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Toadflax, mosquitas azules

Linaria elegans

Photo by arlanda
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Field Notes

Description:

The members of this genus are known in English as toadflax, a name shared with several related genera. The scientific name means "resembling Linum" (flax), which the foliage of some species superficially resembles. It is an iberian endemism

Habitat:

Appear in mountain prairies on acidic mountains. This one wasspotted at Parque Nacional de Sierrra de Guadarrama in n open area with dispersed pine trees (Pinus sylvestris)

Notes:

Camera Model: NIKON D300. Exposure Time: 1/60 sec.; f/32; ISO Speed Rating: 200. Exposure Bias: 0 EV. Focal Length: 90.0 mm.

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