That's So Vetch

That's So Vetch Just a fun little page where I post local plants and animals from the greater Houston area. iNaturalist Account: thats_so_vetch

Phaon CrescentPhyciodes phaon🌿 Native 🌿
11/24/2024

Phaon Crescent
Phyciodes phaon
🌿 Native 🌿

Palamedes SwallowtailPapilio palamedes🌿 Native 🌿
11/23/2024

Palamedes Swallowtail
Papilio palamedes
🌿 Native 🌿

Long-tailed SkipperUrbanus proteus🌿 Native 🌿
11/17/2024

Long-tailed Skipper
Urbanus proteus
🌿 Native 🌿

Southern Leopard FrogLithobates sphenocephalus🌿 Native 🌿
10/31/2024

Southern Leopard Frog
Lithobates sphenocephalus
🌿 Native 🌿

Gulf FritillaryDione vanillae🌿 Native 🌿
10/29/2024

Gulf Fritillary
Dione vanillae
🌿 Native 🌿

Fiery SkipperHylephila phyleus🌿 Native 🌿
10/27/2024

Fiery Skipper
Hylephila phyleus
🌿 Native 🌿

Bearded BeggarticksBidens aristosa🌿 Native 🌿🌻 It's in the sunflower family, Asteraceae! 🌻
10/26/2024

Bearded Beggarticks
Bidens aristosa
🌿 Native 🌿

🌻 It's in the sunflower family, Asteraceae! 🌻

Gray Wall Jumping SpiderMenemerus bivittatus🌿 Native 🌿
10/24/2024

Gray Wall Jumping Spider
Menemerus bivittatus
🌿 Native 🌿

Southern Annual Saltmarsh AsterSymphyotrichum divaricatum🌿 Native 🌿 Etymology • Symphyotrichum"The genus name Symphyotri...
10/21/2024

Southern Annual Saltmarsh Aster
Symphyotrichum divaricatum
🌿 Native 🌿

Etymology

• Symphyotrichum
"The genus name Symphyotrichum comes from the Greek word "symph" which means come together and "trich" or hair in reference to the hairy looking flower anthers."

https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/symphyotrichum-ericoides

• Divaricatum
"The Latin specific epithet divaricatum refers to the branched flower clusters that divaricate or spread apart on shorter spikes."

http://nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Nototrichium_divaricatum/

Tan Jumping Spider Platycryptus undatus🌿 Native 🌿 Etymology:• Platycryptus"The name comes from the Greek platy meaning f...
10/20/2024

Tan Jumping Spider
Platycryptus undatus
🌿 Native 🌿

Etymology:

• Platycryptus

"The name comes from the Greek platy meaning flat and crypt meaning hidden, as these spiders are squat and will frequently hide in crevices."
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platycryptus

• Undatas

“overflow, inundate, deluge”
https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/undatus

"to rise in waves or surges, to throw up waves, to surge, swell"
https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus:text:1999.04.0059:entry=undo

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