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© Barbara Waldoch

Pinks

Uploaded: May 10, 2010

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Lantana camara

Comments

Tiia Vissak May 10, 2010

a cool macro! #1267072

Usman M. Bajwa level-classic May 10, 2010

Great close-up and colors, Barbara!

UB. #8599953

Dominick M. Dimacale level-addict May 10, 2010

Outstanding macro image here, Barbara.

Dominick #8599979

Avril Young May 10, 2010

too beautiful, looks like sugar on the back flowers... #8600030

Gord MacEachern May 10, 2010

Beautiful macro work Barbara!! #8600137

Jeff Robinson level-deluxe May 10, 2010

Very beautifully captured!! Jeff #8600218

Alan L. Borror May 10, 2010

Beautiful use of selective focus and a lovely floral, Barbara! #8600328

Renata Gusciora May 10, 2010

Wonderful floral,Barbara!I love the color and great focus! #8601115

Linda Blair May 10, 2010

Beautiful!!!!! #8601442

Denny E. Barnes level-deluxe May 10, 2010

Gone for a weekend and look what I've missed. Beautiful flowers and birds! Very beautiful images and so well done!! Gorgeous, Barbara!! #8601490

Carol L. Fowler May 10, 2010

Gorgeous multicolored flowers! #8601555

Karen Engelbreth May 10, 2010

Wonderful macro Barbara... #8601821

John Connolly May 10, 2010

What a superb, big macro close up Barbara! Unbelievable work, my friend! #8601833

Maria Warren level-classic May 10, 2010

this is a very pretty macro #8601860

Ellen Hodges May 10, 2010

Beautiful color and composition, Barb!! #8601931

Kitty R. Rodehorst-Hanna May 10, 2010

Very very beautiful with wonderful colors and clarityk Barbara! :-) k #8602087

Graham Robards May 10, 2010

Beautiful Barbara, ~Pat #8602256

Evy Johansen level-classic May 10, 2010

Great details and lovely colors!! Wonderful shot, Barbara! #8602717

Stefania Barbier level-classic May 10, 2010

delicate and beautiful, Barbara! #8602751

Laura L. Gonzales level-classic May 11, 2010

Just beautiful!! Lovely color and comp! Fabulous clarity and details! Laura:) #8605404

Carolyn J. Connolly May 12, 2010

What a gorgeous macro capture of this pretty lantana flower, Barbara!! They really are pretty flowers - it's just such a crying shame that this introduced plant is SUCH a pest and a weed here in Oz!! It also flourishes on Norfolk Island where I grew up!! :o(

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"Notes: Introduced to Australia before 1850. Hardy, showy plant. Invasive from tropics to warm temperate zones. Plants smother vegetation to 15 m tall. Leaves and seeds of some varieties are toxic to stock, causing photosensitisation and damage to liver, kidneys and gut. Lantana infests over 4 million hectares of pasture and many millions of hectares of open woodland and open forest in Australia. Programs aimed at biocontrol of Lantana began in 1914 but without a lot of success."

Refer: http://www.weeds.org.au/cgi-bin/weedident.cgi?tpl=plant.tpl&ibra=all&
card=S03


"Lantana is a Weed of National Significance. It is regarded as one of the worst weeds in Australia because of its invasiveness, potential for spread, and economic and environmental impacts.

"Lantana forms dense, impenetrable thickets that take over native bushland and pastures on the east coast of Australia. It competes for resources with, and reduces the productivity of, pastures and forestry plantations. It adds fuel to fires, and is toxic to stock.

"Lantana is a serious threat to biodiversity in several World Heritage-listed areas including the Wet Tropics of northern Queensland, Fraser Island and the Greater Blue Mountains. Numerous plant and animal species of conservation significance are threatened. It is listed as the most significant environmental weed by the South-East Queensland Environmental Weeds Management Group.

"It is a problem in gardens because it can cross-pollinate with weedy varieties to create new, more resilient forms."

Refer: http://www.weeds.gov.au/publications/guidelines/wons/l-camara.html #8605838


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