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Mohavea breviflora [Golden Desert Snapdragon]


Andrea B.

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Blum, A.G. (2013) Mohavea breviflora Colville (Plantaginaceae) Golden Desert Snapdragon. Flowers photographed in visible, ultraviolet and infrared light. http://www.ultraviol...ert-snapdragon/

 

Death Valley National Park, California, USA

29 February 2012

Wildflower

 

Synonyms:

  • Lesser Mohavea

Comment:

Native to the Sonoran desert area in the southwestern US and northern Mexico. The entire plant is quite UV-dark against the lighter background of desert gravelly washes where it grows.

 

Reference:

1. Jepson eFlora (2013) M. breviflora Coville. Jepson Herbarium, U. of California-Berkeley, Berkeley, CA. http://ucjeps.berkel...JM.pl?tid=33869

 

Set 1

Equipment: [Nikon D300-broadband + Carl Zeiss 60mm f/4.0 UV-Planar]

 

Visible Light [f/11 for 1/100” @ ISO 800 in Sunlight with Baader UVIR-Block Filter]

mohaveaBrevifloraVisSun022912deathValleyNpCA_22148origProofPn.jpg

 

Ultraviolet Light [f/11 for 1/250” @ ISO 800 with SB-14 UV-modified Flash and Baader UV-Pass Filter]

mohaveaBrevifloraUVBaadSB14_022912deathValleyNpCA_22149origProofPnCrop.jpg

 

Ultraviolet Light [f/11 for 1/250” @ ISO 800 with SB-14 UV-modified Flash and Baader UV-Pass Filter]

mohaveaBrevifloraUVBaadSB14_030112deathValleyNpCA_22340origProofPn.jpg

 

Set 2

Equipment: [Nikon D300-broadband + Nikon 105mm f/4.5 UV-Nikkor]

 

Visible Light [f/11 for 1/800” @ ISO 800 in Sunlight with Baader UVIR-Block Filter]

mohaveaBrevifloraVisSun022912deathValleyNpCA_22166origProofPn.jpg

 

Ultraviolet Light [f/11 for 1/2” @ ISO 800 with SB-14 UV-modified Flash and Baader UV-Pass Filter]

mohaveaBrevifloraUVBaadSun022912deathValleyNpCA_22173origProofPn.jpg

 

Infrared Light [f/11 for 1/1250” @ ISO 800 in Sunlight with B+W 092 IR-Pass Filter]

mohaveaBreviflora092IRSun022912deathValleyNpCA_22179origProofPn.jpg

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