I took some photos of wildflowers along the highway on my return to South Dakota from Minneapolis yesterday.
They were tiny, but they looked great. I pulled out the macro lens that I’ve been working with the last few days, sat in the ditch and worked on the photo. Being the wind was gusting, it made for a real challenge. Had to be very patient to get anything.
When I tried to identify the flower this afternoon, I kept striking out. I found a few other photos of the same flower, but no one seemed to know what it was. I finally found the flower on a website in the UK here. Once I knew the name, I searched for the flower in Minnesota and found out that this is another non-native plant to the prairie and the Minnesota DNR considers it an invasive species that causes trouble on the prairie. You can read about it here.
So, twice in a week I find what looks like a pretty flower, but it turns out they probably shouldn’t be growing here. I’m for protecting the prairie and all environments for their native species.
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Just Beautiful :) Love it Patrick.
ReplyDeletevery nice thanks for sharing thoses I need to get a few up and take a few here soon waiting for lower light yet
ReplyDeletebeautiful:) green & yellow is my favourite combination (my head refuses to think of something more natural:)) so every time i see it i can\'t take my eyes off it. Childish but ... thanks!
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