P is for Prickly............
It appears to be quite a prickly plant.
But upon closer inspection, each one of those "spikes" is really the center of a tiny flower.
This little ball has tons of these tiny flowers - all with their centers much longer than the bloom.
And they are quite soft, not hard or hurtful at all.
I found this plant beside the lake this past summer.
Even though it was right at waist level as one walked in the water - no one bothered it.
Perhaps it's "prickly" appearance saves it from the curious little ones who spend much time beside it.
I don't know what kind of flower it is, but I was quite intrigued nonetheless.
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'Prickly' is an excellent P-word. Good photo too.
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Sara Cat
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Your prickly plant is actually quite a pretty plant. I wish I could have enlarged the photo to see the little flowers better. Excellent P post.
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Kay, Alberta, Canada
An Unfittie's Guide to Adventurous Travel
What a fascinating plant. I've never seen anything like that before :-)
ReplyDeleteWhat an interesting flower! I've never seen one like it - and perhaps you're right. Perhaps its appearance saves it from being eaten or damaged? A bit like hoverflies' stripes stop things trying to eat them because they look a bit like wasps!
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Very interesting prickly flower. It does look like it would stick. I have no idea what it is but glad you captured it for us to see.
ReplyDeleteintriguing, indeed
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Thtat is a truly interesting plant! Good photo!
ReplyDeleteThat is one cool flower!
ReplyDeleteLovely photo, Kathy.
ReplyDeleteIn all my time spent on lakes, I've never seen one of those. What a good find!
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This post is very interesting to read,the prickly flower is wonderful.
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