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Polyp #1
Mixed Media
2010
4' x 6'
A sedentary animal characterized by a fixed base, column like body, and a free end with mouth and tentacles. Polyps tend to be cylindrical in shape and elongated along the axis of their bodies.
The external form of the polyp varies from species to species. The column may be long and slender, or may be short, causing the body to appear almost disk‑like. The tentacles at the ends of the column, may be long and threadlike, or short, looking more like knobs or warts. The tentacles may be simple and unbranched, or their patterns may appear feathery.
Polyps tend to reproduce asexually by the method of budding. In many cases the buds do not separate from the parent but remain in continuity with it, forming colonies which can grow quite large. Minute differences in the method of budding create the variations witnessed in the colonies. The reef‑building corals are an example of polyp colonies.
Materials used: Various tubes such as: toilet paper tubes, paper towel tubes, gift wrapping tubes, etc.
Epsom salt, table salt, oatmeal. Acrylic paint and various fabric dyes. Various types of yarn, fabric softener sheets, cotton fill, cotton swabs, and various other pieces of fabric. Also used are paper, tissue paper, and plaster.
Introduced, cool-season, annual, ascending to erect, slender herb, 15-50 cm tall. Leaves are very finely divided into linear or threadlike segments that are less than 1 mm wide. Flowerheads are umbels in the leaf axils; they have small flowers with very small (about 0.3 mm long) white petals. Fruit are small and strongly ribbed; these are longer lasting and more likely to be noticed than the flowers. Flowering is from late winter to early summer. A native of America, it occurs in disturbed pastures, gardens and waste places. It is more abundant in moist areas, but is also found in drier areas during wet years. An indicator of disturbance and bare ground. It is a minor component of many pastures and regarded as an insignificant weed. It is relatively unpalatable to stock and only grazed when there is little else on offer. It may taint milk when present in sufficient quantities. Control can be achieved by maintaining strong dense pastures.
Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Sungold' 3/2022 Sawara k2- (Gordon Bentham, Canada 1960s) Dwarf Sawara Cypress, Size at 10 years: 4x4ft., thread like Golden Yellow foliage, USDA Hardiness Zone 4, Michigan Bloom Month -, In Garden Bed k2 for 8.4 YEARS (Lowes,). Planted in 2013.
American Conifer Society: Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Sungold' is a dwarf, mounding selection of Sawara cypress with gold-tipped, thread-like foliage that does not burn in full sun. It is similar to Ch. pisifera 'Filifera Aurea,' but has coarser branching and better sun tolerance. It is also thought to be somewhat hardier than its parent. After 10 years of growth, a mature specimen will measure 3 feet (1 m) tall and 4.5 feet (1.5 m) wide, an annual growth rate of 3 to 4 inches (7.5 - 10 cm).
This cultivar originated as a seedling of 'Filifera Aurea' selected in the mid-1960s by Gordon Bentham, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada and introduced to the nursery trade by William Goddard at Floravista Gardens.
Mounding, globose to broadly conical, dwarf evergreen shrub with golden, fine-textured, thread-like foliage on stringy, weeping branches. New growth foliage is bright gold but matures to lime green. Very slow growing, typically reaching only 3-5' tall in 10 years. Planted in 2013. aka Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Filifera Sungold'
Photo by F.D.Richards, SE Michigan. Link to additional photos of this plant from 2015, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22:
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Bukit Tagar, Selangor, Malaysia.
Carnivorous or insectivorous plant - Habitat; old tin-mining lake with receding water line. Utricularia gibba L. Lentibulariaceae. CN: [Malay - Lumut ekor kuning (referring to U. flexuosa Vahl syn. U. aurea Lour.], Bladderwort, Conespur bladderpod, Fibrous bladderwort, Humped bladderwort, Floating bladderwort. Found globally and the widest range among the Utricularia spp. The upper corolla lip that is larger than the lower corolla lip; very small with only threadlike stolons and numerous 2-tipped leaves; classified as suspended and affixed aquatic plant. Aquatic weed.
Synonym(s):
Many; refer to The Plant List www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-2446981
Ref and suggested reading:
www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-2446981
zipcodezoo.com/Plants/U/Utricularia_gibba/
www.sarracenia.com/faq/faq5666.html
Introduced, cool-season, annual, ascending to erect, slender herb, 15-50 cm tall. Leaves are very finely divided into linear or threadlike segments that are less than 1 mm wide. Flowerheads are umbels in the leaf axils; they have small flowers with very small (about 0.3 mm long) white petals. Fruit are small and strongly ribbed; these are longer lasting and more likely to be noticed than the flowers. Flowering is from late winter to early summer. A native of America, it occurs in disturbed pastures, gardens and waste places. It is more abundant in moist areas, but is also found in drier areas during wet years. An indicator of disturbance and bare ground. It is a minor component of many pastures and regarded as an insignificant weed. It is relatively unpalatable to stock and only grazed when there is little else on offer. It may taint milk when present in sufficient quantities. Control can be achieved by maintaining strong dense pastures.
Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Sungold' 3/2022 Sawara k2- (Gordon Bentham, Canada 1960s) Dwarf Sawara Cypress, Size at 10 years: 4x4ft., thread like Golden Yellow foliage, USDA Hardiness Zone 4, Michigan Bloom Month -, In Garden Bed k2 for 8.4 YEARS (Lowes,). Planted in 2013.
American Conifer Society: Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Sungold' is a dwarf, mounding selection of Sawara cypress with gold-tipped, thread-like foliage that does not burn in full sun. It is similar to Ch. pisifera 'Filifera Aurea,' but has coarser branching and better sun tolerance. It is also thought to be somewhat hardier than its parent. After 10 years of growth, a mature specimen will measure 3 feet (1 m) tall and 4.5 feet (1.5 m) wide, an annual growth rate of 3 to 4 inches (7.5 - 10 cm).
This cultivar originated as a seedling of 'Filifera Aurea' selected in the mid-1960s by Gordon Bentham, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada and introduced to the nursery trade by William Goddard at Floravista Gardens.
Mounding, globose to broadly conical, dwarf evergreen shrub with golden, fine-textured, thread-like foliage on stringy, weeping branches. New growth foliage is bright gold but matures to lime green. Very slow growing, typically reaching only 3-5' tall in 10 years. Planted in 2013. aka Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Filifera Sungold'
Photo by F.D.Richards, SE Michigan. Link to additional photos of this plant from 2015, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22:
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Wisley Plant Fair today, plus the essential wander round the gardens and Surrey Sculpture Trail.
Native to New Zealand, Rubus squarrosus is known as the Bush Lawyer (or sometimes the Leafless Lawyer) ... because if you become entangled, you can never get away! Those tiny little spines are deceptively vicious.
It is a native vine (or ground cover plant) which can reach a height of 3 metres and with a similar spread. It is an intriguing leafless vine with conspicuous bright yellow thorns along its stems creating a skeletal look.
Rubus squarrosus is perhaps the most unusual of the genus Rubus ... in open situations and scrambling over shrubs, the leaflet blades remain undeveloped. The leaves consist of elongated petioles and the almost threadlike midribs of the leaflets, all beset with yellow prickles. Such leaves are very effective in clinging to any support. Once the stems reach the tree crowns, there is a trend towards growing normal leaves with well formed narrow leaflets.
It is endemic to North and South Islands, from Ahipara south but is rare north of the Manawatu.
Introduced, warm-season, biennial (2 years), erect herb, 30-150 cm tall. Stems are bristly and striated. Leaves are hairless and once or twice divided; leaflets are lobed. Flowerheads are large (to 12 cm) umbrella-shaped structures, which are surrounded by divided bracts with threadlike segments. Flowers are white or pinkish and about 2.5 mm wide; the petals are often uneven in size. Fruit are 3–4 mm long and ribbed, with rows of short hairs. Flowering is from spring to autumn. A native of Eurasia and North Africa, it occurs along roadsides and in waste places. An indicator of disturbance and bare ground. It is a common component of roadsides, but rarely is found in pastures. Susceptible to trampling and grazing by livestock. This plant has become incredibly abundant this year on the Northern Tablelands due to a wet Dec and Jan
Specimen in pitfall collected from heathland for conservation work. Attempting to ID to Order level and a tentative ID places it as either a Psocid (stubby wings and no real waist) or a small Hymenoptera species (Waist might be hidden by abdomen, short club like antennae when compared to psocids threadlike antennae)
Usually these specimens are found with other small hymenoptera species which leads me to believe it is a juvenile hymeoptera species?
