Bee on Red Dahlia by Kaye Menner is a photograph by Kaye Menner which was uploaded on April 30th, 2017.
Bee on Red Dahlia by Kaye Menner
A honey bee, head first, collecting pollen from the stamen of a bright red Dahlia flower.... more
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Bee on Red Dahlia by Kaye Menner
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Kaye Menner
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A honey bee, head first, collecting pollen from the stamen of a bright red Dahlia flower.
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[From Wikipedia]
Dahlia is a genus of bushy, tuberous, herbaceous perennial plants native to Mexico. A member of the Asteraceae (or Compositae), dicotyledonous plants, related species include the sunflower, daisy, chrysanthemum, and zinnia.
There are 42 species of dahlia, with hybrids commonly grown as garden plants. Flower forms are variable, with one head per stem; these can be as small as 2 in (5.1 cm) diameter or up to 1 ft (30 -cm) ("dinner plate"). This great variety results from dahlias being octoploids-that is, they have eight sets of homologous chromosomes, whereas most plants have only two. In addition, dahlias also contain many transposons-genetic pieces that move from place to place upon an allele-which contributes to their manifesting such great diversity.
The stems are leafy, ranging in height from as low as 12 in (30 cm) to more than 6-8 ft (1.8-2.4 m). The majority of species do not produce scented flowers or cultivars. Like most plants that do not attract pollinating insects through scent, they are brightly colored, displaying most hues, with the exception of blue.
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Kaye Menner
Thank you so much Ricardo and Michael Mirijan for your kind comments :) It was a pleasure viewing some of your wonderful new images and I left a few likes/favs as a thank you.