Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/05/25
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On May 25, 2012, at 4:11 PM, Aram Langhans wrote: > My first clue was that it has 4 petals. That is typical of the mustard > family. Looking closely I think I see some long fruits, so that is also > typical of the mustard family. So, I hunted a bit and came across this: > > http://www.wildflowersofontario.ca/damesrocket.html > > Looks like it. Might not be this particular species that grows in > Wisconson, but very closely related. > > Knew right away it was not a Lupine. Lupines are members of the pea family > (leguminosae) , and have very typical pea-like flowers and easily > recognizable palmate leaves. This guy is a cruciferae. > > Name not withstanding, it is a great photo with great lighting. >>>> c & c always welcome and appreciated >>>> >>>> <http://www.imagist.com/blog/?p=6361> >> >> Thanks for taking a look Aram >> I've added an image for ID purposes >> <http://www.imagist.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/L1007979.jpg> >> >> not Lupin? >> >> suggestions? >> >> Regards, >> George Lottermoser >> george at imagist.com >> http://www.imagist.com >> http://www.imagist.com/blog >> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist DAME'S ROCKET IT IS and shall ever more be. Thanks Aram! I've corrected the error; both on the blog post and in my mind. I've been calling these "purple lupine" for as long as I can remember. Someone misinformed me - and I've spread the misinformation for decades ;~( I know so very little about the flora that surrounds me. Regards, George Lottermoser george at imagist.com http://www.imagist.com http://www.imagist.com/blog http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist