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Plant in the family Amaranthaceae, growing on inter-tidal mudflats on the British coast
Everlastings (Syncarpha vestita). Also called by the following name: Cape snow. Fynbush,  Desert flower in South Africa.
As the tide recedes, the small mussels cling tightly to the rocks
a fly larva clings to a roack in the Middle Fork of the Flathead River, Montana
Rockskipper also known as combtooth blenny, resting on rocks on ilot sancho island, Mauritius
Heather Plant,  scan of a Vintage Photo
Grota Haiducilor, DN22D 12, Caugagia, Europe, Romania, 2024 year
Medium to tall stout hairless perennial forming large clumps; stem thick. Leaves fleshy, undulate and pinnately lobed, waxy. Flowers white, 10-15mm, in broad billowy panicles. fruit 8-14mm, 2-parted, the upper segment globose.\nHabitat: Costal places, shingle and sandy beaches, sea cliffs.\nFlowering Season: June-August.\nDistribution: Atlantic and Baltic Coast of Europe, including Britain and Ireland.\n\nOften growing where there is a rich accumulation of seaweed humus. The young shoots used to be blanched and eaten as a vegetable.\n\nThis Picture is made on the IJsselmeer Coast, Noordoostpolder (The Netherlands).\nThe Species is not common along our Coasts.
An illustration of the extinct Crinoids of the Silurian 418 million years ago.
Everlastings (Syncarpha vestita). Also called by the following name: Cape snow. Fynbush,  Desert flower in South Africa.
The cistanche, a flower that can be found in the desert, has a bright yellow that made it noticed from afar. This plant is common in the Sahara, and is found in the sands of the Moroccan coast.
Clausiliidae Door Snail. Digitally Enhanced Photograph.
A blooming tree with white puffs
Wild Begonia potted plant with variegated bumby leafs. Blooming pink flower head.
Desert plants closeup growing on beach sand
Atacama desert flower
Chiton - Massirah island coastline, Oman
Closeup of small wild flower
Caralluma socotrana est une espèce de plante à fleurs de la famille des Apocynaceae.\nMalgré son nom, elle n'est pas endémique à Socotra. On la trouve également en Somalie, en Éthiopie et au Kenya.
Tot 50-55mm, Ab, 37-42mm, Hw 30-35mm.\nIdentification:\nThe characters of this clubtail are rather different . It prefers very large (lowland) rivers and may easily be overlooked. Populations can best be found by searching for exuviae on river banks.\nOccurrence:\nA north Asian species, with western outposts in large rivers such as the Rhine, Loire and Po. Common in large lowland rivers in eastern Europe, but staged a strong comeback in Western Europe in the 1990s. Now abundant in rivers such as the Rhine, Elbe and Danube, right down to their estuaries.\nHabitat:\nSlow flowing lower sections of large rivers with sandy beds. Larvae burrow shallowly in fine substrates with relatively high concentrations of organic matter.\nFlight Season:\nLate and protracted, compared with other Gomphus species, from early June to early October, with maximum emergence in June and July.\n\nThis is a scarce Gomphus Species along the large Dutch Rivers. This Picture is made along the River Waal, near “Slot Loevestein†in the Province of Gelderland.
Harmful algal bloom (Microcystis aeruginosa) in the Khadzhibeyskyi Liman
Flowers of the tropical rainforest tree sweetshade, Hymenosporum flavum, open white and fade to yellow with age. Australian native.
Grevilleas grow in most habitats, although few grow in alpine areas, in swamps or saline soils. Most species are endemic to Australia. Grevilleas are good bird-attracting plants. Honeyeaters in particular are common visitors.
Closeup shot of an artemisia plant
Grota Haiducilor, DN22D 12, Caugagia, Europe, Romania, 2024 year
Close up of green plant
fresh and beautiful glowing flowers
Beginning of summer in Israel
East Honolulu coast, Oahu, Hawaii\n\nHeliotropium arboreum is a species of flowering plant in the borage family, Boraginaceae. It is native to tropical Asia including southern China, Madagascar, northern Australia, and most of the atolls and high islands of Micronesia and Polynesia. Common names include velvetleaf soldierbush,[2] tree heliotrope, veloutier, and octopus bush. It is a shrub or small tree typical of littoral zones reaching a height of 3.6 m (12 ft), with a spread of about 5 m (16 ft).[citation needed]
The hummingbird hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum) is a species of hawk moth found across temperate regions of Eurasia. The species is named for its similarity to hummingbirds, as they feed on the nectar of tube-shaped flowers using their long proboscis while hovering in the air; this resemblance is an example of convergent evolution. \nLife cycle:\nTwo or more broods are produced each year. The adult may be encountered at any time of the year, especially in the south of the range, where there may be three or four broods. It overwinters as an adult in a crevice among rocks, trees, and buildings. On very warm days it may emerge to feed in mid-winter. Unlike other moths, they have no sexual dimorphism in the size of their antennal lobes.\nHabitat and host plants:\nHummingbird hawk-moths can be easily seen in gardens, parks, meadows, bushes, and woodland edge, where the preferred food plants grow (honeysuckle, red valerian and many others). \nTheir larvae usually feed on bedstraws or madders (Rubia) but have been recorded on other Rubiaceae and Centranthus, Stellaria, and Epilobium. \nAdults are particularly fond of nectar-rich flowers with a long and narrow calyx, since they can then take advantage of their long proboscis and avoid competition from other insects. Flowers with longer tubes typically present the feeding animal a higher nectar reward. Proboscis length is thought to have been evolutionarily impacted by the length of flower feeding tubes.] Examples of such plants include Centranthus, Jasminum, Buddleia, Nicotiana, Primula, Viola, Syringa, Verbena, Echium, Phlox, and Stachys. \nDistribution:\nThe hummingbird hawk-moth is distributed throughout the northern Old World from Portugal to Japan, but it breeds mainly in warmer climates (southern Europe, North Africa, and points east). Three generations are produced in a year in Spain. \n\nThis Picture is made in my Garden in Summer 2023.
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