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Common bird's-foot trefoil


Common bird's-foot trefoil
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Copyright: Gert Paassen (Gert-Paassen) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1210 W: 2 N: 4568] (13816)
Genre: Plants
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-06-17
Categories: Flowers
Exposure: f/22, 1/250 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-11-01 9:45
Viewed: 177
Points: 28
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note [Dutch]
Today a flower that I have been photographed earlier this year.
It ia]s a common flower in europe.
I hope you like this one.
Thanks for critique and viewing.

Latin name - Lotus corniculatus

Lotus is a genus that includes bird's-foot trefoils and deervetches and contains many dozens of species distributed world-wide. Depending on the taxonomic authority, roughly between 70 and 150 are accepted. Lotus is a genus of legume and its members are adapted to a wide range of habitats, from coastal environments to high altitudes. Most species have leaves with five leaflets; two of these are at the extreme base of the leaf, with the other three at the tip of a naked midrib. This gives the appearance of a pair of large stipules below a "petiole" bearing a trefoil of three leaflets – in fact the true stipules are minute, soon falling or withering.[1] Some species have pinnate leaves with up to 15 leaflets. The flowers are in clusters of 3-10 together at the apex of a stem with some basal leafy bracts; they are pea-flower shaped, usually vivid yellow, but occasionally orange or red. The seeds develop in three or four straight, strongly diverging pods, which together make a shape reminiscent of the diverging toes of a small bird, leading to the common name "bird's-foot".

Lotus species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species. See list of Lepidoptera that feed on Lotus. Several species are culvivated for forage, including L. corniculatus, L. glaber and L. pedunculatus. They can produce toxic cyanogenic glycosides which can be potentially toxic to livestock, but also produce tannins, which are a beneficial anti-bloating compound.

This genus can fix nitrogen from the air courtesy of their root nodules, making it useful as a cover crop. The nodulating symbionts are Bradyrhizobium bacteria. Scientific research for crop improvement and understanding the general biology of the genus is focused on Lotus japonicus which is currently the subject of a full genome sequencing project, and is considered a model organism.

Some species, such as L. berthelotii from the Canary Islands, are grown as ornamental plants. L. corniculatus is an invasive species in some regions of North America and Australia.
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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2909 W: 34 N: 8636] (32186)
  • [2009-11-01 9:48]

Hi Gert. A fine picture from the summer . You have taken this Common bird's-foot trefoil With fine detail. I like the soft colours against the plain BG. You are the master with flowers. As alway interesting notes to go with the picure. well taken TFs.
Nick..

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  • siggi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1376 W: 56 N: 4736] (16296)
  • [2009-11-01 10:11]

Hello Gert,
This is really a beautiful shot. Nice quality light and a spot on exposure have rendered some beautiful colors. Detail is sharp, and your control on the DOF was perfect. Nice OOF backround!
Best regards Siggi

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  • horias Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 387 W: 59 N: 854] (3948)
  • [2009-11-01 10:27]

Gert
Wonderful yellow capture!
Great colors and details.
Horia

Gert
Wonderful capture!
Great details and colors.
Mariana

Hi Gert,
Perfect shot of this common Lotus, excelent definition and BG.
TFS, Regards. Ferran

Hi Gert,

Superb macro capture of the beautiful golden yellow flowers with great contrast to the blurry BG! I like the sharpness and POV here with great show of natural colors. A great contrast can be seen between the colors of the flowers and the green blurry BG.

Well done!

best regards,
Paras

A lovely shot of these beautiful flowers, Gert!
I like the light and the simplicity of this compo!
Bravo!
Goldy

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  • MMM Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 921 W: 0 N: 1985] (8905)
  • [2009-11-01 18:27]

Hi Gert
Beautiful composition.Good POV and lovely colors.I also like the nice OOF BG.Text is also very interesting.
TFS Michel

hello Gert
a fine scene with with chromatic balance yellow with good output,beautiful composition from fine POV!
TFS thanks for sharing
Nasos

Hi Gert

Great shot of this common flower. Good composition and sharpness. Good DOF too.

Chris

Hello Gert,
excelent photo and composition, splendid colors and light,great sharpness and BG,
TFS, best regards,
Nikos.

hello Gert

beautiful flower photo shot with fine POV at its level,
fine focus excelent sharpness and details, i love the
yellow colour dominance of the image, TFS

Asbed

Hello Gert,

Excellent photo of this beautiful flower.
Nice colours with great detail.
Lighting and composition are splendid.
Good definition.

Bonjour Gert,
Très belle macro bien composée et très finement détaillée.
A bientôt sur TN pour de nouvelles aventures.
Gérard

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