Garry Oak Meadow & Wildflowers
The weather out this way has been a bit wild as of late, running from sunny & warm to downright miserably wet. With the change in weather & season comes a change on a much smaller scale.
I recently returned to Gore Nature Park (see my post from about two weeks ago - Garry Oak Ecosystem & Wildflowers) to see how the spring wildflowers were doing. It's amazing how much can change in such a short time. The Shooting Stars and Fawn Lilies were gone, now replaced with these:
![Common Camas - Cammasia quamash](http://www.joshmcculloch.com/media/blog_media/090508_bc_wildflowers/common-camas.jpg)
Common Camas, aka Cammasia quamash. A member of the Lily family, Common Camas is usually restricted to rainshadow areas of the BC Coast, and the bulbs were eaten by First Nations along the coast.
![Common Camas in a Garry Oak Ecosystem Meadow](http://www.joshmcculloch.com/media/blog_media/090508_bc_wildflowers/camas-garry-oak-meadow.jpg)
Common Camas in a Garry Oak Ecosystem Meadow.
![Fairyslipper - Calypso bulbosa](http://www.joshmcculloch.com/media/blog_media/090508_bc_wildflowers/calypso-bulbosa.jpg)
Fairyslipper, aka Calypso bulbosa. A member of the Orchid family, the Fairyslipper is usually found in the forest and smells great.
![Fairyslipper - Calypso bulbosa](http://www.joshmcculloch.com/media/blog_media/090508_bc_wildflowers/fairyslipper.jpg)
The Fairyslipper is known by other common names, including Cytherea, Venus Slipper, hider-of-the-north, pink slipper-orchid, and false ladyslipper.
![Fairyslipper - Calypso bulbosa](http://www.joshmcculloch.com/media/blog_media/090508_bc_wildflowers/cytherea-false-ladyslipper.jpg)
Couldn't quite get enough of these, they were stunning...
Check out more Wildflower Photos in my Nature & Landscape photo gallery.
Cheers, Josh
Copyright © 2009 Josh McCulloch.
I recently returned to Gore Nature Park (see my post from about two weeks ago - Garry Oak Ecosystem & Wildflowers) to see how the spring wildflowers were doing. It's amazing how much can change in such a short time. The Shooting Stars and Fawn Lilies were gone, now replaced with these:
![Common Camas - Cammasia quamash](http://www.joshmcculloch.com/media/blog_media/090508_bc_wildflowers/common-camas.jpg)
Common Camas, aka Cammasia quamash. A member of the Lily family, Common Camas is usually restricted to rainshadow areas of the BC Coast, and the bulbs were eaten by First Nations along the coast.
![Common Camas in a Garry Oak Ecosystem Meadow](http://www.joshmcculloch.com/media/blog_media/090508_bc_wildflowers/camas-garry-oak-meadow.jpg)
Common Camas in a Garry Oak Ecosystem Meadow.
![Fairyslipper - Calypso bulbosa](http://www.joshmcculloch.com/media/blog_media/090508_bc_wildflowers/calypso-bulbosa.jpg)
Fairyslipper, aka Calypso bulbosa. A member of the Orchid family, the Fairyslipper is usually found in the forest and smells great.
![Fairyslipper - Calypso bulbosa](http://www.joshmcculloch.com/media/blog_media/090508_bc_wildflowers/fairyslipper.jpg)
The Fairyslipper is known by other common names, including Cytherea, Venus Slipper, hider-of-the-north, pink slipper-orchid, and false ladyslipper.
![Fairyslipper - Calypso bulbosa](http://www.joshmcculloch.com/media/blog_media/090508_bc_wildflowers/cytherea-false-ladyslipper.jpg)
Couldn't quite get enough of these, they were stunning...
Check out more Wildflower Photos in my Nature & Landscape photo gallery.
Cheers, Josh
Copyright © 2009 Josh McCulloch.
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