#Snowberry

[nh-art]

'Who are you?' said the Caterpillar.

[riverwindphotography]

Snowberry covered in dew, and sparkling in the morning light

(c) riverwindphotography

[luna--778]

Woahh new botanical who put that there?

[banefolk]

Snowberry (Symphoricarpos) is a christmas botanical that truly embodies the spirit of winter with its bright white berries. This genus of cold hardy and drought resistant shrubs is related to the honeysuckle family and native to North and Central America (with one species in China). Today it can be found as an ornamental shrub in plant nurseries and gardens across the world and is well loved in floristry —especially for the winter holidays and winter weddings.

The white berries are poisonous to humans if consumed in excess due to their saponin content so the plant was mainly used by indigenous peoples for medicine, as hair shampoo, and to poison water to stun fish and make them easier to catch. The fresh berries were rubbed on rashes, burns, and sores. The bark, root, and leaves were used externally to treat wounds snd as an eye wash as well as internally for fever and menstrual issues. It was treated as a disinfectant and was used as a wound wash, to remove external parasites, and the burned wood was used to cauterize wounds.

In modern medicine we’ve found the berries contain the alkaloid chelidonine normally found in poppies. It is an antidote to poisoning from anticholinergic herbs like belladonna, brugmansia, datura, and mandrake. Pretty cool! Other anticholinergic antidotes include snowdrops and narcissus.

In indigenous folk magic snowberry is considered very protective with the power to banish ghosts and evil spirits and counteract curses and spells. It can be worn or carried for protection and used in magic to encourage truthfulness. Many Native American tribes used it to protect babies and young children from ghosts ��either as a charm by their cradles or the wood itself used to make the cradle. It was also used to protect children when ill, especially for fevers.

Sources: Native American Ethnobotany Database, PFAF, Wikipedia, and ethnobotanist Nancy J. Turner.

[oumaharemau]

seen any cool animals yet?

"We found a cat!" (-Kokichi)

"His name is Snowberry..."(-Ryoma)

[bethanyisdaydreaming]

[anskupics]

Symphoricarpos — snowberries a.k.a. waxberries a.k.a. ghostberries

[quibbs126]

So some time ago, I saw someone make a hollytaya kid, but they were based on snowberries, and I swear, that’s like, a god tier choice for a hollytaya fankid, at least design wise, keeping the berry aspect, but also incorporating Pitaya’s white hair

It was their initial concept design, and they ended up changing the ingredient to goji berry, so I could use snowberries for the hollytaya kid I have to do (I don’t like using a name/ingredient someone else used for their fankid, especially if they’re the same ship). But also I still want to do Passion Fruit, since the name works so well. But also, I’m having trouble coming up with ideas for Passion Fruit that actually look like a hollytaya kid

Should I make Passion Fruit like, their adopted kid? Still a dragon, but not related? Or just Pitaya’s kid, given I can think of ways to make them similar to Pitaya? But also I should make them a blood (well, syrup) related child, so should I do snowberries? Is that just taking an idea someone else had? I mean they’re not using it, and I don’t plan on copying it other than the name

I’m not sure what to do

[sorceresslyra]

[malifischer]

3 Friends

[pixierainbows]

Lissa and snowberry

[nh-art]

Early autumn

[dansnaturepictures]

03/01/2024-Waxwings and Red Kite at Farnham

It was a joyous and exceptional experience to fulfil a hope this winter today of seeing Waxwings at the third time of trying so far this year the second time here. I was in my element as loads of these vibrant and voracious birds flew into a tall tree staying for a while and a few times descended upon a white berry laden tree to feed, getting sensational views of these birds in magical golden winter sunlight the birds among the berries with the sun shining against dark clouds at one point was an exquisite, colourful and busy scene. I feel so thankful that I was able to come here and see these birds today, the sixth time I've had the pleasure of seeing them and they are a species that have irruptive winters coming into the UK especially down south so it's always a once in a blue moon thing for me seeing them and they create a fantastic buzz across those into birds/wildlife and those not so much alike. Alongside the Little Grebe at Winnall Moors earlier in the day it brought my bird year list to 50, when considering everything for this year that was my target amount of species to see in my week off to start the year to start my year list so I'm thrilled to reach it in three days which have been brilliant. Whilst watching the Waxwings the Red Kite, possibly the one that was the star when I was here on New Year's Day unsuccessfully looking for the Waxwings, paraded over in nice light which was epic to see.

Other highlights here were Jackdaw, Blackbird which scared the Waxwings off at one point, a Goldfinch I believe that very quickly flew into the tree with the Waxwings a dream scene as I always say the rare Waxwing is one of few birds that can upstage a Goldfinch for striking colour, yarrow seen again and snowberries. It was good to see Red Kite and Pheasants on the journeys today.

[crudlynaturephotos]

[andulkaphoto]

[oumaharemau]

snowberry is the only character actually

"Nishishi~ I think he definitely deserves that but sadly there are more of us here!"