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Posted: 06 Sep 2015

Taken: 23 Jun 2015

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1/250 • f/4.0 • 108.0 mm • ISO 100 •

Panasonic DMC-FZ200

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23 June 2015 •
Family: Linaceae •
darker blue than Wild Blue Flax •
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Common Flax

Common Flax
This macro photo was taken on 23 June 2015, on a botany walk at Griffith Woods, off Highway 8 in Calgary. These small, delicate flowers on long, thin stems are almost impossible to photograph when it's windy, or even with a slight breeze : )

We have three species of Flax growing wild in Alberta - Yellow Flax, Common Flax and Wild Blue Flax. This photo shows Common Flax, which is not a native plant, unlike the other two species. Common Flax has flowers that are a deeper blue than those of Wild Blue Flax. It is an annual plant that is cultivated for its linseed oil and fibres.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flax

autofantasia, Sylvie Coeffic, Pam J, Don Sutherland have particularly liked this photo

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 Don Sutherland
Don Sutherland club
Very beautiful macro shot.
9 years ago.
 Pam J
Pam J club
Beautiful

Used to see the fields of blue Linseed in England

Admired in ~ I ♥ Nature
9 years ago.
 Sylvie Coeffic
Sylvie Coeffic
************ :-)
9 years ago.

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