Erigeron annuus , Daisy Fleabane, Howard Co, Md, H Metzman
Fleabanes, this one is Erigeron annuus. This genus is one of the most common weedy plants in the mid-atlantic. A native seemingly able to handle the competition. Its generically attractive to a bees in color and form, but nothing to write to your mother about for food and drink, a flower way down the list of popularity. Probably has to do with ethnically being a composite. Extra credit portion of this post: How many thrips can you find in these 2 pictures? This reminds me of the Highlights magazine that in the Pleistocene was governmentally required to be in every dentist and doctor's office in the country. Picture and specimen by Helen Lowe Metzman.
We Are Made One with What We Touch and See
We are resolved into the supreme air,
We are made one with what we touch and see,
With our heart's blood each crimson sun is fair,
With our young lives each spring impassioned tree
Flames into green, the wildest beasts that range
The moor our kinsmen are, all life is one, and all is change.
- Oscar Wilde. Original public domain image from Flickr