Idaho State Flower: Syringa (Mock Orange)

Nature, State Flowers 1 Minute

According to the boisedev.com, the Idaho state flower has an interesting scientific name.  Read on find out what it is!

FROM BOISEDEV.COM:

Spring has sprung, and that means flowers are blooming across the state. One type of flower you’ll see is the syringa, designated the state flower of Idaho by the legislature in 1931.

Flowering late May through July, the syringa blooms in groups and often resembles a snowy mountainside.

It grows best in medium-dry to moist soil along streams, rocky talus, dry ravines, and canyons. According to US Forest Service, the syringa can be found across the state and most abundantly in the Boise National Forest near Idaho City and the canyons around Anderson Ranch Reservoir.

It’s a woody shrub that grows 8 feet tall and has clusters of white and yellow flowers. While it’s most commonly known as the syringa, it’s also called mock orange because the flowers have a strong smell similar to orange blossoms – hence the name.

The flower’s scientific name is the Philadelphus lewisii – after Meriwether Lewis of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. It’s said that Lewis wrote about the flower in his journal and collected them in the early 1800s as he explored the state. According to the Bureau of Land Management, other flowers in Idaho that are named after Lewis and Clark include the Lewis’s monkeyflower, the Bitterroots, the Lewis’s flax, and the beautiful clarkia.

Also, according to the US Forest Service, Native Americans used the syringa’s straight, sturdy stems to make arrows, pipe stems, and combs.

SOURCE: BOISEDEV.COM

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  1. Morning All!
    heavy thunderstorms last evening! the pond had been down quote a few inches over the last couple of weeks with the heat ( happens almost every summer) it’s risen quite a bit!
    the sun is out and there’s a cool breeze right now.

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    1. Morning, Pat! Still cloudy and raining lightly here, 68. No big storms overnight – at least, nothing that woke me up and I had the windows open.

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      1. if i see them before 7 in the morning. our “free time” (with our internet) is midnight to 7. if hubby has to start work early and is using his vpn, then no–that consumes a lot of our data usage at the time. but yeah, sometimes.
        sometimes I just read the tweet and post the whole thing so anyone else can see it if they want.

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  8. Kelly 🇺🇸

    @julie_kelly2

    “Morell said former CIA chief of staff Jeremy Bash was also involved in the coordination effort. Bash happens to be the ex-husband of Dana Bash, who will be one of the CNN moderators questioning Trump and Biden at Thursday night’s debate in Atlanta.”

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  9. Good morning, Miss Pat!

    The Idaho state flower is very unusual. I’d love to see and smell it to see how it compares to the orange blossom.

    Here’s a map of the state flowers – a couple of neighboring states have the same flower.

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  10. “DMCA Does Not Apply”: Musk Says X Will Not Remove CNN Debate Streams, Footage

    X owner Elon Musk has clarified that the platform will not block or remove live streams and footage of the Presidential debate on Thursday, despite apparent demands by CNN that social media companies do not allow creators to use their feed.

    Podcaster Tim Pool claimed that he’d been told by CNN that he would not be legally allowed to simulcast the debate and provide his own commentary and fact checks on it.

    The Post Millenial then highlighted an email they received from CNN, in which the network stated that “CNN’s debates are exclusive to CNN and may not be streamed or streamed with verbal or digital commentary on any platform or social media site by another party, other than the embeddable YouTube player via the CNN YouTube channel.”

    The email also stated “Podcast Use: Similar to broadcast rules, news organizations may use audio clips (up to 3:00 minutes at a time) on their shows after the debate conclude and must credit the ‘CNN Presidential Debate’ verbally in introducing the clip.”

    Pool then asked Elon Musk for his input on the situation and Musk provided a clear response:

    — ZeroHedge

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  11. “Extreme-Right and Radical Islamic Groups Banned in France”

    The French government has ordered the dissolution of four far-Right groups and an Islamic association.

    This includes GUD, a group known for violence and antisemitism.

    The move comes just days before the first round of the snap legislative election called by President Emannuel Macron after far-Right parties made gains in several countries in European elections. An expert told Newsweek at the time that the results signaled a pronounced rightward shift.

