Starry Starry Night

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Starry Starry Night

Starry Starry Night

"Starry, starry night .. Portraits hung in empty halls; Frameless heads on nameless walls, With eyes that watch the world and can't FORGET .. Like the strangers that you've met .. The ragged men in ragged clothes; A silver thorn on a bloody rose, Lie crushed and broken ..." Rare sighting of a "Missouri Primrose" on the lower slopes of Utah's "Timp-Primrose Cirque" Trail, (found at approximately 7,400'). July 25, 2011
lcarreau
on Jul 27, 2011 11:00 pm
Lat/Lon: 40.40487°N / 111.61916°W
Image Type(s): Hiking,  Flora,  Informational,  Scenery
Image ID: 733052

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Ejnar Fjerdingstad

Ejnar Fjerdingstad - Jul 28, 2011 6:20 am - Voted 10/10

To me

this looks more like an Oenothera (evening primrose) - they are blooming in our backyard right now!

lcarreau

lcarreau - Jul 28, 2011 10:50 am - Hasn't voted

Re: To me

Ha, ha ... it does resemble the Oenothera,
but most of them were "closed" and were
hanging like bright yellow bells on long
single stems like Lilies of the Field.

Guess I'd have to visit your backyard for
a comparison, but I can't afford to journey
across the Big Pond right now.

Can you post an image of the flower?

ZeeJay

ZeeJay - Jul 28, 2011 2:05 pm - Voted 10/10

Re: To me

I agree with Ejnar. It looks like a Missouri Primrose (Oenothera missouriensis) to me. I have never seen them growing wild, only in people's yards, but presumably they grow wild in Missouri :) :)

Compare yellow bell fritillary to missouri primrose.

lcarreau

lcarreau - Jul 28, 2011 6:14 pm - Hasn't voted

Re: To me

OH, for crying out loud ..

Would anybody else be willing to chime in
on their thoughts ??? : )

Judy, I trust your opinion on this one.
It's practically growing on your doorstep
in the Wasatch on the Timpanogos Trail,
nearly in the shadow of Robert's Horn.

I guess I need to change my sunglasses to
a more expensive model next time!

lcarreau

lcarreau - Jul 28, 2011 6:21 pm - Hasn't voted

Re: To me

Hey, just realized ..

Perhaps there's a CONNECTION between the
Missouri Primrose and the Primrose Cirque ?

DOHHH ...

ZeeJay

ZeeJay - Jul 28, 2011 9:02 pm - Voted 10/10

Re: To me

My guess would be that it is named after Parry's Primrose.

lcarreau

lcarreau - Jul 29, 2011 11:14 am - Hasn't voted

Re: To me

Too bad it wasn't named "Larry's Primrose."

Oh well ... the glass is STILL half full!
(Raising my glass to you for the information, Zeeee) ... :- )

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