One of the defining characteristics of Ranunculids (buttercups) is that their petals have a smooth, reflective surface, which is not common in other flowering plants. Hypotheses for the presence of this surface range from an extra attractant to pollinating insects to a heat regulating mechanism for the reproductive organs. In other words, nobody knows....
Rereading your post before sending, I realised that you probably meant what I said above. I also think they are less shiny than they should be, which is why I included Anemones. > On 24 March 2021 at 10:39 Henk Terhell <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Did you use a pola filter? It looks like a species of ranunculus (of > which there many), however these are rather shiny. > > Henk > > Op 2021-03-24 om 05:14 schreef Daniel J. Matyola: > > These small yellow wildflowers appeared across the street this week. > > Can anyone identify them for me? > > > > http://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-pesos/2021/3/24/yellow > > > > K-5 IIs, smc FA 100 mm Macro F 2.8 > > Comments and criticisms are invited -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
