#broomrape

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Slender Broomrape - Erva-loira-ensanguentada (Orobanche gracilis)

Cascais/Portugal (5/04/2024)

[Nikon D850; ∑150mm F2.8 EX DG OS HSM APO Macro with Circular Flash Nissin  MF 18; 1/250s; F22; 400 ISO]

[enfaeutchie]

Various broomrapes (Orobanche spp.) from the last week - parasitic plants in the family Orobanchaceae. I didn't sit down and key any of these out but I'd wager at least a fair chunk of them are ivy broomrape (O. hederae). Love these weirdos

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[thebotanicalarcade]

n465_w1150 by Biodiversity Heritage Library Via Flickr: Nature's garden; an aid to knowledge of our wild flowers and their insect visitors Garden City, N. Y. :Doubleday, Page,1922. biodiversitylibrary.org/page/23671210

[whats-in-a-sentence]

Strigolactones, which occur in about 80% of plant species, are a group of terpenoid lactones (see Figure 15.8H) that were originally discovered as host-derived germination stimulants for root parasitic plants, such as the witchweeds (Striga spp.) and broomrapes (Orobanche and Phelipanche spp.) (Figure 15.15).

"Plant Physiology and Development" int'l 6e - Taiz, L., Zeiger, E., Møller, I.M., Murphy, A.

[snototter]

Wooly lousewort (Pedicularis lanata) near Nome, Alaska, USA

by Larry Reis

[scarletripper]

New music video by Louisiana Broomrape

[insidecroydon]

A summer evening stroll and close encounter with a triffid

NATURE NOTES: Our latest ambling ramble for readers took place last month on what for many would be the familiar territory of Roundshaw Downs. Yet with expert guidance, we were still able to discover one of nature’s more bizarre plants. Photographs (unless stated) by ANNABEL SMITH It had been a while. In 2022, our loyal reader will recall, we had run a photo diary through the year based around…

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Word List: Hell

beautiful words with "hell" to try to include in your poem/story

Hellacious - exceptionally powerful or violent; remarkably good; extremely difficult; extraordinarily large

Helladic - of or relating to the Bronze Age culture of the Greek mainland lasting from about 2500 to 1100 b.c.

Helladotherium - a genus of extinct Pliocene giraffes of Greece and Asia Minor

Hellbender - a large aquatic usually brownish-gray salamander (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis) of streams of the eastern and central U.S.

Hell-bent - stubbornly and often recklessly determined or intent

Hellbox - a receptacle into which a printer throws damaged or discarded type material

Hellbroth - a brew for working black magic

Hellcat - witch; a violently temperamental person

Hell-diver - a pied-billed grebe or other rather small grebe i.e., any of a family (Podicipedidae) of swimming and diving birds closely related to the loons but having lobed toes

Helldog - hellhound (i.e., a dog represented in mythology as a guardian of the underworld; a fiendish person)

Hellebore - a poisonous herb (genus Veratrum) of the lily family

Helleborine - any of several orchids

Hellenize - to become Greek or Hellenistic

Helleri - swordtail i.e., a small brightly marked Central American live-bearer (Xiphophorus helleri) often kept in tropical aquariums and bred in many colors

Hellfire - the eternal fire of hell that tortures sinners

Hellgrammite - a carnivorous aquatic North American insect larva that is the young form of a dobsonfly (especially Corydalis cornutus) and is used for fish bait

Hellhole - a place of extreme misery or squalor

Hellion - a troublesome or mischievous person

Hellish - of, resembling, or befitting hell; broadly: terrible

Hellkite - one that shows hellish cruelty

Hellmouth - a property in a medieval mystery or miracle play representing the entrance of hell as the gaping jaws sometimes with moving joints of a monster resembling a whale

Hellroot - small broomrape i.e., a broomrape (Orobanche minor) having a loose spike of flowers with two basal bracts and a corolla with rounded lobes

Hell's bells - used especially to express impatience or irritation

Hellscape - a hellish landscape; a harshly unpleasant place or environment

If any of these words inspire your writing, do tag me or send me a link. I'd love to read your work!

