Monday, July 12, 2010

Tobacco's Bloom



Flowers on a tobacco plant, taken on yesterday's Tar Heel 200K, a ride which cuts through the heart of North Carolina tobacco country.

1 comment:

dean furbish said...

The blooms look like little trumpets.

Interestingly, tobacco is in the same family (nightshade) as paprika, chili pepper, tomato, and potato.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solanaceae