Nice close-up. beautiful flower.

Dawn

just googled this species, I see its a clumper, normally with yellow flowers-nice plat!

Yes Larry, there are two forms the yellow flowered form was the form most commonly associated with the name, the pink flowered form used to bear the name M. microheliopsis, or M. drogeana.
I have a yellow flowered form that I just purchased It hasn't begun to clump yet, whilst my pink form has multiple offsets.
Maybe I should take a pic of them side by side, and post it...

CP

CPC, you do some great Macro work, and this is a perfect example. Icing on the cake is that springtime is just getting underway where you are. I think we have so much to look forward to.

Al

Love the spination on M. microhelia..
Bill in SC

Great composition...love the flower and the spines! Looking forward to more of your snaps.

~Rosemarie