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Brothriochloa ischaemum


Brothriochloa ischaemum
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Copyright: Nirmal Roberts (nirmalroberts) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 367 W: 71 N: 705] (2852)
Genre: Plants
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-11-03
Categories: Flowers
Camera: Fujifilm FinePix S6500fd, Fujinon f=6.2-66.7(28-300)mm 1:2.8-4.9, Marumi 58mm UV Haze
Exposure: f/2.8
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-01-17 1:29
Viewed: 647
Points: 16
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Brothriochloa ischaemum.
Synonym: Andropogon ischaemum.
Common name: Bluestem.
Plant: 30-80cm. Perennial.
Leaves: Largely basal. Blades 5-25cm long, 2-4.5mm wide.
Flowers: Inflorescence a subdigitate, terminal panicle, purplish in colour, comprising (1) 2-10 racemes, each 2.5-9cm long.
Native to Africa, Asia, South Asia, Europe. Naturalized throughout the world.
Often the dominant grass, growing in dry stony places, borders of fields and slopes on waste ground, roadsides, and in pastures.
Mostly used as permanent pasture, but can produce good hay. Good for soil conservation and reseeding eroded soils, producing excellent ground cover, even on infertile soils, and possessing an extensive root system.
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Hi Nirmal,
A nice shot of this normally overlooking grass. You had a sharp focus here. POV and composition are great. Also informative note.
JC

Hi Nirmal,
This is a simple but effective picture! It doesn't need to be extravagant to be well done :)! Your notes are much interesting and the picture is sharp and well exposed. Thanks,
Claudine

Hola Nirmal.
Interesante imagen con una buena nota.
Buenos detalles y tonos.
Saludos, JL.

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  • lousat Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1971 W: 6 N: 5513] (19621)
  • [2008-01-17 15:46]

Hi Nirmal ,thanks for gallery are you building,i think you show trees and flowers never seen on TN.a very interesting work,thanks,Luciano

Are you a botanist/biologist by profession, Nirmal? Just curious, especially in view of your erudite notes on your pictures of flora in your region.
You didn't say anything about the fly on the plant, though :-)!
TFS.
Ram

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  • jignasi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1258 W: 0 N: 2033] (14627)
  • [2008-01-17 23:41]

Interesante gramínea que aquí nunca he visto. Buen ángulo de disparo y fondo aunque la imagen queda algo difusa.
Saludos: J. Ignasi

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  • Ishi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 162 W: 0 N: 969] (3706)
  • [2008-01-18 2:39]

Thanks for sharing a a iacture of a grass which is not a showy plant, yet interesting and important.

Glad to see people are responsive to this, too!

Excellent capture; excellent note.

Cheers!

Ishi

Hi Nirmal,
I know about these grass. Its seeds always gets tangled with my pant and shirt while chasing butterflies. Very good notes and well captured. Thanks a lot for sharing.

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  • Argus Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3802 W: 190 N: 11310] (34871)
  • [2008-01-18 6:42]

Hello Nirmal,
I like the composition of the seed-heads of this grass spread against the OOF natural BG, while the grass itself is sharp.
Interesting and informative note.
Thanks for sharing this,
Best wishes, Ivan

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