Melampodium, Butter daisy, Star daisy flowers and a honey bee[edit | edit source]
(Melampodium divaricatum cv. syn. Melampodium paludosum cv. and Apis mellifera (bee))
Flower photos > Garden plants > Summer Flowering Plants > Melampodium divaricatum cv. (Butter daisy, Star daisy) flowers
Animal photos > Animals > Insects > Bees > Apis mellifera (Western honey bee, European honey bee)
My short words
The bee on the Melampodium flower.
It might be like a precious gold for the bee.
Summer gives way to autumn.
The bee might be gathering nectar from the flowers before it was getting cold.
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(Plants) Common name: | Melampodium, Butter daisy, Star daisy |
(Plants) Japanese name: | メランポジューム (Meranpojyūmu) |
(Plants) Scientific name: | Melampodium divaricatum cv. syn. Melampodium paludosum cv. |
(Plants) Family name: | Asteraceae |
(A bee) Common name: | Western honey bee, European honey bee |
(A bee) Japanese name: | セイヨウミツバチ (Seiyō-mitsubachi) |
(A bee) Scientific name: | Apis mellifera |
(A bee) Family name: | Apidae |
Date taken: | September 9, 2014 |
Place: | A park in Fukuoka city, Japan. |
References[edit | edit source]
(Butter daisy - Melampodium paludosum)
- NC State University, NC State Extension - Melampodium paludosum
- University of Arkansas, Division of Agriculture - Melampodium divaricatum; Melampodium, Butter Daisy, Blackfoot Daisy
- Missouri Notanical Garden - Melampodium divaricatum
- John&Jacq~s Garden - Melampodium divaricatum (Butter daisy, Star Daisy)
- The Encyclopædia Britannica 15th edition - Melampodium paludosum
(Honey bee - Apis mellifera)
- UF/IFAS 'Featured Creatures' (University of Florida/Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences) - European honey bee
- Wikipedia.org Apis mellifera