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Field Scabious (buds)


Field Scabious (buds)
Photo Information
Copyright: Tairi Tappo (uduputuk) Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Silver Note Writer [C: 28 W: 24 N: 42] (226)
Genre: Plants
Medium: Black & White
Date Taken: 2006-08
Categories: Flowers
Exposure: f/2.8, 1/320 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-12-15 5:18
Viewed: 994
Points: 4
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Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Asteridae
Order: Dipsacales
Family: Dipsacaceae
Genus: Knautia
Species: K. arvensis (English name: Field Scabiosa, Field Scabious; Estonian name: harilik äiatar, äiatari lill, jaanilill, krambirohi, jumikas)

Range
Europe, north to latitude 69°, east to the Caucasus and W. Siberia

Field scabious is a tall perennial of dry, grassy places and is usually found on chalky soils. From June to October, delicate blue, rounded, pincushion flowerheads form on tall, hairy, branched flower stalks. Scabious is clump-forming and has spear-shaped basal leaves that are deeply cut and lobed. The nectar from the flowers attracts numerous insects including bees and many species of butterflies, making it a valuable as well as an attractive plant for the wildlife garden. Grow this in a sunny position in grassland or flower border in well-drained neutral to alkaline soil.

Medicinal Uses
The whole plant is astringent and mildly diuretic. An infusion is used internally as a blood purifier and externally for treating cuts, burns and bruises. The fresh or dried flowering plant can be used, with or without the roots. A homeopathic remedy is made from the plant. It is used as a blood purifier and as a treatment for eczema and other skin disorders.
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bien vu cette vue en noir et blanc, personnellement j' aurai fait le fond un peu plus clair
merci de partager
edith

  • Great 
  • Libor Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 178 W: 1 N: 26] (1104)
  • [2006-12-15 6:30]

Nice shot !
Excellent Note
Thanks Libor

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