Pogonatum pensilvanicum (Polytrichaceae, the haircap-moss family) is exceptional in that its threadlike protonema, normally a small and short lived transitory stage between the spore and the gametophyte, is extensive and persistent. The protonema provides nutritional support to the gametophyes, which are quite small compared with most other members of the family (such as Polytrichum). The protonema is visible as a green alga-like covering of the substrate where the plants are growing. This specimen was photographed September 19, 2009 in Meigs County, Ohio, USA.
Pequeño árbol siempreverde, de hasta 15m de altura y 1m de diámetro. Corteza de color gris-ceniciento, rica en saponina. Hojas alternas, casi sésiles, glabras, de forma elíptica a aovada, ápice agudo, base obtusa, de color verde lustroso claro, bordes casi enteros, con 4-8 dientes. Lámina de 2-5 x 1-3cm. Flores verde blanquecinas, hermafroditas, pentámeras, de forma estrellada, de 1-1,4cm de diámetro, reunidas en corimbos. Cáliz compuesto por 5 sépalos, corola compuesta de 5 pétalos alternos a los sépalos. Androceo compuesto por 10 estambres; Gineceo compuesto por 5 ovarios, cada uno con un estilo filiforme y un estigma. El fruto en cápsula de forma estrellada, en su interior muchas semillas aladas. Especie nativa del centro de Chile. En Iturraran se encuentra en las zonas 4 y 6.
Small evergreen tree, up to 15m high and 1m in diameter. Bark ashy-gray, rich in saponine. Leaves alternate leaves, almost sessile, glabrous, elliptical to ovate, apex acute, base obtuse, shiny green light, borders almost entire, with 4-8 teeth. Blade 2-5 x 1-3cm. Flowers whitish green, hermaphrodite, pentamerous, star-shape, 1-1,4 cm in diameter, gathered in corymbs. Calyx consisting of 5 sepals, corolla consisting of 5 petals alternate whit sepals. Androecium consisting of 10 stamens; gynoecium consisting of 5 ovaries, each with a threadlike style and a stigma. The fruit in star-shaped capsule, inside many winged seeds. Native species of central Chile. In Iturraran it is in zones 4 and 6.
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Nerine is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the Amaryllidaceae family, subfamily Amaryllidoideae. They are bulbous perennials, some evergreen, associated with rocky and arid habitats. They bear spherical umbels of lily-like flowers in shades from white through pink to crimson. In the case of deciduous species, the flowers may appear on naked stems before the leaves develop. Native to South Africa, there are about 30 species in the genus. Though described as lilies, they are not significantly related to the true lilies Lilium, but more closely resemble their relatives, Amaryllis and Lycoris. The genus was established by the cleric and Amaryllidaceae specialist William Herbert in 1820. Nerines have been widely cultivated and much hybridized worldwide, especially Nerine bowdenii, N. sarniensis and N. undulata (previously known as N. flexuosa). The hybrid cultivar 'Zeal Giant' has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. The other 20 species are rarely cultivated and very little is known regarding their biology. Many species are threatened with extinction due to the loss or degradation of their habitat. Species of Nerine are herbaceous flowering plants that grow from bulbs. Their leaves are linear, obviously flat in some species and appearing threadlike in others. Their flowers are borne in an umbel on a solid leafless stem (scape). Individual flowers are either radially symmetrical (actinomorphic) or have one plane of symmetry (zygomorphic). Each flower has six narrow red or pink tepals joined at the base to form a short extended or recurved tube. The free parts of the tepals are generally wavy. There are six stamens that are inserted in the base of the petals and frequently protrude from the flower. The stamens can be straight or curved with thin filaments and oblong anthers that attach to their filament at the back (dorsifixed). The inferior ovary has one to many ovules. The style is threadlike and has a three-lobed stigma. The fruit is a capsule. Many species of Nerine have petals with wavy edges, such as Nerine humilis. Profusion of flowers in Nerine filifolia, note the filiform leaves of this species.
Nerine species can be either evergreen or deciduous; the deciduous species can either grow during the winter or the summer. The growth cycle thus defines three groups. There is a strong association between a species' growth habit, the shape of its leaves and the amount of DNA in its cell nuclei. The largest group of 12 species contains the evergreen nerines that retain their leaves throughout the summer and winter (N. angustifolia, N. appendiculata, N. filamentosa, N. filifolia, N. frithii, N. gaberonensis, N. gibsonii, N. gracilis, N. masoniorum, N. pancratioides, N. platypetala and N. rehmannii). Their leaves are narrow and they have the smallest amount of DNA per nucleus (18.0â24.6 pg). Four deciduous species grow in the winter and do not have any leaves during the summer (N. humilis, N. pudica, N. ridleyi and N. sarniensis). They have wide leaves and more DNA per nucleus (25.3â26.2 pg). A final group of seven species only grow during the summer and have no leaves in the winter (N. bowdenii, N. duparquetiana, N. krigei, N. laticoma, N. marincowitzii, N. pusilla and N. undulata). They have wide leaves and the most DNA per nucleus (26.8â35.3 pg). The earliest published name for the genus was Imhofia, given by Lorenz Heister in 1755. The later name Nerine, published by William Herbert in 1820, was widely used, resulting in a decision to conserve the name Nerine and reject the name Imhofia. The genus name derives from the Nereids (sea-nymphs) of Greek mythology that protected sailors and their ships. When Herbert chose the name of these nymphs for the first species of the genus, Nerine sarniensis, he alluded to the story of how this South African species arrived on the island of Guernsey in the English Channel. It is said that a ship carrying boxes of the bulbs of this species destined for the Netherlands was shipwrecked on Guernsey. The boxes of bulbs were washed up on the island and the bulbs became established and multiplied around the coast.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Plants epiphytic, terrestrial , or on rock. Stems long-creeping, often threadlike and intertwining, or short-erect, protostelic, bearing brown hairs of 1--2 types. Roots sparse or absent. Leaves small, 0.5--20 × 0.2--5 cm, often forming dense mats. Petiole short, threadlike to wiry, often winged part or entire length . Blade ovate or oblong to lanceolate, simple to decompound , usually 1 cell thick between veins (except Trichomanes membranaceum Linnaeus), entire or dentate ; scales or simple and/or stellate hairs often borne on veins or leaf margins . Veins free and divergent, occasionally present as unattached "false" veins. Sori marginal on vein ends, enclosed by 2-valved or conic involucres. Sporangia borne on moundlike receptacle or on elongate "bristle," sessile or short-stalked; annulus oblique . Spores green, globose , trilete. Gametophytes filamentous or ribbonlike or a combination of both, much branched, 0.2--1 cm, often bearing gemmae, persistent , clone-forming by vegetative reproduction.
Fennel, tall to 2.5m, with threadlike leaflets and yellow flower-umbels. Quite frequent around the Sandwich Bay estate.
Pequeño árbol siempreverde, de hasta 15m de altura y 1m de diámetro. Corteza de color gris-ceniciento, rica en saponina. Hojas alternas, casi sésiles, glabras, de forma elíptica a aovada, ápice agudo, base obtusa, de color verde lustroso claro, bordes casi enteros, con 4-8 dientes. Lámina de 2-5 x 1-3cm. Flores verde blanquecinas, hermafroditas, pentámeras, de forma estrellada, de 1-1,4cm de diámetro, reunidas en corimbos. Cáliz compuesto por 5 sépalos, corola compuesta de 5 pétalos alternos a los sépalos. Androceo compuesto por 10 estambres; Gineceo compuesto por 5 ovarios, cada uno con un estilo filiforme y un estigma. El fruto en cápsula de forma estrellada, en su interior muchas semillas aladas. Especie nativa del centro de Chile. En Iturraran se encuentra en las zonas 4 y 6.
