Corn Lilly

The abstract and lyrical quality of these plants create beautiful photographs with several different interpretations. They are common in the Northwest and Pacific Northwest, especially at moist higher elevations. Interestingly they created a disturbing trend in the 50's - large numbers of sheep were giving birth to one-eyed lambs. Scientists investigating the mystery eventually determined that mothers of these “Cyclops sheep” had grazed on a plant called the corn lily. They apparently contain a compound that blocks embryonic development.

Analogies anyone......