http://missouricameraguy.zenfolio.com/p643612792 en-us Copyright (C) Jamie Lloyd Photography jamie@jamielloyd.org (Jamie Lloyd Photography) Sat, 27 Jun 2009 18:10:29 GMT Sat, 27 Jun 2009 18:20:43 GMT http://missouricameraguy.zenfolio.com/img/v6/p849415665-10.jpg http://missouricameraguy.zenfolio.com/p643612792 120 75 http://missouricameraguy.zenfolio.com/p643612792/?photo=849415665 <p><a href="http://missouricameraguy.zenfolio.com/p643612792/?photo=849415665"><img src="http://missouricameraguy.zenfolio.com/img/v6/p849415665-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p></p> jamie@jamielloyd.org (Jamie Lloyd Photography) http://missouricameraguy.zenfolio.com/p643612792/?photo=849415665 Sat, 27 Jun 2009 18:11:25 GMT http://missouricameraguy.zenfolio.com/p643612792/?photo=822577580 <p><a href="http://missouricameraguy.zenfolio.com/p643612792/?photo=822577580"><img src="http://missouricameraguy.zenfolio.com/img/v5/p822577580-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p></p> jamie@jamielloyd.org (Jamie Lloyd Photography) http://missouricameraguy.zenfolio.com/p643612792/?photo=822577580 Sat, 27 Jun 2009 18:11:46 GMT http://missouricameraguy.zenfolio.com/p643612792/?photo=980684275 <p><a href="http://missouricameraguy.zenfolio.com/p643612792/?photo=980684275"><img src="http://missouricameraguy.zenfolio.com/img/v5/p980684275-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p></p> jamie@jamielloyd.org (Jamie Lloyd Photography) http://missouricameraguy.zenfolio.com/p643612792/?photo=980684275 Sat, 27 Jun 2009 18:12:13 GMT http://missouricameraguy.zenfolio.com/p643612792/?photo=1066331455 <p><a href="http://missouricameraguy.zenfolio.com/p643612792/?photo=1066331455"><img src="http://missouricameraguy.zenfolio.com/img/v1/p1066331455-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p></p> jamie@jamielloyd.org (Jamie Lloyd Photography) http://missouricameraguy.zenfolio.com/p643612792/?photo=1066331455 Sat, 27 Jun 2009 18:12:43 GMT http://missouricameraguy.zenfolio.com/p643612792/?photo=570652190 <p><a href="http://missouricameraguy.zenfolio.com/p643612792/?photo=570652190"><img src="http://missouricameraguy.zenfolio.com/img/v2/p570652190-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p></p> jamie@jamielloyd.org (Jamie Lloyd Photography) http://missouricameraguy.zenfolio.com/p643612792/?photo=570652190 Sat, 27 Jun 2009 18:12:59 GMT http://missouricameraguy.zenfolio.com/p643612792/?photo=878503692 <p><a href="http://missouricameraguy.zenfolio.com/p643612792/?photo=878503692"><img src="http://missouricameraguy.zenfolio.com/img/v0/p878503692-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p></p> jamie@jamielloyd.org (Jamie Lloyd Photography) http://missouricameraguy.zenfolio.com/p643612792/?photo=878503692 Sat, 27 Jun 2009 18:13:28 GMT http://missouricameraguy.zenfolio.com/p643612792/?photo=585593914 <p><a href="http://missouricameraguy.zenfolio.com/p643612792/?photo=585593914"><img src="http://missouricameraguy.zenfolio.com/img/v4/p585593914-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p></p> jamie@jamielloyd.org (Jamie Lloyd Photography) http://missouricameraguy.zenfolio.com/p643612792/?photo=585593914 Sat, 27 Jun 2009 18:13:55 GMT http://missouricameraguy.zenfolio.com/p643612792/?photo=887107203 <p><a href="http://missouricameraguy.zenfolio.com/p643612792/?photo=887107203"><img src="http://missouricameraguy.zenfolio.com/img/v2/p887107203-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p></p> jamie@jamielloyd.org (Jamie Lloyd Photography) http://missouricameraguy.zenfolio.com/p643612792/?photo=887107203 Sat, 27 Jun 2009 18:14:27 GMT http://missouricameraguy.zenfolio.com/p643612792/?photo=661143276 <p><a href="http://missouricameraguy.zenfolio.com/p643612792/?photo=661143276"><img src="http://missouricameraguy.zenfolio.com/img/v1/p661143276-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p>This is a Musk Thislte &quot; Carduus Nutans &quot;. Musk thistle is primarily a biennial or winter annual but may occur as a summer annual. The leaves of musk thistle are deeply lobed, hairless, and are dark green with a light green mid-rib. A silver gray leaf margin is characteristic of each spine tipped lobe. The leaf base extends down the stem to give the plant a winged appearance. Musk thistle is the first of the Kansas thistles to bloom in the spring. The terminal flower is large (1 2 to 3 inches in diameter), solitary and usually nodding or bent over slightly. The plant is freely branched and each branch may have one flower or more in addition to the terminal flower. The flowers are purple and are &quot;powder puff&quot; shaped. Seed dispersal begins 7 to 10 days after blooming. Seeds are straw-colored, oblong, and 1/8 inch in length. The seeds are attached to parachute-like hairs (pappus) which allow for their dispersal by wind currents.