Philadelphia Fleabane Wild Daisy
by Gene Walls
Title
Philadelphia Fleabane Wild Daisy
Artist
Gene Walls
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Photograph - Photograph
Description
The Philadelphia Fleabane "wild daisy" (Erigeron philadelphicus) is a native wildflower in the sunflower family. The blooming plants are found throughout most temperate regions of North America. They can be seen flowering in late spring, from April through July.
Philadelphia Fleabane can be easily identified by the "clasping leaves" and a large number of very thin petals making up the flowerhead, often more than 150 ray petals per flower. (It would take a while to find out if your lover "loves you or loves you not", with this daisy.) The skinny white petals surround a bright yellow center disk of florets.
The flowers are fairly small, usually only an inch or less across. This plant prefers moister locations, like roadside ditches, the base of slopes and moist pastures. The plant is also know by the common names "Marsh Fleabane" or "Fleabane Daisy", in some areas and can have slightly pink or purple petals.
This specimen was photographed in a roadside ditch at the base of a steep slope in central Pennsylvania.
This photo was captured with a Canon EOS 10D camera. I was using my trusty Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro prime lens with manual focusing. The shutter speed was 1/10th sec at f/11, ISO 400. A Manfrotto Tripod was used.
Your comments are always welcome! Constructive criticism is appreciated.
© 2013 Gene Walls
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July 27th, 2013
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Comments (7)
Eti Reid
Adore! SO missing to see a meadow full of them! Thank you Gene fro bringing me in my childhood!f/v
Gene Walls replied:
I am so pleased that this image brought back pleasant childhood memories for you, Eti! Thanks for your very kind comment! Best wishes, Gene
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