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Prostanthera calycina [Red Mintbush]


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Oldfield, D. 2015. Prostanthera calycina F. Muell. ex Benth. (Lamiaceae) Red Mintbush. Flowers photographed in visible and ultraviolet light.

http://www.ultravioletphotography.com/content/index.php/topic/1619-prostanthera-calycina-red-mintbush/

Synonym

Prostanthera calicina orth. var. Briq.

 

Maldon, Victoria, Australia

3 October 2015

Australian Native Wildflower as Garden Specimen

 

Comment

Prostanthera calycina occurs as a dwarf shrub with ascending stems on sandy soils associated with limestone in the western and central areas of the Eyre Peninsula of South Australia.

 

Visible Light: Nikon D750 Full Spectrum Modification, Nikon Rayfact PF10545 MF-UV 105 mm f/4.5 lens, Metz 15 MS-1 flash, 1/200 s @ f/16 ISO 200, Baader UV/IR Cut Filter.

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Image Reference: DO61560

 

Ultraviolet Light: Nikon D750 Full Spectrum Modification, Nikon Rayfact PF10545 MF-UV 105 mm f/4.5 lens, Nissin Di866 Mark II flash, 1/200s @ f/16 ISO 200, Baader UV-Pass Filter.

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Image Reference: DO61563

 

Ultraviolet Induced Visible Fluorescence: Nikon D750 Full Spectrum Modification, Nikon Rayfact PF10545 MF-UV 105 mm f/4.5 lens with Baader UV/IR Cut Filter, Nichia NCSU033A UV-LED with Baader UV-Pass Filter, 10.0 s @ f/16 ISO 1600.

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Image Reference: DO61564

 

References:

Elliott, W.R. and Jones, D.L. Encyclopaedia of Australian Plants suitable for cultivation, Lothian 2002, Volume 8, p. 18.

 

Published 31 December 2015

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