Brassica juncea [Mustard Greens]

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Huang, Z.Y. (2015) Brassica juncea L. (Brassicaceae) Mustard Greens. Flowers photographed in ultraviolet, visible light and simulated insect vision. http://www.ultraviol...mustard-greens/

 

East Lansing, Michigan, USA

24 June, 2015

Cultivar in a vegetable garden.

 

Common names:

• Mustard greens
  
• Indian mustard
  
• Chinese mustard
  
• 雪里红 or 雪里蕻, in Chinese (Xuelihong)
  

Comment:

Photographs taken in the order of visible light, ultraviolet, and simulated insect vision. This vegetable is a variety of mustard, commonly made into a pickle in China. The variety here is Brassica juncea var. crispifolia

 

Reference:

1. Wikipedia (26 June 2015) Brassica_juncea. Wikimedia Foundation, San Francisco, CA.

 

Equipment [sony Nex7 + El Nikkor 80mm f/4.5 old format]

 

1. Visible Light [f/8 for 1/50" @ISO100, S8612 (2 mm thick), natural light]

http://ww2.beetography.com/var/resizes/UV/DSC01470_v1.jpg

 

2. Ultraviolet Light [f/8 for 15" @ISO100, S8612 (2 mm thick) and ZWB1 (1.5 mm thick), natural light]

http://ww2.beetography.com/var/resizes/UV/DSC01471_v1.jpg

 

3. Simulated Insect Vision [f/8 for 1.3" @ISO100, S8612 (2 mm thick) and UG 5 (1.5 mm thick), natural light]

http://ww2.beetography.com/var/resizes/UV/DSC01472_v1.jpg