February 29, 2020

Elephant Head Flower Seed

Macro and Micro Picture of the Day 2020-02-29

Here are seeds of the elephant head flower (Pedicularis groenlandica). The flower resembles the head of an elephant. It grows in the western mountains of North America, across all of Canada and in southern Greenland. It is a parasite plant obtaining nutrients from the roots of another plant. The seed dimensions are about 1.25 by 3.0 mm.

Equipment used: Canon EOS Rebel T5i with 49 mm long extension tube.



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