Small evergreen tree, up to 15m high and 1m in diameter. Bark ashy-gray, rich in saponine. Leaves alternate leaves, almost sessile, glabrous, elliptical to ovate, apex acute, base obtuse, shiny green light, borders almost entire, with 4-8 teeth. Blade 2-5 x 1-3cm. Flowers whitish green, hermaphrodite, pentamerous, star-shape, 1-1,4 cm in diameter, gathered in corymbs. Calyx consisting of 5 sepals, corolla consisting of 5 petals alternate whit sepals. Androecium consisting of 10 stamens; gynoecium consisting of 5 ovaries, each with a threadlike style and a stigma. The fruit in star-shaped capsule, inside many winged seeds. Native species of central Chile. In Iturraran it is in zones 4 and 6.
Pequeño árbol siempreverde, de hasta 15m de altura y 1m de diámetro. Corteza de color gris-ceniciento, rica en saponina. Hojas alternas, casi sésiles, glabras, de forma elíptica a aovada, ápice agudo, base obtusa, de color verde lustroso claro, bordes casi enteros, con 4-8 dientes. Lámina de 2-5 x 1-3cm. Flores verde blanquecinas, hermafroditas, pentámeras, de forma estrellada, de 1-1,4cm de diámetro, reunidas en corimbos. Cáliz compuesto por 5 sépalos, corola compuesta de 5 pétalos alternos a los sépalos. Androceo compuesto por 10 estambres; Gineceo compuesto por 5 ovarios, cada uno con un estilo filiforme y un estigma. El fruto en cápsula de forma estrellada, en su interior muchas semillas aladas. Especie nativa del centro de Chile. En Iturraran se encuentra en las zonas 4 y 6.
Small evergreen tree, up to 15m high and 1m in diameter. Bark ashy-gray, rich in saponine. Leaves alternate leaves, almost sessile, glabrous, elliptical to ovate, apex acute, base obtuse, shiny green light, borders almost entire, with 4-8 teeth. Blade 2-5 x 1-3cm. Flowers whitish green, hermaphrodite, pentamerous, star-shape, 1-1,4 cm in diameter, gathered in corymbs. Calyx consisting of 5 sepals, corolla consisting of 5 petals alternate whit sepals. Androecium consisting of 10 stamens; gynoecium consisting of 5 ovaries, each with a threadlike style and a stigma. The fruit in star-shaped capsule, inside many winged seeds. Native species of central Chile. In Iturraran it is in zones 4 and 6.
Cosmos bipinnatus, commonly called the garden cosmos or Mexican aster, is a medium-sized flowering herbaceous plant in the daisy family Asteraceae, native to the Americas. The species and its varieties and cultivars are popular as ornamental plants in temperate climate gardens.
Description
In natural habitat
Cosmos bipinnatus is an annual that is often considered half-hardy, although plants may reappear via self-sowing for several years. The plant height varies from 2–6 ft to (rarely) 9 ft (0.61–1.83–2.74 m). The cultivated varieties appear in shades of pink and purple as well as white. The branched stem is usually densely to occasionally occupied by fine, split up, rough trichomes, some specimens are completely hairless. The petiole itself is inconspicuous, winged, 10 (rarely to 15) mm long, sometimes the leaves are almost sessile.
The partial leaves are linear-filiform to narrow linear with a width of 0.5 to 1 (rarely to 1.7) mm; the tips are pointed, hardened, but not particularly sharp. Its foliage is finely cut into threadlike segments. When flowering, the plant can become top heavy. This problem is alleviated when grown in groups, as the bipinnate leaves interlock, and the colony supports itself.
The achenes become blackish, are smooth or short-bristly. Their shape is spindle-like. They are rounded off into a short, 0.5 to 1.7 mm long, but distinctly pronounced rostrum. The inner achenes are up to 18 mm long, their yellowish beaks are 4 to 5 (rarely to 10) mm long. A pappus is missing or it consists only of two to three awn-like, 1-3 mm large bristles.
Flowers
The very conspicuous cup-shaped inflorescences have a diameter of usually 5–7 cm (2.0–2.8 in) and contain tongue and tubular flowers, which are surrounded by bracts. There are usually 8 outer bracts, and they are ovate to lanceolate-tail-shaped, 7-15 mm long, 3-5 mm wide. The inner bracts are ovate-lanceolate and 8-12 mm long. They are translucent with many black stripes and a clear edge up to 1 mm wide, sometimes with yellowish or pink pigments, the tip is ciliate. The sprout leaves have gold-yellow, thread-like tips and protrude between the tubular flowers. The broadened base of these spreader leaves is translucent, provided with a yellow line. During flowering, the plant can sag under its weight. This problem can be solved by grouping the feet together so that the leaves hang together.
The mostly eight ray florets are pink to violet or white colored, at the base may show noticeable stains caused by anthocyanin. The tongues are reversely ovate shaped, have a length of usually 20-35 mm and a width of usually 12-20 mm. The tips are almost dull and have three broad, wavy teeth. Below that, they are greatly rejuvenated. In the center of the flower baskets is a large number of tubular flowers (also called disc florets), whose overgrown petals are yellow, turn white in the lower part and reach a length of 5-6 mm. The anthers are brownish-black and about 3 mm long, at the tips are short-triangular, translucent attachments with a length of 0.5-0.8 mm. The branches of the stylus are short and rather dull, with a length of .5 mm.
Distribution
This plant is native to Mexico, Guatemala and Costa Rica. Since it is used as an ornamental plant in many countries and prone to sedimentation, it is an invasive plant in many areas of the world. It has naturalized in scattered locations across North America, South America, the West Indies, Italy, Australia, and Asia, where it is a garden escape (introduced species) and in some habitats becoming a weed.
Cultivars
Cultivars of Cosmos bipinnatus in cultivation today include:
Apollo Series
'Apollo Carmine' agm
'Apollo Pink' agm
'Apollo White' agm
'Daydream' features a pink inner ring on a white background
Double Click Series features semidouble to fully double flowers that resemble Japanese anemones (Anemone japonica)
'Double Click Cranberries'
'Double Click Rose Bonbon'
'Double Click Snow Puff'
'Double Click Vari Extra'
'Rubenza' agm
'Sensation', also known as 'Early Sensation', is a widely available mix of tall varieties
'Sensation Pinkie' agm
Sonata series
'Velouette'agm
'Versailles', developed for the cut flower trade, are shorter than the species, with heights remaining below three feet
'Versailles Dark Rose'
'Vesailles Tetra'
(those marked agm have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit).
Cultivation
Germination takes between 7 and 10 days at the optimal temperature of 75 °F (24 °C); flowering begins between 60 and 90 days after germination
It prefers a soil pH between 6.0 and 8.5, reflecting its native habitat in the alkaline regions of Central America
Flowering is best in full sun, although partial shade is tolerated
Excessive rain can cause cultivation problems, due to the delicate nature of the stems. Heavy rain can cause breakage. Cosmos bipinnatus can tolerate heat as long as adequate moisture is provided, however, it does not handle droughts, strong winds or cold temperatures well. Snails, slugs and aphids have a taste for Cosmos bipinnatus. Successfully cultivated plants can mature 2 to 4 feet (0.61 to 1.22 m) x 12 to 18 inches (300 to 460 mm).
They are not tolerant of frost, but can be grown outdoors in a temperate climate with a warm to hot summer and are therefore called half-hardy in British gardening literature.
Pollinators
The flowers of Cosmos bipinnatus attract birds and butterflies, including the monarch butterfly. It can be part of butterfly gardening and pollinator/honey-bee habitat gardens.
