I first noticed the name “sleepy catchfly” in the guide a few weeks back. It’s one of the write-ups without a picture, just a few drawings. I didn’t plan to look for it.<\/p>\n
Walking back from dropping off the car yesterday, I noticed a pink-flowered plant growing on the margin of a field. The flowers are small, maybe 1cm across. The leaves are lance-shaped and cling to the stem in pairs. Whether they are opposite, or just offset a little bit (so alternate) is difficult to decide, but they are stalkless. <\/p>\n
I didn’t have time to consult the guide until late last night, when I discovered my memory of the plant insufficient to make an ID. I resolved, this morning, to revisit the plant and so realize more telling, specific information about it.<\/p>\n
Touching the plant’s stem, I felt it was sticky. Looking closer, I noticed a glandular band around it, darker in color. This, I thought, would be a telling feature.<\/p>\n
Returning home, I researched the guide, soon ruling out the candidates from last night. Passing over the sleepy catchfly listing, I noticed, in bold type, glandular bands<\/strong>. One of the drawings even shows the idea.<\/p>\n The general description of sleepy catchfly seems to match the plant at the field edge.<\/p>\n I’ll be sharing more plant finds in future posts:)<\/p>\n Source:<\/p>\n Pojar, Jim and Andy MacKinnon. Plants of Coastal British Columbia<\/u>. Vancouver:
BC Ministry of Forests and Lone Pine Publishing, 1994.<\/p>\n