Awakening At Dusk

Awakening At Dusk

The blossums of Common Madia slowly open at dusk turning a brown meadow into a sea of yellow. They stay wide open throughout the night, then close back up when the morning sun is overhead. The plant is sticky and smells like tar, making your pantlegs and shoes aromatic after a walk through patches of it, and giving it a common name of tarweed. Thanks for the correct ID, Steve. Madia elegans

Categories: [Valley Oak Woodland]  [native annuals]  [wildflowers]  

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  • What an interesting flower!!! Love how they fill the frame..your dof.
    Excellent!!!
    Marcie @ 08-10-2009
  • Interesting field biology lesson. At first they reminded me of sunflowers. But I guess these are more dandelion-size, no? Agree with Marcie about frame and dof.
    Mindy | f-stopMarin @ 08-10-2009
  • Yes Mindy, these flowers are dandelion size, sometimes even smaller.
    Jane @ 08-10-2009
  • gorgeous work here Jane. so simple and yet so perfect! beautiful!
    dj.tigersprout @ 08-11-2009
  • These are Madia and are in the same family as Tarweed.
    steve diers @ 03-08-2010

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Awakening At Dusk

Awakening At Dusk

The blossums of Common Madia slowly open at dusk turning a brown meadow into a sea of yellow. They stay wide open throughout the night, then close back up when the morning sun is overhead. The plant is sticky and smells like tar, making your pantlegs and shoes aromatic after a walk through patches of it, and giving it a common name of tarweed. Thanks for the correct ID, Steve. Madia elegans

Categories: [Valley Oak Woodland]  [native annuals]  [wildflowers]  

Latest Comment

  • What an interesting flower!!! Love how they fill the frame..your dof.
    Excellent!!!
    Marcie @ 08-10-2009
  • Interesting field biology lesson. At first they reminded me of sunflowers. But I guess these are more dandelion-size, no? Agree with Marcie about frame and dof.
    Mindy | f-stopMarin @ 08-10-2009
  • Yes Mindy, these flowers are dandelion size, sometimes even smaller.
    Jane @ 08-10-2009
  • gorgeous work here Jane. so simple and yet so perfect! beautiful!
    dj.tigersprout @ 08-11-2009
  • These are Madia and are in the same family as Tarweed.
    steve diers @ 03-08-2010

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