Mustard Grass Flower
A blossom is good like sunshine, even if it’s only a little bit. This weed has a sunny smile just big enough to brighten your day. Be sunny and bloom no matter what size you are!
Please come back tomorrow for a new “Weed Image of the Day” and let me know which ones you like.
We and our weeds are so much more than what we first appear to be.
I love the weed seed tower and this one! Anything has beauty if you put it in perspective! Love the idea of this blog!
Thank you! Yes, I totally agree. I like to look closely at something that suffers from mainly being overlooked. I chose weeds for a number of reasons…they are everywhere, and they possess an unbridled passion to thrive!
This looks like Rapistrum rugosum, an alien invasive from Europe. I don’t know where you are, but here in Austin it has become a real nuisance, sometimes outcompeting native wildflowers, including the ones that the Texas Department of Transportation uses our tax money to plant alongside highways.
Hi Steve. It’s either Rapistrum rugosum or a close relative! We call it Mustard Grass here and it thrives alongside the freeways in So. Cal. as well as empty lots and fields. it comes back year after year. I read something interesting about the plant at this blog: http://somerstonwineco.com/blog/Mustard-grass.
I haven’t verified the above story, but it sure seems like a good use for this eye catching weed.
And compare this:
http://ask.yahoo.com/20060718.html
Great post, thanks