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Gossypium sturtianum [Sturt's Desert Rose]


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Oldfield, D. 2014. Gossypium sturtianum J.H. Willis (Malvaceae) Sturt’s Desert Rose. Flowers photographed in visible and ultraviolet light.

 

http://www.ultravioletphotography.com/content/index.php/topic/1130-gossypium-sturtianum-sturts-desert-rose/

Maldon, Victoria, Australia

26 November 2014

Australian Native Wildflower as Garden Specimen

 

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Gossypium sturtianum is a desert plant distributed widely in arid Australia, named after Charles Sturt, Australian explorer, botanist and surveyor general. It is the floral emblem of the Northern Territory.

 

 

Visible Light: Pentax K-5 Full Spectrum Modification, Nikon Rayfact PF10545 MF-UV 105 mm f/4.5 lens, Metz 15 MS-1 flash, 1/180 s @ f/16 ISO 200, B+W UV/IR Cut Filter.

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Image Reference: DO53894

 

Ultraviolet Light: Pentax K-5 Full Spectrum Modification, Nikon Rayfact PF10545 MF-UV 105 mm f/4.5 lens, Nissin Di866 Mark II flash, 1/180s @ f/16 ISO 200, Baader UV-Pass Filter.

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Image Reference: DO53915

 

References:

Elliott, W.R. and Jones, D.L. Encyclopaedia of Australian Plants suitable for cultivation, Lothian 1986, Volume 4, p. 415.

 

Published 27 November 2014

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This flower looks very much like a garden hollyhock (Alcea). And also like some of the hibiscus flowers I've seen.
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Yes, in the same family Bjorn has a hollyhock which even has the same UV-colour as this one. Our hollyhocks are flowering madly at the moment.
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