Arabidopsis, 5mm in length.
multiple flowers arranged like this into a bigger flower, such as in a sunflower is called a disc flowerhead. the large petals on a sunflower are each an enlarged petal on a different small blossom.
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Nancy Graupner followed this bumblebee as it went from flower to flower in a garden. “I like this photo because the bee is standing on the leaf and poking its head into the ajuga blossom,” the Massachusetts resident writes. Ajuga, also known as bugleweed or carpet bugle, is an invasive in the wild but some varieties are planted for ground cover. Graupner used a Nikon D5000. (via Photo of the Week: Inspector Bee - National Wildlife Federation)
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I just don’t understand how this happened. But here’s a picture of a lemon from my backyard
WHAT THE EVERLOVING FUCK
when life gives yoǘ̻̬͓͎̣̟̩̦͢ ͪ̂̀̆҉̳̘̝̺̀l͇̬̹̞̻̥͕̥̗̒̎ͩ̋ͥ͆e͙̭̭̠̣̠̊́ͩ̂̓̀ṃ̛̍̂͛̈̏o̠̪̪ͤ͗͘n̵͉̣ͭͧ̿ͧ͛̀s̷̠͑ͬͫͦ̅͡ ̸͐ͤ͘҉̦̺M̰̹͙͇ͮ̉ͫͅȦ̻̔̅̇̑ͭ͛͋͘K̠̻̫̤̇̀ͥE͂ͪ͏̱̤͚͕ ̞͔̜̬̑ͯ͑͢ͅŞ͔̦̩̳̣̖ͮ͊ͨA͈̓͂̈́̀̀̚͘C̡̠̟͉ͪ͆̔ͤ͂ͪR̬͙͕ͪ̀͠Ĩ̵̖͚̑̊̓́F͎͕̄Iͬͧ̀̂̑ͪ͟͏̴̪̤ͅC̢̰̝͓̗͛ͬ̔̍̓́́̚̚Ḙ̶̠̰̳̩̳̊ͭͮ̇̇̚̕S̻͖̣̰̒̈͟
#this thing could give tanya’s mutant lime a run for its money
yeah, my lime is beat. this is satan’s lemon.
burn the tree
then salt the ground where the tree stood
but think of all that zest!
it reminds me of a buddha’s hand fruit
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Teeny tiny flowers of succulent, Haworthia. The bloom spike is about a foot and a half, while the plant itself forms clumps no more than three inches tall. (Taken with instagram)
After months of spiking, Tillandsia streptophylla finally sends out some delightful little purple flowers (Taken with instagram)