Moss Sporophytes
This moss is growing under the large maple tree in our back yard.
Flowers and Plants
Moss Sporophytes
Categories: Flowers and Plants
Tags: Bryophyta, Bryophyte, Moss, Sporophytes
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Bracelet
Bracelet
This is actually more ring size, the branch is about a half inch in diameter, but in this picture it looks like a bracelet, I think. I imagine it worked in silver.
Rose Thorn
Rose Thorn
I didn’t find much to photograph today and wasn’t out very long. I did take a few pictures of this rose thorn with my micro set-up. It is about 3/8 of an inch long.
Gill-Over-the-Ground Leaf
Gill-Over-the-Ground Leaf
I decided to try something a little different today so I went micro. This image is the underside of a leaf from a Gill-Over-the-Ground plant (Glechoma hederacea). The section of leaf shown is about 8 by 12 mm. It isn’t quite as sharp as I’d like. Still, the damp, soft ground isn’t the firmest base for a tripod and the wind kept moving the leaf.
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Tags: Gill-Over-the-Ground, Green, Leaf, Vascular Plants
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Are You Frond Of Ferns?
Are You Frond Of Ferns?
Or are you Pterrified of Pteridophytes? These are the sporangia of a sensitive fern Onoclea sensibilis. Aren’t they nice? It was much warmer today and I noticed the buds on a rose were already swelling. They won’t really start to grow for a while yet, but spring will be here sooner than you think.
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Tags: Fern, Pteridophytes, Sporangia
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Leaf In Snow
Leaf In Snow
I like the shape of this leaf silhouetted against the snow.
UPDATE: It was suggested that this could be named “Fire and Ice”.
Rubus Thorns
Rubus Thorns
There’s a lot of this growing in the lot next to my office. A couple times I’ve come back with scratches on my hand and arm and once a pretty wicked gash on my ankle. Still, they’re really beautiful, in a sinister way.
Japanese Painting
Japanese Painting
This reminds me of a Japanese painting (which sort of explains the name I gave it). This is next to the stream near my office.
Golden Weeds
Golden Weeds
It was a relatively exciting day in the empty lot today. I started by slipping and putting my foot in the creek as I crossed. Then I startled two deer, who bounded off into the woods. Two days ago I found and photographed a bone. Today I came across an entire (or nearly) deer skeleton. I decided not to post that picture here, though. I picked this picture for its rich color.
Bracket Fungus
Bracket Fungus
I think this is Daedaleopsis confragosa. I love the patterns on the pore surface of bracket fungi.
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Tags: Bracket Fungus, Daedaleopsis, Daedaleopsis confragosa, Fungus
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Icy Rose Stem
Icy Rose Stem
The picture isn’t as sharp as I would have liked but I love the pattern in the ice on this rose stem.
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Tags: Ice, Icy Rose Stem, Rose Stem, Winter
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Butterfly Weed
Butterfly Weed
Back to the empty lot today. It was cold and a jacket would have been a good idea. Or gloves, anyway. It was also overcast and not terribly bright so getting a sharp photo with a frozen shutter finger was difficult.
Rose Hips
Rose Hips
As I was taking this picture, I startled (and was in turn startled by) a rabbit who took off into the grass. I was able to track him in the snow but each time I got close, he saw me before I saw him and he darted away. Anyway, I’m a sucker for any sort of berry, particularly red berries. And yes, I know rose hips aren’t berries. Strawberries and raspberries aren’t berries, either. So there.
Red Honeysuckle Leaves
Red Honeysuckle Leaves
It was overcast and a bit colder today (upper 20s) with a light dusting of snow on the ground which stayed all day in shady spots. On days like this, little bits of color really stand out. I’m not a big fan of Japanese honeysuckle but these are pretty, I think.
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Tags: Honeysuckle, Leaves, Red
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Teasel (Dipsacus sp.)
Teasel (Dipsacus sp.)
I’m not sure how I’m going to have pictures every day. Today, as I did yesterday, I went into the empty building lot next to my office. There are plenty of things there that I find interesting and I have a feeling you’re going to get tired of them over the next few weeks. These are pretty common weeds around here and amazingly beautiful in bloom, but pretty awesome dry, as well.
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Tags: Dipsacus, Dried Weeds, Teasel, Weeds
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Grass Tassel
Grass Tassel
You know how when field grass goes to seed it has little, soft tassels at the top? And if you pick one off and put it in your shirt pocket it will crawl out? That’s what this is. Close up.
Amaryllis ‘Ruby Meyer’
Amaryllis ‘Ruby Meyer’
This is a lovely, small amaryllis, blooming on our kitchen table.
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Tags: Amaryllis, Amaryllis Ruby Meyer, Bulb, Red
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