Flowers and other Flora

[lion rock]

chrysoberyl,
They are a variety of these plants, I think all are edible, but the only one I planted doesn't yield fruit of value. The good ones are called passion fruits. I once consumed almost a whole jug of said juice, it was that good! Sadly, it was in Vietnam and not in the US.
-r

Very nice chrysoberyl!
And fragrant as well. Though these grow like wild fire, spreading all over the place.
Is this an editable variety?
-r

I'm sure there are several of these in this thread, but it is a favorite of mine.

Thank you! I have been told these 'Maypops' are edible, but they don't look appealing to me. And the Gulf Fritillary Butterfly clearly oviposited (note the chewed leaves) this specimen extensively. Butterfly eggs - yuck!

 

[lion rock]

Another strange one.
-r

 

[chrysoberyl]

Another strange one.
-r

Lovely - a thistle?

 

[lion rock]

Thanks chrysoberyl,
Can't say what it is, I can find out later, it grows at the uni's horticultural gardens. It is about 2 inches wide at the spiky bulb's widest.
Not your common thistles, though, thank goodness!
-r

Another strange one.
-r

Lovely - a thistle?

 

[dpc]

Another strange one.
-r

Nice picture

Looks a little bit like a milk thistle.

 

[lion rock]

Thanks dpc,
I'll find out today after work if it has a name with the plant.
Thanks.
-r

Another strange one.
-r

Nice picture

Looks a little bit like a milk thistle.

 

[Ryananthony]

Another strange one.
-r

Can you eat it? It looks like I should be able to peel it and eat it.

 

[lion rock]

Doesn't look appetizing at all, I don't think I'll attempt to try it at all. No thanks 8).
Ok, I'll go there later today to find out what the plant is, if listed. There are art works (friend's ) there I'd like to see anyways.
-r

edit: I just went to check at the horticultural garden but the name was not listed. However, visitors said it could be some kind of prairie thistles. That gave me an entry point to google. Looks like a "Cynara cardunculus" plant.
A new shot is added.

Another strange one.
-r

Can you eat it? It looks like I should be able to peel it and eat it.

 

[LarsCS]

Took my new 6D II backpacking this week...

 

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Took my new 6D II backpacking this week...

Lovely. Well done, LarsCS.

 

[danski0224]

Been a while, some from yesterday.

 

[lion rock]

Beautiful. Like the closeups.
-r

Been a while, some from yesterday.

 

[Click]

Been a while, some from yesterday.

Very nice series.

 

[npdien]

Took my new 6D II backpacking this week...

Nice shot, LarsCS.

 

[npdien]

 

[Click]

Lovely. Nicely done, npdien.

 

[rpt]

We went to this quarry on top of the hill in the city. you can find it on Google maps at this location: https://www.google.co.in/maps/place/ARAI+Stone+Quarry/@18.5281834,73.813217,15z/data=!4m8!1m2!2m1!1sQuarry!3m4!1s0x0:0x4e2fab4c98bea77!8m2!3d18.5304211!4d73.8180131?hl=en.It was completely overcast. Everything was green and looked beautiful. Here are some pics I took. The last one is a 180 degree pano of the quarry.

 

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Nice series, rpt.

 

[rpt]

Nice series, rpt.

Thanks

The small flowers were 4 to 5 mm across. Unfortunately I had not taken my macro lens. Next time I'll remember to take it.

 

[dpc]

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