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Its NOT Spineless


Its NOT Spineless
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Copyright: Umar Ulyn (goatman04) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 570 W: 2 N: 886] (3934)
Genre: Plants
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2009-05
Categories: Flowers
Exposure: f/2.8, 1/30 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): My Purple Obsession 4 [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2009-08-26 4:23
Viewed: 311
Points: 24
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Caper (Capparis spinosa)


The caper (Capparis spinosa L.) is a perennial spiny bush that bears rounded, fleshy leaves and big white to pinkish-white flowers. A caper is also the pickled bud of this plant. The bush is native to the Mediterranean region, growing wild on walls or in rocky coastal areas throughout. The plant is best known for the edible bud and fruit (caper berry) which are usually consumed pickled. Other species of Capparis are also picked along with C. spinosa for their buds or fruits.


Capparis spinosa is highly variable in nature in its native habitats and is found growing near the closely related species C. sicula, C. orientalis, and C. aegyptia. Scientists can use the known distributions of each species to identify the origin of commercially prepared capers.

The shrubby plant is many-branched, with alternate leaves, thick and shiny, round to ovate in shape. The flowers are complete, sweetly fragrant, showy, with four sepals, and four white to pinkish-white petals, many long violet-colored stamens, and a single stigma usually rising well above the stamens.



Scientific classification

Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Capparaceae
Genus: Capparis
Species: C. spinosa
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Ciao Umar. Excellent contrasted taken in very good clarity and stunning details. Amazing colours.

Roberto

Ciao Umar, beautiful flowers composition with wonderful natural colors, excellent sharpness, I like a lot, ciao Silvio

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  • Ishi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 163 W: 0 N: 975] (3724)
  • [2009-08-26 6:13]

Lovely take of the Capparis, Umar.

You covey well the "spinosa" aspect of the species. Lovely colors, too.

TFS,

Ishi

Excellent shot of a caper plant.
Wonderful details and composition.
Regards,
Bahadır

hello Umar
beautiful picture of this great plant
nice details and good sharpness
greeting lou

Hello Umar,
another beautiful picture of flora, you have taken a Capparis spinosa with sharp details and colours well saturated in a very pleasant composition.
TFS
Best regards
Maurizio

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  • siggi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1382 W: 56 N: 4768] (16394)
  • [2009-08-26 8:15]

Hello Umar,
little flowers with beautiful colors of plant and the details are wonderful. Excellent POV and the dark BG shows it off very well. Well composed and good sharpness.
Best regards Siggi

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  • zulfu Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1066 W: 0 N: 162] (870)
  • [2009-08-26 13:09]

Hello Umar,
Perfect POV and excellent details.
TFS and G's,
Mehmet

Salam MF Umar,

A fine close-up capture of a capparis from nice dorsal POV with excellent clarity and delightful composition!
TFS and cheers,

Bayram

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  • cirano Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 656 W: 0 N: 228] (4952)
  • [2009-08-26 15:26]

Slav ûmar,
Vety good capture of this Capparis spinosa.Excellent sharpness and colors.TFS.
Regards,
Dûrzan

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  • jaycee Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2493 W: 11 N: 6885] (21912)
  • [2009-08-26 17:05]

Hi Umar,

This is stunning with the wonderful colors of the branches, leaves and flowers. The composition is magnificent. Interesting notes - I never knew where capers came from.

Jane

Hallo Umar
I have been very busy lately and missed out some great shots like this most beautiful image. This is a very fascinating and ever so striking plant with lovely details. The purple stem is gorgeous. This plant has a lot of prominent features and you have captured it well. I like the thorns, the tiny green leaves and the delicate and pretty pinkish flowers. This is indeed a very lovely flower which I have not seen before, and is very pleasing to the eye. I do however think it is the purple stems that stole my heart, as it cannot go unnoticed. It was a great pleasure to stop by. Best regards.
Anna

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