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General Cemetery revisited - at the side of the field there's a run of smaller trees, all are completely bare apart from the odd green shoot except one has this little clump of open blossoms - possibly something to do with the light that falls on that specific area
The plant's specific name, helenium, derives from Helen of Troy; elecampane is said to have sprung up from where her tears fell. It was sacred to the ancient Celts, and once had the name "elfwort". Девясил высокий относится к древним лекарственным растениям, которые применяли врачи эпохи Гиппократа, Диоскорида, Плиния. Растение использовалось в практике Авиценны
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The prosperous town of Ackermouth is a bustling center for trade, agriculture, and politics. Its keep, located on the top of a steep cliff, has never been breached, ensuring the continued success and safety of Ackermouth.
Built for the 2014 MocAthalon for team Block Tease, category Pair Dare: Select two specific kinds of pieces (in this case the 1x1 slope and the 1x2 masonry profile brick) and then create a MOC using ONLY those two specific parts.
This one's from Jordan.
Common name: Little Frog Orchid
Pleased to find this one. Up until recently it was recognised as "Pterostylis sargentii". Further study revealed it as a different species.
"Etymology. The specific epithet, from the Latin occultus (hidden), alludes to herbarium collections of this species, which have remained hidden under P. sargentii for more than eighty years."
Nuytsia 32:51-54, Fig. 1A, C (2021)
Photo: Fred
Watermelon snow, also called snow algae, pink snow, red snow, or blood snow, is Chlamydomonas nivalis, a species of green algae containing a secondary red carotenoid pigment (astaxanthin) in addition to chlorophyll. Unlike most species of fresh-water algae, it is cryophilic (cold-loving) and thrives in freezing water.Its specific epithet, nivalis, is from Latin and refers to snow.
This type of snow is common during the summer in alpine and coastal polar regions worldwide, such as the Sierra Nevada of California. Here, at altitudes of 10,000 to 12,000 feet (3,000–3,600 m), the temperature is cold throughout the year, and so the snow has lingered from winter storms. Compressing the snow by stepping on it or making snowballs leaves it looking red. Walking on watermelon snow often results in getting bright red soles and pinkish pant cuffs.
source: Wikipedia
The otherworldly sand tufa formations of Navy Beach in Mono Lake have held a specific appeal to me, resembling nothing I’ve ever seen before and which doesn’t even resemble the tower shaped tufas along Mono Lake’s south shore just 200 yards away. It’s been my goal for a long time to capture the Milky Way over these interesting formations, and a spontaneous camping trip this weekend during a new moon finally provided the opportunity. Since these tufas are short, only about 3’ – 4’ in height, Chris and I, with the location entirely to ourselves at midnight, our knees planted in the sand, and tripods down low, encountered another astrophotographer who ventured up to us out of nowhere, all apologetic for walking into our composition, and asked us, “hey, are you Beth and Chris from the Sactown Photogs Facebook group?”. We were all, “hell yes!” and met the infamous Larry Whiting, unexpectedly out there in the middle of freezing nowhere with no one else in sight! Thank you for the awesome lighting setup and great conversation, Larry! We also got to share the experience of a hunting owl swooping overhead while we shared this incredible and unexpected experience.
Borgergade, Nyboder district, Copenhagen
Nyboder is a historic district in Copenhagen which was originally built as barracks for the Royal Danish Navy. The terraced houses are all painted a specific shade of deep yellow.
Restoration and preservation efforts at the Trans Allegheny Lunatic Asylum have led to certain areas on specific floors being filled with a very nice collection of period-correct antiques to depict office and staff dining areas once used at the Asylum.
Also known as the Weston State Hospital, the former asylum is located in Weston, WV. Construction on the hospital began in 1858, with the first patients admitted in 1864. The hospital, designed to hold 250 patients, eventually housed over 2,400 at its peak. The Asylum ceased operations in 1994. Today, the asylum is best known for its historic and paranormal tours, offering a glimpse into both its architecture and the history of mental health treatment in the United States.
Nikon ZF with Nikkor 19mm PC-E F4 perspective correction lens. F11. Oben tripod with an Arca-Swiss C1 cube 3-way geared head.
Oranienbaum Park is a most valuable example of garden and park art from the second half of the 18th to the mid-19th century. It covers an area of 162 hectares. Until the 1770s, the main artistic technique in the park's design was the formal layout, which was later replaced by the landscape style. The park consists of several historically developed sections, each formed during specific periods of the palace and park complex creation.
Upper Park: 18th - 20th centuries - formation of the general landscape, 1710 - 1720s - development of the water system, garden masters: L. Lamberti, D. Bush, L. Meinecke.
Becoming Marni is a site-specific installation conceived as the concluding act of the whole Marni Prisma program. It consists of one hundred wooden sculptures created by Brazilian self-taught artist Véio, distributed around the cloister and inside the rooms of the Abbey, drawing an ideal landscape of organic forms. The sculptures are installed in different groups, indoors and outdoors, their presence marked by a tactile path, the color of Venice’s water, drawn on the floor: an irregular surface with translucent spots, creating continuity between the outside and the inside. A small cabinet in the cloister housed Véio’s workshop, enabling him to create artworks on site. Furthermore, as the San Gregorio Abbey is usually closed to the public, this exhibition presented an opportunity to enjoy a unique space.
Consuelo and Carolina Castiglioni discovered Véio at a collective exhibition in Paris. Through Galeria Estação, which exclusively represents him, they entered in contact with him and Carolina tracked him down to Nossa Senhora da Gloria, the small village in the north East of Brazil where he lives and works. Here Véio creates his enigmatic sculptures by giving new life to pieces of wood, clogs and branches he finds along the river. He immediately identifies a being in each piece – an animal, a resting human, a fantastic bird. By a process of artistic transformation – clipping, shaving, adding a final layer of color – he makes the same beings visible to the public, removing them from the raw material and thereby restoring to the wood a meaning that exceeds pure physicality.
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Rano Raraku.
Questo specifico sito mostra i famosi Moai incompiuti (o distesi) rimasti all'interno della cava principale del vulcano Rano Raraku,
Il colosso scolpito direttamente nella nicchia della parete rocciosa sullo sfondo è comunemente conosciuto come "Te Tokanga" (che significa Il Gigante) o semplicemente El Gigante.
Se fosse stato completato e distaccato dalla roccia madre, sarebbe stato il Moai più grande mai eretto sull'intera isola.
Misura circa 21,6 metri di lunghezza e ha un peso stimato tra le 200 e le 270 tonnellate.
La statua si trova ancora nella sua "trincea" originaria di intaglio.
