Author: Zachary Huang
Summer flower 5: Bird’s foot trefoil
Bird’s foot trefoil has been blooming for a while. It is a legume so that it fixes nitrogen just like… read more Summer flower 5: Bird’s foot trefoil
Summer flower 4: Staghorn sumac
Family: Anacardiaceae Genus: Rhus Species: R. typhina Common name: Staghorn sumac ZBAS: 8 I just noticed that this flower is… read more Summer flower 4: Staghorn sumac
Beehavior 1: Colony wide Nasonov-pheromone releasing
1. Video of a behavior I did with my cell phone: This is the second time I saw this. The… read more Beehavior 1: Colony wide Nasonov-pheromone releasing
Summer flower 2: Everlasting peace [peas]
Family Fabaceae Genus Lathyrus Species L. sylvestris ZBAS* 6 Photos were taken July 10th, 2010. The patch was right before… read more Summer flower 2: Everlasting peace [peas]
Summer flower 1: Do bees forage on cattails?
Family Typhaceae Genus Typha Species T. latifolia ZBAS* 0.5 (Michigan)8 (China, to A. cerana) I have spent about 1.5 hours… read more Summer flower 1: Do bees forage on cattails?
Spring flower 30: Poison ivy, nasty but has honey
Family Anacardiaceae Genus Toxicodendron Species T. radicans ZBAS 3 There are actually several species of Toxicodendron in the US, the… read more Spring flower 30: Poison ivy, nasty but has honey
Spring flower 27: Desert false indigo
Family: Fabaceae Subfamily: Faboideae Genus: Amorpha Species: A. fruticosa Common names desert false indigofalse indigo-bushbastard indigobush ZBAS* 8 This flower was… read more Spring flower 27: Desert false indigo
Spring flower 26: Smoke bush
Family Anacardiaceae Genus Cotinus Species C. coggygria Common name smoke tree, smoke bush, 黄栌 ZBAS 8 It is called “smoky… read more Spring flower 26: Smoke bush