This time of year the Japanese red maple (acer palmatum) in my front yard is ripe with seeds.
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In the fields of Glover-Archbold Park buttercups (ranunculus) are runin’ wild.
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Up close, the five-petaled flowers of this species of ranunculus are highly lustrous.
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Up close, the fruit of acer palmatum are colorful pairs of winged samaras.
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Tags: acer palmatum, Japanese red maple, samaras