Agrostemma githago (Common corn-cockle) flower
Description
- Title:
- Agrostemma githago (Common corn-cockle) flower
- Caption / Description:
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Agrostemma githago (Common corn-cockle) flower. The flower has five pink petals fading to white near the base, then a darker pink area at the base. Each petal is marked with three or four dotted lines reaching about half to two thirds of the petal's length.
The flower has 5 long, narrow green sepals, which are hairy on the underside. The sepals are joined together for about one third of their length, forming a tube at the the base of the flower.
In the past the Common corn-cockle was a common weed growing in wheat fields. However, with the modern farming methods of planting winter wheat, the wheat is harvested before the corn-cockle can set seed. This has resulted in a great reduction in the plant's number - it was thought to be extinct in the wild in the UK until recently.
- Tags / Keywords:
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- Biota
- Life
- Vitae
- Eukaryota
- Plantae
- Plants
- Magnoliophyta
- Flowering Plants
- Angiosperms
- Magnoliopsida
- Dicotyledons
- Caryophyllales
- Caryophyllaceae
- Pinks
- Agrostemma
- Corn-cockle
- Agrostemma githago
- Common corn-cockle
Admin
- Date Original Photo Taken:
- Original File Name:
- _MG_4931.CR2
- Event:
- Rating:
- ☆☆
- Date this image added/last updated on website:
- Original File Dimensions:
- 3744px x 5616px
- File Type:
- JPEG
- Color Mode:
- Original Image Color Profile:
- Adobe RGB (1998)
Location
- Location Created:
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- Sublocation:
- City:
- Market Harborough
- Province/State:
- Leicestershire
- Country:
- United Kingdom
- World Region:
- Europe
- Geo-location:
Rights
- Copyright Status:
- Copyrighted
- Licensing Status:
- Rights Managed
- Available for Editorial Use:
- Yes
- Available for Commercial Use:
- Yes
- Copyright Notice:
- © 2015 Dave Kennard
Camera Data
- Date Digital Resource was created:
- Shutter speed:
- 1⁄100 s
- Aperture:
- f/4
- Camera Model:
- Canon EOS 5D Mark II
- ISO:
- 200
- Exposure Compensation:
- 0
- Focal Length:
- 100mm
- Focal Length (35mm equiv.):
- Metering Mode:
- Center-weighted average
- Flash:
- Off, Did not fire
- Exposure Mode:
- Manual
- White Balance:
- Manual
- Light Source:
- Exposure Program:
- Manual
Additional shooting metadata
- Lens:
- Canon EF 100mm F2.8 Macro USM
- Filters used:
- Additional Optics used:
- Setup:
- Handheld
Post Processing
- Image Modified:
- Software used:
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- Adobe Camera RAW
- Post Processing: