Thursday, 7 June 2012

FFF29 - ECHINACEA

Echinacea is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants in the daisy family, Asteraceae. The nine species it contains are commonly called purple coneflowers. They are endemic to eastern and central North America, where they are found growing in moist to dry prairies and open wooded areas.

They have large, showy heads of composite flowers, blooming from early to late summer. The generic name is derived from the Greek word ἐχῖνος (echinos), meaning "sea urchin," due to the spiny central disk. Some species are used in herbal medicines and some are cultivated in gardens for their showy flowers. A few species are of conservation concern.

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24 comments:

  1. Libby7 June 2012 at 06:45

    WOW!!!! Extreme macro! This is really great :)

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  2. Unknown7 June 2012 at 07:10

    wonderful macro! i love that you included the bee.:p

    Walking Iris

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  3. Lois Evensen7 June 2012 at 08:04

    Beautiful image! Great bee detail. :)

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  4. Helene Orskaug7 June 2012 at 08:38

    WOW! Great macro! Beautiful:o)

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  5. A wondering star7 June 2012 at 11:38

    Beautiful close up! Echinacea blooms late summer in our garden!
    Thanks for sharing

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  6. NatureFootstep7 June 2012 at 13:06

    I love the color of this flower. And it is good for creating colds. :)

    Thanks for hosting FFF. :)

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  7. Unknown7 June 2012 at 13:41

    Beautiful how you caught the angle of the heart with the bee!

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  8. Birgitta7 June 2012 at 13:41

    Wonderful macro!

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  9. Donna Heber7 June 2012 at 15:28

    What an exquisite photo of the Echinacea with a honeybee hard at work! Just stunning! I am so inspired by all your wonderful images. Thank you for hosting and I'm happy to be joining this week.

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  10. Anonymous7 June 2012 at 17:47

    Echinacea and a honey bee!!
    Excellent picture!
    Thank you for your visit and comment.

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  11. lotusleaf8 June 2012 at 00:22

    I tried growing it, but didn't succeed:(

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  12. Valerie8 June 2012 at 00:25

    A superb capture Nick - love that bee! Thanks for sharing and hosting.

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  13. Unknown8 June 2012 at 03:32

    I agree, it's a superb capture! Awesome colours too.

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  14. Modern Mom8 June 2012 at 06:13

    This is s beautiful.

    Little White Flowers

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  15. Rocs8 June 2012 at 08:18

    nice macro!

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  16. Asha Ram8 June 2012 at 09:00

    Gracious! That's a superb photo. Thanks for sharing.

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  17. Nervenruh8 June 2012 at 12:37

    Ein Sonnenhut ist immer gut. Schönes Foto.

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  18. SquirrelQueen8 June 2012 at 23:12

    Beautiful shot! Looks like the little bee is hard at work.
    Happy Weekend!

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  19. LindyLouMac9 June 2012 at 04:58

    Back at last catching up on all the gorgeous flower shots I missed during my enforced absence.

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  20. Forsythea Nelms9 June 2012 at 18:15

    Great shot!I just planted one of this in my garden last week! They are very pretty! I'm thinking of buying some more because I love the way they are short, I can put them in front of my other plants!

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  21. Maria Merco9 June 2012 at 23:42

    Pretty flower, pretty photo.

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  22. Linda10 June 2012 at 03:15

    One of my very favorite blooms! I have some blooming now in my garden - this is lovely!

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  23. Bill de B11 June 2012 at 17:16

    Very pleasing to the eye.

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  24. Magical Mystical Teacher12 June 2012 at 08:20

    Echinacea is one of the loveliest of blossoms!

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