Pic(k) of the Week: Lyreleaf sage

Lyreleaf sage wildflowers, blooming in DeKalb County, Georgia, USA. 9 April 2022.

Salvia lyrata —commonly known as lyreleaf sage— is an herbaceous perennial in the mint family (Lamiaceae) and native to the eastern and central United States. It may grow 1 to 2 feet tall, with leaves that originate at the base of the stem. Each basal leaf [arising from the base of the plant.] is lobed like a lyre, hence the species name, and lavender flowers occur in rings around the stem from mid-spring to early summer, attracting butterflies."

— North Carolina Cooperative Extension

Linksmų Velykų! *

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• * Linksmų Velykų is Lithuanian for "Happy Easter" (if one day premature!). Lithuania was the homeland of my grandparents, maternal and paternal, immigrants to the United States in the early 20th century


• Pic(k) of the Week: one in a weekly series of images posted on Saturdays, and occasionally —but not always (as is the case today)— with a good fermentable as the subject.
• Photo 16 of 52, for year 2022. See it at Flickr: here.
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• Camera: Olympus OM-D E-M10 II.
• Lens: Lumix G 20/F1.7 II
• Settings: 20 mm | 1/1250 sec | ISO 200 | ƒ/2.0


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