Anemone nemerosa (Bosanemoon) by iaacf
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Description
Last Sunday I visited the Rucphen botanical garden and this typical sign of spring was present. I always like to see them.
This is what Wikipedia told me about this flowerd.
'Anemone nemorosa is an early-spring flowering plant in the Genus Anemone in the family Ranunculaceae. Common names include wood anemone, windflower, European thimbleweed and smell fox. They are perennial herbaceous plants, growing in early spring from 5 to 15 cm tall. Plants start blooming soon after the foliage emerges from the ground, with the leaves parted into three segments and the flowers produced in the middle of the foliage on short stems above the foliage with one flower per stem. The plants grow from underground stems called rhizomes. The plants die back down to the root-like rhizomes by mid summer (summer dormant). The rhizomes spread just below the soil surface, forming long spreading clumps that grow quickly, contributing to its rapid spread in woodland conditions, where they often carpet large areas.
The flower is 2 cm diameter, with six or seven petal-like segments (actually tepals) with many stamens. In the wild the flowers are usually white, but may be pinkish, lilac or blue, and often have a darker tint to the back of the 'petals'. The flowers lack both fragrance and nectar and it has been suggested by some authors that they are primarily self-pollinated, but it has also been demonstrated that they are pollinated by bees and other insects that visit the flowers to collect pollen (Shirreffs 1985).
The plant has poisonous chemicals that are toxic to animals including humans, but it has also been used as a medicine. All parts of the plant contain protoanemonin, which can cause severe skin and gastrointestinal irritation.'
Comments (13)
MrsLubner
You really held the delicacy of this flower in your shot. The white against the green is really nice. Good detail.
mbz2662
Look but don't touch? Wonderful shot of this delicate flower. Well composed too.
tizjezzme
So lovely, and so elegant.
fredster66
Beautiful with an very appealing POV.
hotracer2
beautiful:):):):)
vlaaitje
such a wonderful delight flower....and white is so hard to catch...it pops out so nicely against the green background
kgb224
Excellent capture.
durleybeachbum
Gorgeous flower and perfect composition, it suggests the 'windflower' name perfectly.
helanker
What a gorgeous shot of this lovely little Anamone. So excellently done. I bet our forest where I worked before is full of them now. It use to be this time a year..I should actually go there and look :)
BorisB
Excellent work, beautiful!!
witch_1612
Wonderful Work!!!!
philiplopezjr
Looks like you caught it in a breeze. Very nice shot.
e-brink
A wonderful quality of light. Great study and a nice, simple composition that works.