Gli antichi scultori (i Rapa Nui) la stavano scolpendo sulla schiena, ma il lavoro si è interrotto prima di liberare i fianchi e il dorso dalla parete vulcanica.
Gli archeologi ipotizzano che sia stato lasciato a metà a causa della fine improvvisa dell'era di costruzione dei Moai o semplicemente perché la comunità si rese conto che spostare una massa simile su un terreno così irregolare sarebbe stato un'impresa impossibile con le tecnologie dell'epoca.
Rano Raraku.
This specific site features the famous unfinished (or reclining) Moai remaining inside the main quarry of the Rano Raraku volcano.
The colossus carved directly into the niche in the rock face in the background is commonly known as "Te Tokanga" (meaning The Giant) or simply El Gigante.
Had it been completed and detached from the parent rock, it would have been the largest Moai ever erected on the entire island.
It measures approximately 21.6 meters in length and weighs an estimated 200 to 270 tons.
The statue still sits in its original carving "trench."
The ancient sculptors (the Rapa Nui) were carving its back, but work stopped before freeing its sides and back from the volcanic wall.
Archaeologists hypothesize that it was left unfinished due to the abrupt end of the Moai construction era or simply because the community realized that moving such a mass over such uneven terrain would have been an impossible feat with the technologies of the time.
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Rugged mountain scenery near Ouray, Colorado, USA.
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Jardí Botànic, Barcelona, España.
El Jardí Botànic de Barcelona es un Jardín botánico de 14 hectáreas de extensión. Dentro del Jardín se encuentra el Instituto Botánico de Barcelona (IBB-CSIC), un centro mixto perteneciente al CSIC y el Ayuntamiento de Barcelona.
Se inauguró el 18 de abril de 1999, en el solar de un antiguo vertedero de escombros en el Parque de Montjuic. El proyecto fue obra del Ayuntamiento de Barcelona. Es miembro de la Asociación Ibero-Macaronésica de Jardines Botánicos, y del BGCI, presentando trabajos para la Agenda Internacional para la Conservación en los Jardines Botánicos.
El código de identificación internacional del "Jardí Botànic de Barcelona" como miembro del "Botanic Gardens Conservation Internacional" (BGCI), así como las siglas de su herbario es BC.
Las colecciones están enfocadas en plantas de las regiones mediterráneas de todo el mundo, esta es una vegetación vinculada al clima mediterráneo que se caracteriza por un largo verano seco, de inviernos suaves y lluvias en la primavera y el otoño. Este clima sólo se encuentra sobre un 5% de la superficie de la tierra pero en 5 regiones del mundo en las cuales las plantas tuvieron una evolución adaptativa específica que con todo da paisajes bastante similares, por lo que las plantas se distribuyen agrupadas, según las cinco regiones mediterráneas del mundo.
Las sendas nos permiten acceder de zona en zona, comenzando por las Islas Canarias situadas a la entrada y subir al Mediterráneo occidental reconocible por el instituto botánico, que sobresale.
Del hemisferio Norte, la zona con una mayor representación es la Cuenca Mediterránea, siguiendo el camino de visita se accede hasta las costas de California de clima mediterráneo.
Después se encuentran las zonas mediterráneas del hemisferio Sur donde se visita la región mediterránea de Chile, el sur de África, y las dos regiones mediterráneas del sur de Australia (SE y S).
The Jardí Botànic de Barcelona is a 14-hectare botanical garden. Inside the Garden is the Botanical Institute of Barcelona (IBB-CSIC), a joint center belonging to the CSIC and Barcelona City Council.
It was inaugurated on April 18, 1999, on the site of an old rubble dump in Montjuic Park. The project was the work of the Barcelona City Council. He is a member of the Ibero-Macaronesian Association of Botanical Gardens, and of the BGCI, presenting papers for the International Agenda for Conservation in Botanical Gardens.
The international identification code of the "Jardí Botànic de Barcelona" as a member of the "Botanic Gardens Conservation International" (BGCI), as well as the initials of its herbarium is BC.
The collections are focused on plants from Mediterranean regions around the world, this is a vegetation linked to the Mediterranean climate that is characterized by a long dry summer, mild winters and rains in spring and autumn. This climate is only found on 5% of the earth's surface, but in 5 regions of the world in which the plants had a specific adaptive evolution that nevertheless gives quite similar landscapes, for which reason the plants are distributed grouped, according to the five Mediterranean regions of the world.
The paths allow us to access from zone to zone, starting with the Canary Islands located at the entrance and going up to the western Mediterranean recognizable by the botanical institute, which stands out.
From the Northern Hemisphere, the area with the greatest representation is the Mediterranean Basin. Following the visit path leads to the coast of California with a Mediterranean climate.
Then there are the Mediterranean areas of the Southern Hemisphere where you visit the Mediterranean region of Chile, southern Africa, and the two Mediterranean regions of southern Australia (SE and S).
Projetos Escalares
PASSAGEM - Site Specific - SESC de Presidente Prudente - 2016
Galhos secos, cimento, terra e grama, 3 x 5 x 18 metros.
Márcio Diegues
Foto de Thiago Ferri.
I needed a break from studying so I set out to create a very specific image. The result was something entirely different, but to me that is what's so beautiful about creative expression. Intent is important when creating a photo but being open to new possibilities, to truly living in the moment and reacting fluidly to what is around you...Responding to the forces that surround you while you're creating - that is just as special.
This photo is rooted in two thoughts...The first is from one of my favourite movies, Chronicles of Narnia (I read the book a long time ago, I'm sure it's amazing but the visuals in the movie are incredible <3)...The image has to do with the scene where the little girl meets Mr. Tumnus and learns that winter has lasted for a long time. So that connects to the whimsical aspect of the photo. The second part is that this looks like an ad for something. It has that element of sexuality and smoking. The materialism that is symbolized represents how obsessive we have become over consumer goods, over trivial nonsense. The two girls face the same direction, and one even looks straight at the camera. The earth behind them is warm, green and lush but there is no way of knowing whether or not they are aware of this. They are huddling together for warmth. Ultimately, they are immersed in the lifeless cold of winter but there is always hope for summer and what summer represents :)
BTS shots are on my blog
Every year, mostly between the months of December and January, hordes of photographers descend on an obscure stretch of coastline located at the end of a dodgy road in Big Sur to capture the setting sun through a natural archway on Pfeiffer Beach. This was taken last year after I almost bottomed out my Prius trying to get get from PCH down to the parking area after the road was heavily damaged by one of the rare rainstorms we had. For more information on shooting the Keyhole Arch including compositional ideas and logistical concerns, please feel free to check out my new article up today at : The Resonant Landscape
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Across the nation men (and it is usually men) have hauled their bikes from the shed after its winter rest, pulled out cycle specific clothing from the back of the wardrobe and hit the road.
