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Winterling (Eranthis hyemalis)
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| Photo Information |
| Copyright: ulrike gruber (ulli1) (37) |
| Genre: Plants |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2008-02-08 |
| Categories: Flowers |
| Exposure: f/3.5, 1/160 seconds |
| More Photo Info: [view] |
| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2008-02-09 10:59 |
| Viewed: 541 |
| Points: 2 |
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
Oh, what a fine day I found the first "Winterling".
Eranthis hyemalis is a plant found in Europe, which belongs to the family Ranunculaceae, the buttercup family. The plant is small, but it has large, yellow, cup-shaped flowers. It is commonly known as Winter Aconite or Wolf's Bane. This plant grows from a tuber and has a low habit. All parts of the plant are poisonous when consumed by humans.
Native to woodlands, this plant is used in gardening as a groundcover, and is valued for the fact that the bright green foliage and yellow flowers appear extremely early in the spring. |
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- Ena
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(2341) - [2008-02-11 2:44]
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Hello Ulrike,
Nice shot of this very rare and endangered species in my country!
TFS
Ena
