Orange rose and reflection
A bee's-eye view of the center of a purple coneflower, Echinacea purpurea. This extreme closeup is a combination of 23 macro images with different focus depths.
This complex structure, less than an inch across, is the flower of Rattlesnake Master, Eryngium yuccifolium. The plant is a traditional treatment for snake bite and is native to the tallgrass prairies of central and eastern North America.
