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10/01/2023

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09/28/2023

Hope you all have a delightful week friends!

09/28/2023

Who else loves mosses?

Mosses, small and unassuming, are fascinating plants that play essential roles in ecosystems worldwide. These ancient green wonders have been around for over 450 million years and have some intriguing characteristics.

Firstly, mosses are pioneers in the plant world. They often colonize barren or disturbed environments, such as rocks, tree bark, or even concrete, with little need for soil. This remarkable adaptability allows them to start the process of soil formation, paving the way for other plant species to establish themselves in these harsh conditions. Mosses are like nature's ecosystem builders, creating habitats for various microorganisms and insects.

Secondly, mosses are incredibly efficient water absorbers. They can absorb water up to 20 times their dry weight, helping to retain moisture in ecosystems and prevent soil erosion. This ability is particularly valuable in ecosystems like rainforests, where they maintain a stable and humid microenvironment, benefiting countless other organisms.

Lastly, mosses have an intriguing role in climate change. They are essential carbon sinks, capturing and storing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. In some ecosystems, they can store even more carbon per unit area than some trees. Recognizing the role of mosses in carbon sequestration highlights their significance in mitigating the effects of climate change and underscores their importance in the natural world.

09/26/2023

Several table varieties have been bred. In Siberia, they are harvested and salted for the winter[6][9]. The flowers are sometimes also eaten raw or salted, as a seasoning for meat dishes[9]. Also, skoroda is used in omelettes, soups, with cottage cheese and butter, mixed with other spices.

09/26/2023

Vegetation begins early, as soon as the snow melts. In the northern regions, an indispensable source of vitamin greens. Introduced into culture a long time ago, it has been cultivated in Europe since the 16th century .

09/24/2023

Fresh leaves contain 61.9 mg% ascorbic acid .

09/24/2023

The ratio of phosphorus to calcium in the budding phase is 0.54, in other phases it is greatly reduced due to a lack of phosphorus .

09/20/2023

09/20/2023

When you enter the video call without checking your hair first...😳

This pink-backed pelican makes a good impression regardless.

📷: AJ Curtis

09/20/2023

Sheath shortly pointed, equal to or slightly shorter than umbrella, often painted, remaining. Umbel tufted-spherical or almost spherical, dense, almost capitate. Pedicels unequal, inner longer, two to three times shorter than tepals, rarely equal to it, without bract at base.

09/20/2023

Leaves, including one or two, cylindrical or, at the base, semi-cylindrical, 2-6 mm wide, fistulate, smooth or less often rough, usually shorter than the stem.