#caryophyllaceae — Public Fediverse posts

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✧ Silene flos-cuculi ✧

Silene flos-cuculi, commonly known as the ragged robin, is a perennial herbaceous plant in the family Caryophyllaceae. Native to Europe and Asia, it is found along roads and in wet meadows and pastures, and has also become naturalized in parts of North America. It forms a rosette of low growing foliage with numerous stems ...

#NorthAmerica #Caryophyllaceae #Asia #Europe #Estonia #Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silene_flos-cuculi

Drone discovers hidden Hawaiian plant species https://www.popsci.com/technology/drone-discovers-plant/

Schiedea waiahuluensis (#Caryophyllaceae), an enigmatic #NewSpecies from Kaua'i, Hawaiian Islands and the first species discovered by a drone collection system https://phytokeys.pensoft.net/article/130241/list/10/

"The newly described #carnation was spotted hanging off cliffs in the #Waiahulu region of #Hawaii’s Kauaʻi island. That area isn’t for the faint of heart. Steep cliffsides and hostile terrain make it inaccessible to surveyors on foot."

Part of my morning ritual is to fix incorrect IDs on iNaturalist for the one species on the planet I'm really, really familiar with, Silene latifolia (my PhD focus). It gives me a quick buzz of competence that lasts several minutes, plus reminds me of good times in graduate school. #silene #dioecy #botany #classification #plants #flowers #inaturalist #caryophyllaceae #WhiteCampion #BladderCampion #BrownUniversity

Carthusian pink (Dianthus carthusianorum) likes dry and warm places. I tried to keep the colours as close to reality as possible.

#photography #photo #nature #naturephotography #mft #microfourthirds #darktable #macrophotography #macro #nature #naturephotography #plants #flowers #pink #caryophyllaceae #dianthus #dianthuscarthusianorum #nelken #kartäusernelke