    Other groups banned include Lyon-based “Les Remparts”, La Traboule and Top Sport Rhône. Islamist association Jonas Paris was also dissolved.

    “Hatred of extremes must be fought by the Republic,” Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin wrote on X.

    Marine Le Pen’s party National Rally (RN) is leading all polls whilst Macron’s Centrist alliance is lagging, but the outcome remains highly uncertain due to the two-stage voting system and potential alliances.

    This is the first time since the Nazi occupation that France could elect a far-Right government. — Newsweek

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  12. this whole election procedure is beyond me…erbody changing rules when they don’t like something. wth?

    GGGGGggggrrrrrrrrrrr

    GGGGGggggrrrrrrrrrrr

    June 27, 2024 7:37 am

    Alabama Democratic Party: DNC ‘did not want Blacks in Alabama to elect delegates of their choice’

    In today’s statement, Randy Kelley claimed that all proposed delegates to the 2024 DNC were appointed, while no other state had the entirety of their delegates chosen for them.

    “The illegal Delegates were appointed because those who appointed the false delegates did not want Blacks in Alabama to elect delegates of their choice. Since the black Democratic voting population in Alabama constitutes over 70% of the Democratic Party vote, it is clear the outcome of this action is to deny Black Democrats and the Black chairman of the Party an opportunity to elect delegates of their choice,” Kelley wrote. 

    https://yellowhammernews.com/alabama-democratic-party-dnc-did-not-want-blacks-in-alabama-to-elect-delegates-of-their-choice/

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  13. THIS is why taco jill continues to keep the maggot going. SHE likes the spotlight.
    Chris D. Jackson
    @ChrisDJackson
    🚨 BREAKING: @FLOTUS
    @DrBiden
    rocked the house at a packed rally in Lancaster, PA! 🎉 The crowd chanted “We want Jill!” before she even hit the stage.

    Pennsylvanians are all in for our amazing First Lady! She’s our secret weapon for November! 💪

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  14. NF: Still raining and now it is even heavier – still only 68! What a difference 24 hours makes!!!!

    “Well, that’s an ominous sign”

    “And you thought man-buns were gay”

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    1. SPIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! been doing squats! got me!

      and…A) I have a recipe for funnel cake and make it at least twice a year! very easy.

      B) can disney be any more obvious…lol

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      1. I know it’s easy to make – I’ve made it myself many, many years ago! LOL – I also found an easy recipe for sopapilla’s back then and made them often – yummy! Pretty much the same thing, basically.

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          1. A very basic fried pastry recipe – most Mexican sopapillas are bigger and shaped roughly like turnovers with honey to drizzle over them and powdered sugar on top. I just cut the dough into small 2-3″ squares and fried up little bite-size “puff pillows,” which is what HB called them. Then I rolled them in cinnamon sugar.

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              2. wow! sounds good!!
                my aunt, God rest her soul, made these deep fried twisted dough things covered with powdered sugar (called German pretzels btw) for my wedding. She was NOT a baker but she wanted to make something–I’m named after her.
                She made them and stored them in a Charles Chip can–that was big back then. When we opened the can, they were gorgeous, but the smell of stale smoke wafted out. we put them on the dessert table and whenever she wasn’t looking, my cousin made sure to take a plateful and dump them because everyone was turning their noses up because of the smell. it was a shame, but we didn’t want to hurt her feelings.

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            2. Charles Chip was a door to door snack company. they drove vans with their name emblazoned on it and drove through neighborhoods. if you bought anything, they asked if you wanted them to stop every week or so and came back. they had chips and pretzels and maybe even caramel corn in these big cans.

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  17. okay, i just spent the last 20 minutes searching through the entire kitchen–removing everything from 2 drawers looking for my potato peeler…LOL.
    I used it a few days ago to peel carrots–i use a knife for potatoes ironically. hubby likes to snack on fresh veggies with a little salad dressing in between meals sometimes–something i hardily encourage. so i KNOW i had it and used it Monday–I wanted him to have fresh choices after we came back from Mom’s.
    sigh. i must have accidentally thrown it out. i can’t think of any other explanation.

