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Stemmacantha rhapontica, Gewöhnliche Bergscharte, Compositae, Asteraceae, Giant scabiosa

Narrowleaf plantain (Plantago cf. lanceolata) inflorescence in springtime.

Nature, plants and landscape photography

Close-up of the white seed fluffs on a creeping thistle plant that is growing in a meadow on a warm summer day in August with a blurred background.

detail of sea holly flowers (Eryngium maritimum) with blurred background

Close-up of a wildflower in a grassy meadow.

Wild carrot seed head - Latin name - Daucus carota

$Low to short hairy annual or biennial; hairs whitish or reddish. Lower leaves stalked, upper unstalked, the leaflets linear-oblong; stipules lanceolate, pointed. Flowers whitish or pinkish, 4mm long, numerous, in dense oblong or egg-shaped, stalked, silky-hairy heads, the petals much shorter than the calyx. Pod 1 seeded.\nHabitat: Dry grasslands, often on slightly acid soils, field borders, grassy heaths, road verges, woodland pathways, waste places, sometimes on sand dunes, at low attitudes.\nFlowering Season: June-September.\nDistribution: Throughout Europe, except the extreme North.\n\nThis is a common Species on the described Habitats in the Netherlands.$

Lacy Phacelia flowers (or Blue Tansy, Purple Tansy) in Innsbruck, Austria. Its scientific name is Phacelia Tanacetifolia, native to USA and Mexico.Lacy Phacelia flowers (or Blue Tansy, Purple Tansy) in Innsbruck, Austria. Its scientific name is Phacelia Tanacetifolia, native to USA and Mexico.

Macro shot of narrowleaf plantain (plantagoe lanceolata)

Morning scene landscape of Cogon grass blowing in the wind with shallow depth of field.

Tiny grass flowers emerge on spikelets of annual ryegrass, Lolium multiflorum. Los Padres National Forest, California, USA.

Close-up of wild carrot buds and flowers with blurred background

Wildflowers in a meadow recovering from a forest fire within Jasper National Park in the Canadian Rockies

Growth of Blue Thistle or Bluehead flat-leavedas (lat. - Eryngium planum) as background. High quality photo

Close up of purple Scottish thistle going to seed. (Sonchus oleraceus)

Extreme close-up of Ribwort Plantain in forest with shallow depth of field.

Flowers of bulbous bluegrass, Poa bulbosa. It is native to Eurasia and North Africa, but it is present practically worldwide as an introduced species

Leonotis leonurus, also known as Lion’s tail and Wild dagga, is a plant species of the mint family Lamiaceae. It is a broad leaf, evergreen, large shrub, native to the Southern Africa. It is prized for its dazzling orange flowers, reminiscent of Lion’s tails. Blooming from late spring to fall, the tubular two-lipped flowers appear in tiered whole around the top half of the upright stems. It is perennial in mild climate areas and works well as annual in regions with cold winter.

A thorny plant growing in a field in the sun

Caherciveen is a village on the famous Ring of Kerry

Free Images: "bestof:Royal Smithsonian project collected in northwest Virginia. A specialist on native thistles, in particular their pollen. This species is vulnerable 2 thistle"

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