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A flower of cold beauty and a symbol of 'the wilderness and wetlands'. Also known as the 'bog star', it isn't actually a grass at all, belonging to an entirely different botanical class. It isn't a common flower, although possibly many people would miss it as it is so tiny.

Commonly known as the sickener, emetic russula, or vomiting russula gives you some idea of the effects of eating this fungus. I think the red colour is enough to warn one.

An autumn day in a Norwegian Wood

Alone and palely loitering

The beadlet anemone, Actinia equina, is a common sea anemone found on rocky shores around all coasts of the United Kingdom and Norway. It is highly adapted to the intertidal zone as it can tolerate both high temperatures and desiccation. When the tide isn't covering these lovely little animals, they just look like blobs of dark red, brown,green or orange jelly. Sea anemones have a ring of tentacles surrounding their central 'mouth'. The tentacles have specialised stinging cells that are used to immobilise their prey, (plankton, small crabs and fish) and then the tentacles are then able to move the food into the mouth. The extending tentacles can also be used to catch passing food as it drifts past.

Failed at my first attempt at PiP. Sorry, Klaus and Gudrun. Will try again.

Failed at my first attempt at PiP. Sorry, Klaus and Gudrun. Will try again.

Prunus subhirtella. Prunus subhirtella or Prunus pendula sometimes also called winter-flowering cherry, spring cherry, Higan cherry, or rosebud cherry is a small deciduous flowering tree originating in Japan.

Crocus tommasinianus Jimmie Rodgers - English Country Garden

Your mission this week, should you choose to accept it is HEART The heart shaped leaves of Epimedium showing the veins The PiP shows the heart-shaped leaves of hardy cyclamen + some of the flowers HEARTBEAT - BUDDY HOLLY

18 March 2017. This week's Saturday Self-Challenge: Flowers! The garden is full of flowers at the moment, so it was difficult to make a decision about which ones to choose. I opted to go for a walk instead to see what was available in the way of wild flowers, and here are just some of them. Pussy Willow in Spring PiPs: Dandelion, Daisy, Red dead nettle, Wood anemone, Wood anemone underside of petals.

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Usnea is a genus of mostly pale grayish-green fruticose lichens that grow like leafless mini-shrubs or tassels anchored on bark or twigs. The genus is in the family Parmeliaceae. It grows all over the world. Members of the genus are commonly called old man's beard, or beard lichen. Final total of crowd funding is $29,180 USD raised by 549 people. Many thanks to all who have contributed. We look forward to a decision soon.

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