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20 Saturday Dec 2008
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in16 Saturday Feb 2008
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Alien Weed, Asian Ironweed, Cyanthillium cinereum, digital, finepix s8000fd, flower photography, fujifilm, image, Little Ironweed, picture, Purple fleabane, super macro, Vernonieae
Botanic name: Cyanthillium cinereum
Sanskrit name : Sahadevi
Common name : little or Asian ironweed, purple fleabane (Vernonieae), alien weed, Hawai’i.
References :
www.botany.hawaii.edu/Faculty/Carr/aster.htm
zipcodezoo.com/Plants/C/Cyanthillium_cinereum.asp
www.himalayahealthcare.com/herbfinder/h_vernonia.htm
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09 Saturday Feb 2008
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digital, finepix s8000fd, flower photography, fujifilm, image, picture, super macro, yellow flower
08 Friday Feb 2008
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inMostly , colorful bracts (modified form of leaves) of Bougainvillea plant are believed as flowers, but between those bracts rest actual tiny flowers.
More from Wikipedia :
They are thorny, woody, vines growing anywhere from 1-12 meters tall, scrambling over other plants with their hooked thorns. The thorns are tipped with a black, waxy substance that is easily left in the flesh of an unsuspecting victim. They are evergreen where rainfall occurs all year, or deciduous if there is a dry season. The leaves are alternate, simple ovate-acuminate, 4-13 cm long and 2-6 cm broad. The actual flower of the plant is small and generally white, but each cluster of three flowers is surrounded by three or six bracts with the bright colors associated with the plant, including pink, magenta, purple, red, orange, white, or yellow. Bougainvillea glabra is sometimes referred to as “paper flower” because the bracts are thin and papery. The fruit is a narrow five-lobed achene.
Bougainvillea are relatively pest-free plants, but may suffer from worms and aphids. The larvae of some Lepidoptera species also use them as food plants, for example the Giant Leopard Moth.
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03 Sunday Feb 2008
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digital, finepix s8000fd, flower photography, fujifilm, Holy basil, Ocimum tenuiflorum, slr camera, super macro, tulasi, tulsi flower
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I had never before looked Tulsi this much close. With the macro photography I was simply amazed to see the beauty of the tiny flowers of Tulsi. There is two types of Tulsi, the photo is perhaps of hybrid Tulsi.
More about Tulsi From Wikipedia :
“Known as Tulasi (alternate spelling Tulsi) in India it is an important symbol in many Hindu religious traditions which link the plant with the Goddess figure described in the Puranas. The name “Tulasi” in Sanskrit means “the incomparable one”[3]. The Tulasi plant is known in India in two forms – dark or Shyama (Krishna) Tulasi and light or Rama Tulasi. The former possesses greater medicinal value and is commonly used for worship.
Tulasi has also been used for thousands of years as a prime herb in Ayurvedic treatment, for its diverse healing properties. It is mentioned by Charaka in the Charaka Samhita, the central teaching of Ayurvedic medicine, and in the Rigveda. Tulasi is considered to be an adaptogen, balancing different processes in the body, and helpful for adapting to stress. [4] Marked by its strong aroma and astringent taste, it is regarded as a kind of “elixir of life” and believed to promote longevity.”
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26 Saturday Jan 2008
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in06 Sunday Jan 2008
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Creeping Launaea, digital, finepix s8000fd, flower photography, fujifilm, phoyo post, slr camera, super macro, yellow flower
Here is the shot taken using Super Macro mode (permissible focus distance only 1 cm – 10cm[60mm equiv.]) in Fujifilm Finepix S8000fd.
For best result I have shot at 3264 x 2448 ( 8mp) resolution (view the in full screen). You may notice a little blur on one of the lower petal , that is due to blow of wind. However, still I chose this image for publishing because of its composition , having green background which provides great contrast. I am satisfied with the Super Macro clarity of the camera.
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