Monday, August 07, 2017

Yellow Flowers

These are just a bunch of weeds along the river but some of them are quite stunning looking. Apparently they are quite happy in the hot weather, without rain, right next to the river like this.
This lush cluster of yellow buttons is called Northern Dune Tansy.
The green and yellow beetle with black spots is a Spotted Cucumber Beetle. The field guide says they eat foliage, flowers and pollen of cucumbers, melons, corn, potatoes and peanuts. Maybe this is the bug that attacked our Sunflowers.
This Bird's Foot Yellow Trefoil looks like wild peas, except for the bright yellow color of the flower.

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