Queen Anne's Lace
(Wild Carrot)

Quite common, still, no less majestic.
Lacey blooms mature into bird's nest shapes as they go to seed.

 
Photo by Aubrey Shepherd, 7/03
 
Plants in various stages of growth are visible in these summer views of flora present on wetland near Town Branch of the West Fork of the White River in Fayetteville, Arkansas