Purple fall foliaged Dewberry, Rubus flagellaria with evergreen Smilax rotundifolia vine.
π± #native Dewberry #Rubus flagellaris with slow growing #native #Smilax rotundifolia
Purple fall foliaged Dewberry, Rubus flagellaria with evergreen Smilax rotundifolia vine.
π± #native Dewberry #Rubus flagellaris with slow growing #native #Smilax rotundifolia
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#Smilax
Clusters of green male flowers (Smilax spp. are dioecious; male and female flowers are borne on separate plants).
Leaves, flowers, and tendrils.
#Smilax sp. π±
Facts and folklore about the crocus: www.keysnews.com/living/colum... #crocus #flowers #spring #folklore #may #smilax
A cluster of vibrant, fully open purple crocuses (from a previous springtime) is backlit by spring sunshine
ππ±π€In #Greek #mythology the youth Crocus fell in love with the #nymph #Smilax. So devoted were the #lovers the gods turned #crocus into the named #flower & Smilax into bindweed so the two were eternally together ππ±πΈ #FolkloreSunday theme #LOVE #LOVERS @haniestep.bsky.social @venetiajane.bsky.social
A broad leaf with splotches of intense red along the sides, backlit by the late afternoon Sun
The Colors of Stress.
This is NOT an example of Fall color.Β The #Smilax vines down here in South Georgia are not deciduous.Β This is an example of stress pigmentation (Anthocyanin I think) possibly caused by insect predation.
#FujiFilm X-S10, #Laowa 65mm #Macro
#Plants
#NaturePhotography
#Stress