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Physalis alkekengi


Physalis alkekengi
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Copyright: Parvulescu Lucian (parvulescubio) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 138 W: 13 N: 243] (1541)
Genre: Plants
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-10-21
Categories: Bushveld
Camera: Nikon D50, Sigma 70-300 4-5.6 APO DG MACRO, Hoya 58mm UV
Exposure: f/11, 1/500 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-10-21 11:23
Viewed: 1211
Points: 5
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Physalis alkekengi (Chinese Lantern)
is easily identifiable by the larger, bright orange to red papery covering over its fruit, which resemble Chinese lanterns.
It is a herbaceous perennial plant growing to 40-60 cm tall, with spirally arranged leaves 6-12 cm long and 4-9 cm broad. The flowers are white, with a five-lobed corolla 10-15 mm across, with an inflated basal calyx which matures into the papery orange fruit covering, 4-5 cm long and broad.

Hope you like, personally I count this fruit in later autumn to be admirable, when it become a cage (from calix)with a red fruit inside.

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nice botanical picture, TFS Ori

super capture and composition of this lantern, I love them when they are skeletons and have some in my garden, must do some shots myself. Will also try f11 1/500.

Nice picture Lucian.
Did you do any WS? A little sharpness would be fine.

Best regards,
Ioana

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