Fascinating transformation of Mayweed

Apache64 · #1 (**permalink**) 05-07-2011, 07:22 PM

I believe these are Ox Eye Daisies. If they aren't please do let me know. This is a series of shots taken over about three quarters of an hour as the sun rose from behind a building. I thought the transformation was quite fascinating. Be interested to see it on a time lapse film.

leifus · #2 (**permalink**) 05-07-2011, 07:27 PM

your plants are mayweeds. Hard to ID from a photo, but I'd hazard a guess at scented mayweed, Matricaria recutita

because as far as I can tell the stems are glabrous and in my experience the petals reflex like that very often in this species.

I'd agree, to see a time-lapse would be really good!

Wild-Woman · #3 (**permalink**) 05-07-2011, 07:28 PM

Yes I think this is mayweed too.

Apache64 · #4 (**permalink**) 05-07-2011, 07:57 PM

Thanks for that information. I've looked at a few google images before posting my thread and I think some of those may have been incorrectly identified as Ox Eye Daisies. I should have asked here first

... I don't suppose I can change the thread title now either.

leifus · #5 (**permalink**) 05-07-2011, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Apache64

Thanks for that information. I've looked at a few google images before posting my thread and I think some of those may have been incorrectly identified as Ox Eye Daisies. I should have asked here first

... I don't suppose I can change the thread title now either.

i don't think so...thanks for posting though, they are excellent photos of, in my opinion, some lovely flowers!

Mele · #6 (**permalink**) 05-07-2011, 09:04 PM

In ther 4th photo I can make out some of the sepal-like bracts. They are edged brown, so I'd say this was more likely to be scentless mayweed, Tripleurospermum inodorum. The petals can also reflex in this species.