[Leica] Friday Flowers - Aram

[Aram Langhans]

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@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@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