Posts tagged plant

dodgerthirteen: The Chocolate Tree US Botanic Garden Washington, DC 9/28/12 Not going to lie, I wanted to grab a pod for myself.

dodgerthirteen:

The Chocolate Tree
US Botanic Garden
Washington, DC
9/28/12

Not going to lie, I wanted to grab a pod for myself.

steepravine: Passion Flower in Black and White (San Francisco, California - 11/2012)

steepravine:

Passion Flower in Black and White

(San Francisco, California - 11/2012)

Nick Spalding’s “living hair mountain”

Nick Spalding’s “living hair mountain”

lawsoffateherbal: Drying herbs by amy merrick

lawsoffateherbal:

Drying herbs by amy merrick

emersonmerrick.blogspot.co.at

hongkongnaturewalk:

Creeping Lilyturf, Liriope spicata flowers

ASPARAGACEAE

17 Aug 2012, HK Island east.

Also known as that stuff you see everywhere. 

The Poison Diaries: Taxus baccata‬

thepoisondiaries:

Taxus baccata is a tree originally known as yew, the English Yew or European yew.

Toxicity

Most parts of the tree are toxic, except the bright red aril surrounding the seed, enabling ingestion and dispersal by birds. The major toxin is the alkaloid taxane. The foliage remains…

flora-file: Unknown Dudleya Species I found in Baja (by pete@eastbaywilds.com)

flora-file:

Unknown Dudleya Species I found in Baja (by pete@eastbaywilds.com)

katie-kuffel: Things I’ll miss about San Francisco: Ridiculously large succulents.  I just made this noise: HOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHH!

katie-kuffel:

Things I’ll miss about San Francisco:

Ridiculously large succulents. 

I just made this noise: HOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHH!

katie-kuffel

flora-file: Aloe saponaria var. Ficksburgensis (2) (by KarlGercens.com)

flora-file:

Aloe saponaria var. Ficksburgensis (2) (by KarlGercens.com)

flora-file: Sedum spathulifolium ‘Carnea’ (by pete@eastbaywilds.com)

flora-file:

Sedum spathulifolium ‘Carnea’ (by pete@eastbaywilds.com)

flora-file: Mimulus auriantiacus, Shrubby Monkeyflower

flora-file:

Mimulus auriantiacus, Shrubby Monkeyflower

flora-file: Calceolaria cana (by anniesannuals)

flora-file:

Calceolaria cana (by anniesannuals)

brilliantbotany: This the Indian Pipe plant, an eerie-looking plant, in my opinion. Monotropa uniflora is a heterotroph. That means that it doesn’t photosynthesize. Instead, it’s a parasitic plant that relies on mycorrhizal fungi for its nutrients.Why is it white? No chlorophyll, no green.It’s also known as the Ghost Plant, and the Corpse Plant. 

brilliantbotany:

This the Indian Pipe plant, an eerie-looking plant, in my opinion. Monotropa uniflora is a heterotroph. That means that it doesn’t photosynthesize. Instead, it’s a parasitic plant that relies on mycorrhizal fungi for its nutrients.
Why is it white? No chlorophyll, no green.
It’s also known as the Ghost Plant, and the Corpse Plant. 

brilliantbotany

dendroica: Inside an orange tulip on Flickr.

dendroica:

Inside an orange tulip on Flickr.

dendroica