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Just a little Buttercup that I found in the yard, shot with the help of the sun for backlighting. As for the size, approximately 1 Inch. For the Macro Mondays group, "Backlit" theme.
Meyer Optik 50mm f/1.8 Oreston, single image shot at f/5.6. Probably with Nikon PK-13, 27.5mm extension tube.
Buttercups for Crazy Tuesday flowers.
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I do love buttercups! I know they are a weed but I always think they look so cheerful...
Buttercups, bright eyed and bold, hold their chalices of gold to catch the sunshine and the dew.
Julia Caroline Dorr
Buttercups and daisies,
Oh, the pretty flowers;
Coming ere the spring time,
To tell of sunny hours.
When the trees are leafless;
When the fields are bare;
Buttercups and daisies
Spring up here and there.
Mary Howitt
Buttercups are a large genus of flowering plants called Ranunculus. It has yellow, shiny petals, and grows wild in many places. It is poisonous to eat for humans and cattle, but when dry the poison is not active
Having some fun with my Pentacon 50mm f/1.8 (the EXIF data is wrong), just seeing what kind of bokeh can happen with the little buttercups that pop up in the yard. Pretty much SOOC with minor RAW conversion and cropping.
The familiar and widespread buttercup of gardens throughout Northern Europe (and introduced elsewhere) is the creeping buttercup Ranunculus repens, which has extremely tough and tenacious roots. Two other species are also widespread, the bulbous buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus and the much taller meadow buttercup Ranunculus acris. In ornamental gardens, all three are often regarded as weeds.
Buttercups usually flower in the spring, but flowers may be found throughout the summer, especially where the plants are growing as opportunistic colonizers, as in the case of garden weeds.
The water crowfoots (Ranunculus subgenus Batrachium), which grow in still or running water, are sometimes treated in a separate genus Batrachium (from Greek βάτραχος bátrakhos, "frog"). They have two different leaf types, thread-like leaves underwater and broader floating leaves. In some species, such as R. aquatilis, a third, intermediate leaf type occurs.
Ranunculus species are used as food by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including the Hebrew character and small angle shades. Some species are popular ornamental flowers in horticulture, with many cultivars selected for large and brightly coloured flowers.
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Another random uncultivated flower growing all over the lawn this year, the humble, but wonderful buttercup.
Buttercup tree flowers against a grey sky. This tree blooms once a year. The showy flowers turn into large seed pods that the parrots enjoy.
A small butterfly pollinating the buttercups on Maidensgrove Common, taken at the start of my walk this week