16th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Wild Salsify

The dreamy, airy seeds of salsify have always intrigued me, and in this photo, I also wanted to capture the structure of the plant- how the seeds in its flower forms into little shields, like natural origami.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 07.2018
Date Uploaded: 08.2018
Photo Location: Hudson, Wisconsin, United States of America
Camera: DMC-GX85
Copyright: © Violet Penman