Flower Identification Needed

[Jeremy Stein]

<p>I took pictures of this flower at the local BioPark, but I cannot find out what kind of flower it is. Can anyone identify it for me, please?</p><div></div>

[MathewDH]

<p>I would recommend asking at the park. Emailing them the flower image to them might get a responce on the identity.</p>

<p>CHEERS...Mathew</p>

[tonmestrom]

<p>I asked my wife who is a master florist. She thinks (it's only a detail after all) it's probably a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hibiscus"><strong>Hibiscus</strong></a></p>

[jon_mullen1]

<p>A magnolia?</p>

[SteveH]

<p>I googled Minnesota Wildflowers ('cause that's where I am right now) and didn't see anything like it. Maybe there's a similar website for where you are. Even unidentified, that's a great image.</p>

[David_Cavan]

<p>My wife thought it looked liked a habiscus as well. I suspect that it may not be a native plant if it is at a BioPark.</p>

[Matthew Currie]

<p>I thought at first it was a hibiscus too, but could not find any with a center like that.</p>

[jim_momary]

<p>To me, it looks like it is in then ranunculus family (persian buttercup). That center pistil structure is distinctly non-hibiscus.</p>

<p>There are a whole range of them, ranging from tight rose-like shapes to a cross visually between a hibiscus and a cone flower.</p>

<p>There are both single & double versions, which make the flower shape/look change from daisy-like to rose-like.</p>

<p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_-sGI9x6QLmo/S6Erlh1MFhI/AAAAAAAAB8Y/LTX41ErUjRM/pink-ranunculus.jpg">http://lh4.ggpht.com/_-sGI9x6QLmo/S6Erlh1MFhI/AAAAAAAAB8Y/LTX41ErUjRM/pink-ranunculus.jpg</a></p>

<p><a href="http://www.sciencephoto.com/image/62617/530wm/B8342506-Persian_buttercup_Ranunculus_asiaticus_-SPL.jpg">http://www.sciencephoto.com/image/62617/530wm/B8342506-Persian_buttercup_Ranunculus_asiaticus_-SPL.jpg</a></p>

<p>Jim</p>