Hidden Magnolia
by Emma Carter Brooks
Title
Hidden Magnolia
Artist
Emma Carter Brooks
Medium
Photograph - Still Life
Description
A touch of sunlight graces this beautiful cup magnolia. It's like a candlelight glowing on the inside. This fine art print will last for years to come.
Magnolia is a large genus of about 210[a] flowering plant species in the subfamily Magnolioideae of the family Magnoliaceae. It is named after French botanist Pierre Magnol.
Magnolia is an ancient genus. Appearing before bees did, the flowers are theorized to have evolved to encourage pollination by beetles.[1] To avoid damage from pollinating beetles, the carpels of Magnolia flowers are extremely tough.[2] 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.[3] 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.
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July 24th, 2018
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