Me? I'll here all year round.
The chap in front has some skills to learn about road position and riding technique - but we all need to start somewhere. He could start by removing the headphones. You need you all senses to be good cyclist.
Everyone has equal right to use the road, so let's be tolerant of other users (says he).
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This is my 17th photo to make Explore.
A cold clear morning sees the Norbord Inverness plant, off the A96, venting steam to great effect.
The plant produces oriented strand board (OSB), part of the organisations line in wood products, which also includes chipboard and MDF.
OSB, also known as flakeboard, sterling board and aspenite in British English, is a type of engineered lumber similar to particle board, formed by adding adhesives and then compressing layers of wood strands (flakes) in specific orientations. It was invented by Armin Elmendorf in California in 1963.
This is the kind of image I very rarely post - general and scenic rather than specific - but reflections always appeal to me and I liked the varying qualities of distortion in the water.
Because I don't usually take shots of overall scenes, I really have to think about how to frame them, which is good practice.
I was uncertain as to whether I should include the swan, or wait for it to pass. I think it looks OK.
This is Huron Basin, part of the Salford Quays area of Manchester. The three buildings are known as the NV Buildings. Over the other side of the bridge is Harbour City metrolink stop, and behind me is the way to the Lowry Centre and the Imperial War Museum North.
The common redshank was formally described by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in 1758 in the tenth edition of his Systema Naturae under the binomial name Scolopax totanus. It is now placed with twelve other species in the genus Tringa that Linnaeus had introduced in 1758. The genus name Tringa is the New Latin name given to the green sandpiper by the Italian naturalist Ulisse Aldrovandi in 1603 based on Ancient Greek trungas, a thrush-sized, white-rumped, tail-bobbing wading bird mentioned by Aristotle. The specific totanus is from Tótano, the Italian name for this bird
Common redshanks in breeding plumage are a marbled brown color, slightly lighter below. In winter plumage they become somewhat lighter-toned and less patterned, being rather plain greyish-brown above and whitish below. They have red legs and a black-tipped red bill, and show white up the back and on the wings in flight.
The spotted redshank (T. erythropus), which breeds in the Arctic, has a longer bill and legs; it is almost entirely black in breeding plumage and very pale in winter. It is not a particularly close relative of the common redshank, but rather belongs to a high-latitude lineage of largish shanks. T. totanus on the other hand is closely related to the marsh sandpiper (T. stagnatilis), and closer still to the small wood sandpiper (T. glareola). The ancestors of the latter and the common redshank seem to have diverged around the Miocene-Pliocene boundary, about 5–6 million years ago. These three subarctic- to temperate-region species form a group of smallish shanks with have red or yellowish legs, and in breeding plumage are generally a subdued light brown above with some darker mottling, and have somewhat diffuse small brownish spots on the breast and neck.
The common redshank is a widespread breeding bird across temperate Eurasia. It is a migratory species, wintering on coasts around the Mediterranean, on the Atlantic coast of Europe from Ireland and Great Britain southwards, and in South Asia.
They are wary and noisy birds which will alert everything else with their loud piping call.
Redshanks will nest in any wetland, from damp meadows to saltmarsh, often at high densities.] They lay 3–5 eggs.
Like most waders, they feed on small invertebrates.
I did a couple sketches, and the guy wanted a wildstyle graffiti piece, I was like you sure, dude was like yeah, do your thang, So, I did a color scheme and wanted midnight dark blue for the background, the idea was going for a blue print background, dude came back after I already made the paint order with, yeah a couple people arent feeling the wall color being that dark....pause...I was like okay go with what you want i guess...so, there goes the concept and the color scheme, commission jobs...yuuup!
Freeway Lanes located off the Golden State Highway in Selma,CA. The specific address for this bowling alley is 8265 East Dinuba Ave. but the freeway name is for the Golden State Highway which on a separate note was bypassed by Highway 99. Like Highway 99 the Golden State Highway is full of diamonds in the rough including numerous motels and motor courts (many abandoned but not in a way for abandoned exploration).
There were only two cars parked in the parking lot when I took this photo and its location is not close to any houses but judging by online references the place still might be open.
From the "free access" Roof Garden at the top of the Post Building
At the middle the "Horizon H22" Building and at the right with it's specific shape, the "Sky Garden" called Walkie-Talkie
"Kalanchoe fedtschenkoi" is a succulent native to Madagascar. The specific epithet "fedtschenkoi" honors botanist Boris Alexeevich Fedtschenko (1873-1947), who was director of the Imperial Botanic Garden at St. Petersburg.
The common name for Kalanchoe fedtschenkoi is Lavender Scallops, in reference to its leaves with scalloped margins. It has flower clusters above the foliage on purple stems. The pendant flowers have sepals with a pearly sheen clasping their bases, and emerging from these are four flaring petals. The petals are variable: light orange, red-orange or rose.
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I rarely go out with the specific goal of shooting the hind end of a train. While locomotives have always been the primary focus of railroad photographers since the earliest days of the genre at least a couple generations ago the rear ends were nearly as interesting. Until the mid 1980s every freight train was punctuated by a caboose each dressed in the unique colors and style of the owning road, of which there were far more in the pre mega-merger era. Go back a generation or two further than that to the pre Amtrak era and the rear end of passenger trains were just as interesting often brought up by observation cars of varied styles and colors and frequently adorned with neon logos or stylish nameplates befitting the status of the train.
Alas those days have been relegated to the history books and if you want to photograph a caboose rolling you have to visit a heritage railroad or participate in a photo freight reenactment. Similarly you won't find an observation car on any modern Amtrak trains so unless you want to travel north to see VIA's classic Canadian, you have to visit a museum or be lucky enough to catch a private car or executive train out on the line.
However in recent years the New Jersey based United Railroad Historical Society has begun running regular excursions along the Hudson River (and even a few as far as Chicago!) with their trio of original New York Central Railroad cars that they add to regularly scheduled Amtrak trains.
Bringing up the rear of Amtrak train 233 (Empire Service from New York Penn Station to Albany-Rensselaer) are NYC tavern-lounge number 43 (Budd built 1947), Pullman bedroom lounge 'Swift Stream' (Budd 1949), and observation lounge car 'Hickory Creek' built by Pullman-Standard for the 1948 refit of the flagship 20th Century Limited.
