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Lesser celandine


Lesser celandine
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Copyright: Karen ww (karen64) Silver Note Writer [C: 0 W: 0 N: 18] (66)
Genre: Plants
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-04-15
Categories: Flowers
Exposure: f/4.3, 1/500 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-05-16 2:16
Viewed: 323
Points: 2
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note [Polish]
Lesser celandine (Ranunculus ficaria)
The plant is found throughout Europe and west Asia.
According to the Oxford English Dictionary, celandine comes from the Latin `chelidonia`, meaning `swallow`: it was said that the flowers bloomed when the swallows returned and faded when they left.

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Ranunculaceae
Genus: Ranunculus
Species: R. ficaria
Binomial name:Ranunculus ficaria
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Bonjour Karen,
Encore une très belle macro (malgré un cadrage un peut trop serré dans le bas de l'image) valorisant bien le sujet sous un excellent éclairage.
A bientôt sur TN pour de nouvelles aventures.
Gérard

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