Prairie Smoke

prairie smoke1Friends, this tiny flower is commonly called prairie smoke and when the flowers are in this red phase, the name is not appropriate, but when the prairie is covered with the exploded seed head as in the image below, one can see the resemblance to smoke rising from the grasses. til Tomorrow MJ

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About mjspringett

Nature Photographer, searching for questions and answers

Posted on June 24, 2013, in Badlands, Nature, photography, Wild flowers and tagged , , , , , , . Bookmark the permalink. 1 Comment.

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