Osceola's Plume
by Paul Rebmann
Title
Osceola's Plume
Artist
Paul Rebmann
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
The inflorescence of Osceola's plume, also called crowpoison. Osceola was a Seminole leader of the early 1800's and a pivotal figure in the Second Seminole Indian War in Florida. This image was made in Tate's Hell State Forest in the Florida panhandle.
A common wildflower of wet flatwoods, bogs and savannas in much of Florida north of Lake Okeechobee, although absent from the Big Bend area. The range extends through the southeastern coastal states from Texas to Virginia, plus Tennessee.
Osceola's plume is perennial, growing to 1m (3 ft.) tall or more. The prominent leaves are basal and grasslike, while the few alternate stem leaves are greatly reduced on glabrous stalks. The small flowers have 6 white to pinkish tepals and 6 stamens. The flowers are grouped in terminal, elongated and often tapering clusters, creating the 'plume' of one of the common names. The plants are also called crowpoison, due to their poisonous nature.
(Subject description from the artist's Wild Florida Photo website www.wildflphoto.com)
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June 13th, 2016
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