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Ranunculus


Ranunculus
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Copyright: Tanja Almazan (sily) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 238 W: 6 N: 391] (1893)
Genre: Plants
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-05
Categories: Flowers
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-01-06 15:31
Viewed: 676
Points: 6
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Fly resting on buttercups.

Ranunculus bulbosus

Wiki says:

Ranunculus is a large genus of about 400 species of plants in the Ranunculaceae. It includes the buttercups, spearworts, water crowfoots and the lesser celandine (but not the greater celandine of the poppy family Papaveraceae).

They are mostly herbaceous perennials with bright yellow or white flowers (if white, still with a yellow centre); some are annuals or biennials. A few have orange or red flowers and occasionally, as in R. auricomus, petals may be absent.

The Water crowfoots (Ranunculus subgenus Batrachium), which grow in still or running water, are sometimes treated in a separate genus Batrachium. They have two different leaf types, thread-like leaves underwater and broader floating leaves although for some species, such as R. aquatilis a third, itermediate leaf form occurs.

Buttercups usually flower in April or May but flowers may be found throughout the summer especially where the plants are growing as opportunistic colonisers as in the case of garden weeds.

All Ranunculus species are poisonous when eaten fresh by cattle, horses, and other livestock, but their acrid taste means they are usually left uneaten. Poisoning can occur where buttercups are abundant in overgrazed fields where little other edible plant growth is left, and the animals eat them out of desperation. When Ranunculus plants are handled, naturally occurring ranunculin is broken down to form protoanemonin which is known to cause contact dermatitis in humans and care should therefore be excercised in excessive handling of the plants[1]. The toxins are degraded by drying, so hay containing dried buttercups is safe.

Ranunculus species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Hebrew Character and Small Angle Shades.
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Hi Tanja,
Great colors, beautifully captured.
I guess it will also be nice if you try to focus on one main object, i.e. the hairy flower bud, the fly, or the full bloom flower...[this is only a suggestion]
Nice shot.

Ben Lakitan

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  • Alex99 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3585 W: 143 N: 5669] (18533)
  • [2007-01-09 13:25]

Hi Tanja.
I like your DOF so much. Perfect close-up shot with nice detailed BG. It is very impressive. The foreground and nearest objects are detailed and sharpened nicely too. Very expressive sun light and pleasant scene. My best regards and TFS.
Alexei.

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  • Isu Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 313 W: 0 N: 21] (1663)
  • [2007-01-29 20:04]

Hola Sily,agradable y fresco tiro, me encanta el color de la hierba verde, una perfecta toma. Saludos Sira

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