City - Liberty Hill State - TEXAS Country - United States
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Canon PowerShot S1 IS Photographed May 21, 2005 2:27 PM Shot on a trip to Liberty Hill Texas The basketflower (Centaurea americana) is a common wild annual in Texas. Its name probably comes from the buds which have a woven appearance. This plant is a member of the sunflower family (Asteraceae) and the knapweed genus, being closely related to cornflowers and bachelor's button. The flowers vary in color from lavender to almost white and look a lot like thistles, but bigger and not at all thorny. The seeds are sold under other names as well, like powderpuff and sweet sultan. The seeds of basketflower are not hard to germinate, but the plants need plenty of sun and adequate water. They grow early in the season and die during very hot weather. Subject Distance: 23 Flash Bias: 0 EV ISO: 50 White Balance: Auto Metering Mode: Evaluative Macro Mode: Normal Flash Used: None Focal Length: 5.8 mm Shutter Speed: 1/1002 (9.97) Lens Aperture: F/5.6 Exposure Bias: F/0.7 (-1.00) Exposure Mode: Manual Exposure
Peter thanks for the interesting info on this plant, it is lovely, my first thought was thistle family and how nice to have that type without the prickles. You have done it great justice and captured the wispy/feathery quality. The colours are just glowing set against the dark background Excellent Margaret THank you for your recent kind comments, afraid I have very behind
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