West Virginia Wild Flowers

[greybeard]

black eyed susan by TOM STRAIGHT, on Flickr

susan with bug by TOM STRAIGHT, on Flickr


purple flower by TOM STRAIGHT, on Flickr

susan with foam by TOM STRAIGHT, on Flickr



Along Rt. 250 just north of Fairmont.

 

[Jeff15]

Very nice set....

 

[greybeard]

Very nice set....

Thank you

 

[Dean_Gretsch]

I just drove through your state and saw many of these!

 

[Donde]

Beautiful late summer flower shots. Purple flower looks like a Lobelia sp. I've always wondered was produces the foam and why.

 

[Donde]

Beautiful late summer flower shots. Purple flower looks like a Lobelia sp. I've always wondered was produces the foam and why.

 

[greybeard]

Beautiful late summer flower shots. Purple flower looks like a Lobelia sp. I've always wondered was produces the foam and why.

That foam is a telltale evidence of Spittlebugs:

spittlebug nymphwithoutspittle Ken Gray sm by TOM STRAIGHT, on Flickr