These strawberries were "wintersown" in May from a Livingston Seed packet. I should have transplanted them sooner, because by this point (a month after germination) the tiny threadlike roots had already grown into one another in the shallow container in which I started them.
Linaria vulgaris (Common Toadflax, Yellow Toadflax, or Butter-and-eggs) is a species of toadflax (Linaria), native to most of Europe and northern Asia, from the United Kingdom south to Spain in the west, and east to eastern Siberia and western China.
It is a perennial plant with short spreading roots, erect to decumbent stems 15–90 cm high, with fine, threadlike, glaucous blue-green leaves 2–6 cm long and 1–5 mm broad. The flowers are similar to those of the snapdragon, 25–33 mm long, pale yellow except for the lower tip which is orange, borne in dense terminal racemes from mid summer to mid autumn.
Tectura virginea for comparison.
Shell a low conoid; ground colour whitish tinted pale-pink; threadlike radiating striae obscure/absent on this specimen.
Full SPECIES DESCRIPTION at: flic.kr/p/WadzLk
Key id. features: flic.kr/p/WNjbUS
APPENDIX re range advance/retreat: flic.kr/p/2jW74ig
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Pequeño árbol siempreverde, de hasta 15m de altura y 1m de diámetro. Corteza de color gris-ceniciento, rica en saponina. Hojas alternas, casi sésiles, glabras, de forma elíptica a aovada, ápice agudo, base obtusa, de color verde lustroso claro, bordes casi enteros, con 4-8 dientes. Lámina de 2-5 x 1-3cm. Flores verde blanquecinas, hermafroditas, pentámeras, de forma estrellada, de 1-1,4cm de diámetro, reunidas en corimbos. Cáliz compuesto por 5 sépalos, corola compuesta de 5 pétalos alternos a los sépalos. Androceo compuesto por 10 estambres; Gineceo compuesto por 5 ovarios, cada uno con un estilo filiforme y un estigma. El fruto en cápsula de forma estrellada, en su interior muchas semillas aladas. Especie nativa del centro de Chile. En Iturraran se encuentra en las zonas 4 y 6.
Small evergreen tree, up to 15m high and 1m in diameter. Bark ashy-gray, rich in saponine. Leaves alternate leaves, almost sessile, glabrous, elliptical to ovate, apex acute, base obtuse, shiny green light, borders almost entire, with 4-8 teeth. Blade 2-5 x 1-3cm. Flowers whitish green, hermaphrodite, pentamerous, star-shape, 1-1,4 cm in diameter, gathered in corymbs. Calyx consisting of 5 sepals, corolla consisting of 5 petals alternate whit sepals. Androecium consisting of 10 stamens; gynoecium consisting of 5 ovaries, each with a threadlike style and a stigma. The fruit in star-shaped capsule, inside many winged seeds. Native species of central Chile. In Iturraran it is in zones 4 and 6.
There is always something new even on these trails we have walked so many times, even in winter. In fact there's more happening in wet winter than in the dry summer in many ways.
The glossy liquid scat we have seen often, don't know what animal deposits it, but this threadlike thing, bearing droplets of water from rain or ice, was new.
Flickr to the rescue: searching under "fungus scat" I soon found Jim Petranka's fine pictures of something very similar. He identifies what he saw as Phycomyces fungus and provides some very interesting information about it. The threadlike things are the stalks which will have spores at the tips (possibly visible in my pic when enlarged as tan blobs at the ends) and the fungus has been extensively studied because the stalks respond to light and other stimuli and grow in different directions (tropism).
www.flickr.com/photos/hyla/8192316960/ and
www.flickr.com/photos/hyla/8192316984/
This may not be Phycomyces, but some similar fungus at least. Would welcome comments by those knowledgeable about fungi.
Pequeño árbol siempreverde, de hasta 15m de altura y 1m de diámetro. Corteza de color gris-ceniciento, rica en saponina. Hojas alternas, casi sésiles, glabras, de forma elíptica a aovada, ápice agudo, base obtusa, de color verde lustroso claro, bordes casi enteros, con 4-8 dientes. Lámina de 2-5 x 1-3cm. Flores verde blanquecinas, hermafroditas, pentámeras, de forma estrellada, de 1-1,4cm de diámetro, reunidas en corimbos. Cáliz compuesto por 5 sépalos, corola compuesta de 5 pétalos alternos a los sépalos. Androceo compuesto por 10 estambres; Gineceo compuesto por 5 ovarios, cada uno con un estilo filiforme y un estigma. El fruto en cápsula de forma estrellada, en su interior muchas semillas aladas. Especie nativa del centro de Chile. En Iturraran se encuentra en las zonas 4 y 6.
Small evergreen tree, up to 15m high and 1m in diameter. Bark ashy-gray, rich in saponine. Leaves alternate leaves, almost sessile, glabrous, elliptical to ovate, apex acute, base obtuse, shiny green light, borders almost entire, with 4-8 teeth. Blade 2-5 x 1-3cm. Flowers whitish green, hermaphrodite, pentamerous, star-shape, 1-1,4 cm in diameter, gathered in corymbs. Calyx consisting of 5 sepals, corolla consisting of 5 petals alternate whit sepals. Androecium consisting of 10 stamens; gynoecium consisting of 5 ovaries, each with a threadlike style and a stigma. The fruit in star-shaped capsule, inside many winged seeds. Native species of central Chile. In Iturraran it is in zones 4 and 6.
Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Sungold' 3/2022 Sawara k2- (Gordon Bentham, Canada 1960s) Dwarf Sawara Cypress, Size at 10 years: 4x4ft., thread like Golden Yellow foliage, USDA Hardiness Zone 4, Michigan Bloom Month -, In Garden Bed k2 for 8.4 YEARS (Lowes,). Planted in 2013.
American Conifer Society: Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Sungold' is a dwarf, mounding selection of Sawara cypress with gold-tipped, thread-like foliage that does not burn in full sun. It is similar to Ch. pisifera 'Filifera Aurea,' but has coarser branching and better sun tolerance. It is also thought to be somewhat hardier than its parent. After 10 years of growth, a mature specimen will measure 3 feet (1 m) tall and 4.5 feet (1.5 m) wide, an annual growth rate of 3 to 4 inches (7.5 - 10 cm).
This cultivar originated as a seedling of 'Filifera Aurea' selected in the mid-1960s by Gordon Bentham, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada and introduced to the nursery trade by William Goddard at Floravista Gardens.
Mounding, globose to broadly conical, dwarf evergreen shrub with golden, fine-textured, thread-like foliage on stringy, weeping branches. New growth foliage is bright gold but matures to lime green. Very slow growing, typically reaching only 3-5' tall in 10 years. Planted in 2013. aka Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Filifera Sungold'
Photo by F.D.Richards, SE Michigan. Link to additional photos of this plant from 2015, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22:
www.flickr.com/search/?user_id=50697352%40N00&sort=da...
#dwarf, #Conifer, #T2J, #ChamaecyparisPisifera, #Chamaecyparis, #Sawara, #ThreadLike
Cosmos bipinnatus è una pianta annuale, originaria dell'America centro meridionale, spesso chiamata astro del Messico; fa parte di una famiglia che conta circa 20-30 specie, di cui alcune coltivate come annuali, altre perenni. Costituisce ampi cespugli tondeggianti, che tendono ad occupare molto spazio; presenta piccole foglie allungate verde scuro, e grandi fiori semplici, con centro giallo e petali molto colorati, bianchi, gialli, rosa o rossi. E' molto utilizzata in giardino per la facilità di coltivazione e per la fioritura che dura dalla primavera fino all'estate.
Cosmos bipinnatus, commonly called the Cosmos or the "Mexican Aster", is a medium sized flowering herbaceous plant sometimes grown in gardens.
This species is considered a half-hardy annual, although plants may re-appear via self-sowing for several years. The plant height varies from two to four feet. The cultivated varieties appear in shades of pink and purple as well as white. Its foliage is finely-cut into threadlike segments.
