Composite Flowers - Orange Coneflower

I did not know that a Composite flower is actually a composite of many smaller flowers. And - on reading this, I still did not get its meaning. An example is a Sunflower, and so I zoomed in on an image I have of a sunflower - I did not see anything that fit this description! I like this discussion, taken in entirety from this reference: wildflowers-and-weeds.com: Asteraceae

The uniqueness of the Aster or Sunflower family is that what first seems to be a single large flower is actually a composite of many smaller flowers. Look closely at a sunflower in bloom, and you can see that there are hundreds of little flowers growing on a disk, each producing just one seed. Each "disk flower" has 5 tiny petals fused together, plus 5 stamens fused around a pistil with antennae-like stigmas. Look closely at the big "petals" that ring the outside of the flower head, and you will see that each petal is also a flower, called a "ray flower," with it's petals fused together and hanging to one side. Plants of the Aster family will have either disk flowers, ray flowers, or both. When the seeds are ripe and fall away, you are left with a pitted disk that looks strikingly like a little garden plot where all the tiny flowers were planted.

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I came across this discussion while looking up the image of a cornflower, above. And was so pleased to zoom in on the central disk to find some "disk flowers" in bloom - with 5 petals!

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On the same flower was a bee - of course - this one in nice focus, and legs laden with pollen.

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Chicory, Composite or Daisy family

Flowers are stalkless, and hug the rigid, nearly naked stem (Peterson field guild to wildflowers). The basal leaves are dandelion like.

resolution of this image is not sufficient for me to understand the classification as a composite flower - I will have to keep my eyes open for another Chicory to inspect!

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