Plants of the end of summer. Part 1

In the crown of birch trees first appear separate strands of yellow leaves. Separate branches for some reason, turn yellow before the others and stand out brightly against the green background of foliage remaining. Yellowing of the trees in different years, comes at different times. Previously, all, apparently, yellow birch. On the contrary, lilac retains its verdure till late autumn. Fruits and flowers late summer. Yellowed field more complete change in the nature of the transition to late summer. Where not mowed yet pestreyut late flowering grasses, and among them most Compositae. Continue to bloom individual plants of dandelion, whiter here and daisies and daisy, the survivors turn blue at the edges of stubble corn crop, the dry rocky places, on the clay cliffs and shores, roadsides come across azure blossoms of chicory, the gardens dotsvetayut sunflowers, along roads and field paths is still in bloom wild pockmark (or tansy), and on vacant lots and along the roads you can see the purple flower heads spiny thistles and lavender - Tatarnikov. However, Asteraceae, not only in bloom. At the same plant can be found blooming and faded blossoms already ripe with fruit, which scatter in the wind now on their furry briefing. In late summer, ripe fruits and seeds of plants of the set, and now comes the time for them rassevaniya. Distribution of fruits and seeds is done by various devices, developed the plant in the struggle for existence. For example, mugs: the ends of their shoots were covered with spheric prickly heads, inside which there is a lot of fruit. Each head is outside the sharp hooks. Man and various animals, grazing lopushnik, take a toll on myself attach the head. Falling away from native bush, they will initiate new colonies mug. Tenacious hooks and fetuses avens.