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Mud-Masked Majesty: A Canvasback Duck, mud-faced from diving for its preferred meal, water plant tubers.

Truffle hunting in Monferrato

Discovery and initial treatment of a small white Alba truffle (Tuber magnatum) near Zanco, municipality of Villadeati in the province of Alessandria

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Trüffelsuche im Monferrato

Fund und Erstbehandlung einer kleinen weißen Alba-Trüffel (Tuber magnatum) bei Zanco, Gemeinde Villadeati in der Provinz Alessandria

Piemont, Italien 14.11.2025

Small yellow Winter Aconite at Laurelwood Arboretum in Wayne, NJ.

Usually crocus is the harbinger of warmer weather to come, but this brightly yellow flower - the Winter Aconite (Eranthus Hyemalis) beats even that early riser. Winter Aconite plants frequently come up through the snow, don’t mind a small amount of frost and will open their buttercup like flowers at the earliest chance.

Unlike tulips and crocus, winter aconite bulbs aren’t actually bulbs at all but tubers. These fleshy roots store moisture and food for the plant’s growth and hibernation over the winter just like a bulb does. They should be planted late in the fall at the same time you dig in the other spring-flowering bulbs.

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Valeriana tuberosa

The garden was full of gorgeous flowers!

A holiday shot from Longwood Gardens, PA. Taken whilst on our October trip to the US. Lovely memories.

This large truffle (tuber aestivum vittadini), weighing more than 140 grams, has grown by incorporating an oak shoot, making extraction very difficult.

Bulbine is named for the bulb-shaped tuber of many species. Found chiefly in Southern Africa, with a few species extending into tropical Africa and a few others in Australia and Yemen.

Bulbine is a genus of succulent plants with flowers borne in lax or compound racemes. The flowers are usually yellow, with bearded stamens; some species have white, orange, or pink flowers.

Dormancy usually extends from late spring to autumn. The leaves die and drop, the roots contract into the caudex, and the aboveground parts wither. Propagation is mostly by seed, but some species form multiple heads or offsets and can be propagated with cuttings.

A recent truffle hunt resulted in some prize finds.

I learned that here in Australia we have around 300 native truffle species, but this is Tuber melanosporum, the black Périgord truffle, native to southern Europe.

Black truffles are associated with oaks, hazelnut, cherry and other deciduous trees and are harvested in late autumn and winter.

The round, subterranean fruiting bodies (ascocarps) have a black-brown skin with small pyramidal cusps. They have a strong, aromatic smell and normally reach a size of up to 10 cm.

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This is a different crop of a February 1989 image I've previously posted. On a day when the high temperature was about 15F, we chased this Alturas Turn out the Modoc Line. I have thought this shot at Tuber, California best shows how well the SD9 was suited to the SPSF merger scheme. In case you're wondering, this Kodachrome Cadillac was shot on Kodachrome.

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A deciduous small geophyte wilh a regular subterranean tuber, 60-140 mm tall when in flower.

P. aridicola occurs in arid or semi-desert environments, hence the specific epithet of ‘dweller in dry places’. It grows in sandy loam or sandy granite soils in direct sunlight or under bushes from Kosies in the Richtersveld in the north to Silverfonlein south-east of Springbok in the south (South Africa). This area receives an average rainfall of 100-200 mm per annum mainly in winter. The flowers appear after the leaves have died.

Concordia, Northern Cape, South Africa.

Geladas need to forage from dawn to dusk to find enough nutrients from the grasses and roots which they constantly stab at with their hard nails and then diligently sort.

Cyclamens have a tuber, from which the flowers and roots grow. In most species, leaves come up in autumn, grow through the winter, and die in spring, then the plant goes dormant through the dry Mediterranean summer.

Flowering time may be any month of the year, depending on the species. Cyclamen hederifolium and Cyclamen purpurascens bloom in summer and autumn, Cyclamen persicum and coum bloom in winter, and Cyclamen repandum blooms in spring.

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Bulbine is named for the bulb-shaped tuber of many species. Found chiefly in Southern Africa, with a few species extending into tropical Africa and a few others in Australia and Yemen.

Bulbine is a genus of succulent plants with flowers borne in lax or compound racemes. The flowers are usually yellow, with bearded stamens; some species have white, orange, or pink flowers.

Dormancy usually extends from late spring to autumn. The leaves die and drop, the roots contract into the caudex, and the aboveground parts wither. Propagation is mostly by seed, but some species form multiple heads or offsets and can be propagated with cuttings.

The backyard's Eastern chipmunk (Tamias striatus) found one of my unplanted Canna tubers and decided it was tasty. I suppose there's plenty of nutrients in the tuber but it was surprising to see it chewing it like a carrot.

