I.c.-Folia 2-3-pinnatisecta, usque ad I dm. longa, achaeniis superne valde attenuato-elongata.
For many years the identity of the South American Bidens andicola has been obscured for herbarium workers by the great multiplicity of foliage forms encountered. WEDDELL, as early as 1856 (Chloris And. 1870) described it as a polymorphous plant ("Plante polymorphe et très repande dans la chaine, mais presque exclusivement alpestre"). Later, OTTO KUNTZE, who like WEDDELL had collected in South America, commented upon the variability of the leaves ("Eine robuste Art mit einfach oder mehrfach ternatisecten Blättern, mittelgrossen gelben Strahlblüthen, ziemlich grossen Blüthenköpfen, äusseren zottig behaarten Involucralbracteen etc., aber in Bezug auf Blatttheilung wie manche andere Bidens-Art sehr variabel"; Rev. Gen. Pl. 3^II^: 136. 1898). In herbaria the numerous foliage forms are seen to simulate corresponding forms of B. triplinervia H.B.K. (B. humilis H.B.K., B. crithmifoliac H.B.K., etc.), and this has led often to confusion between the two species. Recently I was enabled, through the courtesy of OTTO BUCHTIEN (cf. SHEREFF, BOT. GAZ. 76: 151. 1923), to study a great number of specimens collected by him and displaying a wide range of variation. From these (all in Herb. Field. Mus.) and many others, totalling more than two hundred specimens, the preceding descriptions are drawn. It was found that sometimes, in poorly developed material, distinction from B. triplinervia is apparently impossible. In well developed material, however, the distinctions are usually very definite, B. andicola being coarser, its thicker heads having commonly about eight instead of commonly about five rays[4], etc. B. andicola has the paleae shorter than the mature achenes and this character separates it from the surprisingly similar aggregation of Mexican forms (Purpus 1547, 1548, 2637, 4135, 5089, 5620; Rose and Painter 6666, 7949; Pringle 4915; E. W. Nelson 3220, etc.) that in late years have passed erroneously under the name B. daucifolia DC. In the latter[5] the paleae are usually very blackish above and commonly surpass the mature achenes.
Occasionally a form of B. andicola is found with the leaves highly compound and the achenes strongly narrowed above, somewhat like those of Cosmos. If it were not for various connecting forms this would seem to be specifically distinct. KUNTZE, who himself collected specimens of it, referred at least one of them, a plant from Cochabamba, Bolivia (Herb. N.Y. Bot. Gard.) to B. andicola, naming it var. decomposita. In a careless moment he named a precisely identical form from between Cochabamba and Rio Juntas, Bolivia (Herb. N.Y. Bot. Gard.) B. grandiflora Balb. var. breviloba, although B. grandifjora is a Mexican species and is not known to occur in South America.
[4] Unfortunately, B. triplinervia produces at times an 8-rayed form. Discussion of this form must be deferred until a later date.
Sherff, E. E. (1926). Studies in the Genus Bidens. VII. Botanical Gazette, 81(1), 25-54.>>
I keep seeing these birds recently. This is one in particular that I saw. ID suggested by friends that I consulted. It flew off too quickly to get a photo, but I sketched what I remembered on my phone immediately after I saw it.
Dark-brownish-grayish bird with a rusty-colored belly, a yellow beak, and some light gray streaks around the ends of the wings.
Mixed hardwood forest, on elm along edge of paved trail.
http://bugguide.net/node/view/549549
Identification
Black abdomen with white triangles in middle only, "distinctive and unmistakable"(1)
Range
Eastern North America, primarily northern
Phainopepla
Phainopepla nitens
Male Basic Plumage
Sanderson
Terrell County, TX
17 December, 2015
Très mauvaise photo (qui mérite de figurer au "What’s the worst pic you uploaded to iNat?" [1]), mais oiseau très bien observé... juste pas eu le temps de faire la mise au point 😉
[1] https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/whats-the-worst-pic-you-uploaded-to-inat/40286/471?u=sylvainm_53
Very sad photo that I forgot to add after our last Highland trip. Crazy Coyote Tree... Weird how people are...
The feral kitten may look cute but get too close and its non-stop hissing!
Sadly couldn't get a clearer photo, is it a New England Cotton Tail or just a young Snowshoe-Hair?
Forgot to bring the exposure down from when I was photographing stuff at night. 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄
A croc came up and pushed over my GoPro while I was shooting fish!
on Alnus incana
captured withe a trap and stored in alcohol
it's so cold you can see his breath!
It fell over but didn’t give up
A terrible photo of a very very small juvenile Austin Blind salamander in its native habitat
On a hunch, I flipped a rock over to look for red-backed salamanders. Lo and behold, I found 3! After carrying them to safety (away from the chickens) I flipped over another rock and found a fourth salamander. This one was carried to the same mossy puddle as the other ones.
Found this old photo on my phone. Gerald?!
Dead
Fraser's Hill 2012 April
MYFH_20120420_D053
Squirrel, are you ready for your close-up?
Olympic Marmot sunbathing on a magnificent granite boulder. Taken whilst hiking on a lovely trail near Hurricane Ridge called Howling Winds Pass.
Two egrets had a scuffle for some reason.
Found at the top of Lions Head in Salisbury CT
"Furry" was born in the spring of 2022. Recognized by her very furry tail and her frequent habit of standing up.
100km North of charters towers
Aquí hay una importante población de Bisontes desde hace más de 50 años, cabe mencionar que este lugar fue parte de su distribución natural por lo que puede considerarse como una especie nativa al lugar.