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Rosebay Willowherb/Fireweed

            Rosebay Willowherb (Epilobium angustifolium) was once very rare in Ireland, but the railways spread it all over the country. Railway embankments make a perfect habitat for it, and the wake of the trains is very good at carrying the seeds along. The result is that where ever the railways went, the Rosebay Willowherb followed!

BTW, if any Americans think this flower looks familiar, you'd be right, but you know it by a different (and shorter) name, Fireweed.

This fine specemin was growing along the banks of the Royal Canal (with the Dublin - Sligo railway line running next to it) near the 15th lock a little east of Kilcock.

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Taken in: Ireland / Kildare / Kilcock (show map)

Taken on: June 26, 2010

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Camera: Nikon D40, f/8.0, 1/200 sec, 55mm (=82mm), ISO 400 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D40
Aperture:	f/8.0
Exposure Time:	0.005 sec (1/200)
Focal Length:	55mm (35mm equivalent: 82mm)
ISO:	400
Exposure Bias:	-2/3 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Manual
Light Source:	Fine Weather
Gain Control:	Low gain up
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Ver.1.10
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