Heliantus tuberosus, or Jerusalem artichoke, is a herbaceous perennial plant, often spontaneous but also widely cultivated for its tuber, which is used as a root vegetable.

Sincerely, I prefer the flower.

I love the brush strokes on this Ranunculus.

Due to travel restrictions, I can't go to my cousin's now but I have this lovely Iris I photographed last Spring. Mar. 2019

Explore - Mar. 31, 2020

Calla Lily tubers about to be replanted 10th February 2022

Phlomis tuberosa cultivar, NE Seattle, King Co., WA, 7 Jun 2019.

Зопник клубненосный (Jerusalem sage tuber)

Красивое степное растение, привлекающее внимание нежно-фиолетовым цветом. Вырастает до 1 метра длинной. Ареалом распространения является Украина, европейская часть России и Сибирь, Казахстан, Киргизия. Обладает уникальными целебными свойствами. Чаще всего его можно встретить в степных районах, а также на склонах гор.

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安平區永華市政中心 - 台南市議會 / 紅色仙客來 - 塊莖有毒勿食

Anping area Yunghua municipal administration center - Tainan City Council / Red Cyclamen - Tubers are poisonous do not eat

Centro municipal de la administración de Yunghua del área de Anping - Ayuntamiento de Tainan / Ciclamen rojo - los tubérculos son venenosos, no los coma

安平区永華市政センター - 台南市議会 / 赤いシクラメン - 塊茎は有毒で食べてはいけません

Anping-Bereich Yunghua städtische Verwaltungsmitte - Tainan City Council / Red Cyclamen - Knollen sind giftig, nicht essen

Centre municipal d'administration de Yunghua de région d'Anping - Conseil municipal de Tainan / Cyclamen rouge - Les tubercules sont toxiques ne pas manger

Anping Tainan Taiwan / Anping Tainan Taiwán / 台灣台南安平

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中文名: 仙客來

英文名: Florists Cyclamen

學 名: Cyclamen persicum Mill.

科 名: 報春花科=櫻草科(Primulaceae)仙客來屬(Cyclamen)

別 名: 仙客來，一品冠、仙客萊、兔子草、兔耳花，蘿蔔海棠、兔子花、篝火花、翻瓣蓮

原產地: 歐洲、西亞、北非等地中海沿岸；目前臺灣各地普遍栽培，並能自行繁殖，供應花市所需。

用 途: 觀賞用：可栽植於盆栽、花壇 ，為高級盆栽觀賞花卉，更是春節期間應景的高級盆花；

惟塊莖有毒，含有毒植物鹼，人畜誤食生品或未煮熟品，會有頭昏、嘔吐、腹瀉等症狀。

Chinese name: Cyclamen

English name: Florists Cyclamen

Scientific name: Cyclamen persicum Mill.

Family name: Primulaceae,Cyclamen

Alias: Cyclamen, Yipinguan, Cyclamen, Rabbit Grass, Rabbit Ear Flower, Carrot Begonia, Rabbit Flower, Bonfire Flower, Petal Lotus

Origin: Europe, West Asia, North Africa and other Mediterranean coasts; currently, it is widely cultivated in various parts of Taiwan, and can reproduce by itself, supplying the needs of flower markets.

Uses: Ornamental use: It can be planted in potted plants and flower beds. It is a high-end potted ornamental flower, and it is also a high-end potted flower that is suitable for the Spring Festival;

However, the tubers are poisonous and contain toxic plant alkaloids. If humans and animals eat raw or undercooked products by mistake, they will have symptoms such as dizziness, vomiting, and diarrhea.

家住安南鹽溪邊

The family lives in nearby the Annan salt river

隔壁就是聽雨軒

The next door listens to the rain porch

一旦落日照大員

The sunset Shineing to the Taiwan at once

左岸青龍飛九天

The left bank white dragon flying in the sky

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Introducing Miss Pixel...

After Tuber's death to cancer around Easter, I waited a month before fostering this lovely little gremlin-eared girl. Animal Control called every seven days afterwards, asking if I was ready to adopt her yet (I only made it three weeks before caving in, and I'm glad I did.) Throughout the year I tried putting some of Tuber's costumes on her, but Pixel seemed more interested in trying to chew on them, than anything else. Shortly before Christmas I pounced on her when she was curled up asleep in the papasan chair, and put the Santa cloak on her before she could run away, and added more props as we shot. I think we got something we could work with.

Lots of love from Pixel, heavenly Tuber and I. We hope everyone is having a happy, healthy, and safe holiday season this year. Take care of each other.

