Dolichandra unguis-cati [Cat's Claw Vine]

[photoni]

 

Castellani, A. (2023) Dolichandra unguis-cati (L.) Miers 1863 (Bigoniaceae) Cat's Claw Vine. Flowers photographed in ultraviolet and visible light. LINK

 

Location: Italy

This is a plant I saw along the road in Liguria.

 

Other Common Names:

• Cat's Claw Creeper
• Cat's Claw Trumpet
• Funnel Creeper

 

Dolichandra unguis-cati is a rapidly growing climbing vine belonging to the family Bignoniaceae. The plant, considered invasive, spreads both horizontally and by climbing trees. Two opposite leaves and a claw with three hooks emerge from the stem.

 

Reference:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolichandra_unguis-cati

Accessed 11 July 2023.

 

Gear: For the photos I used a Sony A7 with a Meritar 50mm lens.

 

Filters:
For the visible photos I used a QB39 (1.6 mm thick).
For the collodion emulation photos I used the QB39+QB29 (similar to BG39+BG25).
For the UV photos I used a TSN575+ZWB2 stack.

 

Visible:  QB39 (1.6 mm thick)
on stone

 

 

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Visible: QB39 (1.6 mm thick)

Collodion Emulation: QB39+QB29

Ultraviolet: TSN575+ZWB2

on white plastic table

 

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Visible: QB39 (1.6 mm thick)

Collodion Emulation: QB39+QB29
on stone

 

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Ultraviolet: TSN575+ZWB2
on aluminum

 

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Ultraviolet: TSN575+ZWB2
on aluminum

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[nfoto]

An interesting invader, for sure ....

[colinbm]

@photoni
Could you label each photo please.

[photoni]

5 hours ago, colinbm said:

@photoni
Could you label each photo please.

I added info

[colinbm]

49 minutes ago, photoni said:

I added info

 

[Doug A]

The aluminum background adds drama to the images. I like these a lot. Well done.

Thanks for sharing,

Doug A