Macro photography of flowering occurring this April that I shot the past few days. Thanks to the site posted, mikebaker.com, I have been able to identify some of these. Enjoy.
April Blooms
April Blooms
April Blooms
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Nice Bearberry shots. While you are out there, look for the trailing arbutus. The little pink flowers are beautiful against the leathery leaves and they smell lovely.
What a great day yesterday was. Eye catching flashes of color in the grass revealed these tiny flowering plants. Any help on identifying these would be fantastic.
Wild Blooms
Wild Blooms
You really have good micro talent. Very beautiful shots.
The first one is a broom moss. I don't have a technical book on mosses and liverworts (yet) but I'd guess that is Dicranum condensatum.
The second is from a tree, right? I think they are red maple buds; Acer rubrum.
The third is a member of the pink family: Cerastium semidecandrum (no common name).
The blue one and purple one are unknown to me (as of now).
The last one is a mustard: Arabidopsis thaliana. Common name Mouse eared cress.
Wow, your the man! Thank you. I will add descriptions later. The second one is only a few inches tall and there are lots of them so I don't thinks it is red maple. I will try to post a context/leaf picture of that.
Drifter,
I ran into the blue one today with Guy. It took me a while to key that one out. It is Veronica arvensis. The common name is corn speedwell.
I ran into the blue one today with Guy. It took me a while to key that one out. It is Veronica arvensis. The common name is corn speedwell.
Thanks. This is the smallest flower I have seen. No bigger than a pencil lead. How does the name derive "corn"?
I will get a pic of the red blooming one today if I can.
I noted the seeds shape may look like litte corn ears when mature. The flower is about 5.5 mm wide, and the pistil is only 1.8 mm tall. It is classified as an invasive weed in most areas.
http://www.msuturfweeds.net/details/_/corn_speedwell_39/
By the way, I also found the red-flowered one. Like you say, it is small and herbaceous. Your photos are so detailed it makes one think they are looking at something much larger. I did not key the red one out as I'd rather wait to see if they mature a bit. If those flowers don't open up, I'll have to do surgery on them. That is always fun too. The inside of flower buds is a beautiful thing...clean, new, and colorful....like a new birth.
http://www.msuturfweeds.net/details/_/corn_speedwell_39/
By the way, I also found the red-flowered one. Like you say, it is small and herbaceous. Your photos are so detailed it makes one think they are looking at something much larger. I did not key the red one out as I'd rather wait to see if they mature a bit. If those flowers don't open up, I'll have to do surgery on them. That is always fun too. The inside of flower buds is a beautiful thing...clean, new, and colorful....like a new birth.
Closing out April, my last few shots. Some new blooms and a spider I visited each morning at dawn, as that was the only time of day the sun hit his flowery home. Enjoy.
Spidey n Friends
Spidey n Friends
I keyed that out. It was very difficult. It is Rumex acetosella, common name Red Sorrel. It is of the Buckwheat family; Polygonaceae. It is dioecious.
Thank you very much. I will ad the description to that photo. Now I have another one for you. I don't think it is a PB native. Found in a shady grassy area. Smells sweet. Today, 4 pics.
Misty Morning at Beaver Dam
Misty Morning at Beaver Dam
Nice pond shot!
I think that is lily of the valley. You are correct, not endemic to the pines. It had leaves like this, right?
http://imnopoodle.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/lily-of-the-valley.jpg
I think that is lily of the valley. You are correct, not endemic to the pines. It had leaves like this, right?
http://imnopoodle.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/lily-of-the-valley.jpg
Exactly. I should have posted a pic that showed that. Once again, thank you very much.