#Ulex

[wild-e-eep]

Back with the twisty, dead gorse bushes and a couple of nice fungi: burgundy drop - Mycena haematopus and Polyporus tuberaster which is showing true goblet potential here.

[dadforplaid]

my tabletop characters over the years

[tiredpassenger]

Ulex

[madbirdwoman]

[ysalis-analog]

Ulex

[wildetuinplanten]

Gaspeldoorn, Ulex europaeus

Midden in de winter staat er op een aantal plekken in Nederland een wilde plant van hier in volle bloei. Gaspeldoorn, Ulex europaeus. Bloeiende gaspeldoorn tussen Hilversum en Bussum In het duingebied zo hier en daar, Veluwe/Utrechtse heuvelrug, Oost Nederland, NoordBrabant… meestal op zandgrond. Eigenlijk altijd op zonnige beschutte plaatsen. Gaspeldoorn is namelijk best wel vorstgevoelig. Als…

[blogbirdfeather]

Common Gorse - Tojo-arnal (Ulex europaeus)

Lisboa/Portugal (14/02/2024)

[Nikon Coolpix P900; 50mm; 1/80s; F6,3; 100 ISO]

[thatchronicfeeling]

[Image ID: Close up of yellow ulex europaeus (gorse) flowers amongst jaggy green spines. End ID.]

Gorse flowering in spring sunlight

Image available at Picfair

[walksandwhatnot]

🔎 Ulex Europaeus (Gorse Bush)

(Silly little wishlist available here)

[inliebe-joseph]

Did J.G. call himself Ulex sometimes? Or sign letters with "Ulex" or something like that? Is it true? And if so, why? Was there a meaning behind it and what was it?

Yes. Joseph sometimes used the pseudonym “Ulrich Ulex” when signing personal letters or correspondence. He began using it around the 1920s, though he eventually abandoned it as his political prominence grew. The origin of “Ulex” is not fully understood, but it’s thought to have been a personal or literary choice, likely intended to add an intellectual or mysterious flair to his early writings and correspondence. The name “Ulex” may have held symbolic value, given that Joseph was interested in presenting himself as an intellectual. However, beyond its use as a pseudonym, there’s no clear evidence that it had any deeper or widely recognized significance. It reflects his penchant for constructing alternate personas, something that was not uncommon among public figures of the time who wished to separate their personal and professional lives. I personally like it very much (but I like everything about him atp so..).

[wild-e-eep]

Knobbly knees <3

Wind-swept coastal gorse bushes, long since overshadowed by conifer plantation.

[jaimemes]

any info on maple parents

well. i found a TREASURE TROVE worth of info for maple's parents. um. gonna put it all under the cut bc this is genuinely a lot of info.

Venus Cayleb Costa Dias and Ulex Antonio Ramos Vargas are rangers, both of which trained together on vulgrado and have been partners since they first got into ranger school. venus was later transferred to paldea on request when maple got into narauva. venus was also selected to join the experimental area zero ranger force, training and preparing for much of his time in paldea, as well as spending quite a bit of time in and out of the crater to get used to the dangerous environment until the program officially launched fulltime after briar's expedition into the depths almost a year ago. he has an umbreon and glaceon, as well as two garchomp, a corviknight, and a gogoat. venus also has a strong preferance for flabebe, and has an anonymous blog dedicated to talking about them that he posts on occasionally in his (nowadays very sparce) free time. this is likely related to him growing up with a family that owned massive florges gardens and bred the pokemon. venus has 1 sibling

ulex on the other hand is a more standard ranger. he is permitted to use a capture styler when needed, and has an espeon and leafeon. he grew up on a farm in vulgrado, and is overal quite plain. he is very much the straight man to the 3 insane people in this 4 person polycule. he also has 2 siblings

nettle is a neurosurgeon. he has no contact with any of his family, and its unclear if nettle carina maletta is actually his name. it may be a fake name and identity, as there is very little record of his existence until his 18th birthday. he has a comfey and a meganium.

