www.sciencenews.org Some tropical trees act as lightning rods to fend off rivals
Though being struck by lightning is usually bad, the tropical tree Dipteryx oleifera benefits. A strike kills other nearby trees and parasitic vines.
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Plants @mander.xyz hungryphrog @lemmy.blahaj.zone What is this flower?
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/24579268
Southern Finland. I've found these and some more bluish ones. They are fairly small (the flower itself is about 4-6cm) and have these long, pretty thick leaves. It isn't visible in the photos, but the petals have this glittery look on them. Here's one of the blue ones, in a vase:
I've mostly seen them near yards or gardens, so I think they aren't native. -
Plants @mander.xyz Jim East @slrpnk.net cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/20552909
The fruit is edible, but there's not much food on it, so probably not worth planting outside of its native range.
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Plants @mander.xyz Jim East @slrpnk.net Pereskia aculeata
cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/20514746
photos by Lumicon
This plant should not be thriving in this environment. It is growing on compacted oxisol in an area that gets over 4 metres of rain. Yet here it is, growing completely out of control. Nothing makes sense. Climate change?
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Plants @mander.xyz DiaDeLosMuertos @aussie.zone Life urm........
I have to admire the survival skills of this Prickly Pear. How did it get there. How is it still alive ?