Primrose (Primula vulgaris) flowers
Description
- Title:
- Primrose (Primula vulgaris) flowers
- Caption / Description:
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Yellow flowers 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:
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- 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
Admin
- Date Original Photo Taken:
- Original File Name:
- _MG_6241.CR2
- Event:
- Rating:
- ☆
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- Original File Dimensions:
- 4272px x 2848px
- File Type:
- JPEG
- Color Mode:
- RGB
- Original Image Color Profile:
- Adobe RGB (1998)
Location
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- Sublocation:
- City:
- Market Harborough
- Province/State:
- Leicestershire
- Country:
- United Kingdom
- World Region:
- Europe
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Rights
- Copyright Status:
- Copyrighted
- Licensing Status:
- 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/3.2
- Camera Model:
- Canon EOS 450D
- ISO:
- 100
- Exposure Compensation:
- -2/3
- 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
- Image Modified:
- Software used:
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- Adobe Camera RAW
- Post Processing:
-0.25 exposure compensation in ACR