Showy Tarweed (Set 2 of 3): The 153rd Flower of Spring & Summer! (2 more pix below)

As beautiful as this flower is, it's got some negatives. It's called "tarweed" because it's covered with tiny, sticky balls of resin that rubs off onto anything it contacts. The resin gives off an odor that is reminiscent of lemon in small doses, but when rubbed onto clothes or fur, it begins to stink to high heaven and smells horrible! Trying to get the gluey stuff off requires rubbing alcohol or a pair of scissors! YUCK! We have to keep the dogs out of the meadow when these flowers are in full bloom or the house reeks for hours! Livestock will eventually have lower legs that are matted with this tar-like resin! ICK!

(I have one more picture set following this one! :D)