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Slimflower Scurfpea
Slimflower Scurfpea
lynnmarie


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Camera: Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi
Lens: Canon EF 300mm f/4.0L IS USM
Date: Jul 23, 2007
Aperture: 14
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/500
Galleries: Nature, Floral
Date Uploaded: Jul 23, 2007

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Comments: 10
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Psoralea tenuiflora

Other common names - wild alfalfa, scurfy pea (This species is not closely related to cultivated alfalfa.)

During late summer, the stem breaks off and the plant blows like a tumbleweed across the prairie, scattering its seeds.

The Lakota treated headaches with a tea made from the roots, and burned the plant as a mosquito repellent. The Dakota made garlands from the plant tops and wore them to protect their heads from the sun during hot weather.

(Information from the website Kansas Wildflowers and Grasses)


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07/24/2007 09:23:07 PM
I like the way the flowers stand out against the background.
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07/24/2007 12:18:04 PM
Lovely composition and colors. Great BG. Well done.
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07/24/2007 10:00:29 AM
Great description and nice image..
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07/24/2007 08:35:33 AM
Love your info. This is a very nice image.
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07/24/2007 01:40:51 AM
a lovely job and great description!
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07/23/2007 10:25:17 PM
What great detail! The colors are really nice. Well done1
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07/23/2007 10:23:43 PM
Excellent sharpness on the flower. Pretty shot!
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07/23/2007 09:00:34 PM
Pretty, your dof is great, nice capture.
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07/23/2007 08:46:01 PM
very nicely done! colors are soft & pleasing against that great boke! on my monitor it seems the main blooms are a bit soft while the branch point of the stem is tack sharp. (But I just had to get glasses, so don't hold me as some expert...hoho:)
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07/23/2007 08:40:26 PM
Great sharpness on the bloom and I see you captured a little friend (I think that's what it is!). The centered composition works here, with the nice pink framing on either side, you have a winner here.
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