Plants
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From the perspective of plants we are all rich and in the long run they will eat us all.
From the perspective of plants we are all rich and in the long run they will eat us all. @plants
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This little plant, identified as Equisetum arvense by a colleague, appears to have grown right through one of the metal posts of the bridge of Amsterdam University College (#AUC #UvA #VU).
This little plant, identified as Equisetum arvense by a colleague, appears to have grown right through one of the metal posts of the bridge of Amsterdam University College (#AUC #UvA #VU).
I think it should be the mascotte of all students at Science Park:
"Those who persevere against all odds find the light at the end of the tunnel."
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How to ripen a pineapple
TL;DW: You can't, unless it is still attached to the plant. Just eat it right away, it will not get any riper.
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Hibiscus moscheutos on my balcony
The plant is frost-hardy, but all parts of the plant above ground die in winter.
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Some very heavy variegation
Singapore Cloud Forest. Not sure what plant it is, but I guess from the Araliaceae.
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White flower with insect inside
I think the plant is from the Zingiberales, but I don't dare to identify it more than that.
Penang, Malaysia.
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Not a fungus: Ghost pipe (Monotropa uniflora) is a parasitic plant commonly mistaken for a mushroom.
I see these all over the Midwest. Learn about how Monotropa uses the fungal connection between tree roots to siphon nutrients on this old webpage recommended by the US Forest Service.
