Reposted by @petiole99.bsky.sociallukelukeluke @lukelukeluke.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Here are some nice mushrooms 2181581
Reposted by @petiole99.bsky.social🌴 Scott Zona, Ph.D. 🌴 @scottzona.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Delphinium (photo 1) and Aconitum (photo 2) do the same thing. The older flowers at the bottom of the raceme are in the female phase; the younger flowers at the top are in the male phase. Bees learn that the older flowers have more nectar. #Ranunculaceae #pollination #Botany 🌾🧪🌱 0629
Reposted by @petiole99.bsky.socialThe Tropical Grower @thetropicalgrower.bsky.social · 29/09/2026"What's in here?" Bumble Bee searching out the glowing pollen of the Purple Water Lily. For more fun garden stuff check out: thetropicalgrower.com#garden-dirt #flowers #pollinators #bees #sci-art #pix #photography #nature #botany 0146
Reposted by @petiole99.bsky.socialAlex Scott Fairley @alexscottfairley.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Yet more stunning #spring #orchids from #Tasmania; I am very lucky to be able to go walking on my days off to find these beautiful little jewels. #flower #flora #botany #nature #Australia #bloomscrolling 14610
Reposted by @petiole99.bsky.socialmjlinde.bsky.social @mjlinde.bsky.social · 29/09/2026#TeamMoth #MothsMatter #CocksFootMoths #Glyphipterix#Simpliciella Botanical Society @bsbibotany.bsky.social 📸Rambling Ray @rayrambling.bsky.social 0314
Reposted by @petiole99.bsky.socialShooti @bambooshooti.bsky.social · 27/09/2026#ResistanceRoots Johnny Appleseed was born on this day in 1774 in Leominster, Province of Massachusetts Bay. He was a real person, and he planted a lot of apple trees, but he mainly sold them to make hard cider. He was also a pacifist, altruistic, revered nature and respected Indigenous tribes. /1 30789265
Reposted by @petiole99.bsky.social🌴 Scott Zona, Ph.D. 🌴 @scottzona.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Granted, Hypoxis flowers are pretty similar, but their seeds are amazing when viewed with an SEM. I give you some partial plates from Zona et al. 2009. A seed atlas of Hypoxis from eastern North America. Jour. Torrey Bot. Soc. 136:26–32. doi.org/10.3159/08-R... #Hypoxidaceae #Botany 🌾🧪🌱 1274
Reposted by @petiole99.bsky.socialShantha Mohan, Ph.D., DTM @shlead.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Looking in, so much beauty to discover! Agree? From the top left, clockwise: Zinnia, China Asters, Gerbera daisy, hibiscus, chrysanthemum flower pops, and star-gazer lily. #AlphabetChallenge #WeekLforLookingIn #ECK #sixonsaturday #dailyflowers 🌱 #flowerreport #bloomscrolling #macro 8639
Reposted by @petiole99.bsky.socialTina Claffey Photography @tinaclaffey.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Devil's Bits Scabious is such an important late bloomer for our insects 💕 I love when it is on the cusp of bursting into bloom, like a little purple pincushion! @peatlandecr.bsky.social @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @tocharstories.bsky.social @communitywetlands.bsky.social 14912
Reposted by @petiole99.bsky.socialThe Cottage Garden @simonecannon.bsky.social · 26/09/2026I spotted this stunning African #iris aka Fortnight #lily, in Hawaii and, although it's a warm weather plant, the RHS says it could grow against a sunny south- or west-facing wall, or in a coastal #garden where frosts are rare. I'm going to try 🤞next spring #BloomScrolling #Flowers #Gardening 231209117
Reposted by @petiole99.bsky.social🍄🌲🍄 @ricknothing.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Beautiful chicken of the woods 214816
Reposted by @petiole99.bsky.socialOwensgrandpa @owensgrandpa.bsky.social · 26/09/2026 May 5th 2026 White Passion Flower, 118319
Reposted by @petiole99.bsky.socialPennyjs @pennyjs.bsky.social · 25/09/2026A leaf within a circle of joy within a flower. 514412
Reposted by @petiole99.bsky.socialNiko J @nikojln2016.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Hydrangea heaven. A close-up of a part of one of the floral displays for Chelsea In Bloom 2021. 🪻🌱🌸 📍Chelsea, London SW3 241594141
Reposted by @petiole99.bsky.socialMalcolm Stoneman @malcolmstoneman.bsky.social · 25/09/2026👀 Coffee time ☕️☕️🌺 - Anglesey Abbey, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire. Dahlia (Amy Cave) - 📷 24.09.2026 #elevensestime #FlowersOnFriday 938950
Reposted by @petiole99.bsky.socialLecia Michelle @leciamichelle.bsky.social · 26/09/2026A male house sparrow. YES, I KNOW THEY ARE CONSIDERED INVASIVE. BUT THEY DO NOT KNOW THAT. #birds #photography #birdsofbluesky 781583146
Reposted by @petiole99.bsky.socialDreamcatcher @dreamcatcher01.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Monarch Butterfly The umiverse is constantly collaborating, finding new ways to show us the goodness of life and our world... 935960
