Stunning dew on a spider web this morning

Multiple mushrooms growing out of decayed wood, with red caps, gills, and stipes. The background is black.

It's #FungusFriday and our Observation of the Day is this group of Ruby Bonnet mushrooms (Cruentomycena viscidocruenta), seen in Australia by liznoble!

More details at: www.inaturalist.org/observations...

A large flower grows directly from the gray bark of a small tree. The flower is mostly cream colored with a ring of red.

Three flowers grow directly from the gray bark of a small tree. The flowers are mostly cream colored with a ring of red.

Our Observation of the Day is this flowering Napoleonaea vogelii plant, seen in Liberia by careljongkind!

This species is in the Lecythidaceae family, which also includes the Brazil nut (Bertholletia excelsa).

More details at: www.inaturalist.org/observations...

Stunning dogwood blooms #BloomScrolling

Beautiful Carolina jessamine growing up the pines! #bloomscrolling

Thin green stems covered in small flowers. The flowers have white and purple petals and yellow anthers.

Our Observation of the Day is this flowering plant in the genus Eurya (柃木属 in Chinese (simplified)), seen in China by threegee!

This genus belongs to the family Ericales, which contains plants such as heathers, camellias, and ocotillos.

More details at: www.inaturalist.org/observations...

Yes, Powdery Mildew Can Be Beautiful - (Belated) Observation of the Week, 10/15/24 Our (belated) Observation of the Week for October 15th is this Horse-Chestnut Powdery Mildew (Erysiphe flexuosa), seen in the United States by @grace_stark! Currently a 6th year PhD candidate in Micro...

Read our blog post from last year about another powdery mildew: www.inaturalist.org/blog/101024-...

I loooove @inaturalist.bsky.social and this is a big reason why. They’re instrumental in research and it’s so fun to know that when you go on the app you’re contributing to this knowledge base.

Hello there little one

Some of the best of spring is peaking out of the bushes! #loropetalum #bloomscrolling

Just a simple thang that caught my eye today

Breathing in fresh air and admiring the sunset’s red cast on the trees.

#Tidepooling by views that absolutely rocked my world. This was the first beach I had to rappel down to! #BakerBeach #CaliforniaCoast #NorCal

Some of my favorite #weddingflowers. Can you believe those hydrangeas? #bloomscrolling

Some shy and some not so shy #camellias of spring! #bloomscrolling

#PeaceLilies at the #biltmore #bloomscrolling

Can’t elaborate but these photos are the same in my brain #mushrooms #floralbouquets

A funny french horn onion and another shaped like a snail #vidaliaonions #summervegetables

#driedfruit and #flowerprojects from years past

Scientific name is DIVA!!!! #rockrose #nature #bloomscrolling

#bloomscrolling beautiful yellows! #plumerias in #sandiego, native brown eyes in #julian PLUS #honeysuckle and #lantana in south GA!

#zinnias #bloomscrolling #dogs #butterflies

#peppers #peas #summervegetables #blooms #nature

#flowers #bouquet

#desert #ocotillo

#flowers #nature

#flowers

#frogs #sunflowers #nature

#bees #summervegetables #okra #flowers

#rocks #leaves #nature