The Plants — Richard Mandelbaum RH

Meet some of the plants and fungi.

A plant is born.

A plant is born.

Maple samara

Acer sp.

Lady's Mantle

Alchemilla sp.

Garlic

Allium sativum

Amanita "egg"

Amanita sp.

Party on the dogbane

Party on the dogbane

Apocynum sp.

Burdock blossom

Burdock blossom

Arctium

Pleurisy root with friend

Pleurisy root with friend

Asclepias tuberosa

Lady fern

Athyrium filix-femina

Columbine capsule

Columbine capsule

Aquilegia sp.

Oh those milky oats...

Oh those milky oats...

Avena sativa

Barberry root bark

Barberry root bark

Berberis thunbergii

Calendula

Calendula officinalis

Hickory

Carya sp.

Nodding thistle

Nodding thistle

Carduus nutans

unnamed but beautiful - let's call it the Rainbow Shelf Fungus

unnamed but beautiful - let's call it the Rainbow Shelf Fungus

Chicory

Cichorium intybus

Magenta coral fungus

Magenta coral fungus

Clavaria zollingeri

Dang shen / Codonopsis

Dang shen / Codonopsis

Codonopsis pilosula

Viscid Violet Cort

Viscid Violet Cort

Cortinarius iodes

Viscid Violet Cort

Viscid Violet Cort

Cortinarius iodes

Moccasin flower (pink lady's slipper)

Moccasin flower (pink lady's slipper)

Cypripedium acaule

Moccasin flower fructification

Moccasin flower fructification

Cypripedium acaule

Datura

Datura metel

Wild carrot central flower (aka Queen Anne's Lace)

Wild carrot central flower (aka Queen Anne's Lace)

Daucus carota

Deptford Pink

Dianthus armeria

Foxglove

Digitalis purpurea

Foxglove mutant flower - we are all mutants; it is just a bit more obvious in some than others

Foxglove mutant flower - we are all mutants; it is just a bit more obvious in some than others

Digitalis purpurea

Teasel with friend

Teasel with friend

Dipsacus sylvestris

Wondrous sundew

Wondrous sundew

Drosera rotundifolia

Marginal wood fern

Marginal wood fern

Dryopteris marginalis

fern shadow

Dryopteris sp.

Echinacea with friend

Echinacea with friend

Echinacea purpurea

Rattlesnake Master with friend

Rattlesnake Master with friend

Eryngium yuccifolium

California poppy

California poppy

Eschscholzia californica

Eyebright

Euphrasia sp.

Beech nuts (American beech)

Beech nuts (American beech)

Fagus grandifolia

Fractal Fiddlehead

Fractal Fiddlehead

Reishi button (baby)

Reishi button (baby)

Ganoderma tsugae

Ground ivy

Glechoma hederacea

Licorice

Glycyrrhiza sp.

Rattlesnake plantain

Rattlesnake plantain

Goodyera sp.

Witch hazel

Hamamelis virginiana

Oxeye with friend

Oxeye with friend

Heliopsis helianthoides

Lion's mane

Hericium sp.

St John's wort

Hypericum perforatum

Goldenseal

Hydrastis canadensis

Jewelweed, spotted touch-me-not

Jewelweed, spotted touch-me-not

Impatiens capensis

Jewelweed, pale touch-me-not

Jewelweed, pale touch-me-not

Impatiens pallida

Shiitake

Lentinula edodes

Sweetgum, a special one

Sweetgum, a special one

Liquidambar styraciflua

Spicebush and friends

Spicebush and friends

Lindera benzoin

Gem-studded puffball growing on a rotting reishi

Gem-studded puffball growing on a rotting reishi

Lycoperdon perlatum

Gem-studded puffball

Gem-studded puffball

Lycoperdon perlatum

Puffball matrix

Puffball matrix

Lycoperdon sp.

Horehound

Marrubium vulgare

Lemon balm

Melissa officinalis

Patridge berry

Mitchella repens

Partridge berry fruit and friend

Partridge berry fruit and friend

Mitchella repens

Miterwort up close - I think it should be called snowflakewort

Miterwort up close - I think it should be called snowflakewort

Mitella diphylla

Wild bergamot

Monarda fistulosa

Indian or Ghost Pipe capsule

Indian or Ghost Pipe capsule

Monotropa uniflora

White pond lily

White pond lily

Nymphaea odorata

Oregano

Origanum vulgare

American Ginseng - a 30 year old Catskills native

American Ginseng - a 30 year old Catskills native

Panax quinquefolius

Dwarf ginseng

Panax trifolius

Passionflower

Passiflora incarnata

Poke flowers and fructification

Poke flowers and fructification

Phytolacca americana

Poke - unripe fruit

Poke - unripe fruit

Phytolacca americana

Poke - ripe fruit

Poke - ripe fruit

Phytolacca americana

Oyster mushroom

Oyster mushroom

Pleurotus sp.

Oyster mushroom

Oyster mushroom

Pleurotus sp.

Umckaloabo

Pelargonium sidoides

Balloon flower - the "balloon" ready to pop

Balloon flower - the "balloon" ready to pop

Platycodon grandiflorus

Balloon flower / jie geng with open flower

Balloon flower / jie geng with open flower

Platycodon gradniflorus

Self-heal with friend

Self-heal with friend

Prunella vulgaris

Pasque flower

Pulsatilla vulgaris

Mountain Mint

Pycnanthemum tenuifolium

Rosemary

Rosmarinus officinalis

Black eyed Susan

Black eyed Susan

Rudbeckia hirta

Sage

Salvia officinalis

Huang qin - Baikal skullcap

Huang qin - Baikal skullcap

Scutellaria baicalensis

figwort

Scrophularia lanceolata

Night-blooming cactus

Night-blooming cactus

Selenicereus grandiflorus

golden ragwort

Senecio aureus syn. Packera aurea

Milk thistle

Silybum marianum

Chickweed up close and personal

Chickweed up close and personal

Stellaria media

Feverfew

Tanacetum parthenium

Dandelion - some things never go out of style

Dandelion - some things never go out of style

Taraxacum officinale

Dandelion seed head, a thing of wonder

Dandelion seed head, a thing of wonder

Taraxacum officinale

Dandelion seeds ready to fly

Dandelion seeds ready to fly

Taraxacum officinale

Dandelion seeds ready to fly

Dandelion seeds ready to fly

Taraxacum officinale

American basswood (linden) seedling with cotyledons: some plants look very different as babies

American basswood (linden) seedling with cotyledons: some plants look very different as babies

Tilia americana

Poison ivy, friend not foe

Poison ivy, friend not foe

Toxicodendron radicans

Turkey tail

Trametes versicolor

Red (purple?) clover

Red (purple?) clover

Trifolium pratense

Mutant trillium with four leaves (I have dubbed it a quadrillium). All of us are mutants but sometimes it is more obvious than others...

Mutant trillium with four leaves (I have dubbed it a quadrillium). All of us are mutants but sometimes it is more obvious than others...

Trillium sp. (T. erectum?)

Hemlock, our most graceful tree

Hemlock, our most graceful tree

Tsuga canadensis

Colt's foot

Tussilago farfara

Blue vervain

Verbena hastata

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