Ivelyne "Ivy" Arai is the severe freak here. heir to the Union of the Hounds, she is the oldest of 3 triplets. when she turned 19, ivy disappeared and was classified as a missing person for several years until she was found at age 27. from what can be discerned, though she was living with a fake name, she had legally identified maple has her kid under her real name, allowing her family to find her through finding out about maple first. in regards to maples birth, ivy is known to have been diagnosed with severe postpartum depression and psychosis, as well as persisting mental health issues that led to her being committed to a psych ward for several months after her being found. in the years since, she has gotten much better, and has continued her practice as a therapist. she has a houndoom, runerigus, haxorus, aggron, beheeyem, and vivillon. the runerigus is referred to by maple as their uncle, and ivy is known to admit it is a dead childhood friend of hers, but has not identified whos ghost exactly.

[queeranarchism]

Hi where do you learn your facilitation skills? I saw your post and it sounds like something I’d like to develop.

Partly by watching and learning from others. Partly by trying and messing up and learning and trying again. Partly from workshops and trainings by individuals and groups like Ecodharma, Ulex and Stroomversnellers.

[detournementsmineurs]

"Coupelle au Décor Ajonc-Bruyère" de la Manufacture Henriot devant "L'Ajonc d'Europe (Ulex Europaeus)" planche botanique d'Amédée Masclef (1891) à l'exposition "Migrations, Une Odyssée Humaine" du Musée de l'Homme, Paris, février 2025.

[bonefall]

It's clanmew day? Let's go. Here are some translations for my own thing which takes place in the future. I'll do the high roles for each clan ig.

WINDCLAN Star Pebbleflame -> Shai Wibrafyn Cherrybright -> Obeoshayu (I went with shayu bc of the light source and it fits her. She's a ray of sunshine) Shadeberry -> Maemaremwrlepe (Definitely more accurate translation. Him having yew in his name fits well since he grows it) OR Palimwrlepe (Translates directly to belladonna/deadly nightshade berry. I chose it for the nightshade part)

SHADOWCLAN Star Ravenbreeze -> Shai Nyokhrra'a Stonebark -> Bonkarak Blizzardwish -> Os'hauooshaba

RIVERCLAN Star Pearlmoon (definitely an honor name, not sure what for though) -> Shai Rrihishom Finchsplash -> Wibuchyush Frostcloud -> Chikiharryr (Cloud part of her name translate to quickly moving cloud. She's always worried and moves a lot)

THUNDERCLAN Shai Adderstalk (definitely another honor name) -> Shai Sipyahehhefe (I'm not opposed to changing the suffix to something more fitting) Ravenfeather -> Nyokfuffr (Translates to raven down feathers) Flameleap -> Fynluara (Would actually translate more to flame jump)

SKYCLAN Star Perchspark -> Shai ???skop Birchcreek -> Byachshush (Direct translation is silver-birch-stream) Gorsewind -> ???hwoo

PERCH!! I'm deadass in the middle of compiling a RiverClan fishing guide, along all these other projects. There's fish never mentioned in canon that should absolutely be here aughh

But I'm getting ahead of myself; let's get you that Perch and Gorse.

Perch (Perca fluviatilis) = Hopa A perch is a green fish with black stripes, a big dorsal ridge, and ginger fins. They can get very big, but never pose a threat to a swimming warrior. Large perch have to be grappled with, small ones can be dragged in with a paw. A staple of the RiverClan diet.

THE THREE GORSES

ALL three of these are the same plant. Common Gorse (Ulex Europaeus) is the most common plant in WindClan, BAR none. And listen up-- this stuff is INTERESTING.

It smells like coconut. It's thorny. It's flammable. And most of all? It's fuckin' Yellow. Gorse is ALWAYS blooming somewhere, even through winter. WindClan is a very vibrant place because of it, and BECAUSE they are around Gorse constantly, they have three words for it.

Gorse, in general = Chai Just any old gorse bush, in any state.

Whin, gorse that is not blooming, possibly dead = Faichi This is gorse that doesn't give off a strong smell to hide a rabbit... and is also very flammable. You do not want to see a ton of Faichi around in a drought. If you do... WindClan starts running fire evacuation drills, and prohibits the use of personal cooking fires.

Furze, gorse that is blooming vibrantly, obviously healthy = Loleen Comes from Lush Green + Dandelion Yellow. Bright, healthy, smelly gorse.

[thetunashop]

Been pretty busy recently, but got some time to make some ocs :0

This is Ulex and Henri :3✨✨