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3 months agoOoh.. better than the bike tire ? Um, both are thorns..
3 months agoA very common and useful plant. Yarrow. Was known as staunchweed long ago because it was used to staunch the flow of blood from injuries. Quite aromatic. Pinch a bit of the leaves and sniff. I like it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achillea_millefolium
I asked at the convenience store and was told that another biker had tried to get through and didn’t make it.
3 months agoAt least he didn’t double back and yell at you again going the opposite direction.
3 months agoAnd you probably rode all the way to the actual closed bridge to make sure it was actually closed.
3 months agoSorry you had to get a non-cyclist-gas-infused jerk. Probably mad because it’s “Monday”..who knows..
3 months agoI’m here..in it.. 😬
3 months agoLooks like photos of tuberous desert chicory.
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/135227-Pyrrhopappus-grandiflorus
Black Medick.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medicago_lupulina
So clever and cute! Glad it has remained untouched for all of us to see and appreciate..
3 months agoYup, they sting like a bee!
https://entomologytoday.org/2025/04/17/painful-fascinating-stings-harvester-ants/
I’ll take the VW..
4 months agoI’m glad you made it safely to OKC!
4 months ago
This one looks like tickseed.
3 months agohttps://nwwildflowers.com/compare/?t=Coreopsis+grandiflora