Primrose (Primula vulgaris) flower

Primrose (Primula vulgaris) flower

Description

Title:
Primrose (Primula vulgaris) flower
Caption / Description:

Close-up of the yellow flower of a primrose cultivar.

Primula vulgaris is a species of Primula native to western and southern Europe (from the Faroe Islands and Norway south to Portugal, and east to Germany, Ukraine, the Crimea, and the Balkans), northwest Africa (Algeria), and southwest Asia (Turkey east to Iran). The common name is primrose, or occasionally common primrose or English primrose to distinguish it from other Primula species also called primroses.

It flowers in early spring, one of the earliest spring flowers in much of Europe. ("Primrose" is ultimately from Old French primerose or medieval Latin prima rosa, meaning first "rose".) In appropriate conditions, it can cover the ground in open woods and shaded hedgerows.

Numerous cultivars have been selected for garden planting, often derived from subsp. sibthorpii or hybrids between the subspecies; these and other garden hybrids are available in a wide range of colours and with an extended flowering season.

Both flowers and leaves are edible, the flavour ranging between mild lettuce and more bitter salad greens. The leaves can also be used for tea, and the young flowers can be made into primrose wine.

Description taken from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primula_vulgaris

Tags / Keywords:
  • Biota
  • Life
  • Vitae
  • Eukaryota
  • Plantae
  • Plants
  • Magnoliophyta
  • Flowering Plants
  • Angiosperms
  • Magnoliopsida
  • Dicotyledons
  • Yellow
  • Ericales
  • Primulaceae
  • Primula
  • Primroses
  • Primula vulgaris
  • Common Primrose
  • English Primrose
  • Yellow primrose flower

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RGB
Original Image Color Profile:
Adobe RGB (1998)

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City:
Market Harborough
Province/State:
Leicestershire
Country:
United Kingdom
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Europe
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Copyright Notice:
© 2011 Dave Kennard

Camera Data

Date Digital Resource was created:
Shutter speed:
1200 s
Aperture:
f/8
Camera Model:
Canon EOS 450D
ISO:
100
Exposure Compensation:
0
Focal Length:
65mm
Focal Length (35mm equiv.):
Metering Mode:
Center-weighted average
Flash:
On, Fired
Exposure Mode:
Manual
White Balance:
Manual
Light Source:
Exposure Program:
Manual

Additional shooting metadata

Lens:
Canon MP-E 65mm F2.8 1-5x Macro
Filters used:
Additional Optics used:
Setup:
Handheld
Canon MT-24EX Macro Twin Flash with home-made 'Light tent' diffuser

Post Processing

Image Modified:
Software used:
  • Adobe Camera RAW
Post Processing:

+0.25 exposure compensation in ACR