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91 at noah's ark in wisconsin dells. definitely a highlight of the trip. it's america's largest waterpark.

Even though he's not in his full breeding plumage yet this male Wood Duck is still handsome. He was eating a lilypad tuber in this portrait. Looking forward to photographing them in the fall colours.

Pleurotus tuber-regium a.k.a. Panus tuber-regium.

Cap 17 cm across. Can reach 34 cm.

My block.

Some very interesting reading on Wikipedia regarding this species.

Troinex (Switzerland)

Dactylorhiza is a genus of flowering plants in the orchid family Orchidaceae. Its species are commonly called marsh orchids or spotted orchids Dactylorhiza were previously classified under Orchis, which has two round tubers.

Description

They are hardy tuberous geophytes. In a thickened underground stem, they can store a large amount of water to survive arid conditions. The tuber is flattened and finger-like. The long leaves are lanceolate and, in most species, also speckled. They grow along a rather long stem which reaches a height of 70–90 cm (28–35 in). Leaves higher on the stem are shorter than leaves lower on the stem. The inflorescence, compared to the length of the plant, is rather short. It consists of a compact raceme with 25-50 flowers. These develop from axillary buds. The dominant colors are white and all shades of pink to red, sprinkled with darker speckles.

Taxonomy

Etymology

The name Dactylorhiza is derived from Greek words δάκτυλος daktylos 'finger' and ῥίζα rhiza 'root', referring to the palmately two- to five-lobed tubers of this genus.

Species

Many species in this genus hybridise so readily that species boundaries themselves are vague (but see), with regular name changes and no clear answers. A few species colonise very well onto fresh industrial wastes such as pulverised fuel ash, where vast hybrid swarms can appear for a decade or more, before ecological succession replaces them.

Dactylorhiza alpestris : Alpine Dactylorhiza (Pyrenees, Alps, Carpathians).

Dactylorhiza angustata (France).

Dactylorhiza aristata : Keyflower (E. China to Alaska).

Dactylorhiza aristata var. aristata : Keyflower (E. China to Alaska).

Dactylorhiza aristata var. kodiakensis : Kodiak Keyflower (Aleutian Is. to SW. Alaska).

Dactylorhiza armeniaca (Turkey) - has become synonym of Dactylorhiza euxina subsp. armeniaca (Hedrén) Kreutz

Dactylorhiza atlantica Kreutz & Vlaciha (Morocco)

Dactylorhiza baldshuanica (C. Asia).

Dactylorhiza baltica (Eastern Europe) (synonym of Dactylorhiza longifolia (Neuman) Aver.)

Dactylorhiza baumanniana (N. Greece).

Dactylorhiza baumanniana subsp. smolikana (B. Willing & E. Willing) H. Baumann & R. Lorenz (Greece)

Dactylorhiza bohemica (EC. Europe).

Dactylorhiza cordigera (Fr.) Soó (SE. Europe to Ukraine).

Dactylorhiza cordigera subsp. bosniaca (N. Balkan Pen).

Dactylorhiza cordigera subsp. cordigera (SE. Europe to Ukraine).

Dactylorhiza cordigera var. graeca (H.Baumann) Presser)

Dactylorhiza cordigera subsp. pindica (B. Willing & E. Willing) H. Baumann & R. Lorenz (NW. Greece).

Dactylorhiza cordigera var. rhodopeia Presser (Greece, Southeastern Europe, Europe)

Dactylorhiza cordigera subsp. siculorum (Romania to W. Ukraine).

Dactylorhiza ebudensis (Wief. ex R.M. Bateman & Denholm) P. Delforge : Hebridean marsh orchid

Dactylorhiza elata (Poir.) Soó : Stately Dactylorhiza (W. Europe to NW. Africa).

Dactylorhiza elata subsp. ambigua (Martrin-Donos) Kreutz

Dactylorhiza elata subsp. brennensis (W. Europe).

Dactylorhiza elata subsp. elata (NW. Africa).

Dactylorhiza elata subsp. mauritanica B.Baumann & H. Baumann (Morocco, Algeria)

Dactylorhiza elata subsp. sesquipedalis (SW. Europe to Sicilia).

Dactylorhiza euxina (Nevski) Czerep.

Dactylorhiza euxina subsp. armeniaca (Hedrén) Kreutz

Dactylorhiza flavescens (Turkey to C. Asia).

Dactylorhiza foliosa : Richly leaved Dactylorhiza (Madeira).

Dactylorhiza fuchsii (Druce) Soó : common spotted orchid, Fuch's dactylorhiza (Europe to Siberia).

