Agrostemma githago (Common corn-cockle) flowers

Agrostemma githago (Common corn-cockle) flowers

Description

Title:
Agrostemma githago (Common corn-cockle) flowers
Caption / Description:

Agrostemma githago (Common corn-cockle) flowers. 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.

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:
  • Biota
  • Life
  • Vitae
  • Eukaryota
  • Plantae
  • Plants
  • Magnoliophyta
  • Flowering Plants
  • Angiosperms
  • Magnoliopsida
  • Dicotyledons
  • Caryophyllales
  • Caryophyllaceae
  • Pinks
  • Agrostemma
  • Corn-cockle
  • Agrostemma githago
  • Common corn-cockle

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Date Original Photo Taken:
Original File Name:
DSCF0461.RAF
Event:
Rating:
☆☆
Date this image added/last updated on website:
Original File Dimensions:
4896px x 3264px
File Type:
JPEG
Color Mode:
Original Image Color Profile:
Adobe RGB (1998)

Location

Location Created:
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:
1⁄125 s
Aperture:
f/5.6
Camera Model:
Fujifilm X-M1
ISO:
200
Exposure Compensation:
0
Focal Length:
50mm
Focal Length (35mm equiv.):
75mm
Metering Mode:
Multi-segment
Flash:
Off, Did not fire
Exposure Mode:
Manual
White Balance:
Manual
Light Source:
Daylight
Exposure Program:
Manual

Additional shooting metadata

Lens:
Nikon EL-Nikkor 50mm F2.8 N
Filters used:
  • B+W 486 UV IR Cut MRC
Additional Optics used:
  • Pixco M42-FX/M
Setup:
Tripod, geared head, focusing rail, remote shutter release
Vivitar 283 flash fired through small diffusion panel for lighting

Post Processing

Image Modified:
Software used:
  • Adobe Camera RAW
Post Processing: