This yellow plant is from the Aster family, and the Ambrosia genus. The ambrosia part is an odd bit of nomenclature since in Greek and Roman mythology, ambrosia is food of the gods. But in the plant world, all 50 or so species of Ambrosia are commonly known as ragweed.
For the past few weeks, the ragweed has been bright yellow, standing straight and tall. The last few days, though, the flowers have been starting to dry up, shedding their noxious pollen, much to the chagrin of people with allergies. I am fortunate to not be one of those suffering from "hay fever" but the Missus is not so lucky, which is why I selected the title of this shot.
It's sad when something so beautiful is so hard for some folks. Hope the season is over soon for your wife - sending healing thoughts. I understand the suffering as my husband used to suffer terribly with hay fever - he was almost out of commission from August to the end of October....
@casablanca Well, he is a god, and should be able to handle it. And if he couldn't, it's possible that ambrosia is ancient Greek for 'liquid Benadryl.'
beautiful shot and plant, here it is forbidden to have it in the garden, and the municipal administration does weedind service in the fields...to much allergy...
@santina Thanks for the compliment. Most people here would love to outlaw ragweed, but there is so much of it growing wild it would be impossible to get rid of, or even to get rid of enough to make a difference.
October 9th, 2020
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