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The common patas monkey (Erythrocebus patas), also known as the wadi monkey or hussar monkey, is a ground-dwelling monkey distributed over semi-arid areas of West Africa, and into East Africa.
Adult males are considerably larger than adult females, which average 49 cm (19 in) in length. Adult males average 12.4 kg (27.3 lb) and adult females 6.5 kg (14.3 lb), showing a high degree of sexual dimorphism.
Reaching speeds of 55 km/h (34 mph), it is the fastest runner among the primates. The life span in the wild can be up to about 20 years.
It is found in many parts of central, western, and eastern Africa. It also has been introduced to Puerto Rico. The species avoids dense woodlands and lives in more open tropical savanna.
The common patas monkey lives in multi-female groups of up to 60 individuals (although much larger aggregations have been reported). The group contains just one adult male.The common patas monkey feeds on insects, gum, seeds, and tubers, a diet more characteristic of much smaller primates. – Wikipedia
This variety of dahlias is called tubers, for the shape of the blossom, I'm sure, though I've also heard them called pompons! That seems very fitting to me! Again, this was taken at the Point Defiance Park, located in Tacoma, Washington. Hope you enjoy!
Point Defiance Park
Tacoma, Washington
091919
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Tibetorchidee "Pleione x Tongariro" - tibetan orchid
Pleionen brauchen eine kalte, aber frostfreie Überwinterung als Ruhezeit und schieben im Frühjahr erst die Blüte aus einer Knolle, danach folgen einzelne Blätter, die Knolle stirbt ab und es bilden sich neue Knollen.
* Pleions need a cold but frost-free hibernation as a rest period and in spring they first push the flower out of a tuber, followed by individual leaves, the tuber dies and new tubers form.
Planta herbácea tuberosa que andava meio esquecida , voltou como destaque em muitos jardins devido seu porte imponente. Variedade que pode atingir 1,2 m de altura. Suas folhas verdes e brilhantes se destacam antes mesmo de surgir as flores, suas pétalas espetadas são um espetáculo de beleza exótica.
Out of Winter Drab, dessicated leaves and such, suddenly, as it were, sprang up a clump of Round-Leav'd Cyclamen. A joy each year to behold. I don't know about you but Olymp and I have always had a hard time getting a good photo of this, our Swinebread. The 'nose' of the small flowers faces earthward and from above you see Cyclamen as in the inset photo. But Olymp, on instruction, was able to edge under- and sideward and nose-snapped the flower; see main photo. With our faces so close to earth we felt almost like the swine which are said to root for its tubers.
Jerusalem Artichoke - Artichaut de Jérusalem
Helianthus tuberosus Asteraceae - Hélianthe tubéreux Asteracées
Other Names: Tuberous sunflower, Earth Apple, Sunroot, Sunchoke, Topinambour. The root tubers are edible.
Jerusalem Artichoke plants can grow quite tall. This plant growing in my backyard was about 10 feet tall!
Noms communs: truffe du Canada, Soleil vivace, poire de terre.
Les tubercules sont comestible. Les plants de topinambour peuvent pousser assez hauts. Cette plante qui poussait dans mon jardin mesurait environ 10 pieds de haut!
Taken in the Dahlia garden, near “De Piepermolen” te Rekken.
Maar hoe is dahliatuin in Rekken ontstaan?
In 2010 tijdens het 100-jarig bestaan van de Vereniging Rekkens Volksfeest was er voor het eerst een dahliatuin bij de Piepermolen in Rekken. Een groep vrijwilligers heeft toen vanwege het 100-jarig jubileum van Vereniging Rekkens Volksfeest een dahliatuin aangelegd met daarin 100 soorten dahlia’s. Unieke soorten die niet verwerkt worden op de (Rekkense) corsowagens. De belangstelling voor de dahliatuin was overweldigend. Een aantal vrijwilligers heeft daarom de koppen weer bij elkaar gestoken om enkele jaren later wederom een dahliatuin te kunnen realiseren. Zo werd er in 2014 voor de tweede keer een dahliatuin aangelegd bij de Piepermolen. Deze dahliatuin was met zijn 160 soorten nog groter dan de die in 2010. Ook nu weer was de dahliatuin aangekleed met diverse accessoires. De belangstelling bij de opening was groot en ook in weken, maanden daarna zijn er vele mensen geweest die een bezoek hebben gebracht aan de dahliatuin. De reacties waren ook nu weer zeer positief, dat zorgde ervoor dat de vrijwilligers toen al besloten dat de dahliatuin ook in de jaren daarna een vervolg zou gaan krijgen. En nu is dat moment aangebroken. De vrijwilligers zijn alweer bezig met de voorbereidingen voor de dahliatuin 2022. Dit jaar zullen er weer vele soorten dahlia’s te bewonderen zijn.
