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A praire chicken (Tympanuchus cupido)
and a grouse can breed .Galliformes
both belong to this family of birds.
a grouse can successfully breed
with a Praire chicken but can not
breed with a domestic chicken
genus Gallus (Gallus gallus.
Yet a grouse and domestic chicken can breed.
so to the order
a Praire Chicken dates a Grouse
and has chicks
the chicks then date domestic chickens and
have chicks what are these creatures called
and how do they taste?
Columba livia is pigeon and dove
while a turkey is Meleagris
Columbiformes and  Galliformes.
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Pachyphytum

Pachyphytum is a small genus of succulents in the family Crassulaceae, native to Mexico. Lovely rounded leaves and nice flowers!

sugar almond plant
neat silvery light green leaves
reddish-pink flowers!

Premium Member Evening Lure Awhile Part Two

Sundown  creeps,
  across  adorned amber,
     sky whose welkin, 
     shades volte face, 
     as evening edges,
  into cosmic chakra,
of visual feasts,
orange, pink, purple,
prelude which emblazon,
point of day exodus,
 atrophied moon winking,
   mystic morph of,
     dwindling halo,
       to homeward bound,
         throngs thirsting, 
       for redress within,
    winter jasmine  enclave, 
 cabal, clique, cluster,
   in shrunken retreat,
    from  dreary toil,
nudge from nightfall,
   whose cryptic code,
  a dark art patois, 
 exemplified by,
 eastern screech owl,
    whose stocky medium,
and varied volume,
  that twilight tremolo,
    purring incognito,
     among other creatures,
    wet soil genus,
           brisk firefly flash,
         in town backyards,
      wing rubbing katydid,
          tree top rasp, 
        or  amid green bush,
          chirpy cricket,
       midget burrow dweller,
       allow oneself to wallow awhile,
          in evening habitat,
       in all its allure


the peenits

the peenits
long
long peewee
i go peepee
from ma weewee
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dear Frank Michael,
it's me (golden freddy reference)
Freddy Mitch.
I make poems n' shi,
but i seem to have lost the sauce
the special sauce
i spilet it on the carpet
stain
the stains cover the floor.
i feel rong.
not Freddy, but Frank.
me was funne. but no mor
me wez genus peomist
but now me iz dumdum.
caveman hitting head with wooden club.gif
no mar rymes
no da times
herb on floor, thymes
hiker on moutnain climbs
lot ov rimes.
me funneh, me think
caveman hitting wife over head with wooden club.gif
child abuse tags.

My New Partner's; Wood-Wooed

By this eye
Can tell I
Receptive, besides, to my
Quaint genus

Dim, down-bent
Frailly leant
Lower still, to it what's sent:
Smiles o'erplus!

Bloom, minute.
Snowdrop cute.
Others? For his sake stay mute!
Each scent suss!

Premium Member Koalas, Goannas, Possums

I love to use botanical names
for Australian native flora
Reminds me of a horse ride
the rhythm of a canter

So many common names 
among the native gum
Blues, reds,greys and several kinds of white
Known only to locals as a rule of thumb

Latin names define colour, growth 
or even where they're found
Eucalyptus each one distinctive
among seven hundred species that abound

Genus eucalyptus, includes nearly all the gums found on the Australian continent
Flowers of a brilliant hue. yellow, orange, red and white
Attract the native bees, collecting nectar 
often hear them buzzing whilst in flight

Twenty four thousand species
of Australian native plants
Grevilleas, melaleucas, acacias, leptospernum, callistems and more
All hosting many animals
possums, goannas, koalas, birds bees and ants


How Wide, That World

How wide, that world
Must be. Needs be!
Unseen, unheard, when for its life
Is but left us
By means, which mind's
O'erfanciful
To count that of, catagorize
Every genus.

Premium Member 12 Days of Christmas

Twelve days of Christmas 
Girls and boys meet and blush
Origins of known and unknown class
Species and genus of mystical plush

Hopeful of existence in various regions
Joyful in resilience, remnants of temperate legions

Twelve days of mingling and bantering 
Herbs and plants of healthy living
Each day of Christmas displayed and waving
Twelve days while smiling, sold for healing

Boys and girls named strangely
Titled or dubbed scientifically

Kale, Rosemary, Chives, Cloves, Chard, Cilantro 
Basil, Sage, Thyme, Balm, Lettuce, Oregano

What other names have you known or met?
Write them down and stay connected whether you are dry or wet!

Premium Member Winter Roses

real winter roses
peeking through the winter snow~
unexpected prize

white, pink, purple, black
oft displayed at Christmas time~
joining poinsettias

nature's unique gift
a genus of evergreen~
offering roses

Premium Member Wit on the Wing

INTRO
  From Little Lucy Creek up to Signal Hill
  The cry of the crow cracks the morning still
  Since the first smoke wisp curled round his bill
  That crooked smile hides his secret still

The cardinal wakens wise old eyes
When the blues of the jay match the evening skies
Since feather took flight it's been no surprise
Bones yearn to bend lest they ossify

Since feather found bone in an iridescent way
That old rainbow rogue holds mysterious sway
He'll harry the sparrow and harass the jay
Likely stay that way til the very last day

BRIDGE
     The class of the order is the genius of the genus
     The keys to the kingdom of the family tree 
     Round his neck like the locket of a beautiful Venus
     But cunning is the gem of his jew-el-ry

OUTRO
  From Crooked Creek down to the old stone mill
  The river of life holds its mystery still
  The water may tumble but the tale won't spill
  Til the last sand fills up the crooked bill

Premium Member identical twin species

Great T-rumposaurus meanus!
Adolph and Don share a genus
With teensy wiener
Was Hitler meaner
Or Trump with his weeny p-e-n-i-s?

Premium Member Juniper

Juniper- a genus of evergreen

Under the cypress family list;

Neath scented leaves, new berries are green.

It had a place in mythology's mist. 

Protection, Long life, Purification

Expressed in religious celebration

Rejecting evil spirits in between.

Premium Member discord

arecas, palm trees,
and genus cocos compete ~
overripe fruits fall

Seedlings

We all start out like seedlings
Just emerging from the earth,
Alike in that we’re each of us
A product of a birth.

Depending on our genus,
We may grow up tall and straight
Or be scraggly or bristly,
Rooted down by luck or fate.

We’ll be nurtured and be nourished
Or be totally ignored,
Grow in gardens gently tended
Or be trampled and abhorred.

Some of us will sport some flowers
To embellish and adorn,
While for others there’s deception
Waiting in a hidden thorn.

Though there’s sun and rain and shelter,
Nature doesn’t really care
If each seedling has an equal shot,
For life just isn’t fair.

Premium Member Song of The Achillidesbianor Cramer Butterfly No 13: ABAB

One of nature's pleasant, worthwhile assets,
Achillidesbianor Cramer, old
Latin a bearer of birth called, genus, 
name, Chinese peacock, the Papilio 
butterfly, Papilionidae lure
six pink bird-shaped spots slumber body framed 
each outer black wings semicircular 
pink spot on the tail corner makes it claimed
presence in the evergreen forest haunts
that delicate nature misleading trails
as graceful flutters darting and dash flaunts
its fragrant scales attract mates it avails
this neatly wrapped butterfly packaged deal,
rare grandness and extravagant appeal.

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