Common Snowdrop (Galanthus nivalis)
Description
- Title:
- Common Snowdrop (Galanthus nivalis)
- Caption / Description:
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Often referred to as the common snowdrop, Galanthus nivalis is the best-known and most widespread representative of a small genus of about 20 species in the family Amaryllidaceae. Snowdrops are among the first bulbs to bloom in spring and can form impressive carpets of white in areas where they are native or have been naturalised.
The generic name Galanthus, from the Greek gala (milk) and anthos (flower), was given to the genus by Carl Linnaeus in 1735. He described Galanthus nivalis in his Species Plantarum published in 1753. The epithet "nivalis" means "of the snow", referring either to the snow-like flower or the plant's early flowering.
Galanthus nivalis is widely grown in gardens, particularly in northern Europe, and is widely naturalised in woodlands in the regions where it is grown. It is, however, native to a large area of Europe, from Spain in the west, eastwards to the Ukraine.
Although often thought of as a British native wild flower, or to have been brought to the British Isles by the Romans, it is now thought that it was probably introduced much later, perhaps around the early sixteenth century.
Description taken from Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galanthus_nivalis
- Tags / Keywords:
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- Biota
- Life
- Vitae
- Eukaryota
- Green
- White
- Plantae
- Plants
- Magnoliophyta
- Flowering Plants
- Angiosperms
- Liliopsida
- Monocotyledons
- Asparagales
- Amaryllidaceae
- Amaryllis
- Galanthus
- Snowdrops
- Galanthus nivalis
- Common Snowdrop
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- _MG_5788.psd
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- ☆
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- 2848px x 4272px
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- JPEG
- Color Mode:
- RGB
- Original Image Color Profile:
- Adobe RGB (1998)
Location
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- City:
- Market Harborough
- Province/State:
- Leicestershire
- Country:
- United Kingdom
- World Region:
- Europe
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Rights
- Copyright Status:
- Copyrighted
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- Rights Managed
- Available for Editorial Use:
- Yes
- Available for Commercial Use:
- Yes
- Copyright Notice:
- © 2011 Dave Kennard
Camera Data
- Date Digital Resource was created:
- Shutter speed:
- 1⁄1600 s
- Aperture:
- f/2.8
- Camera Model:
- Canon EOS 450D
- ISO:
- 100
- Exposure Compensation:
- 0
- Focal Length:
- 100mm
- Focal Length (35mm equiv.):
- Metering Mode:
- Multi-segment
- 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
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- Setup:
- Handheld
Post Processing
- Image Modified:
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- Adobe Camera RAW
- Adobe Photoshop CS5
- Post Processing:
Curves adjustment in PS CS5 selectively applied to brighten image