Showing posts with label Catherine Maynard. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Catherine Maynard. Show all posts

Sunday, July 15, 2012

Phone photo 1744

Dandelions take over a school lawn, Tumwater, Washington

Supposedly this invasive species was introduced to this area on purpose by Catherine Maynard in the early 1850s.


Sunday, December 19, 2010

Phone photo 202


Dandelion in December!

This little one is growing on my front lawn. Add Image
A bit of trivia, the dandelion is an invasive non-native plant to Washington State. It is said the flower was introduced to the area by the legendary Catherine Maynard.