Dactylorhiza fuchsii subsp. carpatica (Batousek & Kreutz) Kreutz

Dactylorhiza fuchsii subsp. fuchsii (Europe to Siberia).

Dactylorhiza fuchsii subsp. hebridensis (W. Europe).

Dactylorhiza fuchsii subsp. meyeri (Rchb.f.) Kulikov & E.G.Philippov

Dactylorhiza fuchsii subsp. okellyi (Ireland, W. Great Britain).

Dactylorhiza fuchsii subsp. psychrophila (Europe to Siberia).

Dactylorhiza fuchsii var. sooana (Borsos) Kreutz (Hungary)

Dactylorhiza fuchsii var. sudetica (Poech ex Rchb.f.) H.Baumann

Dactylorhiza gervasiana (Sicilia to S. Italy).

Dactylorhiza graeca (N. Greece) - has become synonym of Dactylorhiza cordigera var. graeca (H.Baumann) Presser)

Dactylorhiza graggeriana (W. Himalaya).

Dactylorhiza hatagirea (Pakistan to SE. Tibet).

Dactylorhiza iberica (Greece to Iran).

Dactylorhiza ilgazica (N. Turkey) - now synonym of Dactylorhiza urvilleana subsp. ilgazica (Kreutz) Kreutz

Dactylorhiza incarnata (L.) Soó : early marsh orchid

Dactylorhiza incarnata var. baumgartneriana (B.Baumann, H.Baumann, R.Lorenz & Ruedi Peter) P.Delforge

Dactylorhiza incarnata subsp. coccinea

Dactylorhiza incarnata subsp. cruenta (Europe to Turkey).

Dactylorhiza incarnata subsp. gemmana (W. Europe).

Dactylorhiza incarnata subsp. incarnata (Europe to Mongolia).

Dactylorhiza incarnata nothosubsp. krylovii (W. Europe to Siberia).

Dactylorhiza incarnata subsp. lobelii (Norway to The Netherlands).

Dactylorhiza incarnata subsp. ochroleuca (Europe).

Dactylorhiza incarnata subsp. pulchella (Europe).

Dactylorhiza incarnata nothosubsp. versicolor (Europe)

Dactylorhiza insularis : Island Dactylorhiza (W. Medit. to WC. Italy).

Dactylorhiza kafiriana (NE. Afghanistan to W. Himalaya).

Dactylorhiza kalopissii E.Nelson (N. Greece).

Dactylorhiza kalopissii subsp. macedonica (J.Hölzinger & Künkele) Kreutz

Dactylorhiza kalopissii subsp. pythagorae (Gölz & H.R.Reinhard) Kreutz

Dactylorhiza kulikalonica (C. Asia).

Dactylorhiza lapponica (Laest.ex Hartm.) Soó (N. Europe).

Dactylorhiza lapponica subsp. angustata (Arv.-Touv.) Kreutz

Dactylorhiza lapponica subsp. rhaetica H. Baumann & R. Lorenz (Alps of Austria, Germany, Switzerland, Italy and France)

Dactylorhiza libanotica (Lebanon)

Dactylorhiza longifolia (Europe to C. Asia).

Dactylorhiza macedonica (N. Greece) - now a synonym of Dactylorhiza kalopissii subsp. macedonica (J.Hölzinger & Künkele) Kreutz

Dactylorhiza maculata (L.) Soó : heath spotted orchid, Moorland Spotted Orchid (NW. Africa, Europe to Siberia).

Dactylorhiza maculata subsp. battandieri (N. Algeria).

Dactylorhiza maculata subsp. caramulensis (W. Europe).

Dactylorhiza maculata subsp. elodes (Europe).

Dactylorhiza maculata subsp. ericetorum : heath spotted orchid (W. Europe).

Dactylorhiza maculata subsp. islandica (Iceland).

Dactylorhiza maculata subsp. kolaensis (Montell) Kreutz

Dactylorhiza maculata subsp. maculata (Europe to Siberia).

Dactylorhiza maculata subsp. maurusia (Morocco)

Dactylorhiza maculata subsp. podesta (Netherlands).

Dactylorhiza maculata subsp. rhoumensis (Great Britain)

Dactylorhiza maculata subsp. savogiensis (D.Tyteca & Gathoye) Kreutz

Dactylorhiza maculata subsp. schurii (Carpathians).

Dactylorhiza maculata subsp. sennia (Vollmar) Kreutz

Dactylorhiza maculata subsp. transsilvanica (SC. & SE. Europe).

Dactylorhiza magna (C. Asia).