All three cars would have regularly traveled these rails on their original trains, though originating at Penn Station instead of Grand Central would seem blasphemous to those old Central men! The Hickory Creek resplendent in her Henry Dreyfuss designed two toned grey livery splits the Central era small target GRS type SA signals as she sails north up Main1 at MP 99 on modern day Amtrak's Hudson Line which opened between New York and Albany in 1851 as the Hudson River Railroad.
In 1864 the road was purchased by Cornelius Vanderbilt along with the New York and Harlem. Meanwhile in 1853 Erastus Corning had assembled a plethora of small local lines as the New York Central Railroad running from Albany to Buffalo and in 1867 Vanderbilt merged it with his road to create the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad and the rest as they say is history. The line passed from the NYC, to Penn Central, Conrail, and ultimately CSXT until December 2012 when Amtrak took over control and dispatching of the line from Poughkeepsie to Hoffmans (where it joins the busy Mohawk Subdivision) under a long term lease agreement with CSXT.
As for these trips check out this website to learn more about what the URHS offers:
www.hudsonriverrail.com/experiences
And for an in depth history of each of these three cars check out these links:
www.urhs.org/rolling-stock#/nyc43
Tivoli, New York
Saturday October 26, 2024
1056 on arrival at Cardiff on the 11.15 from Paddington. The driver is clearly awaiting the signal to take the ecs away. If it was the return working about to depart to London, we wouldn't have been standing around on the platform!
I am not sure what we did in the time between arrival and departure on the service hauled by 1056 - I suspect food and drink may have been the order of the day. In all honesty, I can't recall how we survived on these Rover bashes apart from a few high points.
The up overnighter was usually taken from Liskeard after a visit to The Stag next to the station. That particular venue is no longer in existence as a watering hole come nosh shop.
As for London, I can't recall any specific chomping spots. I do remember rolling into an Italian restaurant at the end of a rail rover and having a quality meal served by the staff. We must have been a bit rough after 7 days travelling but they were perfect hosts.
In recent years I was in London for a tour with 1015 and spent two nights at a Best Western hotel - unsurprisingly perhaps. I located a very busy joint which served a cracking meal and was lucky to get a seat. A measure of its quality perhaps! Sadly I can't recall where it was other than close to Paddington as well as the hotel.
Here the driver has an old style BR hat - one of which I have as a souvenir from those days.
The guy watching on is still the same slim shape now that he was back then - the lucky devil.
On a picture perfect June morning, Marquette Rail's Z151 rolls south through Comstock Park behind GMD SD40-2s #3391 and #3389.
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SN/NC: Abelia x Grandiflora, Caprifoliaceae Family
Abelia × grandiflora is a hybrid species of flowering plant in the honeysuckle family Caprifoliaceae, raised by hybridising A. chinensis with A. uniflora. Abelia × grandiflora was first raised in 1886 at the Rovelli nursery at Pallanza (now Verbania), on Lake Maggiore in Italy. It is used as an ornamental plant in specimen plantings in gardens, or in a mixed border with other shrubs. This plant is still widely listed in Australia and the UK under the name Abelia. The Latin specific epithet grandiflora means "abundant flowers".and the Oxford English Dictionary says "Bearing large flowers". However these flowers are not large, but they are abundant, so further research is warranted. "Abelia", the common name and genus name, honors Clarke Abel, physician and naturalist who collected seeds and plants on a British expedition to China in 1817.
Abelia × grandiflora é uma espécie híbrida de planta com flores da família das madressilvas Caprifoliaceae, criada pela hibridização de A. chinensis com A. uniflora. Abelia × grandiflora foi criada pela primeira vez em 1886 no viveiro Rovelli em Pallanza (hoje Verbania), no Lago Maggiore, na Itália. É usada como planta ornamental em plantios de espécimes em jardins ou em uma borda mista com outros arbustos. Esta planta ainda é amplamente listada na Austrália e no Reino Unido sob o nome Abelia. O epíteto específico latino grandiflora significa "flores abundantes" e o Oxford English Dictionary diz "Produzindo flores grandes". No entanto, essas flores não são grandes, mas são abundantes, portanto, pesquisas adicionais são necessárias. "Abelia", o nome comum e o nome do gênero, homenageiam Clarke Abel, médico e naturalista que coletou sementes e plantas em uma expedição britânica à China em 1817.
Abelia × grandiflora es una especie híbrida de planta con flores de la familia Caprifoliaceae, que se obtuvo mediante la hibridación de A. chinensis con A. uniflora. Abelia × grandiflora se cultivó por primera vez en 1886 en el vivero Rovelli en Pallanza (ahora Verbania), en el lago Maggiore en Italia. Se utiliza como planta ornamental en plantaciones de ejemplares en jardines o en un borde mixto con otros arbustos. Esta planta todavía se incluye ampliamente en Australia y el Reino Unido con el nombre de Abelia. El epíteto específico en latín grandiflora significa "flores abundantes" y el Oxford English Dictionary dice "que tiene flores grandes". Sin embargo, estas flores no son grandes, pero son abundantes, por lo que se justifica una mayor investigación. "Abelia", el nombre común y el nombre del género, honra a Clarke Abel, médico y naturalista que recolectó semillas y plantas en una expedición británica a China en 1817.
Abelia × grandiflora ist eine Hybridart einer Blütenpflanze aus der Familie der Geißblattgewächse (Caprifoliaceae), die durch Kreuzung von A. chinensis mit A. uniflora gezüchtet wurde. Abelia × grandiflora wurde erstmals 1886 in der Gärtnerei Rovelli in Pallanza (heute Verbania) am Lago Maggiore in Italien gezüchtet. Sie wird als Zierpflanze in Einzelpflanzungen in Gärten oder in gemischten Rabatten mit anderen Sträuchern verwendet. Diese Pflanze ist in Australien und Großbritannien immer noch weithin unter dem Namen Abelia gelistet. Das lateinische Artepitheton grandiflora bedeutet „reichlich blühende Pflanzen" und im Oxford English Dictionary steht „große Blüten tragend". Diese Blüten sind jedoch nicht groß, aber reichlich vorhanden, sodass weitere Forschungen erforderlich sind. „Abelia", der gebräuchliche Name und Gattungsname, ehrt Clarke Abel, einen Arzt und Naturforscher, der 1817 auf einer britischen Expedition nach China Samen und Pflanzen sammelte.
