Flip
banner
nwmnbiologist.bsky.social
Flip
@nwmnbiologist.bsky.social
97 followers 50 following 210 posts
Minnesota. Grassland Restoration Specialist. If you post about prairie, I will follow you. Occasionally witty.
Posts Media Videos Starter Packs
I saw that you ID'd one I submitted.
I didn't count, but there were probably 100 or so. On my way to my goal of 1,000 blooming pasque flowers!
Good luck, and I’ll see ya in the spring!

I’ve been moving all the Pasque flowers that I grew in a raised bed on my patio and into my #prairie restoration. They did excellent this year - biggest ones I’ve grown yet. Some have a shot at flowering in year 2.
Reposted by Flip
New paper led by former post-bac researcher Isabelle Turner, with @chriscatano.bsky.social:

Seeding density alters the role of soil moisture in structuring plant abundance during prairie restoration

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
And here’s one in landscape.
Few pics of the #moon from last night.
I remember when 60° used to be the day time high in October. Now, it’s the overnight low temp. 👀
Hill’s thistle (Cirsium pumilum var. hillii), one of our native thistles, found blooming on a native prairie hillside today. Spectacular plant.
The algorithm that controls my ‘thumbprint’ radio on pandora should be studied. Soooo good.

🎶🎸🥁🎵
Pretty sweet #prairie hill full of dotted blazing star (Liatris punctata).
I’ve been picking #prairie seed a lot lately. Today, I filled up this cup with downy gentian seed pods.
Have you looked at adding native fungi/microbes to existing restorations or remnants that are invaded by non-native species? As a way to flip the site in favor of native plants?
Tonight’s #prairie restoration view is a bit different. This is a baby snapping turtle that I found crawling away from the prairie and towards the river. Since my dog was very interested in it, I decided to bring it down to the river myself and let it go.
It’s always a treat to see blooming Pasque flowers. And extra fun when you find one in the fall - seen this little guy today. #prairie #nativeplants
This is a hell of a sign. Just look at that patina.
I seen this today. Would love to hear this story.
Psst… tonight’s #prairie restoration view.
I’ve seen fringed gentian plenty of times, but I have never picked it for seed… until now. This seed will find a new home on a #prairie restoration a few miles away. #moreprairieplease
You see a lot of bottle gentian with 1 ring of flowers, sometimes 2 rings, occasionally 3 rings, but 4 rings is worthy of a picture. #prairie
What else did I mow around this year? This is a Lindley’s aster (Symphyotrichum ciliolatum) that I spotted this spring when it was just a couple inches tall. Kept mowing around it and here it is at peak bloom. Just a spectacular splash of color.
When it’s in bloom, it’s super easy to find! But when it’s time to find that seed pod, incredibly difficult. Why? It gets eaten! Deer get most of the blame, but I suspect ground squirrels too. Wood lily (Lilium philadelphicum).
My big beautiful showy goldenrod growing in my yard. I don’t know how old it is. I first noticed it two summers ago and decided to mow around it to see what it was. It bloomed last year and this year it’s even bigger.
Never. Never will I find a better shade of blue. This flower stops me in my tracks every single time.

Downy gentian (Gentiana puberulenta). #prairie #nativeplants
About 3 tenths this morning!