Lungwort (Pulmonaria opal) leaf

Lungwort (Pulmonaria opal) leaf

Description

Title:
Lungwort (Pulmonaria opal) leaf
Caption / Description:

A leaf of the Lungwort Pulmonaria opal.

The scientific name Pulmonaria is derived from Latin pulmo (the lung). In the times of sympathetic magic, the spotted oval leaves of P. officinalis were thought to symbolize diseased, ulcerated lungs, and so were used to treat pulmonary infections. The common name in many languages also refers to lungs, as in English "lungwort" and German "Lungenkraut". In some East European languages, the common name is derived from a word for honey, e.g. Russian "medunitza" and Polish "miodunka".

English colloquial names include Lungwort, Soldiers and Sailors, Spotted dog, Joseph and Mary, Jerusalem Cowslip, Bethlehem Sage.

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

Tags / Keywords:
  • Biota
  • Life
  • Vitae
  • Eukaryota
  • Plantae
  • Plants
  • Magnoliophyta
  • Flowering Plants
  • Angiosperms
  • Magnoliopsida
  • Dicotyledons
  • Pulmonaria Opal
  • Lamiales
  • Boraginaceae
  • Pulmonaria
  • Lungwort
  • Lungwort leaf

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Date Original Photo Taken:
Original File Name:
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Original File Dimensions:
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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Yes
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Copyright Notice:
© 2011 Dave Kennard

Camera Data

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Shutter speed:
13200 s
Aperture:
f/3.2
Camera Model:
Canon EOS 450D
ISO:
200
Exposure Compensation:
-1/3
Focal Length:
100mm
Focal Length (35mm equiv.):
Metering Mode:
Center-weighted average
Flash:
Off, Did not fire
Exposure Mode:
Auto
White Balance:
Manual
Light Source:
Exposure Program:
Aperture-priority AE

Additional shooting metadata

Lens:
Canon EF 100mm F2.8 Macro USM
Filters used:
Additional Optics used:
Setup:
Handheld

Post Processing

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  • Adobe Camera RAW
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