Abelia × grandiflora è una specie ibrida di pianta da fiore della famiglia delle Caprifoliaceae, ottenuta ibridando A. chinensis con A. uniflora. Abelia × grandiflora è stata coltivata per la prima volta nel 1886 presso il vivaio Rovelli a Pallanza (ora Verbania), sul Lago Maggiore in Italia. È utilizzata come pianta ornamentale in piantagioni esemplari nei giardini o in una bordura mista con altri arbusti. Questa pianta è ancora ampiamente elencata in Australia e nel Regno Unito con il nome Abelia. L'epiteto specifico latino grandiflora significa "fiori abbondanti" e l'Oxford English Dictionary dice "che porta grandi fiori". Tuttavia questi fiori non sono grandi, ma sono abbondanti, quindi sono giustificate ulteriori ricerche. "Abelia", il nome comune e il nome del genere, onora Clarke Abel, medico e naturalista che raccolse semi e piante durante una spedizione britannica in Cina nel 1817.
Abelia × grandiflora is een hybride soort bloeiende plant in de kamperfoeliefamilie Caprifoliaceae, gekweekt door A. chinensis te hybridiseren met A. uniflora. Abelia × grandiflora werd voor het eerst gekweekt in 1886 in de kwekerij Rovelli in Pallanza (nu Verbania), aan het Lago Maggiore in Italië. Het wordt gebruikt als sierplant in specimenbeplantingen in tuinen of in een gemengde border met andere struiken. Deze plant wordt nog steeds veel gebruikt in Australië en het Verenigd Koninkrijk onder de naam Abelia. De Latijnse soortnaam grandiflora betekent "overvloedige bloemen". en de Oxford English Dictionary zegt "met grote bloemen". Deze bloemen zijn echter niet groot, maar ze zijn overvloedig aanwezig, dus verder onderzoek is gerechtvaardigd. "Abelia", de algemene naam en geslachtsnaam, eert Clarke Abel, arts en natuuronderzoeker die zaden en planten verzamelde tijdens een Britse expeditie naar China in 1817.
Abelia × grandiflora est une espèce hybride de plante à fleurs de la famille des Caprifoliacées, obtenue par hybridation d'A. chinensis avec A. uniflora. Abelia × grandiflora a été cultivée pour la première fois en 1886 dans la pépinière Rovelli à Pallanza (aujourd'hui Verbania), sur le lac Majeur en Italie. Elle est utilisée comme plante ornementale dans les plantations de spécimens dans les jardins, ou dans une bordure mixte avec d'autres arbustes. Cette plante est encore largement répertoriée en Australie et au Royaume-Uni sous le nom d'Abelia. L'épithète spécifique latine grandiflora signifie « fleurs abondantes » et l'Oxford English Dictionary dit « portant de grandes fleurs ». Cependant, ces fleurs ne sont pas grandes, mais elles sont abondantes, donc des recherches plus approfondies sont justifiées. « Abelia », le nom commun et le nom de genre, rendent hommage à Clarke Abel, médecin et naturaliste qui a collecté des graines et des plantes lors d'une expédition britannique en Chine en 1817.
Abelia x grandiflora هو نوع هجين من النباتات المزهرة من عائلة زهر العسل Caprifoliaceae، يتم تربيته عن طريق تهجين A. chinensis مع A. uniflora. تم زراعة Abelia x grandiflora لأول مرة في عام 1886 في مشتل Rovelli في Pallanza (Verbania الآن)، على بحيرة Maggiore في إيطاليا. يتم استخدامه كنبات زينة في زراعات العينات في الحدائق، أو في حدود مختلطة مع شجيرات أخرى. لا يزال هذا النبات مدرجًا على نطاق واسع في أستراليا والمملكة المتحدة تحت اسم Abelia. تعني الكلمة اللاتينية grandiflora "أزهار وفيرة". ويقول قاموس أكسفورد الإنجليزي "تحمل أزهارًا كبيرة". ومع ذلك، فإن هذه الأزهار ليست كبيرة، لكنها وفيرة، لذا فإن المزيد من البحث ضروري. "Abelia"، الاسم الشائع واسم الجنس، تكريمًا لكلارك آبل، الطبيب وعالم الطبيعة الذي جمع البذور والنباتات في رحلة استكشافية بريطانية إلى الصين عام 1817.
Abelia × grandiflora は、スイカズラ科 Caprifoliaceae の開花植物の交雑種で、A. chinensis と A. uniflora を交配して育成されました。Abelia × grandiflora は、1886 年にイタリアのマッジョーレ湖畔のパランツァ (現在のヴェルバーニア) にある Rovelli 苗床で初めて育成されました。庭園の標本植栽や、他の低木との混合境界に観賞用植物として使用されています。この植物は、オーストラリアや英国では今でも Abelia の名で広く記載されています。ラテン語の種小名 grandiflora は「豊富な花」を意味し、オックスフォード英語辞典には「大きな花を咲かせる」とあります。ただし、これらの花は大きくはありませんが、豊富であるため、さらに研究が必要です。一般名および属名の「Abelia」は、1817 年にイギリスの中国探検隊で種子と植物を収集した医師で博物学者の Clarke Abel にちなんで付けられました。
Austin, Texas electronic super-scientist Dr. Bleep (aka John-Mike Reed) was kind enough to let me borrow one of his amazing audio/visual creations, a “Thingamagoop 2” to be specific. It lights up, it makes music and sound, it looks fantastic, and all of the knobs and switches actually do stuff. The Thingamagoop 2 is no longer being produced, so I am so grateful that I got to put one in front of my camera!
You can learn more about Dr. Bleep at Bleep Labs.
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See detailed setup info and learn more about this image at the source.
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanderling
The sanderling (Calidris alba) is a small wading bird. The name derives from Old English sand-yrðling, "sand-ploughman".[2] The genus name is from Ancient Greek kalidris or skalidris, a term used by Aristotle for some grey-coloured waterside birds. The specific alba is Latin for "white".[3]
It is a circumpolar Arctic breeder, and is a long-distance migrant, wintering south to South America, South Europe, Africa, and Australia. It is highly gregarious in winter, sometimes forming large flocks on coastal mudflats or sandy beaches.
It is somewhat unlike other sandpipers in appearance, which has led to the suggestion that it should be placed into a monotypic genus Crocethia. A more recent review (Thomas et al., 2004) indicates, however, that the sanderling is a fairly typical "stint" or small sandpiper and should be separated from the large knots with its closest relatives in a distinct genus.
This bird is similar in size to a dunlin, but stouter, with a thick bill. It shows a strong white wingbar in flight, and runs along the sandy beaches it prefers with a characteristic "bicycling" action of its legs, stopping frequently to pick small food items. It eats small crabs and other small invertebrates. In spring, birds migrating north from South America consume large numbers of horseshoe crab eggs in the Delaware Bay area.
