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Lomelosia simplex
When completely developed, the flower of the Lomelosia has a curious shape, similar to a small chinese lantern. Lomelosia is a genus in the honeysuckle family (Caprifoliaceae) It prefers limestone soils, gypsum and loamy with a certain level of nitrogen. It also appears on the edges of rural roads where the conditions are necessary for its growth.
Spotted at the edge of a sand path in a pine tree and evergreen oak forest. Dehesa de Valdelatas
Camera Model: NIKON D500. Exposure Time: 1/800 sec.; f/11; ISO Speed Rating: 800. Focal Length: 90.0 mm. No flash fired. DSC_2392, 2388
Spotted on Jun 28, 2018
Submitted on Oct 26, 2018
24 Comments
Thanks Leuba and Greyson
ooooh, pretty.
Congratulations on the SOTW - well deserved !
Gracias Isabela
Preciosa!
Thanks LaurenZarate, Mark, António ,Leuba and Maria dB for your nice comments
I agree Daniele, it is already in the Life and Mathematics mission
Thanks Daniele, it is a great joy!!!
Congratulations Arlanda, love this flower!
Congrats Arlanda. Great to see a flower as SOTW. Still haven't worked out how it develops though. ;-)
Beautiful find Angel,congrats on the well deserved SOTW and thanks for sharing
Congratulations arlanda, this gorgeous inflorescence has been voted Spotting of the Week! On top of esthetic criteria, your spotting was appreciated for the species' taxonomy, spectacular maturation and relative endemic nature.
"This stunning mature inflorescence with beautiful radial symmetries has been voted Spotting of the Week! Lomelosia simplex is a close relative of pincushion flowers (Scabiosa sp.) and belongs to the honeysuckle family (Caprifoliaceae). The epithet "simplex" means simple in Latin, referring to the flower stem which is usually unbranched. Lomelosia simplex is found throughout the south west of Europe and north west Africa".
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Superb ! Yes, like Maria I wouldn't have thought it belonged to the honeysuckle family. Thanks for the notes.
What a beautiful plant/flower! I would not have guessed it is in the honeysuckle family.
Your spotting has been nominated for the Spotting of the Week. The winner will be chosen by the Project Noah Rangers based on a combination of factors including: uniqueness of the shot, status of the organism (for example, rare or endangered), quality of the information provided in the habitat and description sections. There is a subjective element, of course; the spotting with the highest number of Ranger votes is chosen. Congratulations on being nominated Angel!
It should be in your Life and Mathematics mission ;-)
Thanks Bernadette, ChristineY, DrNamgyalT.Sherpa, triggsturner and dorin.chambers.14
Thanks Daniele. It Is a strange flower. It is not just radial but radial in 3D
What a gorgeous bloom!
Beautiful arlanda! I love the radial symmetry.
Stunning!
Fascinating flower!
What a fantastic looking flower. It looks like someone has carefully painted it, just beautifu. Thank you for sharing this with us Arlander.
Nice!