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Staehelina arborea


Staehelina arborea
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Copyright: Catherine Dijon (CatherineD) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 429 W: 15 N: 1863] (6723)
Genre: Plants
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-06-19
Categories: Flowers
Camera: Canon EOS 40 D, Canon EF 100 mm F2.8 Macro USM
Exposure: f/18.0, 1/100 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-10-10 4:09
Viewed: 200
Points: 14
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note [French]
Staehelina arborea Schreb.
Synonym: Staehelina petiolata (L.) Hilliard & B. L. Burtt
Family: Compositae

I walked on a cliff of Ikaria the first day I came on the island. I was attracted by the red assassin bug hidden on a small shrub. But in fact, the bug is more common than this shrub. Looking today for the ID, I found in the Staehelina genus 5 species: S. dubia, S. unifloscula, S. fruticosa, S. baetica and S. arborea.
But only S. arborea has silvery-felted stems and whitish flower-heads. According some references it is an endemic shrub of Crete. But maybe this species can be found on other Aegean islands.
It is of course a first for TN too.

The bug is well known on TN. It is the Rhinocoris iracundus (Family Reduviidae).

Ref.:
M.Blamey, C.Grey-Wilson, Wild Flowers of the Mediterranean, Domino Guides, 2005.
V. Papiomytoglou, Fleurs sauvages de Grèce, Mediterraneo Editions, 2006.
Staehelina petiolata, Virtual Botanical Museum of Crete, Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania, 2008.
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great foliage. and great camouflage of bug. thank you for sharing.

very nice closeup, TFS Ori

Ciao Catherine. Great..very great DOF here. Stunning detaisl and colours result in amazing graphic effects. Besto compliments.

Roberto

Hi MF Catherine, a neat and delightful macro capture of these compositae flowers which they also novelty for me with their visitor. Perfect focus with soft lighting and fine composition.
Greetings from sunny Izmir MF!
Have a nice WE!
Cheers,

Bayram

hello Catherine
very good composition
great sharpness you can see very good the flowers ,they are beautiful
great shot
greeting lou

Hello Catherine,
quelle fantastique photo en macro, superbe netteté et magnifiques couleurs, j'adore cette composition pleine avec splendide luminosité.
Merci et félicitations
Bonne soirée et bon dimanche
Amicalement
Maurizio

Hello Catherine
great macro with wonderful details, fine colors and splendid sharpness. Very beautiful the details on the Staehelina arborea and the delicate flowers well contrasting for tonalities.
Livio

Bonjour Catherine,
Merci pour le partage de cette belle publication remarquable de finesse mais dont le déchiffrage et l'appréciation demande attention soutenue afin d'en saisir toutes les facettes.
A bientôt sur TN pour de nouvelles aventures.
Gérard

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