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A Walk in a Fern Bluff Park (21 April 2007) Cheatham Park, Page 2 by Jerry Cates This tiny cluster of even more miniscule flowers was found in a protected bit of grass near a tree. See the reddish edging on the leaves? The flowers have two lips, one down and the other up. This is related to Self-Heal (Prunella vulgaris), but lacks some of the features common to that flower.
And not far away, a spread of straggler daisies (Calyptocarpus vialis) caught our eyes. Its incredibly small flower is difficult to photograph, but this one came out just fine.
Notice in the flower below that two curious structures are associated with it...
Another tiny flower, this was found on the other side of the park, alone. It was the only one of its kind we saw today.
This, too, was all alone, and just as tiny.
Archives of previous walks in the park: 12 May 2007, 05 May 2007; 28 April 2007, 21 April 2007, 14 April 2007, 1 April 2007 Easter Egg Hunt; 24 March 2007, 17 March 2007; Nov. 03, 2001; April 04, 2001; March 25, 15, 10-11, 04, 2001; February 24, 18, 10, 2001 |
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