Join Kelsey and Tenea as they discuss a blue wildflower that grows in a variety of habitats. Learn about the risks and benefits of being a late bloomer and what the word nyctinasty means. We also discuss whether or not this flower looks like a Demogorgon and how many centimeters are in an inch.

Link to bumble bee Morphology:

https://www.mtent.org/projects/Bumble_Bees/morphology_female.html

*Pollinator of the Moment is the White Shouldered Bumble Bee (Bombus appositus)

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Join Tenea and Kelsey in a calcareous seep as we discuss a stunning wildflower with some interesting names including bogstar! Learn about this 'honorary grass' that isn't even a true grass and all of its super specific medicinal uses. Listen for Rowdy as his voice is heard in this episode.

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Join Tenea and Kelsey this week as we talk about the Hookedspur violet, Western dog violet, Western Blue violet or whatever else you want to call it! We also talk about the yellow violet (Viola orbiculata). Learn some big words with us like petaliferous and how to not say them. After this episode you will know all about automatic pollination and how ants help disperse this flower.

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Join us to talk about an amazingly complicated and beautiful wildflower Showy Milkweed! We cover the monarch migration, the many uses of milkweed from poison arrows to contraceptives and the latex! And Lexi the podcast makes a guest appearance!

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Pollinator of the Moment: Monarch butterfly

Join Kelsey, Tenea and Donavon again this week as we discuss a member of the pea family Buffalo Bean, or Buffalo Plum Locoweed. We discuss what these beans taste like, if the flowers look like a butterfly and an actual butterfly. Find out where you can find this stunning little beauty and see if for yourself!

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This week we dedicated this episode to our beloved little rescue dog Aldo (named after the father of modern conservation) aka Aldito who passed away on May 1st, 2024 of kidney failure. He loved life and to help with the podcast. He will always live on in our hearts, we love you Aldo!

Pollinator of the Moment: Dusty wing butterfly erynnis afranis

Give me a break, give me a break, break me off a piece of that biscuitroot! Join us and our special guest this episode as we take a close look at this early blooming flower and all of its uses. How did the Nez Perce prepare the Biscuitroot into a hardy staple that could be slung along side a horse? Learn about this and more!

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Join us this week in learning about this wild wildflower, the Sticky Geranium. Let the beautiful petals guide you in close just like it does to the many pollinators it attracts. Don't get too close though, because the Sticky Geranium's protocarnivorous sticky hairs may get ahold of you!

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Pussytoes! Who doesn't love to say Pussytoes? Oh, not everyone? Join us while Kelsey struggles to describe this unique wildflower, that looks like cat toes! Learn what villous means and whether or not this flower is daintily useless.

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