Portulaca grandiflora flower bud

MacroLuv · Post by **MacroLuv** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 8:49 am

I just like these flowers.

Camera model Olympus SP-320
Date/time 22.08.2006/16:25:54
Exposure time 1/640 s
F-number f/5.6
ISO 64
Focal length 8 mm

DaveW · Post by **DaveW** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 11:34 am

Nikola

If I remember correctly what I have read in the past in Buxbaum's Morphology of the Cactaceae, the Portulacaceae are the nearest living relatives to the Cactaceae, based on flower structure amongst other features. As you show their leaves are very succulent.

DaveW

salden · Post by **salden** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 5:44 pm

Excellent details and texture.