Chuck probably is right. I considered bloodroot, but the petals just didn't
look right to me: too skinny and too few. Maybe it's an undernourished
specimen.
http://indianspringherbs.com/Bloodroot.htm
Is there a prize for being second? :-[
Anyway, it's not a weed, unless you want it to be.
Walt
--
"Anything more than 500 yards from
the car just isn't photogenic." --
Edward Weston
-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "Dean Tyler" <dtyler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> I think Chuck go it. The next time I need to whip up some war paint I know
> where to go.
>
> Dean
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chuck Norcutt [mailto:chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Monday, August 15, 2005 9:57 AM
> To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [OM] Re: Random Image #9
>
>
> Dean Tyler wrote:
> > Camera: OM-2n
> > Lens: 50mm f2
> > Film: Kodak E200 @ 320
> >
> > http://www.pbase.com/veggie_dean/image/47722796
> >
> > Does anyone know what this flower is? They bloom in late spring at a pond
> > near my house. I really like the flower's symmetry and sparkle. If it is
> > some type of common weed, please withhold information so I can maintain my
> > exotic illusion.
> ----------------------------------
>
> Probably "Bloodroot" (Sanguinaria canadensis)
> <http://altnature.com/gallery/bloodroot.htm>
>
> Pretty to look at but you wouldn't want to eat any. Used in alternative
> medicine but not likely with the approval of the FDA.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
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