North Carolina Thimbleweed
by Rebecca Carr
Title
North Carolina Thimbleweed
Artist
Rebecca Carr
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
This wildflower is common across the United States. It is delicate and beautiful and can grow up to 3 feet tall. This cream or white flower has a lot of names: Virginia anemone, tall thimbleweed, Anemone virginiana, Thimbleweed, Tall Anemone. "Thimbleweed has no petals, but has large, showy petal-like sepals. The sepals are usually white or greenish whitish. The thimble-like shape of the green pistils yields the common name Thimbleweed." (https://uswildflowers.com)
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August 7th, 2019
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