Heart of the magnolia black and white
by Andy Lawless
Title
Heart of the magnolia black and white
Artist
Andy Lawless
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photography
Description
Close-up of a magnolia blossom from a magnolia tree that used to site on the old Lancaster SC courthouse yard.
Magnolia is an ancient genus. Appearing before bees did, the flowers are theorized to have evolved to encourage pollination by beetles. To avoid damage from pollinating beetles, the carpels of Magnolia flowers are extremely tough. Fossilized specimens of M. acuminata have been found dating to 20 million years ago, and of plants identifiably belonging to the Magnoliaceae date to 95 million years ago. Another aspect of Magnolia considered to represent an ancestral state is that the flower bud is enclosed in a bract rather than in sepals; the perianth parts are undifferentiated and called tepals rather than distinct sepals and petals. Magnolia shares the tepal characteristic with several other flowering plants near the base of the flowering plant lineage such as Amborella and Nymphaea (as well as with many more recently derived plants such as Lilium).
The natural range of Magnolia species is a disjunct distribution, with a main centre in east and southeast Asia and a secondary centre in eastern North America, Central America, the West Indies, and some species in South America.
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January 18th, 2013
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Comments (49)
Andy Lawless
Thank you Taria for taking the time to view and comment on my art, also thanks for adding me to your watch list.
Suzanne Gaff
Wonderful magnolia macro, Andy! Thanks for your comment on my sale today, also! Blessings, Suzanne
Marianne Campolongo
Fabulous photo - so delicate yet so cool and detailed - the B&W really works well here. Fave & v
Andy Lawless
Ann and Vickie thank you both for taking the time to visit and more importantly to comment on my art.