Uploads from ratexla, tagged botany, with geodata

20121021_07 Yellow fern | Vättlefjäll, Gothenburg, Sweden

nobody@flickr.com (ratexla) — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 02:34:45 -0700

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20121021_02 Yellow fern | Vättlefjäll, Gothenburg, Sweden

nobody@flickr.com (ratexla) — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 02:35:08 -0700

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20120929_1 Fleshy red fungus | Gothenburg, Sweden | Right-click for more size options

nobody@flickr.com (ratexla) — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 05:50:46 -0800

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*prod*

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20120616_01 Tiny, pink, dewy flowers (reportedly, alpine azalea - Loiseleuria procumbens) by the hiking trail | Near the station Bernina Lagalb, Switzerland | Right-click for more size options

nobody@flickr.com (ratexla) — Sun, 28 Oct 2012 02:12:10 -0700

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20120606_03 Tiny purple flowers | Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia | Photo retained at full resolution - right-click to choose

nobody@flickr.com (ratexla) — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 08:44:46 -0700

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20120512_07 Growth rings in tree stump | Gothenburg, Sweden | Photo retained at full resolution - right-click to choose

nobody@flickr.com (ratexla) — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 11:50:10 -0700

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Lots of interesting things can be said about them. Don't miss out. :)

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20120613_13 Delicate white flowers | Hiking trail between Castrisch & Station Valendas-Sagogn, Switzerland

nobody@flickr.com (ratexla) — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 12:06:12 -0700

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20120613_20 Dark red flower | Hiking trail between Castrisch & Station Valendas-Sagogn, Switzerland

nobody@flickr.com (ratexla) — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 12:06:37 -0700

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20120613_10 White flowers by the river Rhine | Hiking trail between Castrisch & Station Valendas-Sagogn, Switzerland

nobody@flickr.com (ratexla) — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 12:06:22 -0700

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20120613_16 Wet pink flowers | Hiking trail between Castrisch & Station Valendas-Sagogn, Switzerland

nobody@flickr.com (ratexla) — Sat, 20 Oct 2012 12:06:43 -0700

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20120607_12 Giant-ass mistletoe lumps | Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia

nobody@flickr.com (ratexla) — Fri, 05 Oct 2012 17:03:00 -0700

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... and with that, the words "HAAAAAENGIN' IN A TREE" has reminded me that I must rush off to Youtube and watch the Gambit trailer again. 8)

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20120606_07 A thallose liverwort (Order Marchantiales??) | Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia | Right-click for more size options

nobody@flickr.com (ratexla) — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 08:44:14 -0700

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20120606_02 Blue flower...s | Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia

nobody@flickr.com (ratexla) — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 08:42:43 -0700

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20120606_45 Tiny flowers | Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia | Photo retained at full resolution - right-click to choose

nobody@flickr.com (ratexla) — Mon, 24 Sep 2012 08:43:21 -0700

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20120605_16 Bird's-nest orchid (Neottia nidus-avis) - it's non-photosynthetic! | Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia | Photo retained at original resolution - right-click for more size options

nobody@flickr.com (ratexla) — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 11:44:50 -0700

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When I saw it, the notion of a non-photosynthetic orchid rang a faint bell... :p

Click here for a neater but less detailed shot.

Wiki says of orchids:

"Along with the Asteraceae, it is one of the two largest families of flowering plants, with between 21,950 and 26,049 currently accepted species, found in 880 genera."

Argh. Why yes, I could identify any one of them just like that. :D Not. :| Erm, THIS ONE BETTER BE CORRECT.

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20120605_15 Bird's-nest orchid (Neottia nidus-avis) - it's non-photosynthetic! | Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia | Right-click for more size options

nobody@flickr.com (ratexla) — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 11:45:05 -0700

ratexla posted a photo:

When I saw it, the notion of a non-photosynthetic orchid rang a faint bell... :p

Click here for a closer shot, less neat maybe...

Wiki says of orchids:

"Along with the Asteraceae, it is one of the two largest families of flowering plants, with between 21,950 and 26,049 currently accepted species, found in 880 genera."

Argh. Why yes, I could identify any one of them just like that. :D Not. :| Erm, THIS ONE BETTER BE CORRECT.

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20120605_38 Meadow sage a.k.a. meadow clary (Salvia pratensis)??? | Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia | Right-click for more size options

nobody@flickr.com (ratexla) — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 11:45:19 -0700

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It looked a lot like both S. pratensis and S. nemorosa when I checked my book, but when I image-Googled the two, I became more certain it's the former...

ID please? <:B

More importantly, I also found this chlorophyll-less orchid! :D

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20120526_02 Red poppy & cock's-foot (Dactylis glomerata) at sunrise | Hoek van Holland, the Netherlands

nobody@flickr.com (ratexla) — Sat, 11 Aug 2012 22:48:12 -0700

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Romantically situated in a few feet of greenery between a ferry terminal and the train station... or something! :B

I had juuuust arrived at said station and was about to take the ferry to Harwich, UK = Interrail trip, day... 2. :q

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20120506_4 Tiny green flowers of some currant (Ribes sp.) | Forest in Gothenburg, Sweden | Photo retained at full resolution - right-click to choose

nobody@flickr.com (ratexla) — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 09:42:17 -0700

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20120506_3 Tiny flowers of western skunk cabbage (Lysichiton americanus) by a forest creek in Gothenburg, Sweden | Photo retained at full resolution - right-click to choose

nobody@flickr.com (ratexla) — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 09:42:59 -0700

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Apparently the big sausage-structure is called "spadix."
*learnz* :)

Wiki says:
"While some consider the plant to be a weed, its roots are food for bears, who eat it after hibernating as a laxative or cathartic. The plant was used by indigenous people as medicine for burns and injuries, and for food in times of famine, when almost all parts were eaten. The leaves have a somewhat spicy or peppery taste. Caution should be used in attempts to prepare Western Skunk Cabbage for consumption, as it contains calcium oxalate crystals, which result in a gruesome prickling sensation on the tongue and throat and can result in intestinal irritation and even death if consumed in large quantities. Although the plant was not typically part of the diet under normal conditions, its large, waxy leaves were important to food preparation and storage. They were commonly used to line berry baskets and to wrap around whole salmon and other foods when baked under a fire. It is also used to cure sores and swelling."

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