Pequeño árbol siempreverde, de hasta 15m de altura y 1m de diámetro. Corteza de color gris-ceniciento, rica en saponina. Hojas alternas, casi sésiles, glabras, de forma elíptica a aovada, ápice agudo, base obtusa, de color verde lustroso claro, bordes casi enteros, con 4-8 dientes. Lámina de 2-5 x 1-3cm. Flores verde blanquecinas, hermafroditas, pentámeras, de forma estrellada, de 1-1,4cm de diámetro, reunidas en corimbos. Cáliz compuesto por 5 sépalos, corola compuesta de 5 pétalos alternos a los sépalos. Androceo compuesto por 10 estambres; Gineceo compuesto por 5 ovarios, cada uno con un estilo filiforme y un estigma. El fruto en cápsula de forma estrellada, en su interior muchas semillas aladas. Especie nativa del centro de Chile. En Iturraran se encuentra en las zonas 4 y 6.
Small evergreen tree, up to 15m high and 1m in diameter. Bark ashy-gray, rich in saponine. Leaves alternate leaves, almost sessile, glabrous, elliptical to ovate, apex acute, base obtuse, shiny green light, borders almost entire, with 4-8 teeth. Blade 2-5 x 1-3cm. Flowers whitish green, hermaphrodite, pentamerous, star-shape, 1-1,4 cm in diameter, gathered in corymbs. Calyx consisting of 5 sepals, corolla consisting of 5 petals alternate whit sepals. Androecium consisting of 10 stamens; gynoecium consisting of 5 ovaries, each with a threadlike style and a stigma. The fruit in star-shaped capsule, inside many winged seeds. Native species of central Chile. In Iturraran it is in zones 4 and 6.
Yarrangobilly Caves, Kosciuszko National Park, New South Wales.
This is a quite luxuriant specimen of this plant and very floriferous. It is quite commonly found flowering at only an ich or two high with a single threadlike stem and tiny soft leaves. I think it is one of those annuals that germinates after rain and flowers early, depending on follow-up moisture for continued growth. (the trifoliate leaves belong to a Glycine)
ADDED Dec 2019 - originally uploaded as Poranthera microphylla but suspect now it is P. oreophila. See in Flora of Victoria online
vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/flora/taxon/31a45bef-f4f2-4109-88...
Cosmos bipinnatus, commonly called the Cosmos or the "Mexican Aster", is a medium sized flowering herbaceous plant sometimes grown in gardens.
This species is considered a half-hardy annual, although plants may re-appear via self-sowing for several years. The plant height varies from two to four feet. The cultivated varieties appear in shades of pink and purple as well as white. Its foliage is finely-cut into threadlike segments.
Pianta annuale, originaria dell'America centro meridionale, spesso chiamata astro del Messico; fa parte di una famiglia che conta circa 20-30 specie, di cui alcune coltivate come annuali, altre perenni. Costituisce ampi cespugli tondeggianti, che tendono ad occupare molto spazio; presenta piccole foglie allungate verde scuro, e grandi fiori semplici, con centro giallo e petali molto colorati, bianchi, gialli, rosa o rossi. E' molto utilizzata in giardino per la facilità di coltivazione e per la fioritura che dura dalla primavera fino all'estate.
Young larvae tunnel throughout the apple, leaving small, brownish, irregular, threadlike trails. Figure 7 in NYS IPM fact sheet Apple Maggot (Rhagoletis pomonella (Walsh)), in eCommons, Cornell University at ecommons.cornell.edu/handle/1813/43071. Photo by NYSAES, Cornell University. More information is on nysipm.cornell.edu/agriculture/fruits and Cornell Fruit Resources fruit.cornell.edu.
Pequeño árbol siempreverde, de hasta 15m de altura y 1m de diámetro. Corteza de color gris-ceniciento, rica en saponina. Hojas alternas, casi sésiles, glabras, de forma elíptica a aovada, ápice agudo, base obtusa, de color verde lustroso claro, bordes casi enteros, con 4-8 dientes. Lámina de 2-5 x 1-3cm. Flores verde blanquecinas, hermafroditas, pentámeras, de forma estrellada, de 1-1,4cm de diámetro, reunidas en corimbos. Cáliz compuesto por 5 sépalos, corola compuesta de 5 pétalos alternos a los sépalos. Androceo compuesto por 10 estambres; Gineceo compuesto por 5 ovarios, cada uno con un estilo filiforme y un estigma. El fruto en cápsula de forma estrellada, en su interior muchas semillas aladas. Especie nativa del centro de Chile. En Iturraran se encuentra en las zonas 4 y 6.
Small evergreen tree, up to 15m high and 1m in diameter. Bark ashy-gray, rich in saponine. Leaves alternate leaves, almost sessile, glabrous, elliptical to ovate, apex acute, base obtuse, shiny green light, borders almost entire, with 4-8 teeth. Blade 2-5 x 1-3cm. Flowers whitish green, hermaphrodite, pentamerous, star-shape, 1-1,4 cm in diameter, gathered in corymbs. Calyx consisting of 5 sepals, corolla consisting of 5 petals alternate whit sepals. Androecium consisting of 10 stamens; gynoecium consisting of 5 ovaries, each with a threadlike style and a stigma. The fruit in star-shaped capsule, inside many winged seeds. Native species of central Chile. In Iturraran it is in zones 4 and 6.
Pequeño árbol siempreverde, de hasta 15m de altura y 1m de diámetro. Corteza de color gris-ceniciento, rica en saponina. Hojas alternas, casi sésiles, glabras, de forma elíptica a aovada, ápice agudo, base obtusa, de color verde lustroso claro, bordes casi enteros, con 4-8 dientes. Lámina de 2-5 x 1-3cm. Flores verde blanquecinas, hermafroditas, pentámeras, de forma estrellada, de 1-1,4cm de diámetro, reunidas en corimbos. Cáliz compuesto por 5 sépalos, corola compuesta de 5 pétalos alternos a los sépalos. Androceo compuesto por 10 estambres; Gineceo compuesto por 5 ovarios, cada uno con un estilo filiforme y un estigma. El fruto en cápsula de forma estrellada, en su interior muchas semillas aladas. Especie nativa del centro de Chile. En Iturraran se encuentra en las zonas 4 y 6.
Small evergreen tree, up to 15m high and 1m in diameter. Bark ashy-gray, rich in saponine. Leaves alternate leaves, almost sessile, glabrous, elliptical to ovate, apex acute, base obtuse, shiny green light, borders almost entire, with 4-8 teeth. Blade 2-5 x 1-3cm. Flowers whitish green, hermaphrodite, pentamerous, star-shape, 1-1,4 cm in diameter, gathered in corymbs. Calyx consisting of 5 sepals, corolla consisting of 5 petals alternate whit sepals. Androecium consisting of 10 stamens; gynoecium consisting of 5 ovaries, each with a threadlike style and a stigma. The fruit in star-shaped capsule, inside many winged seeds. Native species of central Chile. In Iturraran it is in zones 4 and 6.
Dumont Lake, near Rabbit Ears Pass, CO 7/15/08
Limited to the vicinity of Rabbit Ears Pass. I would have been hard pressed to separate it from other subspecies without the guidance of Forest Service botanist John Proctor. It differs from other white forms of scarlet gilia in having floral tubes that are "filiform" ("threadlike") instead of "salverform" (“referring to a narrow tubular corolla that opens out to form a very open dishlike apex, as in primroses”) (Colorado Flora). A very subtle difference, so far as I can understand.
Linaria vulgaris (Common Toadflax is a species of toadflax (Linaria), native to most of Europe and northern Asia, from the United Kingdom south to Spain in the west, and east to eastern Siberia and western China.
It is a perennial plant with short spreading roots, erect to decumbent stems 15–90 cm high, with fine, threadlike, glaucous blue-green leaves 2-6 cm long and 1-5 mm broad. The flowers are similar to those of the snapdragon, 25-33 mm long, pale yellow except for the lower lip which is orange, borne in dense terminal racemes from mid summer to mid autumn. The fruit is a globose capsule 5-11 mm long and 5-7 mm broad, containing numerous small seeds.
