guys, help me out here
anybody recognize these flower stems? i sure would like to know what they are. they have been in a vase staring at me from my bookshelf since late autumn. i would have picked them on one of my daily walks. i have been mentally retracing my walks (i typically have about 3 different walks i cycle through each season to keep both the dog and me satiated:-) but i can’t visualize where or when i would have picked these. the hanging fringe looks to me like petals, perhaps, and that would indicate chrysanthemums…but the stems seems too smooth for mums. anyway, i have been sleuthing all day, to no avail. i’d love some suggesting.
(unidentified) winter garden stem (chrysanthemum maybe?)
Hey! With 99% accuracy, I can say that these are dandelion stems.
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Hello Sofy,
You are so right…it is goat’s beard! In the Dandelion family. Well done and thank you!
Yes, feel free to use my images in your game. Thank you for asking :-)
xo Mary Jo
Hello Mary Jo, I think it could be the plant known as goat’s beard or sasilfí, Tragopogon porrifolius. In your photograph the floral receptacle appears naked with the bracts. This species occurs in Europe, I do not know what species would be in your area. Greetings
Charo! yes,I think you are absolutely right! how could I not have seen it! Goats’s beard is a favorite of mine. I’m embarassed, I feel like I didin’t even recognize one of my own kids. Thank you!
I agree with Charo, tragopogon/goats beard/salsify. Flower looks like a dandelion flower, seedhead like a tennisball sized dandelion puffball. Quite beautiful, even after all the seeds have dispersed!
Obviously, they are magic wands.