Taken this afternoon..
I guess those are seed heads. If so, they represent hope. We need it.
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I think they are the stigmas. See the diagram here. https://www.michigannatureguy.com/blog/2015/06/13/dandelion-flowers/
Oh well…
Please don’t stigmatize Richard.
He gets enough of that from all the trolls he has to swat!
Dandelions have been around for about 30 million years, which is ten times longer than our branch of the evolutionary tree (Homo spp.). They will probably outlast us.
@ Matthew T Hoare
“They will probably outlast us”
Not much doubt about that. Are you a gardener…..?
Pollen landing on the sticky stigma begins the process of fertilisation and eventually the development of all those little dandelion seed carrying parachutes … so they absolutely do represent hope and the future.
There’s always hope.
I’m sure you know that.
Here’s a more human-created example I’ve been privileged to be with, twice, in the last couple of weeks, in Sheffield and the Hope Valley (! Peak District):
http://www.coatofhopes.uk
Thank you
I like that