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Dave Wise (Neoteric Wood Art)'s avatar

"Pappi from what was probably a pasqueflower"

Looks more like a Phyllis Diller flower to me =D

Your knowledge of botany continues to amaze!

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Ken Barber's avatar

I have no knowledge of botany. I just have a fixation for identifying every wildflower I photograph, which involves lots of Internet searches. Then I copy & paste what I find.

I've learned a few things. At least most of the time now, I know the names of the wildflowers I see while hiking.

For the record, "pappi" is the plural of "pappus" (it's Latin, you know), which is the formal name for the fuzzball on (for instance) dandelions. Apparently crocuses (Crocii?) get those too.

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