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#oneadayplant Cotoneaster lacteus. Never sure why, but the birds seem to come much later to the berries of this species than they do to C. horizontal is for example. An underrated evergreen shrub of good volume. Makes an excellent hedge or blob of topiary too. #hedge #topiary #plant #shrub #insects #bees #birds #flowers #berries #evergreen #shrubsofinstagram #cotoneaster (at Crowborough, East Sussex) https://www.instagram.com/p/B65EKUOAbhe/?igshid=13yn4j4kripgg

American hazelnuts (Corylus americana) are in full bloom! See that lil tuft of red filaments at the tip? Those are the female flowers. This species is wind pollinated so it doesn't waste any energy on showy floral displays. #botany #springiscoming #flowers #hazelnut #plants #shrubsofinstagram #plantsofinstagram #nativeplants #ecology #biodiversity #blooming #corylus #nuts #botanizing #plantoftheday #plant #shrubs #illinois

Did you know that there are shrubby members of the Iris family? These are in the genus Nivenia. #iridaceae #SouthAfrica #botany #botanizing #plants #plantnerd #botanical #ecology #Nivenia #plantoftheday #botanicalgarden #conservatory #nature #iris #shrubs #shrubsofinstagram #shrubstagram #flowers #flowering

I love the frantic nature with which bumblebees collect pollen from the cedarglade St. John's wort (Hypericum fondosum). #bees #pollination #stjohnswort #bumblebees #summer #pollen #pollinators #nativeplants #plant #plants #plantnerd #plantobsessed #plantoftheday #hypericum #NorthCarolina #NorthAmerica #appalachia #appalachianmountains #highlandsnc #botany #botanical #botanizing #shrubsofinstagram #shrubs

I am constantly amazed by the adaptability of some plant species. Despite being dwarfed by this trying environment, this mountain laurel seems just as at home on this outcrop as its relatives do in the rich shaded forests lower down the mountain. #appalachia #outcrops #plantnerd #plants #plantoftheday #mountains #mountainlaurel #kalmia #nature #natureporn #nativeplants #skyline #clouds #intheclouds #shrubsofinstagram #shrubstagram #botany #botanical #botanizing #NorthAmerica #NorthCarolina #evolution

Bristly locust (Robinia hispida) - a shrubby cousin of the black locust. #plants #plantnerd #botany #botanical #botanizing #NorthCarolina #appalachia #appalachianmountains #robinia #bristlylocust #legume #shrub #shrubstagram #shrubsofinstagram #plantoftheday #ecology #flowers #floweroftheday #nature #natureporn #nativeplants #leaves #forestedge

Neviusia cliftonii - Endemic to a small area of northern California and discovered only a couple decades ago. #neviusia #shastasnowwreath #endemic #plants #plantnerd #botany #botanical #botanizing #california #nature #nativeplants #shrubs #shrubstagram #shrubsofinstagram #plantoftheday #conservation #rareplants #tildenpark #botanicalgardens

The demure female flowers of the American hazelnut - Corylus americana. #plant #plantnerd #botany #botanical #botanizing #hazelnut #flowers #floweroftheday #spring #shrub #shrubsofinstagram #flowering #illinois #champaignil #universityofillinois #natureporn #naturelovers #nature_obsession #nature_perfection #demure