Godfrey's Blazing Star
by Maria Urso
Title
Godfrey's Blazing Star
Artist
Maria Urso
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
After a long night and day of continuous storms, I decided to see if perhaps I could catch something worthy and to my surprise I did and I ended up with a few clear photos and some foggy photos. This is one of my favorites.
Godfrey's blazing star is confined to the coastal scrubs and sandhills of Wakulla and Franklin Counties and is listed as a state endangered species.
In many respects, Godfrey's blazing star is similar to the common Chapman's blazing star. Both have leaves that become gradually smaller from the base and up the flowering stalk; not sharply smaller. The flower heads are attached to the main stem by short stalks (they are not attached directly) and the flower heads are similar in size, though Godfrey's tends to be a bit smaller than Chapman's. One of the easiest features in keying them apart is that in Godfrey's blazing star, the flower buds spread outward from the main stem and this makes the bud stem (the peduncle) visible and obvious. In Chapman's blazing star, the buds are held tightly against the main stem , they overlap each other, and the peduncle is not easily seen.
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June 16th, 2016
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