#fleeceflower

NPS Photo of fleeceflower along Burroughs Mountain Trail, 9/15/23. ~kl

____ Upper left: Cascade Aster, a pale purple aster. A butterfly perches on one of the flowers.  Upper right: Fleeceflower, with tiny pale green flowers surrounded by green leaves.  Bottom left: Beargrass, which bloom in globe-like clusters of white flowers. Bottom right: Magenta paintbrush, with “flowers” of hot pink modified leaves at the tip of the leafy stems.  NPS Photos ~kl

My ma-in-la @seefarer is a talented lady who has created these amazing crafts for youngins for @mindwaretoys // $20-$40 // link in bio // . . . . . . #fleeceflower #tabcraft #crafts #giftsforgirls #christmasgiftsforkids #kidsgiftideas (at Santa's Village) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqkVgBzFWVy/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1le1a9ulultd2

_Nonarthra cyanea_ #leafbeetle #ルリマルノミハムシ _Polygonum cuspidatum_ #knotweed #fleeceflower #stamen #イタドリ #雄株 #雄蕊 触角が9節しかないので他種からは直感的に見分けられる。雄蕊を背負っているので、花粉を食べていること、更にこのイタドリは雄株であることが分かる。

These are Tuber Roots of Fleeceflower. You might think that these two pairs are the only ones that came out that way, but that is not the case. A majority of their roots look like this, some even creepier. I wonder why

My brother just blew my mind. He's been reading a lot about gardening lately and came articles about the Chinese Fleece Flower and their root systems. Yes, this is completely real. Quite freaky, can you imagine pulling that out of the ground!?