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Copyright: Karen ww (karen64)
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| Genre: Plants |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2009-03-31 |
| Categories: Flowers |
| Exposure: f/4.3, 1/50 seconds |
| More Photo Info: [view] |
| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2009-05-22 1:56 |
| Viewed: 352 |
| Points: 6 |
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note [Polish] |
Crocus is a genus of perennial flowering plants, native to a large area from coastal and subalpine areas of central and southern Europe (including the islands of the Aegean), North Africa and the Middle East, across Central Asia to western China.
The genus Crocus is placed botanically in the iris family (Iridaceae). The plants grow from corms and are mainly hardy perennials, and are found in a wide range of habitats, including woodland, scrub and meadows.
There are about eighty species of crocus (of which approximately 30 are cultivated). Their cup-shaped, solitary, salverform flowers taper off into a narrow tube. Their color varies enormously, although lilac, mauve, yellow and white are predominant. The grass-like, ensiform leaf[1] shows generally a white central stripe along the leaf axis. The leaf margin is entire. Crocuses typically have three stamens. The spice saffron is obtained from the stigmas of Crocus sativus, an autumn/fall-blooming species.
The name of the genus is derived from the Greek krokos (κρόκος), which—like the Hebrew karkōm, Aramaic kurkama, Persian and Arabic kurkum—means saffron or saffron yellow.
Scientific classification:
Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta, Angiosperms
Class: Monocotyledones, Liliopsida
Subclass: Liliidae
Order: Asparagales, Liliales
Family: Iridaceae
Subfamily: Crocoideae
Genus: Crocus
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- roges
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Hi Karen !
Super macro!
Very interesting and beautiful picture of you offered today.
And description that you provided is excellent.
Have a nice day,
Adrian
Hello Karen,
excellent capture, sharp details,nice colors and background,
regards,
Nikos.
Bonjour Karen,
Très belle macro finement détaillée et délicatement colorée avec une excellente opposition sur l'arrière plan.
A bientôt sur TN pour de nouvelles aventures.
Gérard
