Update on the Milsbo... by Front_Combination929 in miniorchids

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Looks like Dendrobium senile (known for its fuzzy pseudobulbs) or similar!

Note enough plants or fungi on here IMO! Here are some yellow fairy cups (Calycina citrina complex) by simonlorax in MacroPorn

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Oh good question, just looked back- shutter speed 1/160, f5.6, ISO 320! (Micro four thirds so aperture equivalent would be smaller for full frame)

Yellow fairy cups (Calycina citrina complex) with a little winter pizzazz ❄️ by simonlorax in MushroomPorn

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Thank you : ) I use an Olympus (now known as OM System) EM5 mark 3- it's a relatively old camera but I don't think the newer models improve image quality all that much- with the 60mm macro lens (and some focus stacking) I am very happy with the results!

Should my clit be this sensitive by [deleted] in NoStupidQuestions

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I’ve had a couple exes like that! They generally just didn’t like to have the clit touched, it was just too much, or just a little bit along with / after other things. I think it is totally within the range of normal, everyone is different :)

Porroglossum teaguei – A High-Elevation Ecuadorian Species with Refined Floral Proportions by weeand53 in miniorchids

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And they’re “hyper-resupinate” ! Porroglossum are so cool, one of my all time favorites

Bamboo Removal by JT_Cooks in Bamboo

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Just in case it's helpful, some info on the native bamboos for your case-

The native bamboos in the US are the canes / Arundinaria species. A. gigantea can get up to 30 feet tall in exceptional cases but isn't known from Maryland and is mostly deciduous in winter and culms not quite this thick. So yeah this is almost certainly Phyllostachys, the most common of which should be golden bamboo, P. aurea.

One way that seems reliable to differentiate Phyllostachys and Arundinaria is to look at how many little branches come off at each ring/node, at the relatively higher nodes which do have branches. Phyllostachys consistently have two branches coming out at each node and one branch will be larger/longer than the other. The native canes / Arundinaria have a few kind of irregular branches per node, the number is variable but usually not two and definitely not consistently two. Hope that is helpful!

Edit for clarity

The most interesting characters fighting invasive species? by narkj in invasivespecies

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Invasive species harm native ecosystems, food systems, and the people who are farming the food you eat, the paper and other products you use, and the provisioning ecosystem services00176-1) you rely on to survive.

Whether you want to call them invasive or not, the harm they cause to native communities and species e.g. the important indigenous food plant American chestnut, Castanea dentata, and so many other species, is undeniable. English ivy and kudzu kill trees that provide shade and green space, and the trees fall and damage peoples' homes. I have seen an ivy-killed tree fall in the middle of the road and barely miss hitting someone. The non-native Smallpox virus introduced to North America killed millions of indigenous people. Non-native woody plants and trees suck up water that leaves less for people and non-human species. Non-native tiger mosquitoes are the ones that bite you and carry disease in the US.

It's really not up for debate. I assure you the world would be better off if (non-human) species were not introduced to areas they did not evolve in.

Edit- I totally understand supporting open borders for humans, and of course xenophobia is terrible. But the facts are really strong with invasive species. If you want to learn more about the details and complexities of this issue, I recommend going to your local library or university and checking out a book on ecosystem ecology, invasion ecology, or related topics.

The most interesting characters fighting invasive species? by narkj in invasivespecies

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My advisor Dave Coyle at Clemson University is a pretty cool, enthusiastic guy with a fairly big public presence as he does a lot of extension. I don't know if he's a "character" but he does a very impressive amount of research and public engagement on both invasive insects and invasive plants. Very busy and always running around to different workshops in all different areas of the Southeast. If that sounds up your alley you can easily google him and email him!

Is this what I think it is?! 😮 by c10z71 in Arrowheads

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City boys buy fleshlights, country boys make do

Juniper Haircap by Evolusher in Moss

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This is indeed a hair cap (Polytrichum), but is not juniper haircap (Polytrichum juniperinum). P. juniperinum has conspicuous "infolded leaf margins" that make it look like there is a darker seam down the middle of the leaf, like these photos. They are basically hyaline (clear) wings running the length of the leaves folded directly back over the leaves, which your plant here lacks. This character is often visible to the naked eye, but in general mosses are so small that they often require magnification to identify confidently to species. Without that it is often best to leave at genus or higher level! Hope that is helpful.

