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Quote of the day:
“Light nurtures beauty –
what is a potato to a cauliflower, or a lettuce to a turnip?
But darkness also has its arc. Notice the curves on a potato.
Those are the remainders of lost journeys, spent looking for light.
Hence the potato’s blind eyes. The bones of darkness have punctured them.”
~ Sumana R0y
Forage in January for:
Alexanders, Dandelion Leaves, Rosehips, Cleavers, Burdock Roots, Chickweed
Tag Archives: Parasitic plants
Coming out of the woodwork ….
Purple Toothwort (Lathraea clandestina) is like something conjured from a science fiction film, but it is real and it is breaking out of the ground right now. Just look at the clusters of little hooded figures with their sinister overhanging … Continue reading
Posted in Flowers, Nature, Spring, Whimsy
Tagged aliens, broomrape family, Cambridge Botanics, Gardens, Lathraea clandestina, Parasitic plants, Purple toothwort
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A Life of Dependency: A surprise encounter with a parasitic plant
On yet another recent dog walk (great things for discovering stuff about wildlife and nature) and buoyed up after discovering some spotted orchids in the fields across the back, we stumbled on a strange looking plant in a meadow. It … Continue reading
Posted in Nature, Out and about, Plants, Whimsy
Tagged clover, Common Broomrape, meadow, nature, Orobanche minor, Parasite, Parasitic plants
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