Pianta perenne, gracile, di aspetto erbaceo, con rizoma strisciante, lignificata alla base, fusti eretti, ramosi, pelosi e ghiandolosi in alto. Altezza 30-80 cm.
Le foglie sono sono sessili, alterne, lanceolate, acute, lineari, con margine revoluto, uninervie, un po’ glauche.
I fiori sono eliotropici, peduncolati, accompagnati da bratteee lineari, formano grappolo dapprima conico, poi allungato; tutta l'infiorescenza è pelosa con ghiandole frammiste ai peli. La corolla giallo zolfo, ha una macchia arancione sulla volta arcuata del labbro inferiore, termina con uno sperone ricurvo.
Jeniang, Kedah, Malaysia.
This wiry thin threadlike specimen was pulled out from a limping cricket and having trouble to move around. CN: Cacing bulu kuda, Horsehair worm (Gordian worms, belong to the group Nematomorpha). The adult worms are free-living, but the larvae are parasitic on arthropods, such as beetles, cockroaches, mantids, orthopterans, crustaceans, and some beetles. When mature, they leave the host to lay eggs. The adults are mostly free-living in freshwater or marine environments, and males and females aggregate into tight balls (Gordian knots) during mating. They are not parasites of humans, livestock, or pets and pose no public health threat.
Ref.:
entomology.ca.uky.edu/ef613?fbclid=IwAR0eOtMYvw9ToS9mYfh9...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nematomorpha
Found in Venezuela, Peru, Ecuador, Bolivia and Colombia in wet montane forests as a miniature sized, cool to cold growing epiphyte at elevations of 1180 to 3200 meters with erect ramicauls enveloped completely by several inflated sheaths and carrying a single, apical, broadly elliptical leaf that blooms on a terminal, erect, threadlike, to 5" [12 cm] long, single flowered inflorescence that has sheathed bracts on the ramicaul, occuring in the winter and spring.
Wisley Plant Fair today, plus the essential wander round the gardens and Surrey Sculpture Trail.
Native to New Zealand, Rubus squarrosus is known as the Bush Lawyer (or sometimes the Leafless Lawyer) ... because if you become entangled, you can never get away! Those tiny little spines are deceptively vicious.
It is a native vine (or ground cover plant) which can reach a height of 3 metres and with a similar spread. It is an intriguing leafless vine with conspicuous bright yellow thorns along its stems creating a skeletal look.
Rubus squarrosus is perhaps the most unusual of the genus Rubus ... in open situations and scrambling over shrubs, the leaflet blades remain undeveloped. The leaves consist of elongated petioles and the almost threadlike midribs of the leaflets, all beset with yellow prickles. Such leaves are very effective in clinging to any support. Once the stems reach the tree crowns, there is a trend towards growing normal leaves with well formed narrow leaflets.
It is endemic to North and South Islands, from Ahipara south but is rare north of the Manawatu.
CDC has posted images of the H1N1/2009 (aka swine flu) virus. This looks like it is grown in tissue culture (probably dog kidney cancer cells). It presents the ideal picture of a spherical virus studded with HA and NA protein spikes on its surface and enveloped with capsular material derived from the host cell. When flu virus infects actual organ tissue in an intact host it is pleomorphic, i.e., it has a variety of shapes, including a long threadlike one. However this is its ideal shape, often rendered in cartoon or diagram form in textbooks.
You have to hand it to those little flu viruses–with just a few genes apiece, they can infect us humans by the millions, and we can barely keep up with their evolution. In tomorrow’s New York Times, I’ve written a natural history of the flu, looking at how influenza viruses mutate, swap genes, undergo natural selection, cross species barriers, and adapt to new hosts. The new strain of swine flu (or perhaps more precisely, the new strain of human-and-bird-flu-viruses-swirled-up-inside-pigs-and-then-mixed-with-other-pig-viruses-that-descend-from-human-and-bird-flus-as-well) is just the latest chapter in this baroque evolutionary tale.
Dill (Anethum graveolens) is a short-lived annual herb, native to southwest and central Asia. It is the sole species of the genus Anethum, though classified by some botanists in the related genus Peucedanum as Peucedanum graveolens (L.) C.B.Clarke.
Dill can also be a name.
It grows to 40-60 cm tall, with slender stems and alternate, finely divided, softly delicate leaves 10-20 cm long. The ultimate leaf divisions are 1-2 mm broad, slightly broader than the similar leaves of fennel, which are threadlike, less than 1 mm broad, but harder in texture. The flowers are white to yellow, in small umbels 2-9 cm diameter. The seeds are 4-5 mm long and 1 mm thick, and straight to slightly curved with a longitudinally ridged surface.
Introduced, cool-season, annual, ascending to erect, slender herb, 15-50 cm tall. Leaves are very finely divided into linear or threadlike segments that are less than 1 mm wide. Flowerheads are umbels in the leaf axils; they have small flowers with very small (about 0.3 mm long) white petals. Fruit are small and strongly ribbed; these are longer lasting and more likely to be noticed than the flowers. Flowering is from late winter to early summer. A native of America, it occurs in disturbed pastures, gardens and waste places. It is more abundant in moist areas, but is also found in drier areas during wet years. An indicator of disturbance and bare ground. It is a minor component of many pastures and regarded as an insignificant weed. It is relatively unpalatable to stock and only grazed when there is little else on offer. It may taint milk when present in sufficient quantities. Control can be achieved by maintaining strong dense pastures.
Cosmos bipinnatus, commonly called the garden cosmos or Mexican aster, is a medium-sized flowering herbaceous plant in the daisy family Asteraceae, native to the Americas. The species and its varieties and cultivars are popular as ornamental plants in temperate climate gardens.
Description
In natural habitat
Cosmos bipinnatus is an annual that is often considered half-hardy, although plants may reappear via self-sowing for several years. The plant height varies from 2–6 ft to (rarely) 9 ft (0.61–1.83–2.74 m). The cultivated varieties appear in shades of pink and purple as well as white. The branched stem is usually densely to occasionally occupied by fine, split up, rough trichomes, some specimens are completely hairless. The petiole itself is inconspicuous, winged, 10 (rarely to 15) mm long, sometimes the leaves are almost sessile.
The partial leaves are linear-filiform to narrow linear with a width of 0.5 to 1 (rarely to 1.7) mm; the tips are pointed, hardened, but not particularly sharp. Its foliage is finely cut into threadlike segments. When flowering, the plant can become top heavy. This problem is alleviated when grown in groups, as the bipinnate leaves interlock, and the colony supports itself.
The achenes become blackish, are smooth or short-bristly. Their shape is spindle-like. They are rounded off into a short, 0.5 to 1.7 mm long, but distinctly pronounced rostrum. The inner achenes are up to 18 mm long, their yellowish beaks are 4 to 5 (rarely to 10) mm long. A pappus is missing or it consists only of two to three awn-like, 1-3 mm large bristles.
Flowers
The very conspicuous cup-shaped inflorescences have a diameter of usually 5–7 cm (2.0–2.8 in) and contain tongue and tubular flowers, which are surrounded by bracts. There are usually 8 outer bracts, and they are ovate to lanceolate-tail-shaped, 7-15 mm long, 3-5 mm wide. The inner bracts are ovate-lanceolate and 8-12 mm long. They are translucent with many black stripes and a clear edge up to 1 mm wide, sometimes with yellowish or pink pigments, the tip is ciliate. The sprout leaves have gold-yellow, thread-like tips and protrude between the tubular flowers. The broadened base of these spreader leaves is translucent, provided with a yellow line. During flowering, the plant can sag under its weight. This problem can be solved by grouping the feet together so that the leaves hang together.
