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Vernal honesty

Pastel delights
Singing aubade
In vernal chorus, assembled.

"Honesty" wildflowers, blooming in mid-spring morning light.

Dearborn Park
Decatur (Midway Woods), Georgia, USA.
20 April 2024.

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▶ Lunaria annua —commonly known as annual honesty, dollar plant, honesty, lunaria, money plant, moneywort, moonwort, silver dollar— is a species of flowering plant in the cabbage and mustard family (Brassicaceae). It is native to southern Europe but is cultivated throughout the temperate world.

The plant grows up to 3 feet tall (90 cm). In spring and summer, it bears terminal racemes [short stalk] of white or violet flowers.

The fruits, called siliques, appear in midsummer. They are paper-thin, flat, and silver dollar-sized, and become white-translucent with age, resembling a full moon or coin, hence some of the common names of the plant. Another common name, 'honesty,' relates to the translucence of the plant's silique membranes, which 'truthfully' reveal their contents. "
— Wikipedia.
— North Carolina Cooperative Extension.

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Taken on: April 20, 2024

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Camera: Olympus E-M10MarkII, f/5.4, 1/25 sec, 38mm (=76mm), ISO 500 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Olympus E-M10MarkII
Lens:	OLYMPUS M.14-42mm F3.5-5.6 II R
Aperture:	f/5.4
Exposure Time:	0.04 sec (1/25)
Focal Length:	38mm (35mm equivalent: 76mm)
ISO:	500
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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