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The Living Forest (306) : Lungwort

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Mark Billiau.

Premium (World), region Antwerp, Belgium

The Living Forest (306) : Lungwort

Lungwort is a wild flower that is often overlooked because of its trifle and likes to grow in fresh and shady areas of beech forests all over Europe.

In spring the plant shows very small tubular flowers (only 0,5 cm in diameter) that are red at first but turn blue-purple as they mature.

In the Middle Ages this plant was known by herbalists who used it to treat coughs and diseases of the chest due to its expectorant effect, hence the name Lungwort.

Dutch name : Gevlekt longkruid
German name : Geflecktes Lungenkraut
Latin name : Pulmonaria officinalis

Comments 37

Helgrid 19/04/2015 20:33
Diese wunderschöne Blume habe ich auch in meinem Garten, liebe sie wegen ihrer so verschiedenen Blütenfarben und bewundere hier deine so wunderbare Aufnahme!!!
Lieben Gruß von mir
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Günter Nau 16/04/2015 10:06
Ganz herrliche Darstellung dieser schönen Wildblume. Perfekt auch die Perspektive.
Grüße Günter
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de ceulaer 11/04/2015 13:23
wonderful !
br
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Nordeifeler 09/04/2015 17:43
Ganz zauberhaft abgelichtet,in der verschiedenen Farben..
Grüße Kai..
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Mirjam Burer 09/04/2015 10:31
great dof as always and most wonderful and tender colours Mark..
thank you for the info to it..
lg, Mirjam
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Peter van der Houwen 09/04/2015 7:44
Most beautiful, the colours are wonderful!
Peter
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Luigi Scorsino 08/04/2015 23:31
Simply beautiful, and well presented !
Regards, luigi
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NaturPur22 08/04/2015 23:15
Große Klasse ...mein Favorit! LG Angelika
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Sinnombre 08/04/2015 23:05
Sehr schön abgelichtet!!Ja dieses Kraut lässt nach dem Winter nicht lange auf sich warten!!!
L.G.Carva

Brüderchen und Schwesterchen
Sinnombre

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Angelika El. 08/04/2015 22:52

Herrlich, diese wunderbaren Farben!!!! So schön, Deine Aufnahme und man sieht auch die mit hellen Flecken gezeichneten Blätter!

LG! a.

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Rita Möck 08/04/2015 21:55
woooow,was für eine Schönheit !....perfekt abgelichtet...LG - Rita -
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Adele D. Oliver 08/04/2015 20:30
such a beautiful image of these lungwort blossoms ... the light and colours, the sharp details perfectly captured !!
greetings, Adele
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Vitória Castelo Santos 08/04/2015 19:38
Exzellente Fotografie
LG Vitoria
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JX 08/04/2015 19:24
*F*A*N*T*A*S*T*I*S*C*H*
LG Beat
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s. sabine krause 08/04/2015 17:18
oh, how pretty! the bicolor blossoms* – red and purple = young and old –, somewhat philosophical, maybe even a little magic, and definitely balm for my troubled city slicker's eyes ; )! i like the shallow dof! it suits the plant well and stresses the opulence of its bloom! greetings, sabine.
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*in german this plant is alternatively called "hansel and gretel" – kinda poetic, don't you think? needless to say, it's because of its blue and red (boy and girl) colors…
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