Seeds waiting for a good breeze... by marlboromaam

Seeds waiting for a good breeze...

Hairy Cat's-Ear seed head. Solid stem - not hollow, more than one blossom on the same stem, hairy leaves and rounded like a cat's ear.

Interesting article on dandelions and how to tell them apart from the look-alikes here - http://www.namethatplant.net/article_dandelion.shtml
A list of look-alikes here with photos - http://www.namethatplant.net/gallery_compari.shtml?compare=Dandelions%20and%20Dandelion-like%20species
Some great info on Hairy Cat's-Ear here - https://weedwise.conservationdistrict.org/hyra3

Nine years ago today - https://365project.org/marlboromaam/365/2012-05-24
Fascinating reading and a great plant which makes for a great photograph.
May 23rd, 2021  
@wakelys Thank you, Susan! Glad you found it a good read. =)
May 23rd, 2021  
beautiful focus and details
May 23rd, 2021  
So beautiful details, lovely!
May 23rd, 2021  
One of my all time favourite plants!
May 23rd, 2021  
@30pics4jackiesdiamond Thank you, Jackie!

@framelight_byasli Thank you, Asli!

@fbailey Thank you so much!
May 23rd, 2021  
Great capture
May 23rd, 2021  
Nice shot!
May 23rd, 2021  
@bkbinthecity Thanks, BKB!

@365jgh Thank you, Judy!
May 23rd, 2021  
Lovely. I thought it was a dandelion... I'm now educated 😁
May 23rd, 2021  
Love this vegetal snowballs !
May 23rd, 2021  
Nicely captured to see the full one and the one already without its 'hairs'.
May 23rd, 2021  
you could always blow on them Maggie.
We call them dandelion clocks...the number of puffs of breath it tales to clear the seeds is the hour you are in !!! Eleven puffs then !!!!
May 23rd, 2021  
Great capture with the bloom and the buds
May 23rd, 2021  
@chesney_7 Thanks, Cheryl! Good deal on the ed. =)

@cocobella Thank you, Corinne!

@taffy Thank you!

@phil_howcroft LOL! I'll remember that the next time, Phil!

@ryan161 Thank you, Ryan!
May 24th, 2021  
Cool and I liked the info too.
May 24th, 2021  
@joysabin Thank you!
May 24th, 2021  
That's really interesting to learn about - they really are fascinating to study. Nice dof
May 24th, 2021  
Amazing to see up close and well focused - a little fluffy star on the end of each ...thingie!
May 24th, 2021  
Very pretty dof.
May 24th, 2021  
Beautiful shot of the different stages.
May 24th, 2021  
Beautiful shot. Great read and thanks for sharing.
May 24th, 2021  
@joysabin Thank you, Milanie!

@maggiemae Thank you, Maggiemae!

@sherimiya Thanks, Sheri!

@ludwigsdiana Thank you, Diana!

@sangwann Thank you, Dione!
May 24th, 2021  
nice capture
May 24th, 2021  
@pdulis Thanks, Peter!
May 24th, 2021  
Lovely focus and DOF... good info too and I’ll be on the lookout for these.
May 24th, 2021  
@kvphoto Thank you, KV!
May 24th, 2021  
Beautiful details in this.
May 24th, 2021  
@mittens Thank you, Marilyn!
May 24th, 2021  
Lovely detail. Great info!
May 24th, 2021  
@yoland Thank you!
May 24th, 2021  
Lovely focus and capture
May 24th, 2021  
@craftymeg Thank you, Margaret!
May 24th, 2021  
Oh dandelion. Great shot. Today I also saw a photo of a dandelion with water droplets, it also looks good and thought that you could take a pulverizer with you and create these droplets, imitating dew or after rain.
May 24th, 2021  
Very nice shot
May 24th, 2021  
@evgeniamsk Thank you! It not a dandelion though.

@bkbinthecity Thanks, BKB!
May 24th, 2021  
Lee
Super captured detail..
May 24th, 2021  
@gamelee Thank you, Lee!
May 24th, 2021  
Wonderful closeup
May 24th, 2021  
@linnypinny Thank you, Lin!
May 24th, 2021  
Oh, I read that dandelion has a lot of doubles! I thought he was the only one :-)
May 24th, 2021  
@evgeniamsk There are many lookalikes, but one true dandelion. Dandelions have a hollow stem, one bloom per stem, and large smooth leaves.
May 24th, 2021  
Lovely shot.
May 24th, 2021  
@haskar Thanks, Haskar!
May 25th, 2021  
@marlboromaam Thank you very much for the distinctive features, I will take a closer look, dandelion or not.
May 25th, 2021  
@evgeniamsk You are welcome. =)
May 25th, 2021  
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