De vrijwilligers zijn ruim een half jaar druk bezig met de aanleg maar vooral met het onderhouden van de dahliatuin, zij houden zich bezig met o.a. het poten van de dahlia’s, het schoffelen, het plukken van de (slechte) bloemen en aan het einde van het seizoen, het uithalen van de knollen. Dit alles is zeer arbeidsintensief, de vrijwilligers zijn hier zeker één middag in de week mee bezig.
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But how did the dahlia garden in Rekken come about?
In 2010, during the centenary celebrations of the Rekken Folk Festival Association (*Vereniging Rekkens Volksfeest*), a dahlia garden was created for the first time at the Piepermolen in Rekken. To mark the association's 100th anniversary, a group of volunteers planted a garden featuring 100 varieties of dahlias—unique types not typically used on the local parade floats. Public interest in the dahlia garden was overwhelming. Consequently, a number of volunteers joined forces again to create another dahlia garden a few years later. Thus, in 2014, a second dahlia garden was established at the Piepermolen. With 160 varieties, this garden was even larger than the one from 2010. Once again, the garden was enhanced with various decorative elements. There was great interest at the opening, and many people visited the garden in the weeks and months that followed. The response was extremely positive, prompting the volunteers to decide right then that the dahlia garden would continue in future years. Now, that time has come again; the volunteers are already busy preparing for the 2022 dahlia garden. This year, many varieties of dahlias will once again be on display.
The volunteers spend more than six months hard at work—not only establishing the garden but, more importantly, maintaining it. Their tasks include planting the dahlias, hoeing, removing spent or damaged blooms, and lifting the tubers at the end of the season. All of this is very labor-intensive; the volunteers certainly spend one afternoon a week on it.
Jerusalem Artichoke - Artichaut de Jérusalem
Helianthus tuberosus Asteraceae - Hélianthe tubéreux Asteracées
Other Names: Tuberous sunflower, Earth Apple, Sunroot, Sunchoke, Topinambour. The root tubers are edible.
Jerusalem Artichoke plants can grow quite tall. This plant growing in my garden was about 10 feet tall!
Noms communs: truffe du Canada, Soleil vivace, poire de terre,
hélianthe
Les tubercules sont comestible. Les plants de topinambour peuvent pousser assez hauts. Cette plante qui pousse dans mon jardin mesurait jusqu'à 10 pieds de haut!
El Agapanthus africanus, o tuberosa azul, o lirio africano o agapanto africano, es una planta de la subfamilia Agapanthoideae de las amarilidáceas, que procede, en origen, de Sudáfrica, aunque se ha extendido a muchos lugares debido a que se utiliza como planta ornamental.
Se trata de una planta herbácea que posee un tallo corto que porta varias hojas alargadas, arciformes, de 10 a 35 centímetros de longitud y de 1 a 2 de ancho, además de un estipe floral de 25 a 60 centímetros de longitud, que se ve coronado por una umbela de 20 a 30 flores de colores violeta brillante, blanco, o tonalidades azules, cada flor.
La imagen fue captara en los jardines de entrada del Hotel DoubleTree by Hilton Islantilla Beach Golf Resort, de la localidad onubense de Lepe.
*Crispy fried of chaucha potatoes, sweet potatoes, plantains. (US$ 3)
*Andean fried cereals, fine herbs and tzatziki sauce. (US$ 4)
These tundra swans are fueling up on arrowhead tubers after a long flight from the Dakotas overnight. There were several thousand tundra swans staging in the Brownsville area by late afternoon.
Indian Cucumber Root is an eastern North American plant species in the lily family, Liliaceae. It is the only currently recognized plant species in the genus Medeola.
