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Salo, Finland
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Title
Bloomed II
Artist
Veikko Suikkanen
Medium
Photograph - Photo
Description
Tragopogon pratensis (common names Jack-go-to-bed-at-noon, meadow salsify, showy goat's-beard or meadow goat's-beard) is a biennial plant in the Asteraceae family, distributed across Europe and North America, commonly growing in fields (hence its name) and on roadsides. It is found in North America from southern Ontario to Massachusetts; most of England; on the eastern and southern edges of Scotland; and central Ireland but not the coastal edges.
It flowers between June and October and its flowers have a diameter of 3–5 cm. The root and buds are edible, and it has a milky latex.
It grows 30 to 100 cm tall.
It differs from viper's-grass (Scorzonera humilis) in that Viper's-grass has short, pale green bracts, whereas in Goat's-beard they are long and pointed.
The lower leaves are 10 to 30 cm long, lanceolate, keeled lengthwise, grey-green, pointed, hairless, with a white midrib. The upper leaves are shorter and more erect. It is the only United Kingdom dandelion type flower with grass like leaves.
The flower heads are 5 cm wide. They only open in the morning sunshine, hence the name 'Jack go to bed at noon'.
The achenes are rough, long beaked pappus radiating outwards interwoven like a spider's web of fine white side hairs (referred to as a "Blowball").
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July 3rd, 2017
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Greenwich, CT - United States
Stunning floral close up with great light, clarity, colors, dof, and composition, Veikko! F/L
Morganville, NJ - United States
Beautifully composed and love the softness of this floral image Veikko ! L
Queen Creek, AZ - United States
Congratulations and thank you for sharing your magnificent macro image with MACRO PHOTOGRAPHY ONLY group. Your image has been featured on the homepage! L/faved
Espoo - Finland
Congratulations! Your creative art has been featured in the “Imagination-Artistry-Creativity” group. LF! You are welcome to archive this image in: Feature Archive & Thank You Thread
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