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Robin's Plantain ?

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Posted by Kendall Hetrick on May 11, 2010 at 9:51 PM
Robin's Plantain ?
Shot this today while hiking around looking for birds. I was impressed by the color. My Illinois Wildflowers book says this will sometimes be lilac color. Depending on rainfall tonight may try to get back with tripod & different lens tomorrow.
Sigma 50-500 @ 436mm eq f7.1 1/400 ISO 800 HH
Posted by Dan Borzynski on May 11, 2010 at 11:54 PM
If you get back there to shoot the flower, could you take a whole plant image? It doesn't need to be technically great but it will help to id the flower.

From what is pictured, there are a couple of things that come to mind for an id, daisy fleabane being the first choice.

Thanks.

Posted by Kendall Hetrick on May 12, 2010 at 2:47 PM
I did make it back just before the rain. This is a different plant however there are several there with the same coloring. I think you are right with the Daisy Fleabane I did find a discription of them that says "while the ray florets are usually white (sometimes light violet or pink). " I had never noticed them in any other color than white.
Posted by Toni Lankerd on May 13, 2010 at 9:40 AM
I agree with the Fleabane, even though I don't recall seeing them this color before.
Posted by Ramamohan Pai on May 14, 2010 at 11:45 AM
I agree that this is Fleabane. If you see one of John Shaw's books (either Close-Ups in Nature or Focus on Nature you see a photo showing the Fleabanes in the same color around a tree trunk.