Magnolia Macro
by Nick Boren
Title
Magnolia Macro
Artist
Nick Boren
Medium
Photograph - Digital Image
Description
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
Magnolia is a large genus of about 210[1] flowering plant species in the subfamily Magnolioideae of the family Magnoliaceae. It is named after French botanist Pierre Magnol.
Magnolia is an ancient genus. Appearing before bees did, it is theorized the flowers evolved to encourage pollination by beetles. To avoid damage from pollinating beetles, the carpels of Magnolia flowers are extremely tough. Fossilised specimens of Magnolia acuminata have been found dating to 20 million years ago, and of plants identifiably belonging to the Magnoliaceae dating to 95 million years ago.[2] Another aspect of Magnolias that is considered to represent an ancestral state is that the flower bud is enclosed in a bract rather than in sepals; the perianth parts are undifferentiated and called tepals rather than distinct sepals and petals. Magnolia shares the tepal characteristic with several other flowering plants near the base of the flowering plant lineage such as Amborella and Nymphaea (as well as with many more recently derived plants such as Lilium).
The natural range of Magnolia species is a disjunct distribution, with a main centre in east and southeast Asia and a secondary centre in eastern North America, Central America, the West Indies, and some species in South America.
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March 20th, 2014
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Comments (31)
Debbie Portwood
I love this so much Nick!! Gorgeous details!! I always love and admire your close ups and macro shot! You are such a master! f/love!! :D
Sandi Mikuse
OMG! THIS is absolutely stunning, Nick!!! This is one of my favorites! Such a soft beautiful pink! Wow! L/F
Anne-Elizabeth Whiteway
Nick, the beauty in this is breathtaking. Magnolias are very special indeed. Thank you for the many gracous and kind comments. I always like hearing from you. LF
Nick Boren
Thank you for featuring my Magnolia macro in the Macro Photography group. I do appreciate it.
Randy Rosenberger
Grandiose capture of the hues of pink on this floral blossom, Nick. Love the angle of shot on this blooming beauty. Like