taivasalla.net: Suomenlinna, a photo by Niklas Sjöblom

Helsinki: A flower on the shore of Länsi-Mustasaari, one of the Suomenlinna islands. Maybe someone wiser can tell me what this plant is?

Captured: Saturday 01 July 2006 (21:20) | Large version

Comments (7)

Gré

Hi Niklas! I don't have the fainest idea, but it's a beauty. Yellow is my favourite colour specially for flowers. Is this the real size or is it just a tiny little flower?

11.07.2006 (02:38)

Niklas Sjöblom

This is a close-up, so the flower is quite tiny.

11.07.2006 (13:22)

Cynthia

Hello Niklas,

I don't know this flower, but I could try to find out. I often take flower photos and sometimes I don't know their name, so I'm used to search here and there to ID them. I don't have time today, but I'll try tomorrow. Hopefully you will be lucky and someone will tell you its name before that! ;) If it's not the case, could you please tell us the approximate hight of the whole plant? I thought it could be Golden Rod (Solidago virgaurea) but I think it's not.

A nice day to everyone!

11.07.2006 (15:39)

Niklas Sjöblom

Cynthia, I'm grateful for all hints you can give me. I checked out some pictures of Golden Rod, and I agree with you that this probably is some other flower. It's hard for me to estimate the height of the plant, since I just took this picture, and I don't remember it so well. Maybe it was about 20-30 centimetres heigh, or a little less. Thank you in advance!

11.07.2006 (16:40)

Sabine

Could it be Common Ragwort?

http://linnaeus.nrm.se/flora/di/astera/senec/senejac.html

11.07.2006 (21:27)

Niklas Sjöblom

Sabine, thank you, it seems to be Common Ragwort. You're a genius! :)

11.07.2006 (23:19)

Cynthia

Hello,

I join Niklas and thank you also, Sabine! I know a new flower now! =)

12.07.2006 (11:28)