Yellow Orange Echinacea
by Bruce Bley
Title
Yellow Orange Echinacea
Artist
Bruce Bley
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
This photograph of a yellow orange cone flower was taken while visiting while visiting the town of Galena, Illinois. This is and early bloomer for our area.
Echinacea is a genus, or group of herbaceous flowering plants in the daisy family, Asteraceae. The nine species it contains are commonly called coneflowers. They are endemic to eastern and central North America, where they are found growing in moist to dry prairies and open wooded areas. They have large, showy heads of composite flowers, blooming from early to late summer. The generic name is derived from the Greek word ἐ�150;� (echino), meaning "sea urchin," due to the spiny central disk. Some species are used in herbal medicines and some are cultivated in gardens for their showy flowers. A few species are of conservation concern.[
Echinacea species are herbaceous, drought-tolerant perennial plants growing up to (140 cm or possibly 4 feet, reference needed) in height. They grow from taproots, except E. purpurea, which grows from a short caudex with fibrous roots. They have erect stems that in most species are unbranched. Both the basal and cauline leaves are arranged alternately. The leaves are normally hairy with a rough texture, having uniseriate trichomes (1-4 rings of cells) but sometimes they lack hairs. The basal leaves and the lower stem leaves have petioles, and as the leaves progress up the stem the petioles often decrease in length. The leaf blades in different species may have one, three or five nerves. Some species have linear to lanceolate shaped leaves, and others have elliptic- to ovate-shaped leaves; often the leaves decrease in size as they progress up the stems. Leaf bases gradually increase in width away from the petioles or the bases are rounded to heart shaped. Most species have leaf margins that are entire, but sometimes they are dentate or serrate. The flowers are collected together into single rounded heads that terminate long peduncles. The inflorescences have crateriform to hemispheric shaped involucres which are 12�40 mm wide. The phyllaries, or bracts below the flower head, are persistent and number 15�50. The phyllaries are produced in a 2�4 series. The receptacles are hemispheric to conic in shape. The paleae (chaffs on the receptacles of many Asteraceae) have orange to reddish purple ends, and are longer than the disc corollas. The paleae bases partially surrounding the cypselae, and are keeled with the apices abruptly constricted to awn-like tips. The ray florets number 8�21 and the corollas are dark purple to pale pink, white, or yellow. The tubes of the corolla are hairless or sparsely hairy, and the laminae are spreading, reflexed, or drooping in habit and linear to elliptic or obovate in shape. The abaxial faces of the laminae are glabrous or moderately hairy. The flower heads have typically 200-300 fertile, bisexual disc florets but some have more. The corollas are pinkish, greenish, reddish-purple or yellow and have tubes shorter than the throats. The pollen is normally yellow in most species, but usually white in E. pallida. The three or four-angled fruits (cypselae), are tan or bicolored with a dark brown band distally. The pappi is persistent and variously crown-shaped with 0 to 4 or more prominent teeth. x = 11
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Marcia Fontes Photography
Great composition! L/F. Marcia
Bruce Bley replied:
Marcia, I want to thank you for the nice comment and L. I truly appreciate it and thank you for the visit.
Bruce Bley
Thank you for the feature in the group "Excellent Self-Taught Artists", Joe. I truly appreciate the honor.
Bruce Bley
Mechala, I am very grateful for the feature in the group "Flowerly Love-25. Thank you so much for the honor.
Bruce Bley
Marinescu, I truly appreciate the feature in the group "Premium FAA Artists". Thank you so much.
Doug Kreuger
—A nice souvenir, Bruce, Galena, IL is a Grand place to visit, I loved all of the historic storefronts—like time stood still… Congratulations on being this week's WFS Showcased with your fine artworks! L/V
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you for the kind and gracious comment, Doug. Galena. I a fun place to visit. Thank you or the congrats and v.
Beverly Guilliams
Awesome Shot Bruce, Congrats on being selected as the Showcased Artist for the week in WFS..............v./f.
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you for the nice compliment and congrats, Beverly. I sincerely appreciate it and thank you for the v.
Donna Kennedy
Fabulous shot Bruce, Congratulations on being selected as the Showcased Artist for the week in WFS!...L
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you for the kind words, Donna. I truly appreciate them and thank you for the L.
Carolyn Rosenberger
Congrats on being chosen as the Showcased Artist! Wonderful macro! L&F
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you again for the congrats, Carolyn. I really appreciate it and thank you for the L.
Bruce Bley
Joe, I truly appreciate the feature in the group "Excellent Self-Taught Artists". Thank you so much for the honor.
Bruce Bley
Marinescu, I want to thank you for the feature in the group "Premium FAA Artists". I sincerely appreciate the honor.
Nikolyn McDonald
Congratulations on your selection as Showcased Artist of the Week in WFS. Wonderful detail in this pretty close-up.
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you for your kind and gracious comment and congrats, Nikolyn. I truly appreciate it,
RC DeWinter
Beautiful detail and such rich color, Bruce. Congrats on your WFS Showcase
Bruce Bley replied:
RC, Thank you for the wonderful comment and congrats. I sincerely appreciate it.
Randy Rosenberger
This special recognition of being one of our highest FEATURED ARTISTS is very special and am so happy for you to give you the highest accolades one can be given in our WFS group. it is a true honor to bestow upon you this recognition, due to the professional quality, creativity, and pure beauty of this fine piece of artwork. As administrator of the Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery group, I am very proud of you for this accomplishment. LIKED and FAVED Forever, Elvis
Bruce Bley replied:
Randy I sincerely appreciate the kind words and feature in the group "Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery. Thank you for the like. Bruce
Bruce Bley
Thank you for the feature in the group "Excellent Self-Taught Artists", Joe. I appreciate it.
Bruce Bley
Mechala, Thank you for the feature in the group "Flowerly Love". I sincerely appreciate it.
Deb Halloran
Bruce, This macro shot is incredible with fantastic color, light and amazing detail. Nicely done. v/f
Bruce Bley replied:
Thank you for the wonderful compliment, Deb. I truly appreciate it and thank you for your support and v.