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Marsh Woundwort


Marsh Woundwort
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Copyright: Gert Paassen (Gert-Paassen) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1198 W: 2 N: 4517] (13672)
Genre: Plants
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-07-25
Categories: Flowers
Exposure: f/8, 1/1600 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-06-12 22:54
Viewed: 382
Points: 26
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note [Dutch]
Today an flower tat are common in the Netherlands but needs wet feets. (palustrus).
It's a nbeutiful small flowering plant.
Thanks for looking and the critiques from my previous page.
I see wel that flowers here on TN less critiques get than wild or insect pictures or my fabulous fungi pictures but the orchids and other rare flowers are also comming.

Latin name - Stachys palustris

Common in damp lowland habitats.

Flower c 12-15 mm long. Plant typically 60-80 cm tall.

Skye ID: Leaves strap-shaped, very hairy, well over 3x as long as broad and the upper unstalked. Flower light or medium purple with extensive white blotches.

Other features: Lower leaves have stalks < 5 mm. Flowers in whorls of about 6 in axils of bracts which are like the leaves, becoming smaller as you go upwards.

A bristley plant with a creeping rhizome and upright stem. The plant has oblong short-stalked leaves and purple-pink flowers with white markings on
the lip. The flower whorls form a loose spike at the top of the plant. The sepals are fused to form a five toothed tube. A poultice made form this plant was once used extensively to cure wounds(including severe injuries).
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Hi Gert,
Beautiful composition and warm color tones, perfect sharpness. Yes, this specie's growing on wet territories. Nice shot, tfs.
I also feel insect shots gets more comments than fungi or flowers, but I advice You to post Your fabolous fungi and plant photos without hesitation.
Have a nice weekend, László

Hello Gert,
another splendid picture, you have taken this small beautiful flower with a superb sharpness and lighting, very beautiful colour tones in a very nice composition.
TFS
Have a good weekend
Maurizio

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  • oki Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 81 W: 10 N: 114] (584)
  • [2009-06-13 0:04]

Hi Gert,

I like the differnt states of flourishing. We do have them in Germany as well.
Thanks for the informative text.

TFS Oki

Destacaría el formato y la luz Gert.
Realmente en Tk parece que los insectos son más apreciados :-). La explicación que das es muy interesante e instructiva.

Saludos: Josep Ignasi.

Hi and Good Morning Big Bro Gert,
An awesome macro capture of this beautiful Lamiacea member flowerwith excellent clarity, wonderful OFF BG and fine composition.
TFS and have a nice Saturday!
Cheers,

Bayram

nice and simple, greetings Ori

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3800 W: 190 N: 11298] (34839)
  • [2009-06-13 1:26]
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Hello Gert,
Nice to see you back in action on TN, though I see that I am rather late in saying this.
This is a superb capture of a flowering Stachys palustris taken with almost technical perfection against an ideal OOF natural Bg, making it a great portrait of this species that is also common in the S. half of Sweden.
Thanks and have a good weekend,
Ivan

Very good capture of this beautiful plant Gert.
Excellent exposure,focus and sharpness.
Good work.
Cheers
Steve

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  • Ishi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 162 W: 0 N: 966] (3698)
  • [2009-06-13 3:09]

Lovely capture of this Stachys sp. We have 16 species of S., but not this one.

TFS. Have a nice weekend,

Ishi

The flowers of the field...surrounded by green. You glance at it gives pause for a song to rise...I can almost smell being there...photos to me are both visual, audio and have a certain odoriferous ambiance..
Bob

Hello Gert
this flower is perhaps very common, but also very beautiful and you presented us in a great way with this green BG where makes a superb cntrast with the pink flower
a great shot
Have a nice sunday
Jacqueline

Hallo Gert,
Ik heb even de Nederlandse naam opgezocht, want ik had geen idee wat dit kon zijn. Moerasandoorn dus. Erg mooie foto in schitterend licht en natuurlijk heldere kleuren tegen een mooie vage donkere achtergrond. Uitstekende scherpte en vanuit een goed laag standpunt genomen.
Groet,
Peter

Bonjour Gert,
Excellente restitution du sujet, malgré sa grande taille, permettant d'apprécier la finesse des détails et la délicatesse des couleurs.
A bientôt sur pour de nouvelles aventures.
Gérard

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