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Knapweed; Abrepunos

Centaurea ornata

Photo by arlanda
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Description:

Annual plant of the Asteraceae, up to 80 cm high, with resin-dotted leaves and spine-tipped phyllaries. Yellow flowers. It blooms from march to the middle of the summer. This plant is endemic of the Iberian peninsula.

Habitat:

Evergreen oak and pine tree forest.

Notes:

Camera Model: NIKON D300. Exposure Time: 1/250 sec.; f/32; ISO Speed Rating: 800. Exposure Bias: -2 EV. Focal Length: 90.0 mm. Flash fired.

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Flowers of Europe
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Biodiversidad en España/Spain
Mission
Flora y fauna de la peninsula iberica

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PublishedOctober 14, 2014

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