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Tundra is known as the treeless land.
Arctic Tundra has no deep root systems but there is a wide variety of plants that stretch to about 1,700 different varieties. Some plants are low shrubs, sedges, reindeer mosses, liverworts, grasses, 400 varietys of flowers, crustose and foliose lichen. The plants have adapted to the environment as they have very short roots.
Alpine Tundra has very similar and also include: tussock grasses, dwarf trees, small-leafed shrubs and leafs
Bottrop, Germany, 2020.
I took this image at a lake in a nearby forest. It is in my Top Ten Photos 2020 collection and I haven't posted it here before. I hope you enjoy it.
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Fraser Island stretches over 123 km in length and 22 km at its widest point. With an area of 184 000 hectares it is the largest sand island in the world. World Heritage listing ranks it with Australia's Uluru, Kakadu and the Great Barrier Reef. Fraser Island is a precious part of Australia's natural and cultural heritage, it is protected for all to appreciate and enjoy. It provides a globally significant example of geological processes and biological evolution, including: complex coastal dune formations that are still evolving; an array of lakes that is exceptional in terms of number, diversity, age and the evidence of dynamic and developmental stages; and outstanding examples of ecosystems that have developed in response to maritime conditions and poor soils in coastal dune formations. 18157
Hoonoki (Japanese bigleaf magnolia, Magnolia obovata) in the mixed deciduous broadleaf forest in Ogumayama.
It is a mid-sized deciduous tree native to Japan and adjacent Kuril Islands in Russia. It is a species in the magnolia family. It is characterised by large leaves (20-40 cm long, 10-20 cm broad) that have been used in some parts of Japan to wrap food and as temporary dish.
The tree in the upper left is Yamahan'noki (Alnus hirsuta), a species in the Betulaceae (birch) family.
Giardino di Villa Barbarigo a Valsanzibio (PD)
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Villa Barbarigo's Garden in Valsanzibio (Northern Italy)
Pinal county, Az.
1-12-23.
Photo by: Ned Harris
Note: Small birds are the primary diet for Merlins. They are ambush hunters who typically perch in dense vegetation to hide from potential prey. When they encounter a small bird they launch with amazing speed and chase down their prey.
A visit to Kata Tjuta within the Walpa Gorge. The photography rules are tight here and include that both sides of the gorge must be included. While the rocks themselves are very interesting, I tried to respect the Aboriginal wishes for the area.
Explore - October 12, 2023 (#226)
There is more than just snow on the Mount!
Flora of Tongariro and Ruapehu.
The flora of Tongariro and the surrounding region partakes of an alpine character, and is both varied and beautiful. Indeed, not only are many of the mountains forming the group clothed with a dense and attractive vegetation, but where the forests spread down to the plains, the trees and shrubs are often so disposed by Nature as to form perfect gardens, which appear to have been artificially planted.
Alpine plants
There is a wide diversity of alpine plants in the park, some of which live at high altitudes. In the summer months there are many that have colourful flowers. It is remarkable to notice how apparently delicate plants flourish in such a harsh climate!
Large areas of the park are inhabited by beautiful golden and red tussocks. This is now also inhabited by invasive introduced heather (external site).
Some of the flowering alpine plants you are likely to see in the summer include purple parahebe, various mountain daisies, mountain buttercups, little white foxgloves and eyebrights, and the beautiful and hardy gentian - which flowers later in the summer and sometimes as late as May.
www.flickr.com/photos/97201328@N02/36219469274/in/datepos...
www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-go/central...
There is more than just snow on the Mount!
Flora of Tongariro and Ruapehu.
The flora of Tongariro and the surrounding region partakes of an alpine character, and is both varied and beautiful. Indeed, not only are many of the mountains forming the group clothed with a dense and attractive vegetation, but where the forests spread down to the plains, the trees and shrubs are often so disposed by Nature as to form perfect gardens, which appear to have been artificially planted.
