Cirsium texanum
The flower head of a Texas Thistle. You can see the pollen on all the tips. A close look (these were taken with a macro lens) shows the pretty 5-pointed-star shape of all the individual flowers on this flower head.
Grows wild in a mostly sunny area on my rural property
2 photos attached to this spotting
Lat: 32.80, Long: -98.01
Spotted on May 2, 2012
Submitted on Dec 4, 2012
9 Comments
Beautiful shot!
Hermosa::
Lovely!
:)) starburst :)) beautiful.
Thanks you all. It's one of my favorites.
Gorgeous!
amazing flower and pretty colour..
Great Image!
Very, very nice!