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Dandelion flower seen from another angle.
A great photographer said once to look at things in life from another angle, because they can be so beautiful...
The common name Dandelion is given to members of the genus Taraxacum, a large genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. In the Asteraceae (formerly Compositae) the 'flowers' are morphologically a composite flower head consisting of many tiny flowers called florets. Dandelions are native to Africa, Asia and Europe, and have been widely introduced elsewhere. Many Taraxacum species produce seeds asexually (apomixis), so that seeds can be produced without pollination that are genetically identical to the parent plant.
Dandelions are tap-rooted biennial or perennial herbaceous plants, native to temperate areas of the Northern Hemisphere of the Old World. They are commonly known as weeds or ruderals. The genus is taxonomically very complex, with numerous macrospecies, and polyploidy is also common; over 250 apomictic microspecies have been recorded in the British Isles alone (Richards 1972). Some botanists take a much narrower viewpoint, and only accept a total of about 60 species.
The leaves are 5-25 cm long, simple and basal, entire or lobed, forming a rosette above the central taproot. As the leaves grow outward they push down the surrounding vegetation, such as grass in a lawn, which kills other plants by cutting off their access to sunlight. A bright yellow flower head (which is open in the daytime but closes at night) is borne singly on a hollow stem (scape) which rises 4-30 cm above the leaves and exudes a milky sap (latex) when broken. A rosette may produce several flowering stems at a time. The flower head is 2-5 cm in diameter and consists entirely of ray florets. The flower head matures into a spherical "clock" (also known as "wishies") containing many single-seeded fruits (achenes). Each achene is attached to a pappus of fine hairs, which enable wind-dispersal over long distances.
Dandelions are used as food plants by the larvae of some species of Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths). See List of Lepidoptera that feed on dandelions. Away from their native regions, dandelions have become established in the Americas, Australia and New Zealand and are now common throughout all temperate regions.
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Hi Kanya,
Excellent shot of this unusual angle of this bright dandelion flower! The compisition is very well placed and you made it very sharp. The DOF is brilliant!
Very well done,
Danny
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(1127) - [2008-04-28 9:03]
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Hello Ana,
Lovely work!
I liked point of view and composition very much.
Thanks for sharing..
buna Ana,
superba compozitie,
din partea mea 10 puncte...
tfs,
L
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(3253) - [2008-05-08 21:41]
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Hi Ana!
I see you are quite new on TN and would like to welcome you. Be careful, TN is quite a dangeorus virus...
:-)
You start on TN with quite interesting and beautiful pictures. I have picked up this one for its originality. I have never seen a dandelion from that point of view before and I like it very much. It's a funny and nice umbrella...
Kind regards
Markus
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