Ray's Thought for the Day - Schoenocaulon texanum

Yepper. For more moons than many some of us have been collecting seeds out in the wilderness. We bring those seeds back to the Cow Barn. Then we throw them out in likely spots where they have a chance to germinate. But, we don't keep very good records of what we collect and put out. Once in a while, one of those seeds germinates and we get all excited about a new addition to the CB flora. Yepper. Today, Day 122 of DY 1 is one of those exciting days. For a seed that I now recall putting out about six years ago has germinated and grown up to be a great big blooming plant.

Here it is, or part of it. Green-lily, also called sabadillo.

Where are the sepals and petals on that sabadillo? Well, it aint got none, aint had none, don't want none. You see, reduction of floral parts is an evolutionary advance that means, if you can get away with it, that you can spend that much more energy on developing your essential fornication organs, stamens and ovaries in this case, rather than petals, sepals, colorful bracts, etc.