Grevillea olivacea

[DaveO]

Oldfield, D. 2014. Grevillea olivacea A.S. George (Proteaceae) Flowers photographed in visible and ultraviolet light.

http://www.ultraviol...illea-olivacea/

Maldon, Victoria, Australia

9 June 2014

Australian Native Wildflower as Garden Specimen

 

Comment

Grevillea olivacea is confined in the wild to a narrow coastal limestone belt from Jurien Bay to Coolimba in Western Australia. It was described in 1974 and has been widely grown for many years in many arboreta and private gardens. The flowers range in colour from yellow to red, orange or apricot forms. The images at 100% magnification show a mosquito hiding in the flowers.

 

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.

 

Image Reference: DO53158

 

Ultraviolet Light: Pentax K-5 Full Spectrum Modification, Nikon Rayfact PF10545 MF-UV 105 mm f/4.5 lens, Nikon SB-14 flash, 1/180s @ f/16 ISO 200, Baader UV-Pass Filter.

 

Image Reference: DO53161

 

References:

Olde, P. and Marriott, N., The Grevillea Book, 1995, Volume 3, p. 67

 

Atlas of Living Australia http://bie.ala.org.a...villea+olivacea

 

Published 21 July 2014

[Andrea B.]

I love it when critters show up in the flower photographs.