Dactylorhiza majalis (Rchb.) P.F.Hunt & Summerh. : broad-leaved marsh orchid, western marsh orchid, fan orchid, common marsh orchid (Europe).

Dactylorhiza majalis var. brevifolia (Rchb.f.) Kreutz

Dactylorhiza majalis subsp. calcifugiens (Denmark)

Dactylorhiza majalis subsp. majalis (Europe).

Dactylorhiza majalis subsp. occidentalis (W. & SW. Ireland, N. Great Britain) (synonym of Dactylorhiza kerryensis (Wilmott) P.F. Hunt & Summerhayes)

Dactylorhiza majalis subsp. parvimajalis (D.Tyteca & Gathoye) Kreutz

Dactylorhiza majalis subsp. sphagnicola

Dactylorhiza majalis subsp. turfosa (Alps to W. Carpathians) - has become a synonym of Dactylorhiza traunsteineri subsp. turfosa (F.Proch.) Kreutz

Dactylorhiza markusii : Markus' Dactylorhiza (N. Portugal to W. Spain and Italy).

Dactylorhiza nieschalkiorum (N. Turkey).

Dactylorhiza occidentalis (Pugsley) P. Delforge : Irish marsh orchid (synonym of Dactylorhiza kerryensis (Wilmott) P.F. Hunt & Summerhayes)

Dactylorhiza osmanica (Turkey to Syria).

Dactylorhiza osmanica var. anatolica (Turkey).

Dactylorhiza osmanica var. osmanica (Turkey to Syria).

Dactylorhiza pindica (NW. Greece).

Dactylorhiza praetermissa : leopard marsh orchid, southern marsh orchid (W. & NW. Europe)

Dactylorhiza purpurella (T.Stephenson & T.A.Stephenson) Soó : northern marsh orchid (Great Britain, Ireland).

Dactylorhiza purpurella var. maculosa (T. Stephenson)

Dactylorhiza purpurella var. purpurella

Dactylorhiza purpurella var. cambrensis (R.H.Roberts) R.M.Bateman & Denholm 2005

Dactylorhiza pythagorae (E. Aegean Is.) - now a synonym of Dactylorhiza kalopissii subsp. pythagorae (Gölz & H.R.Reinhard) Kreutz

Dactylorhiza romana : Roman Dactylorhiza (Mediterranean)

Dactylorhiza russowii (Klinge) Holub (C. Europe to Siberia)

Dactylorhiza saccifera (Brongn.) Soó : Sack-carrying Dactylorhiza (Mediterranean)

Dactylorhiza saccifera subsp. bithynica (H.Baumann) Kreutz

Dactylorhiza saccifera subsp. gervasiana (Tod.) Kreutz

Dactylorhiza salina (Caucasus to Amur)

Dactylorhiza sambucina : elder-flowered orchid (Europe). Photos

Dactylorhiza sudetica (Europe to Siberia)

Dactylorhiza traunsteineri (Saut. ex Rchb.) Soó : narrow-leaved marsh orchid, Traunstein's Dactylorhiza (Europe to W. Siberia).

Dactylorhiza traunsteineri subsp. carpatica (Slovakia) - has become synonym of Dactylorhiza fuchsii subsp. carpatica (Batousek & Kreutz) Kreutz

Dactylorhiza traunsteineri subsp. turfosa (F.Proch.) Kreutz

Dactylorhiza traunsteineri subsp. curvifolia (N. & NE. Europe).

Dactylorhiza traunsteineri subsp. traunsteineri (Europe to W. Siberia).

Dactylorhiza traunsteineri subsp. wirtgenii (Höppner) Kreutz

Dactylorhiza traunsteinerioides (Pugsley) Landwehr (synonym of Dactylorhiza traunsteineri subsp. traunsteineri)

Dactylorhiza umbrosa (W. & C. Asia to Siberia)

Dactylorhiza urvilleana (Steud.) H.Baumann & Künkele (N. & NE. Turkey to Iran)

Dactylorhiza urvilleana subsp. bithynica (H.Baumann) H. Baumann & R. Lorenz

Dactylorhiza urvilleana subsp. phoenissa B. Baumann & H. Baumann (Lebanon)

Dactylorhiza urvilleana subsp. ilgazica (Kreutz) Kreutz

Dactylorhiza viridis : Frog orchid (Subarctic and subalpine Northern Hemisphere).

Dactylorhiza viridis var. virescens (Temp. Asia, N. America)

Dactylorhiza viridis var. viridis (Subarctic and subalpine Northern Hemisphere)

Hybrids

Note : nothosubspecies = a hybrid subspecies; nothovarietas = subvariety.

