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Cephalanthus_occidentalis2_2024-07-07 SW Michigan USA We had dinner in the middle of this photo shoot- when I returned the closed flower buds were beginning to open.<br /> <br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/161926/cephalanthus_occidentalis_2024-07-07_sw_michigan_usa.html" title="Cephalanthus_occidentalis_2024-07-07 SW Michigan USA"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/11710/161926_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=wu5cYGNgQQcxTjP51Hx08mOVJuM%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Cephalanthus_occidentalis_2024-07-07 SW Michigan USA Growing in the field behind our house, in a low area, near a lake. Usually we find these actually in the water at lands edge. If you look closely you will see numerous tiny insects, frozen here and there in the 50 or so sequential photos used to create this shot.<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/161939/thripinae_2024-07-07_sw_michigan_usa.html<br /> <br /> <br /> A closer view:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/161927/cephalanthus_occidentalis2_2024-07-07_sw_michigan_usa.html Buttonbush,Cephalanthus occidentalis,Geotagged,Summer,United States" /></a></figure> Buttonbush,Cephalanthus occidentalis,Geotagged,Summer,United States Click/tap to enlarge

Cephalanthus_occidentalis2_2024-07-07 SW Michigan USA

We had dinner in the middle of this photo shoot- when I returned the closed flower buds were beginning to open.

Cephalanthus_occidentalis_2024-07-07 SW Michigan USA Growing in the field behind our house, in a low area, near a lake. Usually we find these actually in the water at lands edge. If you look closely you will see numerous tiny insects, frozen here and there in the 50 or so sequential photos used to create this shot.<br /> <br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/161939/thripinae_2024-07-07_sw_michigan_usa.html<br /> <br /> <br /> A closer view:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/161927/cephalanthus_occidentalis2_2024-07-07_sw_michigan_usa.html Buttonbush,Cephalanthus occidentalis,Geotagged,Summer,United States

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The Buttonbush

''Cephalanthus occidentalis'' is a species of flowering plant in the coffee family, Rubiaceae, that is native to eastern and southern North America. Common names include buttonbush, common buttonbush, button-willow and honey-bells.

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Species identified by Jon Reck
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By Jon Reck

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Uploaded Jul 8, 2024. Captured Jul 7, 2024 20:43 in 9290 Milo Rd, Plainwell, MI 49080, USA.
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  • NIKON D850
  • f/1.0
  • 1/60s
  • ISO64
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.