Plants
- This little plant, identified as Equisetum arvense by a colleague, appears to have grown right through one of the metal posts of the bridge of Amsterdam University College (#AUC #UvA #VU).
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This little plant, identified as Equisetum arvense by a colleague, appears to have grown right through one of the metal posts of the bridge of Amsterdam University College (#AUC #UvA #VU).
I think it should be the mascotte of all students at Science Park:
"Those who persevere against all odds find the light at the end of the tunnel."
- [MinuteFood] How to ripen a pineapple
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TL;DW: You can't, unless it is still attached to the plant. Just eat it right away, it will not get any riper.
- Hibiscus moscheutos on my balcony
The plant is frost-hardy, but all parts of the plant above ground die in winter.
- Some very heavy variegation
Singapore Cloud Forest. Not sure what plant it is, but I guess from the Araliaceae.
- Not a fungus: Ghost pipe (Monotropa uniflora) is a parasitic plant commonly mistaken for a mushroom.
I see these all over the Midwest. Learn about how Monotropa uses the fungal connection between tree roots to siphon nutrients on this old webpage recommended by the US Forest Service.