In spring, the birds arrive on the High Arctic breeding grounds (see map), where they lay 3–4 eggs in a ground scrape. On the nesting grounds, these birds mainly eat insects and some plant material.
The sanderling is one of the species to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) applies.
Description
The sanderling is a small plump sandpiper, 18–20 cm (7.1–7.9 in) in length. Its weight ranges from 40–100 g (1.4–3.5 oz). The winter bird is very pale, almost white apart from a dark shoulder patch. This is the source of the specific name, alba, which is the Latin for "white". Later in the summer, the face and throat become brick-red. The juvenile bird is spangled black and white, and shows much more contrast than the adult.
Standard Measurements[4][5]
length180–220 mm (7.1–8.7 in)
weight60 g (2.1 oz)
wingspan430 mm (17 in)
wing114.5–121.6 mm (4.51–4.79 in)
tail47.3–53 mm (1.86–2.09 in)
culmen22.5–26.6 mm (0.89–1.05 in)
tarsus23.5–25.8 mm (0.93–1.02 in)
If its size is misjudged, a sanderling in breeding plumage can be mistaken for some varieties of stint, or a sanderling in winter plumage can be mistaken for a dunlin or red knot. It can be told from other small wading birds, given good views, by its lack of a hind toe. Its behavior is also distinctive.
Distribution, habitat and migration
The sanderling breeds in the High Arctic areas of North America, Europe and Asia. In North America, it breeds in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, Nunavut, Greenland (and to a lesser extent Alaska). In Eurasia, it breeds in Spitsbergen and areas of northern Russia from the Taymyr Peninsula to the New Siberian Islands. In the northern winter, it has a nearly cosmopolitan distribution across the world's marine coasts. It is a complete migrant, travelling between 3,000 to 10,000 km (1,900 to 6,200 mi) from its breeding grounds to its wintering sites. Birds that travel further also arrive later and leave sooner. Most adults leave the breeding grounds in July and early August, whereas juvenile birds leave in late August and early September. The northward migration begins in March at the southern end of their winter distribution.[6]
The breeding habitat of the sanderling is coastal tundra north of 5 °C (41 °F) July isotherm. The species typically chooses nesting sites on dry stony areas near wet areas, from 60 m (200 ft) above sea level to 800 m (2,600 ft). During the winter and its migration, it is most commonly found on coastal sandy beaches, but also occurs on tidal sand flats, mud flats and the shores of lakes and rivers. More infrequently, it may occur on rocky shores.[6]
Subspecies
The sanderling consists of two subspecies:
C. a. alba, (Pallas, 1764), breeds on Ellesmere Island, north & east Greenland, Svalbard, Franz Josef Land and the Taymyr Peninsula
C. a. rubida, (Gmelin, 1789), breeds in northeast Siberia, Alaska and northern Canada
Behaviour
Feeding behaviour
Sanderlings feed on invertebrate prey buried in the sand in the upper intertidal zone. In North America, this diet largely consists of the isopods Excirolana linguifrons, Excirolana kincaidii, and the mole crab, Emerita analoga. When the tide is out, these crustaceans live in burrows some way beneath the surface. When the tide comes in, they move into the upper layers of sand and feed on the plankton and detritus that washes over them with each wave. They then burrow rapidly down again as the water retreats. They leave no marks on the surface, so the sanderlings hunt for them by plunging their beaks into the sand at random, consuming whatever they find. Their bills can penetrate only 2 or 3 cm (0.79 or 1.18 in) and as the water swirls around and retreats, the sand is softer; this makes it easier for the birds' beaks to penetrate further. In the spring, when much breeding activity is taking place in the benthic community, there may be as many as 4000 invertebrates per square metre, but their average size is smaller than later in the year. The birds appear to rush madly around at the edge of the surf, but in reality they are maximising their chances of catching as many prey animals as possible when they are at their most vulnerable near the surface.[7]
Breeding behaviour
At breeding time sanderlings are territorial, with the male aggressively defending its territory. They may either form monogamous pairs or polyandrous (one female and two male) pairings.
There are many generic kinds of time. Each field of gravity in the
Universe has its own specific time, determined by the mass contained
in that field. There are no two points on Earth which at the same
moment of astronomical time would remain in the same relation to
the Sun, even though the practical convention of time zones imposes
consistency on all local clocks.
These thoughts formulated by Jarosław Kozłowski in 1978 amazingly
correspond with many of his installations. The artist’s obsession with
time is present both in his utterances and in specific actions. Alarm
clocks, watches, temporal manipulation—that’s a frequent motif in
his practice. He used watches for the first time in 1968 in his
environment Situation. Then they returned in the eighties when he
started smashing alarm clocks in Continuum, series of drawing
performances. During the nineties Kozłowski began to create
large-scale installations, in which he deconstructs time and space as
a basic categories of description of the world.
Time Archive is a site-specific installation, inscribed in given space.
Row of shelves is filled with clocks previously owned by real people
and indicating different times of day. Going each by their own time,
with references to their owners/users, the clocks represent personal
time or, in other words, history in its individual dimension. In this
archive, the hundreds of alarm clocks—individual meters of time—
drown out the authority of ‘monumental time’, associated with sym-
bols of power and compared to Nietzsche’s ‘monumental history’.
Indicating different hours, minutes and seconds, the clocks relativise
official measures of time and divisions into geographical zones. As a
space of experiencing time, the archive becomes a place of cultural
experiences, where the simple question about time (what time is it?)
refers to questions about the philosophical and political foundations
of the place of its presentation.
The sound of the ticking clocks is an integral part of the project. The
accumulative aesthetics of a collection of alarm clocks, each looking
differently and showing a different time, have an extension in the
ticking sounds, overlapping and merging into a drone. Despite the
proverbial silence of archives, the space of the Time Archive is
enlivened with its sounds.
The Time Archive project expands on themes tackled in many of
Jarosław Kozłowski’s earlier works, including in spectacular installations
such as Personal Files (1993) in a former archive in the Hague,
Personal Files II (1997) at the National Museum in Poznań, Time
Vacuum (1999) at the Arbäaer Museum in Reykjavik, Time Cistern
(2006) at the CCA Ujazdowski Castle in Warsaw, or Time Library (2007)
in the Kalisz Museum, previously the municipal archive. In all those
projects, time was considered in its various categories: biological,
existential, metaphysical, astronomic, institutional, and in relation to
the given place, its history, philosophy and politics.
the one on the right is Dolly's sister Dolly, I cloned her in Photoshop - ;-)
I guess most will know the case of Dolly the first cloned large mammal back in 1996 -
Dolly was cloned by Keith Campbell, Ian Wilmut and colleagues at the Roslin Institute, part of the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, and the biotechnology company PPL Therapeutics, based near Edinburgh.