Medeola virginiana is found from Ontario to Nova Scotia, south to Florida, and Louisiana. It grows in rich, moist forests, thickets, and woodlands. It is listed as an endangered plant in Florida and in Illinois.
It has small yellow flowers in the spring and inedible berries in the fall.
This plant produces a crisp, edible tuber that smells and tastes like garden cucumber; it can be washed and eaten raw or cooked. Iroquois used the plant as an anticonvulsant and pediatric aid.
Stony Swamp, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. September 2011.
La begonia elatior o begonia de flor es una planta tuberosa, de hojas carnosas y verdes con flores en tonos blancos, amarillos, rosas o naranjas que veremos desde primavera hasta finales de otoño.
Beautiful Dahlia [ Orange Duet ]
Photo from last year's bloom in about August.
These were grown from Tubers in our Greenhouse, taking about 4 weeks to sprout but they need watering regularly
Click to enlarge - Cliquez pour agrandir
Jerusalem Artichoke - Artichaut de Jérusalem
Helianthus tuberosus Asteraceae - Hélianthe tubéreux Asteracées
Other Names: Tuberous sunflower, Earth Apple, Sunroot, Sunchoke, Topinambour. The root tubers are edible.
Jerusalem Artichoke plants can grow quite tall. This plant growing in my backyard was about 10 feet tall!
Noms communs: truffe du Canada, Soleil vivace, poire de terre.
Les tubercules sont comestible. Les plants de topinambour peuvent pousser assez hauts. Cette plante qui poussait dans mon jardin mesurait environ 10 pieds de haut!
A beautiful flower of the orange daylily (Hemerocallis fulva, Asphodelaceae previously Xanthorrhoeaceae), an invasive exotic species, growing in White River Marsh State Wildlife Area, Green Lake County, Wisconsin.
Hemerocallis fulva is of Asian origin but is now naturalized and invasive in many temperate regions. Originally introduced for its aesthetic qualities the plant's pretty flowers, young leaves and tender tubers are edible.
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A delightful wildflower in the Ottawa area, a relative of the Sunflower, the Sunchoke has a tuber that is edible and quite amazing raw in salads or cooked like a potato.
I am not a highly skilled photographer at the best of times, and weaker still with wildflowers, but this species was a continuing delight in my excursions this fall and I wanted to record it. I hope this does it justice.
Der Lerchensporn war früher eine anerkannte Heilpflanze, wird aber heutzutage nicht mehr genutzt. Die Droge hat hypnotische und beruhigende Wirkung. Sie wurde vor und nach einer Narkose eingesetzt. Ihre stärkehaltigen Knollen werden in Russland teilweise als Nahrungsmittel benutzt.
Larkspur was once a recognized medicinal plant, but is no longer used today. The drug has hypnotic and sedative effects. It was used before and after anesthesia. Their starchy tubers are sometimes used as food in Russia.
Jerusalem Artichoke - Artichaut de Jérusalem
Helianthus tuberosus Asteraceae - Hélianthe tubéreux Asteracées
Other Names: Tuberous sunflower, Earth Apple, Sunroot, Sunchoke, Topinambour. The root tubers are edible.
Jerusalem Artichoke plants can grow quite tall. This plant growing in my backyard was about 10 feet tall!
Noms communs: truffe du Canada, Soleil vivace, poire de terre.
Les tubercules sont comestible. Les plants de topinambour peuvent pousser assez hauts. Cette plante qui pousse dans mon jardin mesurait environ 10 pieds de haut!
A Peony tuber was sent to me as a gift 3 years back, I couldn't get to ask the color of it. So when it flowered this year, it was a real surprise! I love it!!
Of late Flickr is acting strangely, I couldn't open or comment when I want to. Does anyone face any difficulty like mine?
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These flowers resemble a string of small hearts, hence the romantic common name, Chain of Love. In its native Mexico, the underground tubers are used as food.
Coral Vine, Antigonon leptopus
Biscayne Park, FL
C’è una musica
in me
che esce in fiume
dai miei pori.
E’ potente,
è un manto,
è la bocca grande di un albero
su cui migrano stormi di uccelli in volo,
è un uragano che scivola sulla tempesta
di un oceano di notte.
[Essenza: Tuberosa]
There’s a music
in me
that goes out in a river
from my pores.
