mimicking skills of the superb lyrebird
the superb lyrebird (menura novaehollandiae) is one of two australian bird species with an incredible ability: they can mimic sounds so well that it’s hard to tell the difference from […]
woody perennials and buds: conifers
woody perennials and buds, part 3 of 3 is concerned with conifers. altogether, nearly all of the native woody perennials can be identified without greater difficulty, once you’re acquainted with […]
woody perennials and buds: opposite foliage
part two of my twig- and bud-photos is here: woody plants with opposite foliage. this album also features a juxtaposition of 5 fruits of different species of maple (acer sp.) […]
woody perennials and buds: alternate foliage
this semester, i was in a botanical class that’s concerned with ligneous plants and recognizing them only through their habitus and buds. i’ve assembled some of the photos from this […]
fotogalerie: gehölze und ihre knospen – nadelgehölze
die folgenden bilder gehören zu diesem blog-artikel. tanne (abies alba) – nadeln mit 2 silbernen wachsstreifen an der unterseite, nadelansatz scheibenförmig verdickt spanische tanne (abies pinsapo), nadeln rund um den […]
photo gallery: woody perennials and buds – conifers
the following images are part of this blog post. silver fir (abies alba) – leaves’ undersides with 2 silver wax lines, leave sockets with a discoid slub spanish fir (abies […]