The funding for Dolly's cloning was provided by PPL Therapeutics and the Ministry of Agriculture. She was born on 5 July 1996 and died from a progressive lung disease five months before her seventh birthday (the disease was not considered related to her being a clone) on 14 February 2003.
She has been called "the world's most famous sheep" by sources including BBC News and Scientific American.
The cell used as the donor for the cloning of Dolly was taken from a mammary gland, and the production of a healthy clone therefore proved that a cell taken from a specific part of the body could recreate a whole individual.
On Dolly's name, Wilmut stated "Dolly is derived from a mammary gland cell and we couldn't think of a more impressive pair of glands than Dolly Parton's."
Read more at Wikipedia - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolly_(sheep)
The famous Cadini di Misurina viewpoint.
I couldn't get to the end; there was a rididulous amount of people waiting and some of them, particularly those from a specific country, were taking a lot of time at the top. I finally gave up: the Tre Cime were awaiting.
Hey guys and happy (almost) December!
We'd like to formally invite you to (continually) attend our upcoming sim-wide event, the Noel Express Advent Calendar. If you enjoyed our Trick or Treat hunt, we're sure you'll going to love this too.
Get your mittens ready.
14 STORES. 24 DAYS OF GIFTS.
ROULY . THE OWL . AUREALIS . HERA . BIGBULLY . MULLOY . HOUSE OF SHADE . FAKEICON . POUPEE . BOYS TO THE BONE . BLEICH . LISA WALKER MAKEUP . FY . FOXCITY .
Starts 1 December and runs through to Christmas. (Our Christmas winter wonderland sim is ready to welcome you early!)
Above you'll find our advent calendar schedule. Each creator on our sim is allocated two days in the advent calendar. During this time, you are urged to visit their main store on the Foxcity sim to grab their specially curated gift free.
If you do, however, miss their two-day window, you can still grab their gift, however it will no longer be in their store or for free.
For those who are late or missed out on a specific calendar day, the 'past' gifts will be moved under the shared Christmas tree. They will no longer be free but they will still be discounted all the way through to Christmas.
Follow our creators on Flickr (see tagged people) to be reminded when their advent gift lands in their store!
Bleich are first to kick-off our advent calendar event tomorrow! Don't miss it ♥
Lastly, we'd like to invite you to enjoy our Winter Wonderland sim as part of the Advent Calendar experience. We hope you'll enjoy the gifts as well as the environment ♥
maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/FOXCITY/161/67/21
I'd like to clarify how the Noel Express Calendar at the Foxcity sim works ♥
We have 14 participating main stores, offering gifts every two days, all the way through to Christmas. We do *NOT* use an advent calendar script because our gifts *WILL* still be available after each day ends (past gifts will be moved under the big shared Christmas tree for a discounted price.)
All gifts are *NOT* available at the same time. Each store has two days between 1 - 24 December to offer their gift, then we move on to the next store and so on.
The calendar itself was made to help the customer follow which store is giving out their gift and when.The calendar does not dispense gifts. It is for your convenience only ♥
The gifts can be found in each allocated store during their allocated days. Look around, it could be under the tree or clearly marked as a gift :)
I hope this helps! 🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁
Enjoy!
A shrub endemic to SW of Western Australia growing to 1.2m tall. It attracts many insects when in full flower. Notice the spider in the first photo. The plant with white/pink flowers at different times throughout the year in different locations. “This species was formally described in 1828 by Swiss botanist Augustin Pyramus de Candolle who gave it the name Genetyllis diosmoides in his Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis.[4][5] In 1865, George Bentham changed the name to Darwinia diosmoides in the Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany.[6] The specific epithet (diosmoides) means "Diosma-like".” en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwinia_diosmoides
Nomada, a small red wasp-looking bee on Erigeron. Bruce Peninsula national park, Ontario, Canada. 34 June 2013.
Numbers >280 spp. in our area, >700 spp. worldwide/total(2)
Size: Most are small or medium in size.
Identification
Wasp-like, often red or red and black and often with yellow integumental markings. Others are yellow and black or have white markings instead of yellow. Females have specialized hair patches at the tip of their abdomen whereas males have a conspicuous pygidial plate, often
Range
In our area, widespread in North America. Genus is found over much of the world (map)(2)
Season
mostly: March-July or longer (BG data)
Food
Cleptoparasites on other bees, most often Andrena but also including Agapostemon, Melitta, Eucera, and Exomalopsis. Both sexes visit open flowers such as composites for nectar. (See Life Cycle.)
Life Cycle
Cleptoparasites of various bees, primarily Andrena but also Agapostemon and Eucera (Synhalonia) (these are usually larger than the Andrena cleptoparasites). (J.S. Ascher, 23.iv.2008). The parasitic relationship is very host-specific, with each species of Nomada associated with a particular species of solitary bee (Quicke, p. 346).
Males mimic the specific odors of the host females and patrol the host nest site(3). Females obtain the mimetic chemicals from the males (Quicke, p. 346).
...and best viewed large.
Good morning everyone. Just a single posting on Hug a Bug Day due to stormy weather here and the need stay off the computer as a result. We've had two thunderstorms overnight with more predicted for today, so my response to comments will be limited.
As for this damsel, I need some help from any of you experts out there as to a possible ID. As hard as I tried to find a match I was unsuccessful...at least to any degree of certainty. Appears to be a female, and a young one at that, but as to a specific species...I'm at a loss.
Thanks to flickr friend Eric, best guess so far is a blue form female Orange Bluet (Enallagma signatum).
Thank you for stopping by...and I hope you have a truly nice day. Storm free too.
Lacey
ISO400, aperture f/11, exposure .006 seconds (1/180) focal length 300mm
Aspens, Earth Shadow, Morning. East of the Sierra Nevada. September 17, 2016. © Copyright 2016 G Dan Mitchell - all rights reserved.
The earth’s shadow and predawn light on aspen groves east of the Sierra Nevada
On a cold and clear morning in mid-September earlier this year I left my camp in the Sierra and headed east, past Mono Lake and on out into the mountains east of the Sierra Nevada and east of US 395. I did not have a specific goal in mind, but I thought I would do a bit of early season aspen color reconnaissance in preparation for planned visits to photograph fall color a few weeks later. I gradually worked my way further out from the Sierra, stopping from time to time and poking around the ends of various gravel roads. Finally I found one that looked promising and took it.
