Lady's thumb in field

Thomas Cizauskas
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Lady's thumb in field
Lady's thumb in field

No, not a missing digit! Small lady's thumb wildflowers, popping up like, err, weeds, invasive but pretty.

Decatur Legacy Park
Decatur (Winnona Park), Georgia, USA.
21 September 2023.

▶ This is a closeup. These tiny blossoms appear larger in the image than they did in 'real' life.

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▶ "Persicaria maculosa (syn. Polygonum persicaria) —commonly known as lady's thumb, spotted lady's thumb, redshank— is an annual plant in the buckwheat or knotweed family, Polygonaceae. It is widespread across Eurasia but is also present as an introduced and invasive species in North America, where it was first noted in the Great Lakes region in 1843 and has now spread through most of the continent.

Persicaria maculosa is an annual herb up to 3 feet tall (1 m) [but, pictured, much shorter]. The leaf blades are narrowly ovate, often with a brown or black spot in the center (giving the plant its name). The inflorescence [cluster of flowers arranged on a stem] is a dense spike of tiny pink flowers, blooming from July to September."
— Wikipedia.

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▶ Camera: Olympus OM-D E-M10 II.
— Lens: Olympus M.40-150mm F4.0-5.6 R.
— Edit: Photoshop Elements 15, Nik Collection (2016).
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Taken on: September 21, 2023
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Camera: Olympus E-M10MarkII, f/5.6, 1/200 sec, 82mm (=164mm), ISO 800 (more info) (hide info)
Camera: Olympus E-M10MarkII
Lens: OLYMPUS M.40-150mm F4.0-5.6 R
Aperture: f/5.6
Exposure Time: 0.005 sec (1/200)
Focal Length: 82mm (35mm equivalent: 164mm)
ISO: 800
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: Auto, Did not fire
Exposure Program: Manual
Exposure Mode: Manual
Metering Mode: Spot
White Balance: Manual
Light Source: Other
Gain Control: High gain up
Sharpness: Hard
Color Space: Uncalibrated
Software: Adobe Photoshop Elements 15.0 (Windows)
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