Sunday, 4th September 2011
Deadly Beauty (Veratrum album)
by Deadly Beauty (Veratrum album) by Robin Black
Corn Lilies (also called False Hellebore) can be found in marshy mountain meadows in spring and summer, their wide, curling green leaves growing together in tight colonies. While the plant has been useful in cancer research, it is deadly if consumed--as little as a half a gram ingested can be fatal. According to Wikipedia, Native Americans used the juice pressed from the roots of this plant to poison arrows before combat.
Equipment: Canon 5D Mark II
Robin Black
I am a Los Angeles-based photographer specializing in urban and landscape photography. I spend most of my time photographing the Sierra Nevada, California Coast, and desert Southwest areas.
Website: www.robinblackphotography.com
Deadly Beauty (Veratrum album) by Robin Black was photo of the day on Sunday, 4th September 2011. It is tagged Plants. You can leave a comment below.
17 Comments
Bill Kenny
Interesting contrast between the beauty of the image and the information shared about the subject. Amazing stuff-I’ve been avoiding water for all these years based on Fields’ advice and now I have to expand my horizons.
Tanisha Avarsekar
Love the colors. Amazing photo! One of my favorites here…
abhay kumar
hey robin, its’s a great shot …….like happy green goodmorning.
even i saw your all shots on your website …..great work….wish u all the best.
Dennis
I really like the image, the way it drew me in, the delicate colours and the blending of the leaves.
It is amazing how something so beautiful, and yet harmless looking, can be so deadly. Great shot!!!
Graham McPherson
Great colour.
C. Fitzgerald
Fab picture. It seems alot of beautiful things, can be bad for us! lol
Peggy
Beautiful photo: beautiful plant. Thank you for including plant information too. I often wonder how humans around the world determined what plants are lethal to humans. I guess they had their own kind of “clinical trials.”
Laura Milholland
Excellent cropping to bring out the wonderful light and patterns. I also appreciate the info. Congratulations on POTD!
Terri
Love that blue tone on the green. It looks painted onto the leaves. Thanks for the photo and the informative comments!
Russ Bishop
Beautiful image Robin. I love the way it leads your eye into the frame.
Pauline Jones
Wow, thanks for that information.
Rajib Singha
Nice!
Deborah
Beautiful colours and lines in this photograph. Good to know info as well.
Congratulations for POTD!
Kimberly Gould
Nice to know about the dangers of these plants – I’ve seen and even photographed them myself in the Mount Rainier national park. Beautiful shot!
Doug Jansen
Good shot Robin, also like your web site.
astho
good composition.., nice color
yvan
Visited your blog too, wonderful shots, congratulations!