Saturday 24 August 2013

Water mint (Mentha aquatica) [Vis UV IR]

Mentha aquatica (Water mint) photographed in visible light (left), ultraviolet light (centre), and infrared (right).

In visible light the plant has pale pink flowers with darkish green leaves.

In ultraviolet light the flowers appear much darker.

In infrared light the leaves appear much brighter, exhibiting roughly the same level of reflectance as the flowers.

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