The scourge of allergy sufferers...

I gave up trying to get a macro of these teeny, tiny yellow male blossoms - too windy. So this craptastic shot of common ragweed will just have to do. Ambrosia artemisiifolia is a native weed to the Carolinas and Georgia. If you suffer from allergies, expect torture at this time of year. More info here - http://namethatplant.net/plantdetail.shtml?plant=64

[Leslie]

I remember the first time I saw "craptastic" on 365 ...LOL this is not craptastic . thankfully I do not suffer from allergies

[Mags]

@lesip LOL! It's where I first saw it too. Thank you, Leslie! =) I'm happy you don't have any allergies. Everyone I know who lives here does.

[Esther Rosenberg]

You are funny, Nice against the wooden fence.

[Mags]

@dutchothotmailcom I hope I made you laugh! Thank you, Esther!

[Jane Pittenger]

Nice colors and better bring kleenex

[bkb in the city]

Nice shot

[Diana]

Beautiful shot and lovely colour against the fence.

[Walks @ 7]

Achoo

[Susan Wakely]

Love the shot and the word craptastic.

[Dione Giorgio]

I saw these just this morning on my walk. Didn't knock what they were.

[Mags]

@jgpittenger Thank you, Jane! Lots of tissues and some allergy relief medicine.

[Mags]

@bkbinthecity Thanks, BKB!

[Mags]

@joysabin Bless you!

[Mags]

@wakelys LOL! Thank you, Susan!

[Mags]

@ludwigsdiana Thank you very much, Diana!

[Mags]

@sangwann Thanks, Dione!

[Sylvia du Toit]

Thanks for sharing. Now I learned something.

[Mags]

@sdutoit Thank you, Sylvia!

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Great shot. I was wondering what ragweed looked like.

[Margaret Brown]

A pretty capture

[Mags]

@mittens Thank you! There's more than one variety, but this is what we have here in South Carolina... and it's growing in several spots in my yard. LOL!

[Mags]

@craftymeg Thanks, Margaret!

[Santina]

beautiful shot, I like the fence as a background, here it is forbidden to have any in the garden and the municipal administration does weeding and cleaning work in the fields, to much allergy

[JudyG]

Fascinating - they're very clear. I don't think we have them in the UK

[bruni]

Beautiful against the fence. I used to suffer in the 20ties.my doctor suggested to get shots once a month until the next season.....It cured me. I can get close to ragweed and nothing happens.

[Mags]

@santina Living in the country, no such rules here. You have to do it yourself.

[Mags]

@365jgh Be happy you don't have them. You're not missing out on anything. LOL!

[Mags]

@bruni Good for you, Bruni! My mother took allergy shots for years and got better for a while.

[KV]

Ahhhhh...choo!

[Mags]

@kvphoto LOL! Bless you, KV!