Wednesday, July 18, 2012

A Nice Little Pagoda by a Stream

After hiking a while on the trail by Tollgate Creek this morning and finding very few blooming flowers, it was a treat to find this one blooming in a shady area.  Seems like some sort of mint, and, in fact, looks a bit like Catnip, but I have misplaced my field guide.  Will check on the ID later, but for now anted to share the beauty.  Click on the photo to enjoy the detail.

3 comments:

  1. It looks like it could be a form of Self-Heal (Prunella species). Let me know what you determine! :)

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  2. Thanks, Dalynn. Self-heal occurred to me, as did Horse Mint, but I haven't seen any images of these that are totally white. Always some blue or pink. I'll probably need to drag out my old Jepson and review a few plant anatomy terms.

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  3. A little more research plus a couple of emails seem to point to Self-heal. Thanks everyone.

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