tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7922692721102050271.post1530970627931666942..comments2024-01-17T20:33:37.466-07:00Comments on 5 million steps with Yoda: Day 75- Taking It EasyYodahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03165803218623771346noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7922692721102050271.post-4007269823216488462016-07-28T06:53:10.870-06:002016-07-28T06:53:10.870-06:00The bloody snow plant of Northern Ca. Snow plant ...The bloody snow plant of Northern Ca. Snow plant is a remarkable and beautiful bright-red flowering plant that grows in the mountains of California. Once you have seen it, you will always remember it as it is like no other plant in our area. Its scientific Latin, sarcodes sanguinea, name translates roughly as a bloody fleshy-like thing.<br /><br />This plant is in the heath family, the same family as manzanita. And if you look closely at the flowers, the resemblance will be clear, drooping urn-shaped flowers with five very small petals -- little projections -- at the tip of the flower opening. It grows from 6 to 18 inches tall with red bracts, but no true leaves. As the flowers mature, they turn light pink and eventually brown.<br />Despite its name, snow plant doesn't grow in the snow, but only pops up from the forest floor with warming temperatures after most of the snow has melted in springtime, although there may be some snow nearby or a late snowstorm may have partially covered the plant. You can find it growing on the forest floor duff under conifers at Lassen Volcanic National Park and around Mt. Shasta, usually above 5,000 feet in elevation.<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05701581125920161897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7922692721102050271.post-27602885253023265562016-07-27T11:07:48.343-06:002016-07-27T11:07:48.343-06:00No falls in 1000 miles! That's impressive. Eit...No falls in 1000 miles! That's impressive. Either that or it's a sissy trail... ;)Tessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09198909826856735339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7922692721102050271.post-26071782117203241152016-07-21T08:47:17.233-06:002016-07-21T08:47:17.233-06:00I pasted into Google Image and got snowplant but I...I pasted into Google Image and got snowplant but I see someone identified it alreadyhallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00997024947795765911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7922692721102050271.post-10714453335731071432016-07-19T20:41:32.960-06:002016-07-19T20:41:32.960-06:00Thanks for the information. It's beautiful. Yo...Thanks for the information. It's beautiful. Yoda's mom.Jeanette Fleminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09902248807784738987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7922692721102050271.post-43336028696064505322016-07-18T23:35:19.960-06:002016-07-18T23:35:19.960-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.adalgisabellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11978821990271984126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7922692721102050271.post-39099283470876353632016-07-18T23:34:12.421-06:002016-07-18T23:34:12.421-06:00It's called snowplant, it comes up soon after ...It's called snowplant, it comes up soon after the snow melts. It doesn't have chlorophyll. It's a saprophyte.adalgisabellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11978821990271984126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7922692721102050271.post-75755297727162480762016-07-18T23:20:28.734-06:002016-07-18T23:20:28.734-06:00I was so surprised to see this post. I didn't ...I was so surprised to see this post. I didn't think there would be any more for a few days. Good thing you could go around snow bridge since you had already sent snow equipment home. It is a beautiful flower. You are going to make it to Tahoe for your birthday. Talk to you then. LYJeanette Fleminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09902248807784738987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7922692721102050271.post-19240149297955291232016-07-18T21:33:27.854-06:002016-07-18T21:33:27.854-06:00Nice narrative and beautiful pix; glad you had a g...Nice narrative and beautiful pix; glad you had a good day. At the rate you're burning calories I'm sure you don't need to worry about intake. You remain awesome. Yoda doesn't do you justice. GO HERO!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7922692721102050271.post-63522059281719528412016-07-18T19:01:14.150-06:002016-07-18T19:01:14.150-06:00Beautiful flowers - I'll be anxious to see if ...Beautiful flowers - I'll be anxious to see if someone knows what they are called. Such a gorgeous contrast against the rocks! Glad the mosquitoes were better today!!!Arlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16733642085706264344noreply@blogger.com