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Photo by liu.sunnie
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Species ID Suggestions

Globe Thistle

Echinops ritro

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Dan Doucette
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Comments (8)
KristalWatrous
The bee is definitely a bumble bee, either Bombus terrestris or Bombus lucorum. Either way, Bombus sp. will cover it. :)
liu.sunnie
How wonderful, thank you for telling me!!Thanks!!:-D
Dan Doucette
Have you had a look at my suggestion? I really think it is a species of Echinops.
liu.sunnie
okay, i also got a little bit confused, it looks doesn't like too much Allium giganteum now. really have no idea what is that.>_<
liu.sunnie
uh...just checked from google image, i think i didn't take it wrong. or you can try again~
Dan Doucette
Allium giganteum are you sure? They flower in the spring and do not have leaves anywhere near the flowers like in your photo. Also their leaves are large and thornless.
liu.sunnie
The flower is Allium giganteum, you are right, i just wanted to take a photo of the bee, but finally i found i love the whole picture:-b
Dan Doucette
I understand the focus of this spotting might be the insect, which looks kind of like a carpenter bee, but the flower very prominent as well. It is an Echinops, might not be E. ritro.
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PublishedOctober 22, 2011

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