Pipewort
by Paul Rebmann
Title
Pipewort
Artist
Paul Rebmann
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
A solitary white flowering head of tenangle pipewort stands on a slender green stem against a blurred green background. The delicate flower head and its gentle curve create a sense of simplicity and elegance.
Tenangle pipewort is a common perennial wildflower of wet flatwoods, bogs and marshes throughout most of Florida. The range includes the Gulf and Atlantic coastal states from Texas to New Jersey, plus scattered locations in Oklahoma, Arkansas, Tennessee and Pennsylvania.
White 7-15mm (1/4 - 5/8 in.) wide heads made up of tiny flowers terminate multi-ribbed scapes 30-110cm (12 - 44 in.) tall and 1-3mm (up to 1/8 in.) in diameter. The heads are hard and barely flatten when compressed. The bracts at the base of the inflorescence head are acute at the apex (they have pointy tips as opposed to rounded). The leaves are linear, 10-40cm (4 - 16 in.) long in basal tufts.
(Subject description from the artist's Wild Florida Photo website www.wildflphoto.com)
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July 8th, 2024
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