Showing posts with label dandelion. Show all posts
Showing posts with label dandelion. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 2, 2010

The Dandiest of Lions



These microphotos show one seed "parachute" from a dandelion, or blow flower. I've shot dandelions like this before while in Canada, here. Though the previous dandelion appears to be a bit different from this one.

Note in the last photo of this series how the seeds attach to the center of the parachute bell by way of a long thin arm, whereas the other dandelion's seeds seem to extend a stylish fin from their parachutes to their flower center.






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Sunday, August 23, 2009

Fuzzy Flowers Part 2

I think these look like lawn-sprinkler jets of water, frozen in time.

Two quick photos of blow flowers. These are the little seedy parts of a dandelion parachute ball, with their parachutes extending off their so-called pappi. Saw this in Muskoka and had to get a shot of it. These photos are not taken with my new lens, in case you were wondering ;-)


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