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| View count = | Image ID = 8745 | © J R Crellin 2010 | |
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Purple-loosestrife |
Plantae Eu-dicots (True dicotyledons) Myrtales |
| Lythrum salicaria | |
| Family: Lythraceae | |
| Wye bank at Capler Wood. View location This species is trimorphic - the stamens and stigma can each be at three different levels (or lengths) - whichever the stigma is then the stamens adopt the other two positions. Here we have a long style / stigma plant. The lower stamens are buried deep in the flower. Alternate arrangement (medium style) Alternate arrangement (short style) |
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| 28 July 2010 | |
| Category: Wild-growing plants and fungi of the British Isles | |
| British Isles status: native Perennial |
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| Photographer: J R Crellin | |
About the picture: NIKON D700 28/07/2010 10:44:06 1/100 sec - F/10 Lens: 105mm f/2.8 G VR Sensitivity: ISO 800 Exp. compensation: -1 EV Depth of field: 0.00 m (0.31 - 0.32) Light value: 10.3 |
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