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RE: Bloom report

Nemastylis geminiflora is also going strong at Shaw Nature Reserve near St.
Louis this week. The early Delphinium tricorne in the woods, also, but D.
carolinianum (some call this a subspecies of virescens) in the dolomite
grassland areas is just beginning to bolt. I find it curious how some
species (e.g. N. geminiflora, Erythronium mesochoreum) seem to flower
synchronously throughout their geographic ranges, while others flower early
in the south then progress northward through the next month.

James C. Trager
Shaw Nature Reserve

-----Original Message-----
From: slenhart@texas.net [s*@texas.net]
Sent: Monday, April 29, 2002 1:38 PM
To: prairie@hort.net
Subject: Bloom report


In central Texas, I've observed Englemann daisy (Engelmannia pinnatifida), 
prairie larkspur (Delphinium virescens), Texas cupgrass (Eriochloa sericea),

and prairie celestials (Nemastylis geminiflora) - among many many others - 
blooming in the last several weeks.  The heat and drought are accelerating
the 
bloom cycle.  Switchgrass is already 5' and growing...

Two pictures I took at the beginning of April are posted on the main page of

the Native Prairies Association of Texas web site 
(http://www.texasprairie.org) - New Jersey tea (Ceanothus herbaceous, far 
right) and annual paintbrush (Castilleja indivisa, far left).

Scott

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