Another fond spring memory … the False Garlic (Nothoscordum bivalve) wildflower:
This little beauty looks like it might be an onion or a garlic, but isn’t. Also, does not have the characteristic odor of it’s look-alike plants. The False Garlic is in the Lily family. The flower is an umbel (many shoots coming out of a single stalk, resembling an
umbrella), without leaves. Grows to 10-inches high, blooming from March to May in southern and central Missouri.
Photographic Equipment Used:
- Canon 1D Mark 3 body
- Canon EF 180mm, f/3.5 macro lens + Canon 1.4x TC (total of 252mm)
- Bogen 3221 tripod with Kirk ballhead
- ISO 400
- Aperture f/5
- Shutter 1/2000 sec. (top photo) and 1/4000 sec. (bottom photo)