Townsendia pics

[McDonough]

McDonough, I use the pelletized mouse bait that you can buy at any hardware store.  Put it in a container with an opening small enough to keep cats and dogs out.  Or put some pellets in the burrow and cover with a rock.  The risk is that the dying rodents will be caught by a cat or dog, and end up poisoning it.  I have never seen this happen.  I think it would take a huge amount of bait to harm a cat or dog. 

Here is a clever trapping technique:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9cFspBjb-U

Heya Gene,  thanks for the info.  I've seen the video before, but I watched it again, and it reminds me to set up some vole traps this weekend, I have lots of new activity in the yard.  So far as pelletized mouse bait, I have found that bait ineffective for chipmunks, they don't go for it much.  But, the chipmunks are very easy to catch in a chipmunk size Havahart trap (http://www.havahart.com/store/live-animal-traps), and I have started my daily catching and redistribution of these little beasties.  I also have a larger squirrel-sized Havahart trap, caught and relocated a squirrel these last 4 days in a row.  This works to temporarily to reduce the population, but it's an ongoing exercise.  By the way, I will be splitting this subject off into it's own topic called "Garden Adversity" or some such name.

[McDonough]

Came across some excellent photo galleries of Townsendia, thought I'd share them here.

From the Southwest Colorado Wildflowers site, some fine photos of Townsendia. 
These links show the following species: glabella, incana, annua (awesome), rothrockii, and leptotes:
http://www.swcoloradowildflowers.com/White%20Enlarged%20Photo%20Pages/townsendia.htm
http://www.swcoloradowildflowers.com/White%20Enlarged%20Photo%20Pages/townsendia%202.htm

Townsendia leptotes:
http://www.swcoloradowildflowers.com/White%20Enlarged%20Photo%20Pages/townsendia%20leptotes.htm
http://www.swcoloradowildflowers.com/White%20Enlarged%20Photo%20Pages/townsendia%20leptotes%202.htm

Townsendia rothrockii:
http://www.swcoloradowildflowers.com/Pink%20Enlarged%20Photo%20Pages/townsendia%20rothrockii.htm