Jasmine - (She/They)

Branches of a holly tree, with red berries and spiky, yellow-rimmed leaves. Some of the leaves are covered in snow.

A little late for christmas, but I had to share this snow-covered holly (Ilex aquifolium).

13.02.2025 11:07 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

A small moss pillow on a tree branch, half covered in snow.

So we had some snow today...
Found this little moss pillow on a tree branch.

13.02.2025 11:04 — 👍 8    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

It's simple: There's the good guys, the bad guys and the other two.

30.01.2025 19:40 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Two conjoined moss pillows, about 2 cm / 1 inch across. Fruiting bodies (little spore-filled capsules on the end of a stalk) are visible growing out of the left pillow. The leaves look like six-pointed stars, made of two three-pointed stars, shifted against each other.

A small moss pillow I found in my yard today. You can clearly see the fruiting bodies on the left patch.
Not sure what kind of moss this is. My best guess is Orthotrichum anomalum, but I may well be wrong.

29.01.2025 18:24 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Two flowers of Primula vulgaris (Primrose). The flower has 5 radially symetrical petals. The petals are a light violett / pink on the outside and a deep yellow towards the centre. Giving the entire flower the appearance of a yellow, 5-pointed star on a pink background.

I didn't expect it this early in the year, but it's always nice to find a speck of colour outside, especially when it's cold, grey and rainy.

Primula vulgaris (Primrose), found in Baden-Württemberg, Germany

22.01.2025 14:30 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0