The mostly eight ray florets are pink to violet or white colored, at the base may show noticeable stains caused by anthocyanin. The tongues are reversely ovate shaped, have a length of usually 20-35 mm and a width of usually 12-20 mm. The tips are almost dull and have three broad, wavy teeth. Below that, they are greatly rejuvenated. In the center of the flower baskets is a large number of tubular flowers (also called disc florets), whose overgrown petals are yellow, turn white in the lower part and reach a length of 5-6 mm. The anthers are brownish-black and about 3 mm long, at the tips are short-triangular, translucent attachments with a length of 0.5-0.8 mm. The branches of the stylus are short and rather dull, with a length of .5 mm.
Distribution
This plant is native to Mexico, Guatemala and Costa Rica. Since it is used as an ornamental plant in many countries and prone to sedimentation, it is an invasive plant in many areas of the world. It has naturalized in scattered locations across North America, South America, the West Indies, Italy, Australia, and Asia, where it is a garden escape (introduced species) and in some habitats becoming a weed.
Cultivars
Cultivars of Cosmos bipinnatus in cultivation today include:
Apollo Series
'Apollo Carmine' agm
'Apollo Pink' agm
'Apollo White' agm
'Daydream' features a pink inner ring on a white background
Double Click Series features semidouble to fully double flowers that resemble Japanese anemones (Anemone japonica)
'Double Click Cranberries'
'Double Click Rose Bonbon'
'Double Click Snow Puff'
'Double Click Vari Extra'
'Rubenza' agm
'Sensation', also known as 'Early Sensation', is a widely available mix of tall varieties
'Sensation Pinkie' agm
Sonata series
'Velouette'agm
'Versailles', developed for the cut flower trade, are shorter than the species, with heights remaining below three feet
'Versailles Dark Rose'
'Vesailles Tetra'
(those marked agm have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit).
Cultivation
Germination takes between 7 and 10 days at the optimal temperature of 75 °F (24 °C); flowering begins between 60 and 90 days after germination
It prefers a soil pH between 6.0 and 8.5, reflecting its native habitat in the alkaline regions of Central America
Flowering is best in full sun, although partial shade is tolerated
Excessive rain can cause cultivation problems, due to the delicate nature of the stems. Heavy rain can cause breakage. Cosmos bipinnatus can tolerate heat as long as adequate moisture is provided, however, it does not handle droughts, strong winds or cold temperatures well. Snails, slugs and aphids have a taste for Cosmos bipinnatus. Successfully cultivated plants can mature 2 to 4 feet (0.61 to 1.22 m) x 12 to 18 inches (300 to 460 mm).
They are not tolerant of frost, but can be grown outdoors in a temperate climate with a warm to hot summer and are therefore called half-hardy in British gardening literature.
Pollinators
The flowers of Cosmos bipinnatus attract birds and butterflies, including the monarch butterfly. It can be part of butterfly gardening and pollinator/honey-bee habitat gardens.
Tectura virginea for comparison.
1: red-brown V with point near apex of interior.
2: slight threadlike radiating striae.
3: colour faded on dead shell.
4: pattern on central early growth worn away.
5: excentric apex tilted forwards, 18% of shell-length from anterior.
6: anterior profile slightly concave.
7: posterior profile slightly convex.
8: base oval, widest at posterior.
Full SPECIES DESCRIPTION at: flic.kr/p/WadzLk
Key id. features: flic.kr/p/WNjbUS
APPENDIX re range advance/retreat: flic.kr/p/2jW74ig
Sets of OTHER SPECIES:
Lichen on recently fallen limb of Douglas fir. Threadlike ones are Usnea sp. possibly scabrata. Others unidentified. Windy Hill Open Space Preserve.
Cosmos bipinnatus, commonly called the garden cosmos or Mexican aster, is a medium-sized flowering herbaceous plant in the daisy family Asteraceae, native to the Americas. The species and its varieties and cultivars are popular as ornamental plants in temperate climate gardens.
Description
In natural habitat
Cosmos bipinnatus is an annual that is often considered half-hardy, although plants may reappear via self-sowing for several years. The plant height varies from 2–6 ft to (rarely) 9 ft (0.61–1.83–2.74 m). The cultivated varieties appear in shades of pink and purple as well as white. The branched stem is usually densely to occasionally occupied by fine, split up, rough trichomes, some specimens are completely hairless. The petiole itself is inconspicuous, winged, 10 (rarely to 15) mm long, sometimes the leaves are almost sessile.
The partial leaves are linear-filiform to narrow linear with a width of 0.5 to 1 (rarely to 1.7) mm; the tips are pointed, hardened, but not particularly sharp. Its foliage is finely cut into threadlike segments. When flowering, the plant can become top heavy. This problem is alleviated when grown in groups, as the bipinnate leaves interlock, and the colony supports itself.
The achenes become blackish, are smooth or short-bristly. Their shape is spindle-like. They are rounded off into a short, 0.5 to 1.7 mm long, but distinctly pronounced rostrum. The inner achenes are up to 18 mm long, their yellowish beaks are 4 to 5 (rarely to 10) mm long. A pappus is missing or it consists only of two to three awn-like, 1-3 mm large bristles.
Flowers
The very conspicuous cup-shaped inflorescences have a diameter of usually 5–7 cm (2.0–2.8 in) and contain tongue and tubular flowers, which are surrounded by bracts. There are usually 8 outer bracts, and they are ovate to lanceolate-tail-shaped, 7-15 mm long, 3-5 mm wide. The inner bracts are ovate-lanceolate and 8-12 mm long. They are translucent with many black stripes and a clear edge up to 1 mm wide, sometimes with yellowish or pink pigments, the tip is ciliate. The sprout leaves have gold-yellow, thread-like tips and protrude between the tubular flowers. The broadened base of these spreader leaves is translucent, provided with a yellow line. During flowering, the plant can sag under its weight. This problem can be solved by grouping the feet together so that the leaves hang together.
The mostly eight ray florets are pink to violet or white colored, at the base may show noticeable stains caused by anthocyanin. The tongues are reversely ovate shaped, have a length of usually 20-35 mm and a width of usually 12-20 mm. The tips are almost dull and have three broad, wavy teeth. Below that, they are greatly rejuvenated. In the center of the flower baskets is a large number of tubular flowers (also called disc florets), whose overgrown petals are yellow, turn white in the lower part and reach a length of 5-6 mm. The anthers are brownish-black and about 3 mm long, at the tips are short-triangular, translucent attachments with a length of 0.5-0.8 mm. The branches of the stylus are short and rather dull, with a length of .5 mm.
Distribution
This plant is native to Mexico, Guatemala and Costa Rica. Since it is used as an ornamental plant in many countries and prone to sedimentation, it is an invasive plant in many areas of the world. It has naturalized in scattered locations across North America, South America, the West Indies, Italy, Australia, and Asia, where it is a garden escape (introduced species) and in some habitats becoming a weed.
Cultivars
Cultivars of Cosmos bipinnatus in cultivation today include:
Apollo Series
'Apollo Carmine' agm
'Apollo Pink' agm
'Apollo White' agm
'Daydream' features a pink inner ring on a white background
Double Click Series features semidouble to fully double flowers that resemble Japanese anemones (Anemone japonica)
'Double Click Cranberries'
'Double Click Rose Bonbon'
'Double Click Snow Puff'
'Double Click Vari Extra'
'Rubenza' agm
'Sensation', also known as 'Early Sensation', is a widely available mix of tall varieties
'Sensation Pinkie' agm
Sonata series
'Velouette'agm
'Versailles', developed for the cut flower trade, are shorter than the species, with heights remaining below three feet
'Versailles Dark Rose'
'Vesailles Tetra'
(those marked agm have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit).
Cultivation
Germination takes between 7 and 10 days at the optimal temperature of 75 °F (24 °C); flowering begins between 60 and 90 days after germination
It prefers a soil pH between 6.0 and 8.5, reflecting its native habitat in the alkaline regions of Central America
Flowering is best in full sun, although partial shade is tolerated
Excessive rain can cause cultivation problems, due to the delicate nature of the stems. Heavy rain can cause breakage. Cosmos bipinnatus can tolerate heat as long as adequate moisture is provided, however, it does not handle droughts, strong winds or cold temperatures well. Snails, slugs and aphids have a taste for Cosmos bipinnatus. Successfully cultivated plants can mature 2 to 4 feet (0.61 to 1.22 m) x 12 to 18 inches (300 to 460 mm).
