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Rumex_2024-05-10 SW Michigan USA Flowers of this plant, magnified 5x<br /> <br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/160241/rumex3_2024-05-10_sw_michigan_usa.html" title="Rumex3_2024-05-10 SW Michigan USA"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/11710/160241_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=BRSuyHvj6rMb21fyexHUjYVZM8A%3D" width="108" height="152" alt="Rumex3_2024-05-10 SW Michigan USA In a field that had been farmed a few years ago. Thin, short plants with very small flowers- easy to walk on by and not pay any attention to. I was surprised by how beautiful the flowers were when magnified. I don&#039;t think the flowering branches drooped this much in the wild.<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/160242/rumex_2024-05-10_sw_michigan_usa.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/160243/rumex2_2024-05-10_sw_michigan_usa.html<br /> <br /> I&#039;m calling it Rumex acetosella, but that&#039;s mostly a guess. Geotagged,Red Sorrel,Rumex acetosella,Spring,United States" /></a></figure> Geotagged,Red Sorrel,Rumex acetosella,Spring,United States Click/tap to enlarge

Rumex_2024-05-10 SW Michigan USA

Flowers of this plant, magnified 5x

Rumex3_2024-05-10 SW Michigan USA In a field that had been farmed a few years ago. Thin, short plants with very small flowers- easy to walk on by and not pay any attention to. I was surprised by how beautiful the flowers were when magnified. I don't think the flowering branches drooped this much in the wild.<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/160242/rumex_2024-05-10_sw_michigan_usa.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/160243/rumex2_2024-05-10_sw_michigan_usa.html<br /> <br /> I'm calling it Rumex acetosella, but that's mostly a guess. Geotagged,Red Sorrel,Rumex acetosella,Spring,United States

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    The petals are so thin, reminds me of some miniature orchids. Posted one year ago
    1. View Jon Reck's profile
      Jon Reck
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      That's what I love about macro photography- how seemingly mundane objects often become fascinating when looked at closely. Posted one year ago
      1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
        Ferdy Christant
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        Absolutely, and in the case of extreme macro, it's pioneering. Even for commonly photographed plants, you might be one of the first if not the first to magnify it like that. Posted one year ago

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The Red Sorrel

"Rumex acetosella" is a species of sorrel. The plant and its subspecies are common perennial weeds. It has green arrowhead-shaped leaves and red-tinted deeply ridged stems, and it sprouts from an aggressive and spreading rhizome. The flowers emerge from a tall, upright stem. Female flowers are maroon in color.

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Uploaded May 11, 2024. Captured May 10, 2024 14:25 in JJX7+CP Rutland Charter Township, MI, USA.
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  • NIKON D850
  • f/1.0
  • 1/10s
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