It’s powerful,
it’s a mantle,
it’s the big mouth of a tree
on wich flocks of flying birds migrate,
it’s an hurricane sliding on the storm
of a nighty ocean.
[Essence: Tuberose]
to be continued...
WWT Slimbridge Wetland Centre.
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The Red-Breasted Goose (Branta ruficollis) is widely considered one of the most beautiful and strikingly colored geese in the world. It is native to Eurasia and is the smallest species in the genus Branta.
Physical Characteristics
Plumage:
It features a bold, high-contrast pattern of deep chestnut-red, inky black, and crisp white. Its breast and cheeks are rich red, bordered by thin white lines.
Size:
They are compact and stocky, measuring about 53–56 cm (21–22 in) in length.
Voice:
They are known for a high-pitched, staccato, or "screeching" call, often described as a disyllabic "kee-kwa" or "kik-wik".
Habitat & Migration
Breeding Grounds:
These birds breed in the remote Arctic tundra of Siberia, specifically on the Taymyr, Gydan, and Yamal peninsulas.
Wintering Grounds:
They undertake long migrations of over 6,000 km to wintering sites along the Black Sea in Bulgaria, Romania, and Ukraine. Currently, an estimated 94% of the global population winters in Romania.
Unusual Nesting:
A unique survival strategy is nesting near the eyries of birds of prey, such as peregrine falcons or snowy owls. These raptors provide a "safety buffer" by defending the area against predators like Arctic foxes.
Diet & Behavior
Feeding:
They primarily graze on land for grasses, seeds, cereal grains (like winter wheat and maize), and tubers. Unlike some other waterfowl, they do not typically dabble in the water.
Social Nature:
They are highly gregarious and are often seen in large, social flocks during migration and wintering.
A tropical tuber crop grown primarily in Africa, South Asia, Southeast Asia and the tropical Pacific islands. Because of its production potential and popularity as a vegetable in various cuisines, it can be raised as a cash crop. In Tamil it is called kaaraa karunai kizangu (காறாக்கருணைக் கிழங்கு). Mercer Botanic Gardens, Houston, Texas.
Sagittaria is a genus of about 30 species of aquatic plants whose members go by a variety of common names, including arrowhead, duck potato, katniss, Omodaka (沢瀉 in Japanese), swamp potato, tule potato and wapato (or wapatoo. ) Most are native to South, Central and North America, but there are also some from Europe, Africa and Asia. American Indians ate the tubers of this wildflower. The name of Shubenacadie, a community located in central Nova Scotia, Canada, means "abounding in ground nuts" (i.e., broadleaf arrowhead) in the Mi'kmaq language.
The tubers of Sagittaria latifolia and Sagittaria cuneata have long been an important food source to indigenous peoples of the Americas. The tubers can be detached from the ground in various ways: with the feet, a pitchfork, or a stick, and after digging up, the tubers usually float to the surface. Ripe tubers can be collected in the fall and are also often found then floating freely. These tubers can be eaten raw or cooked for 15 to 20 minutes. The taste is similar to potatoes and chestnuts, and they can be prepared in the same fashions: roasting, frying, boiling, and so on. They can also be sliced and dried to prepare a flour. Other edible parts include late summer buds and fruits.
Arrowhead, Sagittaria latitfolia, Katniss
Founder's Pool, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Miami FL
Herminium monorchis (Orchidaceae) 189 23
Herminium monorchis name reflects the orchids characteristic single tuber. Every year the existing tuber develops a new one at the end of a lengthy stolon and it's this that produces the next years plant. As a consequence of this, the orchid grows in a slightly different position each season and for this reason it is often referred to as a migratory orchid.
This species is not one of the orchid worlds most striking representatives being both small in stature, plain in color and without a particularly impressive form, it is however highly attractive to insects and is known to be visited by a wide range of pollinators. Notwithstanding this, seed production is low and propagation is largely by means of vegetative spread. Herminium monorchis has a distinctive scent which probably accounts for its popularity with insects. Its common name in Britain is "Musk Orchid" but this does the species little justice as the scent has a characteristic honey fragrance.
Herminium monorchis has a wide distribution throughout temperate Europe and has a similarly wide variety of habitat preferences ranging from dry grassland to fens and moist dune slacks. It is a small plant which although easily overlooked, generally grows in significant colonies.
