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A common sunflower providing life This sunflower was producing enormous amounts of pollen. Look at what has dropped on the leaves below the bloom. Common sunflower,Helianthus annuus Click/tap to enlarge

A common sunflower providing life

This sunflower was producing enormous amounts of pollen. Look at what has dropped on the leaves below the bloom.

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    Ferdy Christant
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    The bee in the core is totally covered as well :) Posted 10 years ago
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      Stephen Philips
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      Yes, but I didn't want to draw too much attention to him due to motion blur. Cloudy day and my shutter speed was too short to freeze him. Posted 10 years ago

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The Common Sunflower

"Helianthus annuus", the common sunflower, is a large annual forb of the genus "Helianthus" grown as a crop for its edible oil and edible fruits. This sunflower species is also used as wild bird food, as livestock forage, in some industrial applications, and as an ornamental in domestic gardens.

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Similar species: Asterales
Species identified by Stephen Philips
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