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12-MAR-2006 Pablo Yañez

Tiny Little Flower

Richmond, VA

Less than 5mm across. Anyone know the name?

I'll go by Veronica persica (Thanks Louise and Peter!)

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Canon EOS 20D ,Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro USM
1/200s f/3.5 at 60.0mm iso400 hide exif
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Date/Time12-Mar-2006 16:15:18
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 20D
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length60 mm
Exposure Time1/200 sec
Aperturef/3.5
ISO Equivalent400
Exposure Bias
White Balance (-1)
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality (6)
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
Focus Distance

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Peter Hollinger30-Mar-2006 12:56
Lovely image! It's some kind of Veronica ("speedwell"). That's a huge diverse genus, familiar both as wildflowers and as cultivated ornamentals. The various plants range from tiny ground covers to tall spikes, but the flowers identify them: bilateral symmetry with four petals and two stamens reaching out like arms. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veronica_%28plant%29
Pablo Yáñez14-Mar-2006 15:12
Not sure if it's a "forget-me not" - don't those grow in little bunches?

These were growing in a lawn from very short stems (<5cm), with a single flowers from each stem. In places there were enough little flowers to color the lawn a very nice blue/violet from far away.

Pablo
Herb 14-Mar-2006 14:26
Nice image
Jola Dziubinska14-Mar-2006 09:27
Isn't it "forget-me-not"?
Jola Dziubinska14-Mar-2006 09:26
Excellent capture and DOF, very nice.
Steven Jusczyk14-Mar-2006 06:02
Beautiful DOF, lovely colors!