</p> jamie@jamielloyd.org (Jamie Lloyd Photography) Flowers Scenic Musk Thistle "Carduus Nutans" http://missouricameraguy.zenfolio.com/p643612792/?photo=661143276 Sat, 27 Jun 2009 18:15:02 GMT http://missouricameraguy.zenfolio.com/p643612792/?photo=825740051 <p><a href="http://missouricameraguy.zenfolio.com/p643612792/?photo=825740051"><img src="http://missouricameraguy.zenfolio.com/img/v5/p825740051-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p>This is a Musk Thislte &quot; Carduus Nutans &quot;. Musk thistle is primarily a biennial or winter annual but may occur as a summer annual. The leaves of musk thistle are deeply lobed, hairless, and are dark green with a light green mid-rib. A silver gray leaf margin is characteristic of each spine tipped lobe. The leaf base extends down the stem to give the plant a winged appearance. Musk thistle is the first of the Kansas thistles to bloom in the spring. The terminal flower is large (1 2 to 3 inches in diameter), solitary and usually nodding or bent over slightly. The plant is freely branched and each branch may have one flower or more in addition to the terminal flower. The flowers are purple and are &quot;powder puff&quot; shaped. Seed dispersal begins 7 to 10 days after blooming. Seeds are straw-colored, oblong, and 1/8 inch in length. The seeds are attached to parachute-like hairs (pappus) which allow for their dispersal by wind currents.</p> jamie@jamielloyd.org (Jamie Lloyd Photography) Flowers Scenic Musk Thistle "Carduus Nutans" http://missouricameraguy.zenfolio.com/p643612792/?photo=825740051 Sat, 27 Jun 2009 18:15:41 GMT http://missouricameraguy.zenfolio.com/p643612792/?photo=703759458 <p><a href="http://missouricameraguy.zenfolio.com/p643612792/?photo=703759458"><img src="http://missouricameraguy.zenfolio.com/img/v4/p703759458-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p></p> jamie@jamielloyd.org (Jamie Lloyd Photography) http://missouricameraguy.zenfolio.com/p643612792/?photo=703759458 Sat, 27 Jun 2009 18:16:41 GMT http://missouricameraguy.zenfolio.com/p643612792/?photo=1007934672 <p><a href="http://missouricameraguy.zenfolio.com/p643612792/?photo=1007934672"><img src="http://missouricameraguy.zenfolio.com/img/v0/p1007934672-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p></p> jamie@jamielloyd.org (Jamie Lloyd Photography) http://missouricameraguy.zenfolio.com/p643612792/?photo=1007934672 Sat, 27 Jun 2009 18:17:45 GMT http://missouricameraguy.zenfolio.com/p643612792/?photo=771015344 <p><a href="http://missouricameraguy.zenfolio.com/p643612792/?photo=771015344"><img src="http://missouricameraguy.zenfolio.com/img/v5/p771015344-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p></p> jamie@jamielloyd.org (Jamie Lloyd Photography) http://missouricameraguy.zenfolio.com/p643612792/?photo=771015344 Sat, 27 Jun 2009 18:18:07 GMT http://missouricameraguy.zenfolio.com/p643612792/?photo=545387654 <p><a href="http://missouricameraguy.zenfolio.com/p643612792/?photo=545387654"><img src="http://missouricameraguy.zenfolio.com/img/v1/p545387654-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p></p> jamie@jamielloyd.org (Jamie Lloyd Photography) http://missouricameraguy.zenfolio.com/p643612792/?photo=545387654 Sat, 27 Jun 2009 18:18:41 GMT http://missouricameraguy.zenfolio.com/p643612792/?photo=738063647 <p><a href="http://missouricameraguy.zenfolio.com/p643612792/?photo=738063647"><img src="http://missouricameraguy.zenfolio.com/img/v1/p738063647-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p></p> jamie@jamielloyd.org (Jamie Lloyd Photography) http://missouricameraguy.zenfolio.com/p643612792/?photo=738063647 Sat, 27 Jun 2009 18:19:05 GMT http://missouricameraguy.zenfolio.com/p643612792/?photo=685932487 <p><a href="http://missouricameraguy.zenfolio.com/p643612792/?photo=685932487"><img src="http://missouricameraguy.zenfolio.com/img/v0/p685932487-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p></p> jamie@jamielloyd.org (Jamie Lloyd Photography) http://missouricameraguy.zenfolio.com/p643612792/?photo=685932487 Sat, 27 Jun 2009 18:19:29 GMT http://missouricameraguy.zenfolio.com/p643612792/?photo=620206488 <p><a href="http://missouricameraguy.zenfolio.com/p643612792/?photo=620206488"><img src="http://missouricameraguy.zenfolio.com/img/v1/p620206488-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p></p> jamie@jamielloyd.org (Jamie Lloyd Photography) http://missouricameraguy.zenfolio.com/p643612792/?photo=620206488 Sat, 27 Jun 2009 18:19:37 GMT http://missouricameraguy.zenfolio.com/p643612792/?photo=656727735 <p><a href="http://missouricameraguy.zenfolio.com/p643612792/?photo=656727735"><img src="http://missouricameraguy.zenfolio.com/img/v5/p656727735-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p></p> jamie@jamielloyd.org (Jamie Lloyd Photography) http://missouricameraguy.zenfolio.com/p643612792/?photo=656727735 Sat, 27 Jun 2009 18:20:06 GMT http://missouricameraguy.zenfolio.com/p643612792/?photo=990344333 <p><a href="http://missouricameraguy.zenfolio.com/p643612792/?photo=990344333"><img src="http://missouricameraguy.zenfolio.com/img/v1/p990344333-3.jpg"/></a></p> <p></p> jamie@jamielloyd.org (Jamie Lloyd Photography) http://missouricameraguy.zenfolio.com/p643612792/?photo=990344333 Sat, 27 Jun 2009 18:20:43 GMT