Rattlesnake Master Silhouette

Rattlesnake Master Silhouette

 This from Gorman Nature Center in November of 2005.

RM is an herbaceous perineal plant whose name comes from the fact that some native
Americans used its root as an antidote for rattlesnake venom.

Rattlesnake Master Silhouette

It is native to the tall grass prairies of central and Eastern North America  from Minnesota to Ohio and south to Texas and Florida.  Its scientific name is Eryngium yuccifolium and is also known as button eryngo, button snake-root.

I have found it interesting over the years as it has provided me unique images.




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Vivianite

Vivianite

(Fe2+Fe2+
2(PO
4)
2·8H
2O) is a hydrated iron phosphate mineral  Wikipedia

Wikipedia says about this mineral, "It was named by Abraham Gottlob Werner in 1817, the year of his death, after John Henry Vivian (1785–1855), a Welsh-Cornish politician, mine owner and mineralogist living in Truro, Cornwall, England. John Vivian discovered the mineral at Wheal Kind, in St Agnes, Cornwall.^[2]"

This sample is from Mullica, New Jersey, USA.  The image has a FOV of 11.25mm and is 

2.09X on the sensor.

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Timothy

Timothy Head

This plant grew in about all of the fence rows and escaped eradication because it was self propagating.  It was also in the hay which we fed to the cows.

I liked pulling the head out of the plant and placing in my mouth.  Try it sometime if you never have.

This images shows its reproductive stage.  If you look closely you will see tiny bees pollinating the flowers.

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Serandite

Serandite

This mineral was discovered in Guinea in 1931 and named for J. M. Sèrand on Los Islands.  The sample above is from  De-mix Varennes Qy Vaennes Saint Amables Sill Quebec, Canada.  It's FOV is 7mm and 3.36x on the sensor.

Serandite

Water Lily

Water Lilies, Thin Ice

This from Gorman Nature Center in December 2011.

Who am I to neglect ideas from painters like Claude Monet.  This was a new way show the Lily Pads for me.

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Mottramite

Mottramite

This mineral usually contains copper and zinc.

FOV of this image is 9.5mm and it is 2.43x on the sensor.

Mottramite

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Rattlesnake Master

Rattlesnake Master

This plant is commonly found among the prairie grasses in USA.  The seed pods have spines.  The seeds fall from the spheres when ripe.

Emerging Rattlesnake Master 

The flowers attract many insects when in bloom.

Bumble Bee on Rattlesnake Master

Rattlesnake Master

It makes a unique addition to a dried flowers display.




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