My new (old) #book has just arrived! "Welsh Ferns" by H. A. Hyde and A. E. Wade. I've been searching for this for a long time and eBay recently notified me one had come up. It also contains a really nice surprise... a previous owner has put several pressed samples of the #ferns inside! 😊 #fern #frondodon #Welsh #Wales #Cymru #botony #plants
#book #ferns #fern #frondodon #welsh #Wales #cymru #botony #plants
Aspidium angulare. Anna Atkins and Anne Dixon, 1853. The Getty Museum. #FernFriday #Photography #Art #Botony #Gardening
#Gardening #botony #Art #Photography #fernfriday
Lastrea focnisecii. Anna Atkins and Anne Dixon, 1853, England. The Getty Museum. #FernFriday #Botony #Photography
#Photography #botony #fernfriday
Thinkin about these poisonous plants today :blobcatblackwhite: #botony #plants #dictonary #poison
#botony #plants #dictonary #poison
When a raindrop strikes the modified leaf atop the pitcher plant Nepenthes gracilis, the lid jolts downward and flings into digestive juices below any insect attracted by its nectar. "This is the only case we know where a plant actually exploits [external energy] for a purpose," says study co-author Ulrike Bauer. #botony #carnivorousPlants https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/this-carnivorous-plant-has-a-rain-powered-trap/
These Images were made with a Pentax K1 and a Pentax FA 50mm f2.8 macro lens with 2 flashes on a Lepp photo bracket; #photography #botony #flowers #photo #macro #florespondence
#florespondence #macro #photo #flowers #botony #photography