Dactylorhiza × abantiana (D. iberica × D. nieschalkiorum) (Turkey).

Dactylorhiza × aldenii (D. iberica × D. kalopissii) (Greece).

Dactylorhiza × altobracensis (D. maculata × D. sambucina) (France, Austria).

Dactylorhiza × aschersoniana (D. incarnata × D. majalis) (W. & C. Europe).

Dactylorhiza × aschersoniana nothosubsp. aschersoniana (W. & C. Europe).

Dactylorhiza × aschersoniana nothosubsp. templinensis (D. incarnata subsp. ochroleuca × D. majalis) (C. Europe).

Dactylorhiza × aschersoniana nothovar. uliginosa (D. incarnata subsp.pulchella × D. majalis) (C. Europe).

Dactylorhiza × baicalica (D. incarnata subsp. cruenta × D. salina) (Siberia).

Dactylorhiza × balabaniana (D. iberica × D. urvilleana) (Turkey).

Dactylorhiza × bayburtiana (D. euxina × D. umbrosa) (Turkey).

Dactylorhiza × beckeriana (C. Europe).

Dactylorhiza × boluiana (D. nieschalkiorum × D. saccifera) (Turkey).

Dactylorhiza × bourdonii (D. brennensis × D. incarnata) (France).

Dactylorhiza × braunii (D. fuchsii × D. majalis) (Europe).

Dactylorhiza × braunii nothosubsp. braunii (Europe).

Dactylorhiza × braunii nothosubsp. lilacina (D fuchsii × D. majalis subsp. turfosa) (EC. Europe).

Dactylorhiza × braunii nothosubsp. monticola (D. fuchsii subsp. psychrophila × D. majalis) (Europe).

Dactylorhiza × braunii nothosubsp. smitakii (D. fuchsii subsp. sooana × D. majalis) (EC. Europe). te

Dactylorhiza × breviceras (D. osmanica × D. urvilleana) (Turkey).

Dactylorhiza × carnea (D. incarnata × D. maculata subsp. ericetorum) (W. Europe).

Dactylorhiza × carnea nothosubsp. ampolai (D. incarnata subsp. cruenta × D. maculata) (Europe).

Dactylorhiza × carnea nothosubsp. carnea (W. Europe).

Dactylorhiza × carnea nothosubsp. maculatiformis. (D. incarnata × D. maculata) (W. Europe).

Dactylorhiza × claudiopolitana (D. incarnata × D. schurii) (Europe.

Dactylorhiza × conigerum (D. maculata × D. viridis) (W. Europe).

Dactylorhiza × csatoi (D. cordigera × D. maculata) (SE. Europe).

Dactylorhiza czerniakowskae (C. Asia).

Dactylorhiza × daunia (D. romana × D. saccifera) (S. Europe).

Dactylorhiza × delamainii (D. elata subsp. sesquipedalis × D. maculata) (SW. Europe).

Dactylorhiza × dinglensis (D. maculata subsp. ericetorum × D. majalis subsp. occidentalis) (W. Europe).

Dactylorhiza × dinglensis nothosubsp. dinglensis (W. Europe).

Dactylorhiza × dinglensis nothosubsp. robertsii (D. maculata subsp. ericetorum × D. majalis subsp. cambrensi) (Great Britain).

Dactylorhiza × dinglensis nothosubsp. senayi (D. maculata subsp. elodes × D. majalis) (Europe).

Dactylorhiza × dinglensis nothosubsp. townsendiana (D. maculata subsp. ericetorum × D. majalis) (Europe).

Dactylorhiza × dinglensis nothosubsp. vermeuleniana (D. maculata × D. majalis) (W. Europe).

Dactylorhiza × drucei (D. majalis × D. viridis) (W. Europe)

Dactylorhiza × dubreuilhii (D. elata subsp. sesquipedalis × D. incarnata) (W. Europe).

Dactylorhiza × dufftiana (D. majalis × D. traunsteineri) (Europe).

Dactylorhiza × dufftii (D. incarnata × D. traunsteineri) (Europe).

Dactylorhiza × dufftii nothosubsp. dufftii (Europe).

Dactylorhiza × dufftii nothosubsp. gotlandica (D incarnata subsp. ochroleuca × D. traunsteineri) (Europe). Tuber geophyte

Dactylorhiza × dufftii nothosubsp. stenkyrkae (D. incarnata subsp. cruenta × D. traunsteineri) (Europe).

Dactylorhiza × erdingeri (D. sambucina × D. viridis) (W. Europe).

Dactylorhiza euxina (NE. Turkey to Caucasus).

Dactylorhiza euxinavar. euxina (NE. Turkey to Caucasus).

