J. Raasch
@jraasch
Interested in science, natural history, preserving biodiversity. Restoring and protecting a 2-acre prairie remnant for 20+ years 😱 ... I have a lot of questions. I try to read, but tend to fall asleep when I stop moving. Wisconsin
Cup Plant Another Silphium, the disk florets produce stamens and the ray florets produce pistils. Opposite of typical sunflower. #NativePlants
So much life! Maybe too much? By the way, a Robin usually builds a nest in mound of grape vines every year.
Compass Plant The disk florets produce stamens. The ray florets produce pistils. #NativePlants
Red pines I planted more than a few years ago. It’s cool to see a tall tree you know you planted. And there was a literal crow’s nest up there a while ago. It nice to grow homes for other creatures. 🥰
Volunteer Pumpkin plant on the compost pile. Only 117 days until Halloween. 🎃
Leadplant pollen. I'm not sure this is the natural color. I neglected to view it through an eyepiece. I had the eyepiece camera set up and was eager to look at the slide. Then just excited to actually see something. We need more photos of pollen here! Please. 😊 #NativePlants #pollen #microscopy
Insect on Leadplant flower. I was planning to photograph the flower, but immediately distracted by the insect. It does not sit still long enough for a sharper images. Low magnification, no stacking. Just click click click click until there's an okay focused imaged.
Looking at Timothy Grass flowers. Eyepiece camera, stereo microscope, low magnification, image stacking. #microscopy
Here’s the back of a flower of a different specimen. If you’d like to predict the outcome of somewhat better documentation later. Note the distinct notches at the tips of the petals. This might be important?