Tecolote Ranunculus Flowers By Diana Sainz

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by Diana Raquel Sainz

Title

Tecolote Ranunculus Flowers By Diana Sainz

Artist

Diana Raquel Sainz

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Photograph - Photography, Color Photography, Black And White Photography

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FEATURED IMAGE: Beautiful Flowers FAA ~ 05/11/2013

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The Carlsbad Flower Fields
The flowers are planted on over 50 acres overlooking the Pacific Ocean and are found in a variety of colors ranging from whites and yellows to vivid purples rich pinks and vibrant oranges. The fields are divided into sections by color which gives you a unique view over the many different flowers that adorn the hillside. The way the flowers are pollinated can affect the color of the flower, it is not abnormal to see a flower of another color standing out in the row of another...
This type of Ranunculus is called the Tecolote Giant Ranunculus after the big-eyed Mexican owls in the area which is one of the finest strains of ranunculus plants in the world. The ranunculus flower is native to Asia Minor and is a member of the buttercup family. This unique blossom is also known as a Persian Buttercup or Ranunculus Asiatic.
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Ranunculus is a large genus of about 600 species of plants in the Ranunculaceae. Members of the genus include the buttercups, spearworts, water crowfoots and the lesser celandine.
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They are mostly herbaceous perennials with bright yellow or white flowers (if white, still with a yellow centre); some are annuals or biennials. A few species have orange or red flowers. There are usually five petals, but sometimes six, numerous, or none, as in R. auricomus. The petals are often highly lustrous, especially in yellow species. 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.
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The Water crowfoot's (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.
Ranunculus species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Hebrew Character and Small Angle Shades. Some species are popular ornamental flowers in horticulture, with many cultivars selected for large and brightly coloured flowers.

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April 22nd, 2013