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Macro close up of Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) seeds taken during one of my forest walks near Olsztyn, Poland.
Some species information found in Wikipedia:
"Dandelions are tap-rooted biennial or perennial herbaceous plants, native to temperate areas of the Northern Hemisphere of the Old World. They are commonly known as weeds or ruderals. The genus is taxonomically very complex, with numerous macrospecies, and polyploidy is also common; over 250 apomictic microspecies have been recorded in the British Isles alone (Richards 1972). Some botanists take a much narrower view and only accept a total of about 60 species.
The leaves are 5–25 cm long, simple and basal, entire or lobed, forming a rosette above the central taproot. As the leaves grow outward they push down the surrounding vegetation, such as grass in a lawn, which kills those plants by cutting off their access to sunlight. A bright yellow flower head, which is open in the daytime but closes at night, is borne singly on a hollow stem (scape) which rises 4–30 cm above the leaves and exudes a milky sap (latex) when broken. A rosette may produce several flowering stems at a time. The flower head is 2–5 cm in diameter and consists entirely of ray florets. The flower head matures into a spherical "clock" (also known as a "wishie") containing many single-seeded fruits (achenes). Each achene is attached to a pappus of fine hairs, which enable wind-aided dispersal over long distances.
Dandelions are used as food plants by the larvae of some species of Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths). See List of Lepidoptera that feed on dandelions.
A dandelion flower head.Away from their native regions, dandelions have become established in the Americas, Australia, and New Zealand, and are now common throughout all temperate regions."
About the picture: cropped, some colour balance, sharpness, noise reduction, framed, resized for TL.
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- symon
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(410) - [2008-06-03 15:12]
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lovely picture :)
It caught my eye straight away
Regards
Symon
Your image is like a "Ukiyo-e" a Japanese woodblock.
You have a very beautiful light with a perfect DOF.
A great picture,
Thx for sharing.
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- Derona
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(4842) - [2008-06-03 23:54]
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Hi Adrian
Very good shot.
Nice composition and good DOF.
Fine lighting and details.
Well done.
Regards Derek
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