Sunday's hike 1 by jcv2

Photography • Flowers/Plants • posted on Apr 17, 2005

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Thank you for your comments yesterday! Good to see what's good and what's wrong! You're wonderful people, and it's very encouraging to read what you wrote! It's perfect weather for a little Sunday's hike so I decided to ascend the mountains along Lake Brienz (like yesterday's posting). Close to some trees I find this blooming toothwort (Lathraea squamaria), a parasite of many trees such as lime, poplar, sycamore, horse-chestnut, hazel, etc.. In the Netherlands this species is almost extinct but here I find several blooming flowers and I enjoy to find this little remarkable plant. The pale leaves contain no chlorophyll and the plant needs to obtain its energy from other resources than the sun. That's why they are parasites, they steal their nutrients from hosts like hazels. Minolta X-700 (Fuji Sensia 100, 70 mm) Thanks for your attention and your always valuable comments

Comments (22)

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Zacko

5:38AM | Sun, 17 April 2005

In case you wont be uploading anything tomorrow on your grand day, i would like to wish you A HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!! Today already. Hope youll get to have a smashing time!!! Very weird and yet fascinating plant you got there by the way. Take care!!!!!!! #:o)

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Sekadhar

5:39AM | Sun, 17 April 2005

Pure beauty! Happy Birthday! Excellent shot!*****!

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escafeld

5:59AM | Sun, 17 April 2005

What an amazing find and excellent shot!!! I believe a wish for a Happy Birthday for today/tomorrow should be made. Andreas has me confused :)

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Prinzessin

6:13AM | Sun, 17 April 2005

A wonderful shot... Excellent!! :-) congrats

Sylvaine

6:24AM | Sun, 17 April 2005

Dito Zacko....a very fleshy flower :-)

shandybob

8:19AM | Sun, 17 April 2005

Ooo - a very happy birthday indeed for tomorrow! I hope you have a good time! A nice shot of this foliage!

cynlee

9:20AM | Sun, 17 April 2005

an interesting tidbit of info & furry Spring bloomer with it's own beauty, &&&&&&&&& Happy Birthday JC!!!! hugzies

georgeclarke

9:44AM | Sun, 17 April 2005

Thanks for this beautifully detailed parasitic orchid shot, must find out what it is. Few realise that those expensive jungle hybrids have relatives that grow right into the Arctic Circle and others like this one have lifestyles more akin to funghi than green plants. Great. rafpenguin

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AnnaKirsten

10:36AM | Sun, 17 April 2005

This is just wonderfully captured with its little furry bits and soft colours - most inviting!

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sharky_

10:44AM | Sun, 17 April 2005

Very interesting capture of this blooming toothwort. Aloha

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diomedes66

12:37PM | Sun, 17 April 2005

Happy Birthday! And what a marvelous plant! Almost alien! Well done!

tvernuccio

1:15PM | Sun, 17 April 2005

Wow!!! This beauty is a PARASITE????? LOL!!! It's gorgeous!!!! i never saw anything like this before...well...guess that's because it's almost extinct. You made a fabulous capture of this pasteled beauty!!!!!!! What a wonderful find for you!!!!!! Happy birthday early again!!!!! :)

deannemart

2:01PM | Sun, 17 April 2005

A perfect contrast of this pale pastel plant with the dark brown twigs beneath! A very happy birthday to you :)

vlaaitje

3:49PM | Sun, 17 April 2005

I never saw such kind of blooms, very nice details in the flowers, well done

kennyliu

8:04PM | Sun, 17 April 2005

Stunning photo, cool shot! Happy birthday to you!

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