Friday, July 10, 2015

Oxeye Daisy: Death trap in a Prairie Meadow

Bench with Oxeye Daisies. Copyright © Shelley Banks, all rights reserved
A peaceful place to sit and watch the flowers © SB
An idyllic scene, with Oxeye Daisies:

  • An old bench, its blue paint peeling and wood bleached gray. 
  • Sunset glowing on the tree trunks behind. 
  • In front, a swath of bright yellow and white daisies. 

Sit, relax, and contemplate peace — and death in the Oxeye Daisies. For these innocent looking wildflowers present high risks for the unwary.

Consider, for example, the fate of the fly that does not notice a pale white spider camouflaged against this Oxeye Daisy's white ray florets...

Oxeye Daisies. Copyright © Shelley Banks, all rights reserved
Fly captured by spider in Oxeye Daisy  © SB
Oxeye Daisies. Copyright © Shelley Banks, all rights reserved
Oxeye Daisy Deathtrap  © SB 
Oxeye Daisies. Copyright © Shelley Banks, all rights reserved
White and yellow ray and disk florets of Oxeye Daisies.
These are introduced plants, i.e., not native,
and can be somewhat invasive.  ©SB 


Prairie Wildflower: Oxeye Daisy   
Location: Near Muenster, Saskatchewan, Canada.  
Photo Date: July 4-7, 2015.


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