Dactylorhiza euxinavar. markowitschii (NE. Turkey to Caucasus).

Dactylorhiza × flixensis (D. incarnata subsp. pulchella × D. traunsteineri.) (Switzerland).

Dactylorhiza × formosa (D. maculata subsp. ericetorum × D. purpurella) (W. Europe).

Dactylorhiza × fourkensis (D. baumanniana × D. sambucina) (Greece).

Dactylorhiza × gabretana (D. incarnata × D. maculata × D. sambucina) (Europe).

Dactylorhiza × genevensis (D. incarnata × D. latifolia × D. maculata) (Europe).

Dactylorhiza × godferyana (D. majalis × D. praetermissa) (W. Europe).

Dactylorhiza × grandis (D. fuchsii × D. praetermissa) (W. Europe).

Dactylorhiza × guilhotii (D. incarnata × D. viridis) (W. Europe).

Dactylorhiza × guillaumeae (D. incarnata × D. sambucina) (W. Europe).

Dactylorhiza × gustavssonii (D. iberica × D. saccifera) (Greece to Turkey).

Dactylorhiza × hallii (D maculata subsp. ericetorum × D. praetermissa) (W. Europe).

Dactylorhiza × hallii nothosubsp. hallii (W. Europe).

Dactylorhiza × hallii nothosubsp. nummiana (D. maculata subsp. elodes × D. praetermissa) (W. Europe).

Dactylorhiza × hochreutinerana (D. alpestris × D. incarnata) (W. Europe).

Dactylorhiza × insignis (D. praetermissa × D. purpurella) (W. Europe).

Dactylorhiza × ishorica (D. incarnata × D. longifolia) (European Russia).

Dactylorhiza × jenensis (D. maculata subsp. ericetorum × D. traunsteineri) (W. & NC. Europe)

Dactylorhiza × jestrebiensis (D. bohemica × D. majalis) (EC. Europe).

Dactylorhiza × juennensis (D. fuchsii × D. lapponica) (C. Europe).

Dactylorhiza × katarana (D kalopissii × D. saccifera) (Greece).

Dactylorhiza × kelleriana (D. fuchsii × D. traunsteineri) (Europe).

Dactylorhiza × kerasovinensis (D. pindica × D. saccifera) (Greece).

Dactylorhiza × kerneriorum (D. fuchsii × D. incarnata) (Europe).

Dactylorhiza × kerneriorum nothosubsp. kerneriorum (Europe).

Dactylorhiza × kerneriorum nothosubsp. lillsundica (D. fuchsii × D. incarnata subsp. ochroleuca) (N. & W. Europe).

Dactylorhiza × kerneriorum nothosubsp. variablis (D. fuchsii subsp. hebridensis × D. incarnata) (W. Europe). *Dactylorhiza × komiensis (D. hebridensis × D. maculata) (E. Europe).

Dactylorhiza × kopdagiana (D. iberica × D. umbrosa) (Turkey).

Dactylorhiza × koutsourana (D. baumanniana × D. smolikana) (Greece).

Dactylorhiza × kuuskiae (D.longifolia × D. traunsteineri) (E. Europe).

Dactylorhiza × latirella (D. incarnata × D. purpurella) (W. Europe).

Dactylorhiza × lehmannii (D. incarnata × D. russowii) (Europe).

Dactylorhiza × megapolitana (D. fuchsii × D. russowii) (C. Europe).

Dactylorhiza × metsowonensis (D. kalopissii × D. sambucina) (Greece).

Dactylorhiza × mixtum (D. fuchsii × D. viridis) (W. Europe).

Dactylorhiza × mulignensis (D. incarnata subsp. pulchella × D. majalis) (C. Europe).

Dactylorhiza × nevskii (D. osmanica × D. umbrosa) (Turkey).

Dactylorhiza × ornonensis (D. elata subsp. sesquipedalis × D. incarnata × D. maculata) (W. Europe).

Dactylorhiza × paridaeniana (D. elata subsp. sesquipedalis × D. praetermissa) (W. Europe).

Dactylorhiza × pontica (D. urvilleana × D. viridis) (Turkey)

Dactylorhiza × prochazkana (D. bohemica × D. maculata) (EC. Europe).

Dactylorhiza × renzii (D. incarnata × D. nieschalkiorum) (Turkey).

Dactylorhiza × rizeana (D. euxina × D. urvilleana) (Turkey).

Dactylorhiza × rombucina (D. romana × D. sambucina) (C. Europe).

Dactylorhiza × ruppertii (D. majalis × D. sambucina) (Europe).