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    1. Now you’ll go out and buy another one, only to find the first one the next day! Murphy’s Law, ya’ know! LOL

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  18. Huh – Lawrence from Fox is at a diner in GA – every single comment is negative about Biden & his policies, primarily the border and illegal immigration. All of them say FJB will lose the debate, “…if he even actually says anything.” Earlier, he asked for answers as to who his VP should be: Dr. Carson got the most supporters.

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    1. so unless they’re cheating majorly again…how the hell is the maggot going to win the popular vote? (i read some headline that the maggot will win the pop vote, but Trump wins the electoral college)

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      1. Well, you know they’re going to try majorly…..I think that’s based on the # of delegates in the various states.

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  20. Just The News: “The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma that would have shielded members of the Sackler family, which owns the drug company, from civil lawsuits over the toll of opioids.

    The settlement also would have billions of dollars to combat the opioid epidemic, according to the Associated Press. The high court made the decision in a 5-4 vote.

    The justices blocked an agreement reached with state and local governments and victims. The agreement required the Sacklers to contribute as much as $6 billion and given up ownership, but members still would have been allowed to retained billions more, the wire service also reports.”

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    1. Bessie2003

      June 27, 2024 10:18 am

      Reply to  Bessie2003

      2nd Supreme Court ruling of today: Harrington vs Purdue Pharma L.P. ruling 5-4, majority opinion by Gorsuch; 78 pages.

      About the Sackler family silently removing $11 billion from the pharmaceutical company Purdue as it filed for bankruptcy. This is the OxyContin maker. They offered to return $4.3 billion if the bankruptcy court would hold them harmless from any future claims. The Supreme Court said, no, bankruptcy doesn’t work that way.

      link to the ruling:

      https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf/23-124_8nk0.pdf

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  21. “Trump-aligned Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò Facing Persecution By Vatican For Upholding Truth In The Face Of Great Confusion Under The Pontificate Of Francis — The smoke of Satan has entered the Church of God.”

    PAUL INGRASSIA, JUN 27, 2024

    EXCERPT: “His Excellency, The Most Reverend Carlo Maria Viganò, Archbishop of Ulpiana, has been summoned into Rome by Vatican officials to face an extrajudicial hearing – what is in effect an expedited trial – tomorrow for accusations of schism from the church of Pope Francis.  The charges are grave: the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith has accused the Archbishop for having denied the legitimacy of Pope Francis, a rupture of communion with the current pontiff’s church, and for rejecting the Second Vatican Council – the ecumenical council that took place in the early 1960s which modernized (critics would contend irremediably transform) the liturgy and sacraments to the point of almost creating an entirely new church. 

    For his part, the Archbishop denies that he is a schismatic.  In his view, the church presided over by Pope Francis represents the culmination of decades of errors which have their roots in the Second Vatican Council.  In a recent letter, he analogized the history of the Church over the last sixty years to a cancer patient.  Archbishop Viganò believes Pope Francis to be the “necessary metastasis” of “the ideological, theological, moral, and liturgical cancer” of the Vatican II reforms. 

    In this regard, Archbishop Viganò has found parallels in his situation to another great churchman who was likewise accused of schism some fifty years ago, the French Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre (1905-1991), who went on to found the Society of Saint Pius X in 1970 after having raised similar objections to Vatican II.

    “His defense is mine,” the Archbishop wrote in an open letter post on Exsurge Domine. “[A]nd his words are mine; and his arguments are mine – arguments before which the Roman authorities could not condemn him for heresy, having to wait instead for him to consecrate bishops so as to have the pretext of declaring him schismatic and then revoking his excommunication when he was already dead.” ………..”

    https://paulingrassia.substack.com/p/trump-aligned-archbishop-carlo-maria

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  24. NF: Personally, I don’t see the problem….🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️why shouldn’t he use her name???

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  28. Just The News: “The Supreme Court reined in the federal administrative state in two major cases Thursday, declaring the SEC could not deprive securities fraud defendants of a jury trial and the EPA could not impose new pollution roles without congressional blessing.

    In the case related to the Security and Exchange Commission, whose primary mission is to protect the investment markets and its investors, the high court stripped the federal agency of a major tool in fighting securities fraud, according to the Associated Press. 

