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Plantae
Eu-dicots (True dicotyledons)
Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Garden margin, Bantry

This is, I am sure, from a "wild flower" seed mixture. Certainly not a truly wild plant.
01 October 2011
Category: Cultivated plants
 
British Isles status: introduced before 1500 AD
Annual


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Photographer: J R Crellin

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NIKON D700
01/10/2011 10:57:56
1/80 sec - F/13
Lens: 105mm f/2.8 G VR
Sensitivity: ISO 400
Exp. compensation: -0.7 EV
Depth of field: 0.01 m (0.49 - 0.51)
Light value: 11.7


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