66271.02 Celastrus orbiculatus #Celastrusorbiculatus #Celastrus #orientalbittersweet #bittersweet #seeds #fruit #pattern #noxiousweed #invasive
White four-petal flowers and roundly lobed leaves
Four years ago today ๐ฟ
Alliaria petiolata, the nonnative Garlic Mustard, a #WatchListSpecies on CO's Invasive #NoxiousWeed Species list blooming on the Boulder Creek Bike Path
Musk Thistle with bumble bee. The bees get drunk on these particular flowers, often falling to the ground, unable to fly. I have petted them even while they feed. I put one in my pocket as a kid... Then it sobered up! Ouch. A very painful stinger.
#muskthistle #noxiousweed #bumblebee #art #flower
Lavender colored flower amidst several other unopened buds
Cirsium arvense, the nonnative #invasive Canada Thistle #noxiousweed blooming on #WeedyWednesday ๐ฟ
One of our very worst invasive plants
Dalmatian Toadflax beauty is deceptive, as it disrupts the ecosystem and impacts creature's food sources. It appears pretty but harms the environment by overtaking native grasses.
#smallpoems #clmoocย #poetry24 #noxiousweed #dalmatiantoadflaxย
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