They are not tolerant of frost, but can be grown outdoors in a temperate climate with a warm to hot summer and are therefore called half-hardy in British gardening literature.
Pollinators
The flowers of Cosmos bipinnatus attract birds and butterflies, including the monarch butterfly. It can be part of butterfly gardening and pollinator/honey-bee habitat gardens.
In the spring, adults become active and lay eggs on the trunks and branches. These whitish eggs are laid singly and can be seen connected to the leaf by a long, threadlike "stem." Figure 11 in NYS IPM fact sheet Beneficial Insects, Family: Chrysopidae, in eCommons, Cornell University at ecommons.cornell.edu/handle/1813/43074. Photo by NYSAES, Cornell University. More information is on nysipm.cornell.edu/agriculture/fruits and Cornell Fruit Resources fruit.cornell.edu.
Cosmos bipinnatus, commonly called the garden cosmos or Mexican aster, is a medium-sized flowering herbaceous plant in the daisy family Asteraceae, native to the Americas. The species and its varieties and cultivars are popular as ornamental plants in temperate climate gardens.
Description
In natural habitat
Cosmos bipinnatus is an annual that is often considered half-hardy, although plants may reappear via self-sowing for several years. The plant height varies from 2–6 ft to (rarely) 9 ft (0.61–1.83–2.74 m). The cultivated varieties appear in shades of pink and purple as well as white. The branched stem is usually densely to occasionally occupied by fine, split up, rough trichomes, some specimens are completely hairless. The petiole itself is inconspicuous, winged, 10 (rarely to 15) mm long, sometimes the leaves are almost sessile.
The partial leaves are linear-filiform to narrow linear with a width of 0.5 to 1 (rarely to 1.7) mm; the tips are pointed, hardened, but not particularly sharp. Its foliage is finely cut into threadlike segments. When flowering, the plant can become top heavy. This problem is alleviated when grown in groups, as the bipinnate leaves interlock, and the colony supports itself.
The achenes become blackish, are smooth or short-bristly. Their shape is spindle-like. They are rounded off into a short, 0.5 to 1.7 mm long, but distinctly pronounced rostrum. The inner achenes are up to 18 mm long, their yellowish beaks are 4 to 5 (rarely to 10) mm long. A pappus is missing or it consists only of two to three awn-like, 1-3 mm large bristles.
Flowers
The very conspicuous cup-shaped inflorescences have a diameter of usually 5–7 cm (2.0–2.8 in) and contain tongue and tubular flowers, which are surrounded by bracts. There are usually 8 outer bracts, and they are ovate to lanceolate-tail-shaped, 7-15 mm long, 3-5 mm wide. The inner bracts are ovate-lanceolate and 8-12 mm long. They are translucent with many black stripes and a clear edge up to 1 mm wide, sometimes with yellowish or pink pigments, the tip is ciliate. The sprout leaves have gold-yellow, thread-like tips and protrude between the tubular flowers. The broadened base of these spreader leaves is translucent, provided with a yellow line. During flowering, the plant can sag under its weight. This problem can be solved by grouping the feet together so that the leaves hang together.
The mostly eight ray florets are pink to violet or white colored, at the base may show noticeable stains caused by anthocyanin. The tongues are reversely ovate shaped, have a length of usually 20-35 mm and a width of usually 12-20 mm. The tips are almost dull and have three broad, wavy teeth. Below that, they are greatly rejuvenated. In the center of the flower baskets is a large number of tubular flowers (also called disc florets), whose overgrown petals are yellow, turn white in the lower part and reach a length of 5-6 mm. The anthers are brownish-black and about 3 mm long, at the tips are short-triangular, translucent attachments with a length of 0.5-0.8 mm. The branches of the stylus are short and rather dull, with a length of .5 mm.
Distribution
This plant is native to Mexico, Guatemala and Costa Rica. Since it is used as an ornamental plant in many countries and prone to sedimentation, it is an invasive plant in many areas of the world. It has naturalized in scattered locations across North America, South America, the West Indies, Italy, Australia, and Asia, where it is a garden escape (introduced species) and in some habitats becoming a weed.
Cultivars
Cultivars of Cosmos bipinnatus in cultivation today include:
Apollo Series
'Apollo Carmine' agm
'Apollo Pink' agm
'Apollo White' agm
'Daydream' features a pink inner ring on a white background
Double Click Series features semidouble to fully double flowers that resemble Japanese anemones (Anemone japonica)
'Double Click Cranberries'
'Double Click Rose Bonbon'
'Double Click Snow Puff'
'Double Click Vari Extra'
'Rubenza' agm
'Sensation', also known as 'Early Sensation', is a widely available mix of tall varieties
'Sensation Pinkie' agm
Sonata series
'Velouette'agm
'Versailles', developed for the cut flower trade, are shorter than the species, with heights remaining below three feet
'Versailles Dark Rose'
'Vesailles Tetra'
(those marked agm have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit).
Cultivation
Germination takes between 7 and 10 days at the optimal temperature of 75 °F (24 °C); flowering begins between 60 and 90 days after germination
It prefers a soil pH between 6.0 and 8.5, reflecting its native habitat in the alkaline regions of Central America
Flowering is best in full sun, although partial shade is tolerated
Excessive rain can cause cultivation problems, due to the delicate nature of the stems. Heavy rain can cause breakage. Cosmos bipinnatus can tolerate heat as long as adequate moisture is provided, however, it does not handle droughts, strong winds or cold temperatures well. Snails, slugs and aphids have a taste for Cosmos bipinnatus. Successfully cultivated plants can mature 2 to 4 feet (0.61 to 1.22 m) x 12 to 18 inches (300 to 460 mm).
They are not tolerant of frost, but can be grown outdoors in a temperate climate with a warm to hot summer and are therefore called half-hardy in British gardening literature.
Pollinators
The flowers of Cosmos bipinnatus attract birds and butterflies, including the monarch butterfly. It can be part of butterfly gardening and pollinator/honey-bee habitat gardens.
Best viewed @ large size
Saxifragaceae - China, Japan
Strawberry Begonia, Strawberry Geranium
Measured from the tip of petal at upper left to tip of petal at lower right, 15 mm
"Saxifraga stolonifera is a perennial flowering plant known by several common names, including Creeping Saxifrage, Strawberry Saxifrage, Creeping Rockfoil, the quite ambiguous "Aaron's beard", and Strawberry Begonia or Strawberry Geranium (it is neither a begonia nor a geranium). It is native to Asia but has been introduced to other continents, mainly for use as an ornamental. A popular garden flower, it has attractive white blossoms with distinctive pointed petals and bright yellow ovary. S. stolonifera also sees use as a houseplant. Its creeping green foliage makes a good groundcover. The plant spreads via threadlike stolon (runners), with plantlets taking root in the vicinity of the mother plant. It is hardy to USDA zone 5.
"The foliage is occasionally used fresh or cooked in Japanese cuisine. It was also used as an herbal remedy in Classical Japan." (Wikipedia)
Photographed in my garden in San Francisco, California
Introduced, warm-season, biennial (2 years), erect herb, 30-150 cm tall. Stems are bristly and striated. Leaves are hairless and once or twice divided; leaflets are lobed. Flowerheads are large (to 12 cm) umbrella-shaped structures, which are surrounded by divided bracts with threadlike segments. Flowers are white or pinkish and about 2.5 mm wide; the petals are often uneven in size. Fruit are 3–4 mm long and ribbed, with rows of short hairs. Flowering is from spring to autumn. A native of Eurasia and North Africa, it occurs along roadsides and in waste places. An indicator of disturbance and bare ground. It is a common component of roadsides, but rarely is found in pastures. Susceptible to trampling and grazing by livestock.