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Althaea


Althaea
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Copyright: Filiz iNCi (ammodytes) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 110 W: 0 N: 118] (356)
Genre: Plants
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-08-13
Categories: Flowers
Exposure: f/2.8, 1/320 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version, Workshop
Date Submitted: 2008-03-29 15:18
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Regnum : Plantea
Divisio: Spermatophyta
Subdivisio :Angiospermae
Classis: Magnoliopsida
Subclassis: Dilleniidae
Ordo: Malvales
Familya: Malvaceae
Genus: Althaea (in Turk. Hatmi)
Althaea is a genus of 6-12 species of perennial herbs, including the marshmallow plant hence the confection gets its name, native to Europe and Western Asia. They are found on the banks of rivers and in salt marshes, preferring moist, sandy soils. The stems grow to 1-2 m tall, and flower in mid summer. The leaves are palmately lobed with 3-7 lobes. Althaea species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Bucculatrix quadrigemina.
The genus formerly included a number of additional species now treated in the genus Alcea (Hollyhocks).
The root contains starch (37%), mucilage (11%), pectin (11%), flavonoids, phenolic acids, sucrose, and asparagine.
In herbalism mallow is used as a gargle to treat mouth and throat ulcers. It is also useful for gastric ulcers.
The flowers and young leaves can be eaten. They are often added to salads or boiled and fried. They are also used in cosmetics for the skin.
The root has been used since Egyptian antiquity in a honey-sweetened confection useful in the treatment of sore throat. The later French version of the recipe, called pâte de guimauve, included an eggwhite meringue and was often flavored with rose water. Pâte de guimauve more closely resembles contemporary commercially available marshmallows, which ironically no longer contain any actual marshmallow.
The root's emulsifying property is used for cleaning Persian carpets in the Middle East. It is regarded as the best method to preserve the vibrancy of vegetable dyes used in coloring the carpet's wool.

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Selam,
Sen de çiçeğe dönmüşsün :) Güzel bir çekim olmuş, eline sağlık. WS'ye de biraz oynayarak ekledim, bakarsın. Paylaşım için teşekkürler.
Naşit

Pastel renkleriyle, netlik düzeyiyle güzel bir hatmi örneği Filiz, kompozisyonunu geliştirmek için ana konuyu (burada hatmi çiçeği) merkezden uzaklaştırmaya alışmalısın.
Sevgilerimle,
Mehmet

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  • zulfu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 527 W: 0 N: 95] (585)
  • [2008-03-30 5:30]
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Selam Filiz, bu defaki güzel olmuş. Eline sağlık.
Mehmet

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  • doktor (0)
  • [2008-07-08 7:37]
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Sevgili Filizcim,
Bu benim çocukluğumun çiçeğidir. Hep bunlardan toplar,demet yapardım. Çok güzel ve ihtişamlı görünüyor. Mukemmel bir çekim. Eline sağlık..
Bir de nedense şekli kutsal kaseyi hatırlattı:)

Sevgiler,
Zeliha

Hi Filiz.
Very good macro..Detail and colors perfect. Excellent picture of flowers...I like soft pink color..Well done.Regards,
Leyla

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  • aavize Silver Note Writer [C: 0 W: 0 N: 11] (275)
  • [2008-09-09 18:17]

merhaba;
pembe renk çok cazibeli gözüküyor.
basarili bir kare.,
elinize saglik..

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