Source: John and Gerry's Orchids of Britain and Europe
The Dahlias were just stunning!! I found the Hover Fly just sitting in the sun! It stayed there for ages!
Sagittaria is a genus of about 30 species of aquatic plants whose members go by a variety of common names, including arrowhead, duck potato, katniss, Omodaka (沢瀉 in Japanese), swamp potato, tule potato and wapato (or wapatoo. ) Most are native to South, Central and North America, but there are also some from Europe, Africa and Asia. American Indians ate the tubers of this wildflower. The name of Shubenacadie, a community located in central Nova Scotia, Canada, means "abounding in ground nuts" (i.e., broadleaf arrowhead) in the Mi'kmaq language.
The tubers of Sagittaria latifolia and Sagittaria cuneata have long been an important food source to indigenous peoples of the Americas. The tubers can be detached from the ground in various ways: with the feet, a pitchfork, or a stick, and after digging up, the tubers usually float to the surface. Ripe tubers can be collected in the fall and are also often found then floating freely. These tubers can be eaten raw or cooked for 15 to 20 minutes. The taste is similar to potatoes and chestnuts, and they can be prepared in the same fashions: roasting, frying, boiling, and so on. They can also be sliced and dried to prepare a flour. Other edible parts include late summer buds and fruits.
Arrowhead, Sagittaria latitfolia, Katniss
Founder's Pool, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Miami FL
A Peony tuber was gifted to me 3 years back, I couldn't get to ask the color of it. So when it flowered this year, it was a real surprise! I love it!
Many thanks to all those who view, fav or comment my pictures. I very much appreciate it.
I seem to have an inbuilt alarm clock that wakes me at 4.30 am. The first act of the day is to peer outside to gauge conditions. A glance at the sky, is there likely to be a colourful sunrise? Next a glance at the Silver Birch next door, is it calm, will there be any mist? This particular morning the omens were not good, clear blue sky, although it was cold and calm. I got back into bed. But then the nagging voices started. The forecast didn’t call for mist, but what if????
One of those voices was from one of my favourite You Tubers. To quote ‘past a certain level of technical competency there’s only one thing that will improve your photography, getting out there’. There’s a debate to be had whether I’ve reached any level of competency, there is still much to learn, but the advice in those words is wise, if you are not there you can’t take that photo can you? I dragged my sorry arse out of bed.
I was a bit behind schedule following my internal struggles, so I went for a close by option, up the eastern side of the Trent Valley north of Gainsborough. Its one of my favourite cycle routes, I’ve been up the road past little villages like East Stockwith and Wildsworth hundreds of times over the years, but I’ve never speculated a misty morning on it. It’s flat and festooned with power cables and telegraph poles, they just about get in every shot. But as I headed down the hill to the river there was indeed mist! Strange mist, hovering above the fields but with a thick blanket about 30 foot off the ground too.
Mist is the great transformer, I’ve looked at these trees so many times, there’s no composition to be had with the clutter of an untidy farmyard at their base, all of which was suddenly hidden in the mist and shadows, transforming the scene. The sun had risen, all turned orange (I’ve actually de saturated this image, the colours didn’t look real out of the camera), then I got these crepuscular rays.
It will never be an award winning shot, but its a record of a special moment and one that I alone experienced stood there that morning. So the moral of the story for me is, get out of bed lazy bones!
This year my Glory Lily is flowering exuberantly! Each flower has a diameter of 10 cm or more.
It is a quick-growing climber - mine is 1m60 tall. It does require some work though: in winter the tubers (a kind of bulbs) have to be kept dry, at the right temperature. And each year you have to repot them. We had three tubers, but only two seem to have produced a stem. Still, this year there have been more flowers than last year: 12 already.
Pale purple waterlily and tiny white dewdrops.
Sagittaria latifolia is a plant found in shallow wetlands and is sometimes known as broadleaf arrowhead, duck-potato, Indian potato, or wapato. This plant produces edible tubers that were extensively used by the indigenous peoples of the Americas.
Founder's Pool, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Miami FL
I was given two dahlias tubers for my birthday back in May. It took a long time for them to get going but my patience has been rewarded. I was surprised how they changed colour, starting off whitish and now a peachy pink.