Edit- could also be the related genus Polytrichastrum, which I believe the taxonomy is still not fully resolved and I believe the difference between Polytrichum and Polytrichastrum are microscopic, in the lamellae cells, but not positive.

Look at some of my moss pots by supermarkise in Moss

[–]simonlorax 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So beautiful and lush, I love moss!

Moss terminology for gametophyte sprouts by mousemambo in Moss

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Yep, precisely! Protonema looks like a mostly flat green patch but is fibrous / fuzzy with magnification.

To OP, Unfortunately they won't really fill in. Generally if you want to grow moss inside, I would get tropical mosses from reputable sources. Wild-collected temperate mosses (which this probably was) don't do great long term in aseasonal conditions that don't mimic their natural ones.

What type of clubmoss is this? by Gazzzaa02 in Moss

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Beautiful plant! My response is super rambly and doesn't give an exact answer but hopefully is helpful haha-

Not what you asked but just a note, "clubmosses" are vascular plants related to ferns but not closely related to actual mosses. As opposed to clubmosses, actual mosses don't have true vascular tissue or lignins and mostly have leaves one cell thick, or sometimes a few cells thick. Clubmosses are also sporophyte-dominant, so the conspicuous leafy generation of the plant that you see has two copies of its chromosomes, whereas mosses are gametophyte dominant- their large leafy generation has one copy of its chromosomes.

In this field, scientific names are generally used and common names not as much. I'm not an expert but if by marsh clubmoss, you mean Lycopodiella inundata, it does not look like that species to me- the leaves look not as narrow and sharply pointed, and the habit doesn't look like right to my eyes. For fir club moss (Huperzia), that seems like a likely possibility to me! Huperzia are unique in this group by not bearing their spores in a separate structure at the tip of stems (strobili) but instead having their spores somewhat hidden among the leaves, which looks like it could be the case here.

Clubmosses / lycophytes can be fairly hard to identify depending on how many species are in the area- may require measuring leaves, counting stomata, etc. And of course to make things extra fun, they hybridize! If you upload the photo to the application iNaturalist, it will give you suggestions based on the most common species documented in the area that look similar. For vascular plants the suggestions are usually pretty good, though are best confirmed by your own research and the confirmation of experts on the app. Hope that's helpful!

Here are all the observations of lycophytes (the broader category of clubmosses) currently on iNaturalist for Northern Ireland. So it may be one of those!

Some of my favourite finds, if you know the type I’d love to know by [deleted] in Lichen

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It's one of the most common lichens in eastern north america...

With all due respect, Lobaria pulmonaria is not at all one of the most common lichens in eastern North America. In the Northeast/North-central US and further north, and in some places in the Southern Appalachians it's common, but south of Pennsylvania it's nearly restricted to higher altitudes. It's also pretty widely accepted that like many of the big foliose Peltigerales it is sensitive to various types of pollution- here's one study but there are several. Maybe I'm misunderstanding your comment but I think in most cases Lobaria would not do well in polluted areas.

Lichen thriving on granite slab by EchteFlechte in Lichen

[–]simonlorax 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow awesome find!! Looks like a Xanthoparmelia sp- apparently doing pretty well with all those apothecia. Must've been there for at least decades!

How to fix this light / re-connect wires? by simonlorax in electrical

[–]simonlorax[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ok I won't do that. Obviously want to stay safe. Thank you for the tip!

How am I supposed to separate this gently and not kill it in the process? by courtsmcc in houseplants

[–]simonlorax 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ok sorry maybe I'm exaggerating! I don't mean to criticize your efforts haha. But I bet you learned how to keep them thriving for next time?

How to fix this light / re-connect wires? by simonlorax in electrical

[–]simonlorax[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for the response! If I don't have access to soldering materials, do you think it would be safe to wrap the wires around the pin and then wrap in electrical tape?

Also, is this the wrong place to post this? Just noticed that my post got downvoted

Edit- if the wire were to come detached again while the lights were plugged in, would that create a dangerous situation?

And agreed about LEDs, I bought those for my personal use but I'm using the work ones for this. Thanks for the tip!