Close up of an Indian Warrior Plant. (Pedicularis densiflora). It is a native plant of Oregon and similar to the Indian paintbrush. Grows in selective locations in Southern Oregon’s Rogue Valley near Medford Oregon.
The indian Warrior Plant is a Perennial and only grows in California and Oregon, generally in clusters of plants.
Photo taken near Williams Oregon. .
*Classification for Kingdom Plantae Down to Species Pedicularis densiflora *
Kingdom Plantae – Plants Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons Subclass Asteridae Order Scrophulariales Family Scrophulariaceae – Figwort family Genus Pedicularis L. – lousewort P Species Pedicularis densiflora Benth. ex Hook. – Indian warrior
Camera EXIF information. Model – Canon EOS 20D Software – Adobe Photoshop CS2 Windows Copyright – Bart Elder ExposureTime – 1/20 seconds FNumber – 11 ExposureProgram – Normal program ISOSpeedRatings – 100 ShutterSpeedValue – 1/20 seconds ApertureValue – F 11.00 ExposureBiasValue – 0.00 Flash – Flash not fired, compulsory flash mode FocalLength – 80 mm
Comments
This is so different and so pretty…Is this a wildflower?
It is classified as a plant but has a wonderful “flower”, I put the classification in the discription.
– BartElder
Great capture!
Beautiful image, Bart!! A very interesting plant (and it is considered both a herb and a wildflower). Beautiful detail and color!
great capture