“I bought a big bag of potatoes and it's growing eyes like crazy. Other foods rot. Potatoes want to see.”― Bill Callahan, Letters to Emma Bowlcut
Our Daily Challenge: "Tubers/Root Vegetables" theme
Crazy Tuesday: "Textures" theme
HCT
The little toothwort tubers are edible and taste like radishes. In the old days, "pepper-root" was used to spice up ham sandwiches at lunch time when working out in the farm fields. The tuber is tan and sitting just to the right of those white toothwort blossoms.
Jerusalem artichoke is a perennial plant with edible, nutty-tasting tubers, botanically related to the sunflower. It originates from North and Central America and has a wide range of culinary uses, for example in salads and soups. Unlike potatoes, it is low in fat and calories. It is easy to grow, and the tubers are frost-hardy and can remain in the ground throughout the winter.
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Topinambur ist eine mehrjährige Pflanze mit essbaren, nussig schmeckenden Knollen, die botanisch mit der Sonnenblume verwandt ist. Sie stammt aus Nord- und Mittelamerika und wird vielseitig in der Küche verwendet, beispielsweise in Salaten oder Suppen, ist aber im Gegensatz zur Kartoffel fett- und kalorienarm. Der Anbau ist anspruchslos, und die Knollen sind frosthart und können den ganzen Winter über im Boden verbleiben.
A cockatoo is any of the 21 parrot species belonging to the family Cacatuidae, the only family in the superfamily Cacatuoidea. Along with the Psittacoidea (true parrots) and the Strigopoidea (large New Zealand parrots), they make up the order Psittaciformes. The family has a mainly Australasian distribution, ranging from the Philippines and the eastern Indonesian islands of Wallacea to New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Australia. Cockatoos are recognisable by the prominent crests and curved bills. Their plumage is generally less colourful than that of other parrots, being mainly white, grey or black and often with coloured features in the crest, cheeks or tail. On average they are larger than other parrots; however, the cockatiel, the smallest cockatoo species, is a small bird. Cockatoos prefer to eat seeds, tubers, corms, fruit, flowers and insects. They often feed in large flocks, particularly when ground-feeding. Cockatoos are monogamous and nest in tree hollows. Some cockatoo species have been adversely affected by habitat loss, particularly from a shortage of suitable nesting hollows after large mature trees are cleared; conversely, some species have adapted well to human changes and are considered agricultural pests.
Eucalyptus is a genus of over seven hundred species of flowering trees, shrubs or mallees in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. Along with several other genera in the tribe Eucalypteae, including Corymbia, they are commonly known as eucalypts. Plants in the genus Eucalyptus have bark that is either smooth, fibrous, hard or stringy, leaves with oil glands, and sepals and petals that are fused to form a cap or operculum over the stamens. The fruit is a woody capsule commonly referred to as a gumnut. Most species of Eucalyptus are native to Australia, and every state and territory has representative species. About three-quarters of Australian forests are eucalypt forests. Wildfire is a feature of the Australian landscape and many eucalypt species are adapted to fire, and resprout after fire or have seeds which survive fire. A few species are native to islands north of Australia and a smaller number are only found outside the continent. Eucalypts have been grown in plantations in many other countries because they are fast growing and have valuable timber, or can be used for pulpwood, for honey production or essential oils. In some countries, however, they have been removed because they are highly flammable. R_10451
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Jerusalem Artichoke - Artichaut de Jérusalem
Helianthus tuberosus Asteraceae - Hélianthe tubéreux Asteracées
Other Names: Tuberous sunflower, Earth Apple, Sunroot, Sunchoke, Topinambour. The root tubers are edible.
Jerusalem Artichoke plants can grow quite tall. This plant growing in my garden was about 10 feet tall!
Noms communs: truffe du Canada, Soleil vivace, poire de terre,
hélianthe
Les tubercules sont comestible. Les plants de topinambour peuvent pousser assez hauts. Cette plante qui pousse dans mon jardin mesurait jusqu'à 10 pieds de haut!
Purple Gallinule (porphyrula Martinica), Panama.
Purple Gallinules combine cherry red, sky blue, moss green, aquamarine, indigo, violet, and school-bus yellow, a color palette that blends surprisingly well with tropical and subtropical wetlands. These are long-legged, long-toed birds stepping gingerly across water lilies and other floating vegetation and hunt frogs and invertebrates or pick at tubers.
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