Soft and Beautiful! (Cotton plant fruit)

            Gossypium is a genus of 39-40 species of shrubs in the family Malvaceae, native to the tropical and subtropical regions of both the Old World and the New World. The cotton plants, sources of commercial cotton fabric, are included in this genus.Cotton shrubs can grow up to 3 m (10 ft) high. The leaves are broad and lobed, with three to five (or rarely seven) lobes. The seeds are contained in a capsule called a boll, each seed surrounded by downy fibres called lint

Il cotone è una pianta arbustiva della famiglia delle Malvacee, originaria del subcontinente indiano e delle regioni tropicali e subtropicali dell'Africa e delle Americhe.La pianta allo stato selvatico può raggiungere un'altezza superiore a 1,50 m. ed ha vita lunga.I fiori di alcune varietà sono piccoli e gialli mentre in altre sbocciano bianchi per poi diventare rosa carico. Viene coltivata in molti paesi per la produzione della fibra di cotone, utilizzata per la produzione di tessuti.In Sicilia,almeno a livello amatoriale, si sviluppa benissimo.La lanuggine bianca attorno ai semi, produce le fibre vegetali per la tessitura....

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Taken on: January 1, 2008

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Camera: Panasonic DMC-FX7, f/5.6, 1/400 sec, 5.8mm, ISO 80 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Panasonic DMC-FX7
Aperture:	f/5.6
Exposure Time:	0.003 sec (1/400)
Focal Length:	5.8mm
ISO:	80
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Auto, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Program AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
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