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Hydrangea radiata
A woody shrub with heads of tiny white flowers. There are often, but not always, larger, sterile flowers surrounding the flower head. The leaves are opposite and toothed, with a distinctive white underside that give the plant its common name.
Rocky outcrops and streamsides.
The insect in the last photo is a yellowjacket hover fly (Milesia virginiensis). More pictures of that bee mimic fly are here: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/178....
Spotted on Aug 7, 2009
Submitted on Jun 12, 2013
2 Comments
Thanks, mauna Kunzah. At the time I took these pictures, I was photographing plants almost exclusively. Capturing the hoverfly reminded me how the digital age democratized photography. If I had to pay for film and processing, I'd never even attempt many of the spottings I post.
I love the last shot!