Hyoscyamus albus seed pods.   Hyoscyamus albus is one of the enigmatic, dark members of the Solanaceae family. It is both a toxic and very...

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  Pleurotus ostreatus (common oyster mushroom), is the third edible mushroom one can find growing in the city, fall and winter. Oyster mu...

This mushroom cluster has grown on a decaying tree stump that lies underneath.   Here's a very interesting species that is mostly a M...

This stunning white mushroom shows a special preference for Albizia julibrissin (Acacia de constantinople), and the city is full of thes...

A dried leaf synthesis of a gray-green tree (leaves of Solanum elaeagnifolium , Verbascum undulatum , and Capsella bursa-pastoris seed p...

Press-dried leaves of Solanum elaeagnifolium , turned upside down.    Solanum elaeagnifolium is a plant with purple flowers that you c...

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  Conyza bonariensis has the same origin as Conyza sumatrensis . It comes from tropical America. It also shares the same man-made habitat ...

Conyza sumatrensis poking out in a sun lit winter wasteland.   Conyza sumatrensis (also known as Conyza albida , Conyza...