    The justices in a 6-3 ruling said people accused of fraud by the SEC have the right to a jury trial in federal court. The in-house proceedings the SEC has used in some civil fraud complaints violate the Constitution, the court also said, the wire service also reports.

    In the case regarding the Environmental Protection Agency, the court temporarily blocked the federal agency’s “Good Neighbor Plan,” drafted to ensure compliance with the 2015 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards law.

    In a 5-to-4 vote, the court ruled that the emissions-reductions standards set by the plan were likely to cause “irreparable harm” to almost half the states unless the court halted the rule pending further review by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, according to National Public Radio. 

    To fulfill the law’s mandate, the EPA required “upwind” states to reduce air pollution affecting “downwind” states. States are first given the opportunity to create a plan that complies with agency’s ozone guidelines. But if a state fails to submit an adequate plan, the agency then designs a compliance plan for the state.

    The EPA last year determined 23 states had not provided sufficient plans, then decided to implement its own emissions-control program for them. Ohio and several other states along with large industrial companies, and trade associations, challenged the EPA plan in court, arguing the the agency’s “dictatorial approach” failed to adequately consider the legal and practical implications of substituting its own plan for the state plans, NPR also reports.”

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  29. Julie Kelly 🇺🇸
    @julie_kelly2
    In a hearing this week in FLA, Jack Smith’s prosecutor admitted the special counsel has “permanent, indefinite” tax money to fund his prosecutions against Trump.

    Judge Cannon pushed back, asking about a “cap” and whether it was “limitless.”

    DOJ: No cap and yes it’s limitless.

    This answer by Johnson is not just insufficient but inconsistent with the budgetary oversight obligations of Congress.

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    1. lie Kelly 🇺🇸

      @julie_kelly2

      Cannon also asked why the special counsel has not submitted a financial report since Sept 2023. Smith’s prosecutor said it was done in March 2024 but undergoing a “review.” “This is June,” she replied. Why isn’t the speaker asking these questions?

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  31. not saying i believe this…just sharing

    Old Dave

    Old Dave

    June 27, 2024 11:35 am

    Recent investigations have raised doubts about the current occupant of the White House, who identifies himself as President Joe Biden. Facial recognition software, known for its precision, has concluded with over 99% probability that the current “Biden” is a different individual altogether. These findings have ignited fervent debate and suspicion among investigative journalists and political analysts.

    https://sqauk.com/imposter-white-house-investigative-findings-suggest-new-joe-biden-not-original/

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      1. even then…I’ve never met him…so how would i know?
        and his family/friends/fellow democrats all have reasons to NOT reveal it’s not really him. our children’s children might find out the truth. i doubt we ever will.

        hell, we still aren’t “allowed” to know the truth about jfk

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  34. Charlie Kirk

    @charliekirk11

    BIDEN SCOOP: Hill source just informed me that it’s not just Merrick Garland blocking the release of the Hur recordings, but that Joe Biden himself and his closest aides are personally digging their heels in to ensure they never see the light of day. What’s on those tapes that Biden is so desperate to keep hidden?!

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  35. Just The News: “The House Judiciary Committee released transcripts Thursday of interviews with eight intelligence officials who were among the 51 signatories of the infamous letter labeling reporting on the Hunter Biden laptop as a potential “Russian information operation.”

    The transcripts show one letter drafter intended the 2020 letter to be a way to give then-Democrat presidential candidate Joe Biden talking points for his debate with President Donald Trump.

    Former CIA Director’s John Brennan and Michael Morell and Director of National Intelligence James Clapper were each interviewed by the committee. They each served as senior intelligence officials during the Obama Administration.

    Morrell, who helped draft the statement, told to the committee his purpose was two-fold, to warn Americans about the danger of Russian influence in the elections and to help Biden politically. “I think of it as two motivations,” he said. “You know, one, let the American people know about what we saw as a deep suspicion of Russian involvement; and then, two, helping the vice president.”

    Biden was the vice president in the Obama administration. “You wanted to help the vice president, why?” Jordan asked. “Because I wanted him to win the election,” Morell answered. You can read Morell’s interview transcript here:

    Morell Transcript_Redacted.pdf

    Earlier this week, the CIA admitted that Morell and one other former employee were contractors of the agency during the time period when the letter was drafted, the Judiciary Committee said in a new report. You can read all eight transcripts here.

