Linum rigidum var. berlandieri [Berlandier's Yellow Flax]

[dancingcat]

Frary, S.C. (2022) Linum rigidum var. berlandieri (Hook) Torr. & A. Gray (Linaceae) Berlandier's Yellow Flax.  Photographed in ultraviolet and visible light.

 

Collected 20 May 2022, Midlothian, Texas, USA.  Voucher deposition: Botanical Research Institute of Texas Herbarium (BRIT) S. C. Frary [137].

 

Other Common Names:  Yellow Flax, Stiff-Stem Flax

 

Synonyms:  Linum berlandieri, L. sanctum, Cathartolinum berlandieri, C. sanctum.

 

Comment:  Native to the mid-USA great plains blackland prairie ecosytem.  Short plant, to 30 cm high, branching.  Flower about 3 cm across.  Named for Jean-Louis Berlandier (1805-1851).

 
Reference:
George M. Diggs Jr., Barney L. Lipscomb, Robert J. O'Kennon (1999) Shinners and Mahler's Illustrated Flora of North Central Texas Linum rigidum page 790. Published by Botanical Research Institute of Texas, Fort Worth. Online in PDF format at Illustrated Flora of North Texas Online.
 
Equipment [Olympus EM1mk2-broadband + Olympus 30mm f/3.5 macro]

 

In situ [iphone 13 pro]

Visible Light [f/11, iso 640, 0.8”, Kolari UV/IR Cut HotMirror Pro 2 filter, ambient indoor room light, in-camera 15-image stack (diff 3).]

Ultraviolet Light [f/11, iso 640, 8”, BaaderU filter, Kolari UV LED.] 

[photoni]

@dancingcat a very beautiful flower, fantastic engraving.

 

I ask you: why in the UV photo, the green areas are not the typical neutral gray? what balancing did you do?

 

Then a tip, use a simpler color profile (sRGB or AdobeRGB or P3)
the ProPhoto is only good for those with a 3000 € monitor