I knew that I had previously seen aspens atop ridges in the general area of this road, and I had made a note to come back this way in the fall. I don't typically expect to see much fall color by mid-September in the Sierra, but I soon found quite a bit of it — a whole mountain top was covered with small trees that were beginning to turn colors almost uniformly. I took a short spur road to an overlook and parked — from here there was an almost unobstructed view of a big section of the Sierra crest. It was cold enough to let me know that autumn wasn't far away as I waited for the sun, beginning to photograph in that lovely predawn period of warm colors when the earth's shadow can be seen in the darkened atmosphere just above the horizon.
G Dan Mitchell is a California photographer and visual opportunist. His book, "California's Fall Color: A Photographer's Guide to Autumn in the Sierra" is available from Heyday Books and Amazon.
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One of the things that continue to amaze me in the mosaic called: 'Jerusalem' is the huge variance in the things that take place at different neighborhoods, at the same time:
It was an evening at the Jewish feast of SUCKOT. In most of the town the streets were silent and empty, people closed themselves at their homes. But if you dived into the specific streets of Me'ah-She'arim, the Ultra-Orthodox neighborhood, you found yourself in lanes that were so crowded with celebrating people, that it was hard to walk in them; needless to say, that vehicles were, practically, blocked. And in the 'beth midrash'-es (Jewish study halls located in synagogues) the men (and only the men :-() were celebrating very energetically: by singing and dancing in a great enthusiasm and joy.
Body:
-Advance‑Design GMC (’47–’55)
-GMC‑specific horizontal grille bars
-Single‑piece windshield
-Short‑bed (most desirable configuration)
-Heavy‑duty trim vs. Chevrolet equivalent
-Patina finish common on unrestored survivors
Engine & Drivetrain (Factory):
-GMC‑built inline‑six: 228 / 236 / 248 cu. in.
-Known for stronger internals than Chevy’s 216
-3‑speed manual transmission
-Rear‑wheel drive
Chassis:
-Ladder‑frame construction
-Leaf springs front and rear
-Drum brakes
-6‑volt electrical system (original)
Interior:
-Steel dash with simple gauge cluster
-Bench seat
-Minimalist work‑truck layout
The 1951 GMC ½‑Ton Short Pickup carries a different kind of presence than its Chevrolet cousin — heavier, more purposeful, and built for real work. GMC trucks of this era were the “premium” side of GM’s lineup, equipped with their own stronger inline‑six engines and heavier‑duty components. Even in weathered patina, the truck you photographed stands with quiet authority: sun‑burned paint, surface rust, and decades of honest use written across every panel.
The horizontal grille bars and bold GMC badging give it a tougher, more industrial face. The short‑bed proportions add a touch of sportiness, making these trucks especially sought after today. On the show field, this ’51 doesn’t rely on shine — its appeal comes from authenticity. It’s a survivor, a working‑class relic that earned every mark it carries. And that’s exactly what makes it so compelling.
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帝皇乌蓝（Ulam Raja，学名：Cosmos caudatus）是菊科秋英属的一年生或多年生草本植物，原产於墨西哥，传入东南亚後盛行，是当地著名的药用植物，富含鈣質和維生素A。 开桃红或黄色花，可制作多种菜肴，也可治疗高血压、坏血病等疾病。
The species is native to Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico (Chiapas, Michoacan, Sinaloa, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Veracruz and Yucatan), Nicaragua, Panama and Venezuela where it mainly grows in the humid prairies.
The name of the genus is the Greek substantive “κόσμος” (kosmos) = ornament; the specific name is the Latin adjective “caudatus, a, um” = caudate, having a tail.
Common names: cosmos, Spanish needle, wild cosmos (English); cosmos sauvage (French); kenikir (Javanese); hulam raja, ulan raja (Malayi); daoruang-phama, khamhae (Thai); rau sao nhái (Vietnamese).
The Cosmos caudatus Kunth (1820) is an erect annual herbaceous species, ramified, 0,3-2,5 m tall, with glabrous or hispid stems and leaves, on a 1-7 cm long petiole, usually opposite, dissected (subdivided in narrow and deep segments), 5-20 cm long, with lanceolate segments with pointed apex, 0,3-1 cm broad, of pale green colour.
Capitula, the typical inflorescences of the Asteraceae, on a 5-28 cm long peduncle, usually solitary, of about 4 cm of diameter, formed by numerous sessile flowers spirally arranged on a roundish base, the receptacle, surrounded by a campanulate involucre, of 0,5-1,5 cm of diameter, formed by a series of oblong-lanceolate bracts 0,7-1 cm long. The flowers of the outer ring, called ray florets, usually 8, have oblanceolate corolla with tritoothed apex, 1-1,8 cm long, of white, pink or purple colour; the ray florets are sterile and have the function of attracting the attention of the pollinating insects like the petals of a single flower. The flowers inside the ring, called disk florets, are bisexual, have imbutiform corolla with tube of 0,8-1 cm of length and 5 lobes, about 2 mm long, of yellow colour.
The fruits are linear achenes (or, better, cypselae) with quadrangular section, blackish, 1-3,5 cm long, of which 1-1,5 cm formed by the beak (pointed prologation) of brown colour, with no pappus or formed by 2-3 thin diverging and retroflexed scales, 3-5 mm long, that adhere to the skin of the animals that favour their dispersion. In many tropical and subtropical countries, where the species has been introduced, the same has escaped cultivation becoming invasive.
It easily propagates by seed in spring in fertile loam, draining, maintained humid at the temperature of 20-22 °C, with the first blooming after about 2 months from the germination.
The leaves, rich of minerals, especially calcium and vitamins B1, B2 and C, are very appreciated for their particular taste and eaten raw in salads or added to foods as flavour; they have also become part of the popular medicine as remedies for various pathologies. Bioactive substances with high antioxidant activity © Giuseppe Mazza
Ornamental species easy to cultivate and of fast growth that though being native to tropical and subtropical regions, is cultivable, being annual, in an ample variety of climates, from the warm temperate to the continental one, where is utilized, along with its varieties, in gardens in group or for borders, also mixed. It requires full sun and draining soils, preferably fertile, with moderate waterings in the climates with dry summers; it well adapts to cultivation in pot.
In some countries of South-East Asia, where it has naturalized, in particular in Malaysia, its leaves, rich of minerals, among which the calcium occupies a prominent position, and vitamins B1, B2 and C, are much appreciated for their particular taste and consumed raw in salads or added to other foods for flavouring them; moreover, they have become part of their popular medicine as remedies for various pathologies. Laboratory studies have evidenced the presence of numerous bioactive compounds with high antioxidant activity.