Posts Tagged: purslane
Packing the Red Pollen
Ever seen a honey bee packing red pollen? Rock purslane (Calandrinia grandiflora) is...
A honey bee packing red pollen as she visits another rock purslane blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A little adjustment of her pollen load and the honey bee reaches a rock purslane blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
'Tis the Season to Be 'In the Pink'
As the predominantly red-and-green holiday season draws to a close, and the year crawls to an end,...
A honey bee "in the pink" is foraging on a begonia. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A honey bee seeking a pink rockpurlane. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A honey bee foraging on a pink zinnia. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
This honey bee is "in the pink"--foraging on a pink oxalis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
What's not to like about a pink nectarine blossom? This bee goes in head first. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Purslane weed seed biology
Common Purslane Biology Steve Fennimore, Extension Specialist UC Davis July appears to be the...
Common Purslane Biology
A Touch of Red on Earth Day
It's Earth Day, an event we celebrate every April 22 to demonstrate support for environmental...
A honey bee touches down on a rock purslane, Calandrinia grandiflora. This plant yield red pollen. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A honey bee rolling around in rock purslane on Earth Day. (Photo by Kathy Keatley)
A honey bee packing red pollen from the rock purslane. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A honey bee leaving a rock purslane and heading off to another one. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Weeds, Friend or Foe?
By Susanne von Rosenberg, UC Master Gardener of Napa County It's May and...
California poppy, friend or foe? (Twitchell, UC Botanical Garden)
Just . . . weeds (Pinterest)
Purslane, an edible (UC IPM)
Dandelion, leaves edible (UC IPM)
Lambsquarters, another edible (UC IPM)
Fennel (DiTomaso, UC Davis Dept of Plant Science)
Nettle, edible, be careful picking. Those hairs sting and burn. (UC IPM)
Chickweed, edible. The chickweed is the lime green plant with tiny white flowers trying to camouflage itself as alfalfa. (UC IPM)
Wild chicory flower, deep strong roots (Oswaldo Ochoa, UC Davis)
Plantain, more deep strong roots (UC IPM)
Sowthistle, deep roots (UC IPM)
Vetch, deep roots (UC ANR)
Fennel, more than an edible, also a pollinator attraction (DiTomaso, UC Davis Dept of Plant Science)
Wild radish flower heads attract pollinators (Di Tomaso, UC IPM)
One of several kinds of pigweed whose blooms attract pollinators(UC IPM)
Fava beans, widely used as green mulch in Napa County (UC ANR)