Alpine plants
There is a wide diversity of alpine plants in the park, some of which live at high altitudes. In the summer months there are many that have colourful flowers. It is remarkable to notice how apparently delicate plants flourish in such a harsh climate!
Large areas of the park are inhabited by beautiful golden and red tussocks. This is now also inhabited by invasive introduced heather (external site).
Some of the flowering alpine plants you are likely to see in the summer include purple parahebe, various mountain daisies, mountain buttercups, little white foxgloves and eyebrights, and the beautiful and hardy gentian - which flowers later in the summer and sometimes as late as May.
www.flickr.com/photos/97201328@N02/36219469274/in/datepos...
www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-go/central...
There is more than just snow on the Mount!
Flora of Tongariro and Ruapehu.
The flora of Tongariro and the surrounding region partakes of an alpine character, and is both varied and beautiful. Indeed, not only are many of the mountains forming the group clothed with a dense and attractive vegetation, but where the forests spread down to the plains, the trees and shrubs are often so disposed by Nature as to form perfect gardens, which appear to have been artificially planted.
Alpine plants
There is a wide diversity of alpine plants in the park, some of which live at high altitudes. In the summer months there are many that have colourful flowers. It is remarkable to notice how apparently delicate plants flourish in such a harsh climate!
Large areas of the park are inhabited by beautiful golden and red tussocks. This is now also inhabited by invasive introduced heather (external site).
Some of the flowering alpine plants you are likely to see in the summer include purple parahebe, various mountain daisies, mountain buttercups, little white foxgloves and eyebrights, and the beautiful and hardy gentian - which flowers later in the summer and sometimes as late as May.
www.flickr.com/photos/97201328@N02/36219469274/in/datepos...
www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-go/central...
Il sole basso del periodo autunnale illumina con toni caldi il paesaggio; la vegetazione inoltre muta i colori in arrivo della stagione fredda. Nel piccolo ma scenografico Lago di Antorno, nel territorio di Auronzo di Cadore (BL), ad una altitudine di 1.866 metri, la prima neve della stagione è già scesa sui prati, mentre il gruppo dolomitico delle Tre Cime di Lavaredo che si erge sullo sfondo, si tinge di rosa con l'effetto dell'Enrosadira.
The low autumn sun illuminates the landscape with warm hues; the vegetation also changes colors as the cold season approaches. At the small but scenic Lake Antorno, in the territory of Auronzo di Cadore (BL), at an altitude of 1,866 meters, the first snow of the season has already fallen on the meadows, while the Dolomite mountain range of the Tre Cime di Lavaredo, rising in the background, is tinged pink with the effect of the Enrosadira.
There is more than just snow on the Mount!
Flora of Tongariro and Ruapehu.
The flora of Tongariro and the surrounding region partakes of an alpine character, and is both varied and beautiful. Indeed, not only are many of the mountains forming the group clothed with a dense and attractive vegetation, but where the forests spread down to the plains, the trees and shrubs are often so disposed by Nature as to form perfect gardens, which appear to have been artificially planted.
Alpine plants
There is a wide diversity of alpine plants in the park, some of which live at high altitudes. In the summer months there are many that have colourful flowers. It is remarkable to notice how apparently delicate plants flourish in such a harsh climate!
Large areas of the park are inhabited by beautiful golden and red tussocks. This is now also inhabited by invasive introduced heather (external site).
Some of the flowering alpine plants you are likely to see in the summer include purple parahebe, various mountain daisies, mountain buttercups, little white foxgloves and eyebrights, and the beautiful and hardy gentian - which flowers later in the summer and sometimes as late as May.
www.flickr.com/photos/97201328@N02/36219469274/in/datepos...
www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-go/central...
A family of ducks was busy picking at the vegetation. These young are so friendly the challenge was to get on far enough to take a picture with my 300mm lens. I enjoyed looking at them for a long time and took a few pictures. I’m glad I got this one here. I’m still very impressed by the results of this new lens and now I’m spoiled by this 2.8 aperture.
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opuntia
Moment captured at Mitchell Park Horticulture Conservatory in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. USA