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Little Crown


Little Crown
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Copyright: Linda Stanzel (Pepper13) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 166 W: 30 N: 254] (1384)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-08-16
Categories: Nature, Macro
Exposure: f/5.0, 1/1000 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-04-08 15:52
Viewed: 310
Points: 10
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
A pretty wildflower I found along a roadside.

I researched it and found it is called Crown Vetch (Coronilla varia L). The genus name “Coronilla” is derived from the Latin “corona” meaning crown. “Coronilla” means little crown. The flowers and fruits are arranged in rings, suggesting little crowns. The species epithet “varia” means difference or variation, and refers to the plant’s multi-colored flowers.

Flowers of the crown vetch typically appear from late spring through summer, and occur bunched (14 to 20 flowers) in umbels on long, extended stalks. Individual flowers are pea-like with two lips (bilabiate), and can vary in color from pinkish-white to deep pink. The corollas are 10 to 12 mm long and exhibit clawed petals with a 5-toothed calyx. The seed pods (loments) are slender, segmented, pointed, and are borne in crown-like clusters.

Cropped, increased saturation, cloned out some imperfections, added signature.
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  • Emma Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1403 W: 6 N: 1920] (10151)
  • [2007-04-09 9:30]
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Hello Linda,
It is super, class colors and light. Very interesting picture. Perfect work of the photographer. Felled me very.Beautiful flowers and composition.
Would congratulate.
Eva

Hi Linda,
It's a beautiful little flower with VERY pretty colors. Pity the 2 bottom petals are nipped but...I do it to:) The bg compliments the flower. Nice shooting Linda. TFS Lyndon

Hello Linda, very nice flower capture. Colorful and blur BG looks nice. TFS

Vandana

Hello Linda,
What a princess you captured here – marvellous!
There is just so much beauty in NATURE – incredible!
Thanks for sharing,
Esperança

Hi Linda:
Great post of this beautiful flower...
I like the soft puple touch to it. In some ways if the whites are sudued, then the purple will stand out more...if that is ok to suggest:)
David

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