Reposted by @petiole99.bsky.socialMichelle says: Be kind. Always. ❤️ @snarkysillysad.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Moba Geographic Photography captures a sand cat with its kittens; the only cat species considered primarily adapted to true desert habitat. Their paws are covered with dense fur that helps insulate them from hot sand and makes their tracks surprisingly faint. #AGoodPlace 1374551761
Reposted by @petiole99.bsky.socialTanuki’s Ghostie Revenge @tanukisrevenge.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Good morning and happy #FungiFriday 226726
Reposted by @petiole99.bsky.socialDAPPER DON DHARSHI @dapperdondharshi.bsky.social · 25/09/2026A marine biologist films this octopus changing colors while dreaming and it’s spectacular 18256611226
Reposted by @petiole99.bsky.socialThe Cottage Garden @simonecannon.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I'm harvesting the last of my summer #garden salad greens, including these Garden nasturtiums, which typically #flower from midsummer right through to the first autumn frosts. Both the flowers and the leaves are edible and add a peppery bite to salads #BloomScrolling #KitchenGarden #FlowersOnFriday 281234169
Reposted by @petiole99.bsky.socialPennyjs @pennyjs.bsky.social · 25/09/2026If your day needs a little sunshine, here’s some. 20947108
Reposted by @petiole99.bsky.socialSarah Lambert @sarahlambert7.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Fen-edge hedgerows along Etton Green Lane are draped with the pale green fruit of Wild Hop. Known to John Clare, hop featured in the opening line of 'June' in his Shepherd's Calendar - #wildflowerhour @bsbibotany.bsky.social 2505
Reposted by @petiole99.bsky.socialSajad Alipour @sajadalipour98.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Gentiana septemfida Pall. Gentianaceae Mazandaran, Iran September 2026 Elevation 2950m #Gentiana #botany #ecology #wildflowers 0435
Reposted by @petiole99.bsky.socialThe Ghost Monk @theghostmonk.bsky.social · 21/09/2026A 16th Century French illustration of Hen-And-Chicks with a Long-Eared Owl. Why the owl is so tiny or conversely the plant so huge I cannot say - other than that artists of the period seemed to enjoy putting in whimsical touches like this. #OwlishMonday #owl #botany #medieval 0335
Reposted by @petiole99.bsky.socialℬσnViναnт ғғѕ @jennyluwho.bsky.social · 19/09/2026This Rose of Sharon bloom fallen perfectly onto the grass signaling the end of the season in the prettiest way. 🌸 130031
Reposted by @petiole99.bsky.socialShantha Mohan, Ph.D., DTM @shlead.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Knospen 💐 Today's #sixonsaturday features buds (Knospe in German). From the top left, clockwise: Abutilon, apricot, wisteria, rose, peony, and pea flower. #dailyflowers 🌱 #flowerreport #bloomscrolling 2489
Reposted by @petiole99.bsky.socialMassimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Swans might have one of the most underrated landing techniques in the animal kingdom. Original post 1543482645
Reposted by @petiole99.bsky.socialShantha Mohan, Ph.D., DTM @shlead.bsky.social · 19/09/2026A Strawberry Star Calladium leaf with red splotches. #ColorADay #GreenSat #ShowHearts #ECK #nature #leaves 67215
Reposted by @petiole99.bsky.social🌴 Scott Zona, Ph.D. 🌴 @scottzona.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Gardenia thunbergia also has semi-dry, woody fruits, but they remain attached to the parent plant & are browsed by antelopes, specifically the greater & lesser kudus (Tragelaphus spp.). If not eaten, the fruits decay & skeletonize, like this one in California. #Gardenia #Rubiaceae #Botany 🌾🧪🌱 1367
Reposted by @petiole99.bsky.social🌴 Scott Zona, Ph.D. 🌴 @scottzona.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Some gardenias have extra-floral nectaries on the leaves that ants tend. Gardenia taitensis has mite domatia on the undersides of the leaves. Those little pockets in the axils of the main veins are home to beneficial mites. #Gardenia #Rubiaceae #Botany 🌾🧪🌱 1/2 1538
Reposted by @petiole99.bsky.socialContempraInn 🌹 @contemprainn.bsky.social · 13/09/2026The Wave, a famous wind-eroded sandstone rock formation located on the slopes of Coyote Buttes in the Paria Canyon-Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness in Arizona 622779479
Reposted by @petiole99.bsky.sociallukelukeluke @lukelukeluke.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Here is a nice mushroom 1875719604
Reposted by @petiole99.bsky.socialJudy Weston @westonjk.bsky.social · 13/09/2026The University of Washington’s “ivy building” showing its in-between season, the push-pull from summer’s green to autumn’s crimson. Beautiful. 🍃🍂🏫 422880337