    Brennan told the committee that even if others were motivated to sign the letter to help the former vice president in the election, he only wanted to bring attention to the “potential” for Russian interference in the election.

    “That may have been the intent of the drafters of that email, even the drafters of the statement itself,” Brennan said of Morell’s reasoning. “But my intent, as I mentioned, I wanted to bring attention to the potential for Russian interference in the Presidential election once again, because I had firsthand knowledge of their interference in the 2016 Presidential election,” he added. Though he also said the signers had no actual evidence of a Russian hand in the information stemming from the laptop. 

    You can read Brennan’s transcript here: Brennan Transcript_Redacted.pdf

    Biden successfully used the letter to deflect from accusations stemming from evidence found on his son’s laptop. “Look, there are 50 former national intelligence folks who said that what he’s accusing me of is a Russian plan. They have said that this has all the characteristics – four, five former heads of the CIA, both parties, say what he’s saying is a bunch of garbage,” Biden said.

    “Just the News” previously reported that Morell testified a phone call from then-Biden campaign official Antony Blinken triggered the effort to draft the letter, further highlighting the political nature of the statement. “

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  39. our “dog” found himself a shady spot by the pond. he has bulbs on top of his horns (which means they’ll “Y” at some point) and already has nubs on the inside of the horns–he’ll be at least a 6 pointer come fall

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  40. WTF???

    MJTruthUltra
    @MJTruthUltra
    🚨 White House press corps has petitioned CNN to open up the debate studio to reporters, who for now have to watch a feed from a building across the street, because they believe there may be a “MEDICAL EMERGENCY” involving one of the president candidates requiring on-scene coverage

    WTF does that mean?
    This whole thing is weird!

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    1. there are many opinions that say the moderators are gonna try to push President Trump to violate the gag order which is still very much in place in parts–AND he will be arrested on the spot. they want the media circus THERE to capture it.

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          1. Same here, altho there will probably be something on the local evening 1/2 show I record solely for the weather forecast. Other than that, I’ll wait for others to report on it.

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  42. Bragg gets a Bar complaint lodged against him
    FTA
    These diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives are the office’s guidebook for filling “approximately fifty openings each year for legal staff positions.” Similarly, the application for a Law Clerk position requires applicants to disclose their race, ethnicity, and gender and an option to select “LGBT” but no option to select heterosexual.

    If Mr. Bragg and his colleagues are demographically balancing the Manhattan District Attorney Office’s employees, they knowingly violate state and Federal non-discrimination laws.

    Under Bragg’s leadership, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office appears to engage in unlawful, deeply harmful, immoral employment practices. America First Legal is committed to holding each official accountable to the rule of law they swore to uphold. The NY Attorney Grievance Committee should investigate these allegations immediately.

    Statement from Dan Epstein, America First Legal Vice President:

    “No American workplace is permitted to discriminate based on race or sex. That is illegal. We should expect that those who carry out law enforcement are held to the highest legal compliance standards. Under Alvin Bragg’s leadership, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office appears to have fallen below those high standards and unlawfully discriminated against employment applicants to his office. Lawyers are guardians of the Constitution and the law; compliance with the highest ethical standards is necessary to serve those who need access to justice with fidelity. “ said Dan Epstein

    https://aflegal.org/america-first-legal-files-bar-complaint-against-manhattan-district-attorney-alvin-bragg-for-illegal-dei-practices/

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  45. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene

    @RepMTG

    Secretary Mayorkas isn’t discouraging or preventing illegal aliens from invading our borders, he’s showing them how to do it. He’s establishing offices in foreign countries to make it easier for them to come to the United States. This is a burden on the taxpayers nobody wants. I just introduced an amendment prohibiting DHS from partnering with the State Department to establish and operate so-called “Safe Mobility Offices.” Nothing about these offices is safe for the American people as the Biden admin imports the third world. I’m happy to say my amendment PASSED on the floor of the House.

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  49. I am adding a short daily prayer to the board. I would invite each of you, if you wish, to also add one or maybe two of your own liking. I do not want to stifle anyone but please limit yourself to one or two religious postings. here’s one I found that I liked.

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