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A Lake Michigan shoreline in its natural state.
#GreatLakes #ecology #botany #botanizing #ammophila #marramgrass #dunes #sanddunes #shore #beach #mist #fog #water #LakeMichigan
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Opuntia engelmannii & Cylindropuntia fulgida
#cactaceae #botany #plants #Arizona #sonorandesert #biodiversity #cactus #cholla #pricklypear #botanizing #succulents #ecology #spines #notouching #desert #aridlands #opuntia #cylindropuntia #sky
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Some purple rocket (Iodanthus pinnatifidus) hanging out with a bunch of Gray’s sedge (Carex grayi).
#floodplain #Brassicaceae #Cyperaceae #botany #plants #botanizing #Missouri #biodiversity #carex #iodanthuspinnatifidus #forest #foresthealth #trees #nature #ecology #spring #wildflowers #nativeplants
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A fantastic floodplain hike in Missouri.
#botanizing #nature #midwestlife #floodplain #senecio #biodiversity #forest #nativeplants #plants #botany #silvermaple #sycamore #spring
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The one-flowered broomrape (Orobanche uniflora) - I have been trying to find this plant for over 5 years. People would tell me where to look but try as I might, this little parasite has remained elusive. Yesterday I had given up trying to find this species for yet another year and that is exactly when I found it. Moral of the story: sometimes you have to stop trying to see certain plants before you finally get to see them.
#plants #botany #botanizing #parasite #parasiticplants #flowers #Orobanchaceae #broomrape #foresthealth #forestfloor #biodiversity #illinois #mycoheterotroph #plantoftheday #evolution #flowering #plantsofinstagram #explore #nativeplants
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Acianthera pantasmi is such a wonderful Central American orchid. It amazes me that such tiny flowers are produced by such a robust plant. Thats Pleurothallids for ya!
#orchids #orchidaceae #biodiversity #epiphytes #CostaRica #CentralAmerica #botany #botanizing #botanical #ecology #naturephotography #ants #plantoftheday #plants #rainforest
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Climbing milkweed (Funastrum cynanchoides) - a wonderful native to the Sonoran & Mojave Deserts.
#plants #botany #vines #biodiversity #botanical #botanizing #milkweed #desertplants #climbingmilkweed #Apocynaceae #ecology #nativeplants #Arizona #mojavedesert #sonorandesert
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Winter Trees and Shrubs: Tulip Tree
Winter Trees and Shrubs: Tulip Tree
At first glance, a tulip and a tulip tree couldn’t be more different. One is a bulb that puts out fleshy, green leaves in the spring, topped with colorful, cup-shaped flowers, barely reaching a foot or so tall. The other is a massive, deciduous tree with a broad, straight trunk that can grow to nearly 200 feet tall. But if you can get a look at the flowers, seed heads, and even the leaves of this…
