The common or garden dandelion is generally considered a weed but that does not stop it being a surprisingly strong photographic subject. Dandelion

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The common or garden dandelion is generally considered a weed but that does not stop it being a surprisingly strong photographic subject. Dandelions are part of the Aster (Asteraceae) family. Here we can see the the petals drooping to the sides, the individual flowers in the flower head are "ray florets" and each has a ligule (the petal like structure) and at the top of the anther, almost reaching for the sky, is a bilobed

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Size: 3796px × 2847px
Location: Wivelsfield Green, East Sussex
Photo credit: © Chris Page / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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