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Common Dandelion - plume, Heesch, Netherlands A macro stack of the fibre-like plume, which by means of wind will carry a single seed to its destination. If you look closely, the fibre has a hooked appearance, which explains why these things stick and attach to anything it comes in contact with.<br /> <br /> Here you can see the other end, the way the seeds are attached to the core of the flower:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/93273/common_dandelion_heesch_netherlands.html" title="Common Dandelion, Heesch, Netherlands"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/93273_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=LsOxTEbsgm6t%2BbLwDly494iHXzg%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Common Dandelion, Heesch, Netherlands Our backyard lawn is currently full of dandelions. Early in the season, it&#039;s good practice to let them be for a while as they are a reliable source of nectar for many species of bee at a time when few other flowers are blooming. <br /> <br /> This is a 70 image stack at 2.5 x macro. It turned out more interesting than I expected. The individual seeds with plume attached are too big for extreme macro, so instead I plucked a few to make a small opening to the core of the flower, where you can see how the seeds attach. They have an interesting hooked appearance, supposedly to make them attach to wherever they land after wind transported them. The same is true for the plumes, they too have a hooked appearance:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/93274/common_dandelion_-_plume_heesch_netherlands.html Common dandelion,Extreme Macro,Taraxacum officinale,WeMacro" /></a></figure> Common dandelion,Extreme Macro,Taraxacum officinale Click/tap to enlarge

Common Dandelion - plume, Heesch, Netherlands

A macro stack of the fibre-like plume, which by means of wind will carry a single seed to its destination. If you look closely, the fibre has a hooked appearance, which explains why these things stick and attach to anything it comes in contact with.

Here you can see the other end, the way the seeds are attached to the core of the flower:

Common Dandelion, Heesch, Netherlands Our backyard lawn is currently full of dandelions. Early in the season, it's good practice to let them be for a while as they are a reliable source of nectar for many species of bee at a time when few other flowers are blooming. <br /> <br /> This is a 70 image stack at 2.5 x macro. It turned out more interesting than I expected. The individual seeds with plume attached are too big for extreme macro, so instead I plucked a few to make a small opening to the core of the flower, where you can see how the seeds attach. They have an interesting hooked appearance, supposedly to make them attach to wherever they land after wind transported them. The same is true for the plumes, they too have a hooked appearance:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/93274/common_dandelion_-_plume_heesch_netherlands.html Common dandelion,Extreme Macro,Taraxacum officinale,WeMacro

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The Common dandelion

"Taraxacum officinale", the common dandelion, is a flowering herbaceous perennial plant of the family Asteraceae. It can be found growing in temperate regions of the world, in lawns, on roadsides, on disturbed banks and shores of water ways, and other areas with moist soils.

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Similar species: Asterales
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Apr 26, 2020. Captured Apr 12, 2020 15:55.
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  • NIKON D850
  • f/1.2
  • 1/200s
  • ISO400
  • 50mm