Backlit frosted fennel (edit: actually Cow Parsnip) in the morning. Taken in Cooking Lake Rec Area.
Please correct me if I’m ever wrong in my plant or animal identification – I’m no expert.
Frosted Cow Parsnip
Please correct me if I’m ever wrong in my plant or animal identification – I’m no expert.
Nice shot, and, since you asked—it’s Cow-parsnip (Heracleum lanatum). Same family as Fennel (Carrot/Apiaceae), but the boreal equivalent.
Thanks Jonathan! Your leet biological skillz are always welcome here! I’ll update the post.