Reposted by @petiole99.bsky.socialShantha Mohan, Ph.D., DTM @shlead.bsky.social · 12/09/2026“Be eccentric now. Don’t wait for old age to wear purple.” – Regina Brett Today's #sixonsaturday celebrates the color purple. From top left, clockwise: Pansies, pinwheel petunias, lobelias, asters, common stock flowers, and gladioli. #dailyflowers 🌱 #flowerreport #bloomscrolling 2545255
Reposted by @petiole99.bsky.socialLinda @lindacdolan.bsky.social · 13/09/2026🌱 #SundayYellow I have woken up to thick clouds and predicted rain which will mean a quiet morning for my volunteering at Wisley’s Hilltop but you can never be sure. 417913
Reposted by @petiole99.bsky.socialIan Paul Sieren @ianpaulsieren.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Dahlia #Summer #flowers #bloomscrolling 858071
Reposted by @petiole99.bsky.socialThe Cottage Garden @simonecannon.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Petunia 'Night Sky', a popular #annual known for its deep purple petals covered in a starry galaxy pattern. Each bloom has a unique arrangement so no two #flowers look identical. It is a semi-trailing plant that flowers from early summer through mid-autumn #StunDay #BloomScrolling #Gardening 161181137
Reposted by @petiole99.bsky.socialStuart @edinburghnature.bsky.social · 03/09/2026@bsbibotany.bsky.social @botsocscot.bsky.social Passed this plant 10 days ago thinking it was discarded meal of Spaghetti. Passed again today still there and realised it was a plant. Closer inspection Yellow Dodder a new record for the Lothians. 0154
Reposted by @petiole99.bsky.socialGinny Stibolt @ginnystibolt.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Florida betony(Stachys floridana), a Florida native, is in the mint family (Lamiaceae) & has the typical square stems with opposite leaves along the stems and lavender flowers. It’s native to all of Florida. And its tubers are edible! Read: greengardeningmatters.blogspot.com/2026/01/flor... 0101
Reposted by @petiole99.bsky.socialBotany One @botany.one · 31/08/2026How Can Overlooked Plants Help Rebuild Ecosystems Transformed by Mining? www.botany.one/how-can-over... Recovery after mining may begin close to the ground, with mosses and liverworts helping new ecosystems take shape. #Botany #PlantSciencebotany.oneHow Can Overlooked Plants Help Rebuild Ecosystems Transformed by Mining?Recovery after mining may begin close to the ground, with mosses and liverworts helping new ecosystems take shape. 0116
Reposted by @petiole99.bsky.social@hgpennington @hgpennington.bsky.social · 01/09/2026In 2024 I painted pear rust symptoms, caused by the fungus Gymnosporangium sabinae, for the August illustration of the BSPP plant pathogens calendar. www.bspp.org.uk/prod... 052
Reposted by @petiole99.bsky.socialStephen Spitewinter @spitewinter.bsky.social · 31/08/2026#plants #history #botany #art 🌼 Gloriosa superba syn. Methonica plantii - Lame Lily, Climbing Lily, Creeping Lily, Gloriosa Lily, Tiger Claw Common to much of Sub #Saharan #Africa and #Asia, also introduced to E. #Australia & #Alabama. Toxic ☠️ How to grow from RHS - www.rhs.org.uk/plants/82032... 1104
Reposted by @petiole99.bsky.social@s4r4h-l @s4r4h-l.bsky.social · 30/08/2026#Wildflowerhour #seedheads with a very helpful dandelion flower and clock yesterday, though this one is iconic! #Preston #Lancashire @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social #bloomscrolling 1379
Reposted by @petiole99.bsky.socialLyn Edmonds @edmondslyn.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Close-up of a Dock, Rumex seed head, seen today on the edge of a Cambridgeshire field #Seedheads #WildflowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social 3538
Reposted by @petiole99.bsky.socialTessiQ ⛏️ NO DM▪️no media,blocked! @tessiq.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Curcuma sessilis is a herbaceous plant in the ginger family Zingiberaceae,with gorgeous magenta blooms💖💫 3586
Reposted by @petiole99.bsky.socialSardonicus @sardonicus.eu · 01/09/2026Patrick Syme, Charts for Werner’s Nomenclature of Colours: Adapted to Zoology, Botany, Chemistry, Mineralogy, Anatomy, and the Arts, 1821 archive.org/details/gri_... 35914
Reposted by @petiole99.bsky.socialJournal of Experimental Botany @jxbotany.bsky.social · 01/09/2026📢 NEW ISSUE ALERT 📢 🌾🪰 Issue 16 is out now 🪰🌾 📔 On the cover: Sugarcane aphid (Melanaphis sacchari) colonisation on the abaxial leaf surface of sorghum, depicting wingless nymphs and adults (Photo credit: Kashish Verma). 🔗 Read the full issue: academic.oup.com/jxb... #PlantScience 🧪 033
Reposted by @petiole99.bsky.social🌴 Scott Zona, Ph.D. 🌴 @scottzona.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Crassulaceae are famous for being the family in which CAM was first discovered. As an aside: There is no Crassulacean acid, as there is citric acid (from Citrus) or malic acid (from Malus). It’s simply an acid metabolism associated with Crassulaceae. 📷: Crassula ovata #Crassulaceae #Botany 🌾🧪🌱 16514
