Observations by kanelab

Three plants. Look to be planted rather than volunteers.

Lots and lots of sunflowers. Big. Wild phenotypes.

Flower bed with many weedy species (tree of heaven, dock, etc)

Big branchy solo sunflower. Lots of construction and disturbance on arapahoe. Plant looks very healthy.

House garden. Mix of wild and domestic phenotypes.

Mix of domestic and wild phenotypes.

Patch of sunflowers. Some purple some green.

Big branchy and purple.

Several meters from trail. Near what looks to be abandoned trail.

Mating insects need identification.

Corner of street. Molched ground but no obvious water source.

Around 20 individuals. Recent construction done on sidewalk.

About 3.5 feet tall. One flowering disk. ~10 budding.

Garden. Looks to be well tended

Confluence park.

Another Edgewood garden. Looks like flowers are growing feral.

Downtown boulder.

Suburban garden. Home owner planted seed many years ago. Flowers now are volunteers.

Rural diet road. Just outside of boulder. Small bee in picture too.

Outside garden. Somewhat neglected.

Dirt road. Small plant.

Another west linden.

Earwig on sunflower bud

Across from Long's garden. Lots of weeds. Lots of sunflowers. Ones nearer to road seem to be flowering earlier.

Near Long's Gardens. Lots of bugs.

West linden, near broadway. Lots of sunflowers! Most already fully flowered.

This picture was taken by Nolan Kane.

This picture was taken by Nolan Kane at the Flatirons farm. There are two different inesect species (three bugs) postioned on the flower disk. We would like to learn what these species are.