To get the big picture, don’t forget to look at the small stuff.
The Turkey Tail shelf fungus reveals the fuzzy outer layer.
A close look at the American Beautyberry (Callicarpa americana).
And then once the berries drop or eaten all that remains are the sepals. Sorta look likes a flower doesn’t it?
The darker part of this closeup of an Atrichum moss are called lamellae. If you looked under a microscope you would see that the lamellae were only one cell thick projecting upwards like little fingers.
A tiny ground spider raced by with its winged prey!
X marks the spot for the Turban Lichen (Cladonia peziziformis) and the Atrichum moss. 🙂
Copperleaf (Acalypha) is a member of the Euphorbiaceae family!
A lichen that hugs the ground among the grasses, yellow scale (Psora icterica)!
Finally a close look at where the seeds attached on the Prairie Goldenrod (Solidago rigidiuscula syn Solidago speciosa var rigidiuscula)!
Closeups are so interesting. The Acalypha is so pretty and I love the details of the Psoras.
Re: Pando, I’ve wondered often if some of the high succession level perennial grasses like big bluestem might not be just as old. Maybe no one has ever done the investigative work to find out.
Is that the Stiff goldenrod that used to be Oligoneuron? The last pic.
Some of the Goldenrod was Oligoneuron, but I could not find it as syn for this species in my photo.
Thank you for the beautiful close up pics. I for one have never seen some things up that close. The beauty berry is lovely.
So intrigued with close-ups – hidden gems always.
And that Pando tree is awesome – so ancient!!!!!
Beautiful close ups!!
Closeups are so interesting. The Acalypha is so pretty and I love the details of the Psoras.
Re: Pando, I’ve wondered often if some of the high succession level perennial grasses like big bluestem might not be just as old. Maybe no one has ever done the investigative work to find out.