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05/10/2004 02:16:33 PM · #1 |
This is a daisy my children found just somewhere in the grass.
The stem is about 1.5 cm (0.6 inch) wide and the flower is about 5 cm (2 inch) wide.
THIS IS NOT PHOTOSHOPPED. THIS IS REAL !!!!
Ever seen anything like it ?
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05/10/2004 02:19:57 PM · #2 |
hmmm, LOL,
you may want to consider moving away from that area!
:D
edit typo
Message edited by author 2004-05-10 14:20:15. |
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05/10/2004 02:20:28 PM · #3 |
weird, nope havent seen anything like that
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05/10/2004 02:27:11 PM · #4 |
I think it's the global warming thing.
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05/10/2004 02:29:29 PM · #5 |
Holy smokes. That is odd. Thanks for sharing. Was that the only one in the patch?
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05/10/2004 02:33:40 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by Jacko:
Holy smokes. That is odd. Thanks for sharing. Was that the only one in the patch? |
As far as I know, yes. After my children came home with the flower, I went back and tried to find the exact spot with them, but could not find it.
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05/10/2004 02:53:10 PM · #7 |
| Any nuclear power plants near there? |
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05/10/2004 02:56:36 PM · #8 |
I think this is liklely a result of application of some chemical to the area, possibly a weed killer (?). I've seen very similar effects before on dandelions where chemical treatments were applied but did not kill the plants.
I used to see it all the time in the '60s, haven't seen it at all in recent years. I'm sure there has been major change in the chemicals used, and that could be why. If it was growing in/near a lawn area that might explain alot. Makes one wonder what treatments might have been applied?
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05/10/2004 03:50:19 PM · #9 |
| What a strange mutant. It looks like several stems combined kind of like conjoined or Siamese twins in humans. We get a lot of mutant plants and animals where I live as it's 8000 feet above sea level and gets a lot of sun with no atmosphere to protect living things from the high radiation from the sun. You should see some of the dreadful little mutant lambs and calves that are born. |
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05/10/2004 03:55:53 PM · #10 |
I've seen a cone flower do something similar.
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05/10/2004 03:56:31 PM · #11 |
4-leaf clovers are mutants as well.
that's the beauty of nature - accidents happen. and when they do, and turn out to yield a better design in terms of survival, then the mutants go on to be the "normals" and either live along side those they mutated from or stamp them out in the struggle for resources.
its too bad the flower got picked - who knows what could have come of it? but i guess that was a flaw in its design, being appealing to curious children! ;)
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05/10/2004 03:57:49 PM · #12 |
Originally posted by darcy:
that's the beauty of nature - accidents happen. and when they do, and turn out to yield a better design in terms of survival, then the mutants go on to be the "normals" and either live along side those they mutated from or stamp them out in the struggle for resources. |
True - in this case it looks like it was trying to form a simple eye socket...
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05/10/2004 04:41:48 PM · #13 |
Totally wierd! and also scary you should show it to the local council or science lab (MAF) Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries.
It's most likely the result of weed killer or something simalar.
Thanks for sharing!
Sally |
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05/10/2004 05:04:47 PM · #14 |
| You should try to preserve or flatten it in a book for your children to see when they are older! :) |
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05/10/2004 08:09:54 PM · #15 |
Originally posted by Sammie:
You should see some of the dreadful little mutant lambs and calves that are born. |
Let me guess...those species, the lambs and calves, are not native to that elevation; but rather have been brought there by man for the purpose of making a profit. |
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05/10/2004 08:28:30 PM · #16 |
| hah yea i seen somethin like it, u kno the 3 eyed fish in simpsons? haha naw, but thats pretty awesome, what kinda place do you live at? hee |
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05/11/2004 03:17:43 PM · #17 |
Here is another picture, a bit sharper and now with a normal daisy next to it.
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05/11/2004 03:28:37 PM · #18 |
You should submit it to a botanist.
I wonder if you interrupted evolution by picking it? LOL .. now we may never know if daisies were meant to appear this way in 1000 years. The genes have been taken out of the gene pool. :(
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05/11/2004 03:34:53 PM · #19 |
And two more images :
 
Can you tell I am fascinated by it ?
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