Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2023/05/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Well done stopping and capturing the local floors and fauna. On Fri, May 19, 2023, 12:13 PM Aram Langhans via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote: > While camping south of Fresno there were a few adjacent fields full of > this yellow flower. It was quite unusual. I thought it was probably an > invasive species but found out later it is native to the central > California valley and is called Common Spikeweed (Centromadia pungens). > Have a look. > > Common Spikeweed Centromadia pungens-4441-Edit-2.jpg | Flickr > < > https://www.flickr.com/photos/24330215 at > N06/52910104658/in/album-72177720307906491/ > > > > And as an added bonus, there were many ladybird beetle pupae on it and > some were hatch. > > Ladybug on Common Spikeweed--3.jpg | Aram Langhans | Flickr > <https://www.flickr.com/photos/24330215 at N06/52909653136/in/photostream/> > > View them large. The 100 APO Macro can take it even at 45MP. > > Comments welcome > > Aram > > > -- > Aram Langhans > (Semi) Retired Science Teacher > & Unemployed photographer > > ?The Human Genome Project has proved Darwin more right than Darwin himself > would ever have dared dream.? James D. Watson > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information