Favoritos de reidhardin

Uh oh I thought iNat would know what this was.

It landed on the Carnival Vista cruise ship while we were sailing in the middle of the Gulf of Mexico. Interesting that it had color coded bands on its legs.

Grow on granite soil
Soil type: The Keese series consists of well drained shallow soils to bedrock that formed in residuum weathered from granite, granite grus, or gneiss of pre-Cambrian age.

Phemeranthus calcaricus (S.Ware) Kiger.

On flat ridgetop Walnut Glade developed upon Cretaceous (Albian) Walnut Clay Formation.

Jemez Mountains Salamander Plethodon neomexicanus near Pajarito Ski Basin

Wild raven interacting with Pogo, the rescue raven, at Austin Nature Science Center.

Found it on the side of road while looking for Amsonia

I am uploading all the cacti that I found in this area.
with @myriada

on left

var. edwardsiana

An assemblage of leaves from one plant each from Edwards, Jim Wells, and San Patricio Counties, Texas. All were collected from flowering or fruiting individuals.

More accurately Q. fusiformis introgressed with Q. oleoides however this hybrid name is the best approximation for these well-known south TX populations.

Dozzens more plants along ridge.

in pop. of M. lindheimeri & riverchonii

Anulocaulis leiosolenus var. gypsogenus, east of the Guadalupe Mountains between the Yeso Hills and Whites City, Chosa Draw, 32.1185 -104.3912, Eddy County, New Mexico, 25 Sep 2021.

I think?

prominent glands

I think, but NO FRUITS were present.

More crazy vines growing all over this abandoned brick factory building.

Growing at the bottom of sycamore tree among catclaw vine branches

Foto: R.C. Römer

Locally common in places although signs of harvesting by man a possible threat

We were so happy to see a giant toe biter! I remembered to flip it over to take a picture.

I think. Flower looked different than M. reticulata.

I counted 5 plants

On cedar glade/limestone barren complex

In deep sand along fence line under post oak.

Helotes Powerline Easement Trail

It’s like cane and chain cholla in the same plant