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Spring Squill


Spring Squill
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Copyright: Gert Paassen (Gert-Paassen) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 334 W: 0 N: 1260] (4307)
Genre: Plants
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-06-01
Categories: Flowers
Exposure: f/16, 1/160 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-05-28 9:00
Viewed: 387
Points: 28
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This flower 2 years ago photographed in Cornwall nearby Lands end.
I need some help for indentification.
I can't find the English name or either the latin name from this flower.
From dutch natiive plants and fungi i know a lot but this flower are not native in the netherlands.

Thanks Nick (nglen) for the name!

Scilla verna, commonly known as spring squill, is a flowering plant native to Western Europe. It belongs to the squill genus Scilla in the Hyacinthaceae family. Its star-like blue flowers are produced during the spring.

It is a small plant, usually reaching 5-15 centimetres in height. It is perennial and grows from a bulb which is 10-15 millimetres across and ovoid in shape. Two to seven leaves grow from the base of the plant; they are long and narrow, measuring 3-20 cm by 2-5 mm. The flowers grow in a dense cluster of two to twelve at the top of the upright stem. They are scentless and have six violet-blue tepals, 5-8 mm long. Each flower has a 5-15 mm long, bluish bract at the base. The seeds are ovoid and black. The diploid number of chromosomes is 20 or 22.

The plant occurs from Portugal north through Spain, France, Great Britain (particularly the west coast) and Ireland (mainly along the east coast), reaching as far as the Faroe Islands and Norway. It is found in short dry grassy areas, usually near the sea. It is one of the key components of the H7 plant community in the British National Vegetation Classification system. It was chosen as the county flower for County Down in Northern Ireland after a public vote organised by the charity Plantlife in 2002.
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  • Great 
  • zulfu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 473 W: 0 N: 70] (491)
  • [2008-05-28 9:42]

Hi Gert, superb shot of this beautiful flower. TFS. Regards, Mehmet

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  • siggi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 196 W: 2 N: 501] (1904)
  • [2008-05-28 10:39]

Hello Gerd,
A lovely capture of this beautiful bunch of flowers. Excellent composition and sharp details.
Regards Siggi

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  • nglen Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1895 W: 4 N: 5148] (19630)
  • [2008-05-28 11:34]
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Hi Gert. Not to sure but i have had a look in a wild flower book and it may be some type of Spring Squill (Scilla verna )Grows on dry grass land near the sea . but not 100% . Anyway is a good close up of the colourful flower which you have captured with good detail . well done TFS.
Nick..

Hi again Gert,
I saw this now. Another lovely capture with nice details. TFS.
Cheers,

Bayram
(I thin you missed one of my shot.)

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1681 W: 8 N: 4318] (14043)
  • [2008-05-28 12:55]

Hi Gert,

These flowers are soooooooo pretty. The lavendar with the white and touch of blue are just beautiful. Very good details of the individual flowers. This looks like they are arranged for a nice bouquet.

Jane

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  • carmia Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 221 W: 2 N: 119] (1881)
  • [2008-05-28 14:13]

Beautiful flower .Excellent POV and sharp image. TFS. Carme.

Hello Gert,
This one is really great with such beautiful colouration especially!
the lighting here is awesome also in perfect sharpness and details
very pleasing indeed
TFS
Tony

And excellent shot, gert, with this 3-D finish...
Very well done!
Goldy

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  • Jamesp Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1205 W: 0 N: 4610] (13714)
  • [2008-05-28 19:58]

Hi Gert

Greetings from Jasper National Park.

Lovely macro - superb detail, plus good POV and colour.

James

Hello Gert,
Very beautiful b lue flowers, good sharpness and depth of field, lovely colors and good clarity, excedllent details and nice light.
Angela

Hello Gert,

Excellent presentation of this flower. Very good sharpness. I will be of any help for the ID :-) . Good exposure and beautiful delicat colours. I like the combination of blue and purple of the flowers.
Cheers,
Mariki

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  • iris Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 361 W: 39 N: 664] (2071)
  • [2008-05-29 0:39]

Lovely capture Gert of the Spring Quill.
And you had this beauty locked up in your archives for 2 years!!!!!
Super cpature, wonderful colours and nice Pov that shows the clump of flowers in all their glory.Wondering whether they are scented in any way!!!!
Thansk for sharing this
Cheers

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  • arfer Gold Star Critiquer [C: 2731 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2008-05-29 20:04]

Hello Gert

A lovely close up of this dainty flower.
The florets are beautiful and the subtle colours are well saturated.
Very good focus and sharpness.
The details are excellent showing texture and depth.
TFS

Rob

hello Gert

very beautiful image of these wonderful flowers,
very fine POV and DOF, beautiful colours
and luminosity of the flowers, excellent sharpness and details,

TFS

Asbed

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