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Nani, Haruto, Alice and Ashua are keen outdoorsy folk and they decided to head off into the woods for a little hike. They packed a picnic along too.

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Often trying to see beyond the obvious, not always to everyone’s taste, but, we have to photograph for ourselves in the first place, not ‘cater’ for others?

Oh yes, and then… and then I saw where the petals came from, this stem, half naked… Looked so lost without its petals.

Orange ranunculus, a has-been, still glowing though!

I like it so much I took a very close-up. LOL

AAAH and then... and then I see the final one of ‘the Orange Ranunculus with the fallen petals’… lol

The original mother-flower surrounded by her petals.

Have a good day and thanks for your visit, so very much appreciated, Magda, (*_*)

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Leucospermum (Pincushion, Pincushion Protea) is a genus of about 50 species of flowering plants in the family Proteaceae, native to Zimbabwe and South Africa, where they occupy a variety of habitats, including scrub, forest, and mountain slopes.

They are evergreen shrubs (rarely small trees) growing to 0.5-5 m tall.

The leaves are spirally arranged, tough and leathery.

The flowers are produced in dense inflorescences, which have large numbers of prominent styles, which inspires the name.

I can absolutely see why this is called the 'PINCUSHION' PROTEA.

The national flower of South-Africa.

Die enige eg SUIKERBOSSIE (ZA).

Protea flowers normally remain closed, (with the style curved, and the stigma within the mass of tepals), until an insect, bird, or rodent disturbs the flower.

At that point, the flower snaps open, the style straightens and the stigma is held some distance above the bloom.

Thank you for your visits and comments, greatly appreciated, M, (*_*)

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