Spring Beauty
by Eva Lechner
Title
Spring Beauty
Artist
Eva Lechner
Medium
Mixed Media - Mixed Media/macro Photography/painting
Description
Ranunculus is a genus of about 500 species of flowering plants in the family Ranunculaceae. Members of the genus include the buttercups, spearworts and water crowfoots. The petals are often highly lustrous, especially in yellow species, owing to a special coloration mechanism: the petal's upper surface is very smooth causing a mirror-like reflection. The flash aids in attracting pollinating insects and temperature regulation of the flower's reproductive organs. 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 . 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.
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April 9th, 2019
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Frank J Casella
CONGRATULATIONS!! Your beautiful artwork has been Featured by the - SQUARE FORMAT PHOTOGRAPHY - Artist Group on Fine Art America / PIXELS! Thank you for sharing it!!!
Frank J Casella
CONGRATULATIONS!! Your beautiful artwork has been Featured by the - SQUARE ART WORLD - Artist Group on Fine Art America / PIXELS! Thank you for sharing it!!! https://tinyurl.com/SquareArtWorld