Dactylorhiza × salictina (D. pindica × D. smolikana) (Greece).

Dactylorhiza × serbica (D. incarnata × D. saccifera) (Europe).

Dactylorhiza × serreana (D. graeca × D. lagotis) (Greece).

Dactylorhiza × sivasiana (D. umbrosa × D. urvilleana) (Turkey).

Dactylorhiza × sooi (D. alpestris × D. fuchsii.) (Europe).

Dactylorhiza × souflikensis (D. baumanniana × D. pindica) (Greece).

Dactylorhiza × stagni-novi (D. brennensis × D. fuchsii) (Europe).

Dactylorhiza × szaboiana (D. cordigera × D. sudetica) (SE. Europe).

Dactylorhiza × transiens (D. fuchsii × D. maculata subsp. ericetorum) (Europe)

Dactylorhiza × transiens nothosubsp. corylensis (D. fuchsii subsp. hebridensis × D. maculata)

Dactylorhiza × transienssubsp. ericetorum (Europe). Tuber geophyte

Dactylorhiza × transiens nothosubsp. transiens (Europe). Tuber geophyte

Dactylorhiza × turcestanicum (D. umbrosa × D. viridis) (C. Asia).

Dactylorhiza × vallis-peenae (D. majalis × D. russowii) (C. Europe).

Dactylorhiza × venusta (D. fuchsii × D. purpurella) (Europe).

Dactylorhiza × venusta nothosubsp. hebridella (D. fuchsii subsp. hebridensis × D. purpurella) (Great Britain).

Dactylorhiza × venusta nothosubsp. venusta (Europe)

Dactylorhiza × viridella (D. purpurella × D. viridis) (W. Europe).

Dactylorhiza × vitosana (D. saccifera × D. sambucina) (SE. Europe).

Dactylorhiza × vogtiana (D. iberica × D. incarnata) (Turkey).

Dactylorhiza × vorasica (D. cordigera × D. sambucina) (Greece).

Dactylorhiza × weissenbachiana (D. incarnata × D. lapponica) (C. Europe).

Dactylorhiza × wiefelspuetziana (D. maculata × D. sphagnicola) (W. Europe).

This list follows the World checklist of monocotyledons, periodically amended from the "Orchid Research Newsletter".

Distribution and habitat

These terrestrial orchids grow in basic soils in wet meadows, bogs, heathland and in areas sparsely populated by trees. They are distributed throughout the subarctic and temperate northern hemisphere. It is found across much of Europe, North Africa and Asia from Portugal and Iceland to Taiwan and Kamchatka, including Russia, Japan, China, Central Asia, the Middle East, Ukraine, Scandinavia, Germany, Poland, Italy, France, the United Kingdom, etc. Inclusion of the widespread frog orchid, often called Coeloglossum viride, into Dactylorhiza as per some recent classifications, expands the genus distribution to include Canada and much of the United States.

Pleurotus tuber-regium. Four specimens growing from the one sclerotium. My block.

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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. 64163

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Pleurotus tuber-regium a.k.a. Panus tuber-regium.

Cap 17 cm across. Can reach 34 cm. My block.

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Pleurotus tuber-regium a.k.a.Panus tuber-regium.

Cap 17 cm across. Can reach 34 cm. My block.

L’Asclépiade tubéreuse (Asclepias tuberosa).

Elle mesure environ 20 à 60 cm de hauteur. Contrairement aux autres asclépiades dont les feuilles sont opposées sur la tige, les feuilles de cette espèce sont disposées en alternance sur la tige. Ses inflorescences en ombelles se distinguent aussi par leurs fleurs éclatantes jaune-orangé. Cette espèce aime les sols calcaires et ne tolère pas l’ombre. On la retrouve dans les milieux ouverts, rocheux et secs, comme les rivages calcaires et les alvars. Les asclépiades regroupent plus de 140 espèces inventoriées. Carl von Linné nomma le genre d’après le dieu grec de la médecine Asclépios, cette plante possédant de nombreuses vertus en phytothérapie.

Elles représentent des plantes très importantes d'un point de vue écologique, fournissant du nectar à de nombreuses espèces de pollinisateurs, tout en étant la plante hôte de certains insectes comme le papillon monarque (Danaus plexippus) dont elle est la source exclusive de nourriture pour les larves de papillons monarques (Danaus plexippus) en Amérique du Nord. Les espèces du genre asclépias produisent des cosses. Ces cosses contiennent des filaments mous connus sous le nom de soies, chacune d'entre elles étant rattachée à une graine. Lorsque la cosse mûrit, elle s'ouvre et les graines sont disséminées par le vent.