More: Word Lists ⚜ Heaven

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Branched Broomrape - Erva-toira-ramosa (Orobanche ramosa)

Cruz Quebrada/Portugal (3/04/2023)

[Nikon D7100; ∑ 18/300mm DC Macro OS HSM with Circular Flash Nissin MF 18; 1/320s; F20; 400 ISO]

[crystalline-fragmentation]

tried something interesting for this!

I thought a little too hard about vintage and olm and possession and parasitic plants and felt something in my head faintly burst into flames (rambling under the cut)

the plants featured here are parasitic plants! we have mistletoe, strangleweed, ghost's pipe, and broomrape. they're all plants that can parasitize trees, although technically I think ghost's pipe grows from the fungus that grows on trees' roots. nature is wonderful and specific like that

I think possession can be a lot like parasitism. an unwelcome guest, sapping your control of your body, using you as a means to an end. vintage is there, but someone else is too. mistletoe in her hair, strangleweed growing up her limbs, ghost's pipe and broomrape sprout at her feet. foreign plants among the apple blossoms. eventually, will she be overgrown completely?

also: an alt! since I can't quite decide whether I like the background or not.

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[talonabraxas]

Planet Mars: Astrology, Associations, Healing & Magick -Talon Abraxas

Mars and Magick

The energy of Mars may be invoked in magical workings dealing with warriors, war or battles, attack or defense, increasing or preserving physical strength, courage, or sexual potency.

It can also be invoked to break binding spells and love spells and to counter or protect against any spells using Venus energy. Mars energy lends itself well to spells to induce lust and passion, but not love and devotion.

Herbs Associated with the Planet Mars

Thorny and/or red plants are often associated with Mars as are those with a strong, spicy flavor and the ability to warm and stimulate or energize the body.

A list of 50+ herbs associated with the planet Mars:

Acacia,

Agapanthus,

Aloes,

All-Heal,

Asafoetida,

Asarabacca,

Ashwagandha,

Barberry,

Basil,

Belladonna,

Betony,

Black cherry,

Black gum,

Blue cohosh,

Broomrape,

Bryony,

Buckbush,

Butterbur,

Butcher’s broom,

Cacti,

Calamus,

Caper,

Cardamom,

Cardoon,

Cassava,

Catnip,

Chicalote,

Chickweed,

Chives,

Coneflower,

Coriander,

Corn salad,

Cow Parsnip,

Cypress,

Dandelion leaf,

Devil’s claw root,

Dragonhead flower,

Dragon tree,

Field horsetail,

Flax lily,

Garlic,

Gentian,

ginger,

Gobo,

Gorse,

Guanique,

Hawthorn,

Holly,

Horseradish,

Hyacinth,

Japanese knotweed,

Kola nut,

Lamium,

Maca,

Madder Root,

Madwoman’s Milk,

Masterwort,

Mistletoe,

Mugwort,

Mullein,

Mustard,

nettles,

Onion,

Pepper,

Pepperwort,

Pennyroyal,

Pigweed,

Radish,

Red cedar,

Red clover,

Red-hot poker,

Reed,

Resurrection lily,

Rowan,

Rue,

Safflower,

Sarsaparilla,

Solandra,

Tea,

Tarragon,

Thistle,

Thyme,

Toadflax,

Tomatillo,

Turmeric,

Wild ginger,

Wild tobacco,

Wormwood,

Yohimbe

Crystals Associated with Mars

Any red stone can be used to represent Mars including ruby and garnet. Bloodstone also contains Mars energy.

Other Correspondences

Mars is associated with Tuesday, and in Romance languages, the word for Tuesday often resembles Mars (in Spanish, Martes, and in French, Mardi). Dante Alighieri associated Mars with the liberal art of arithmetic.

The color red, the-tower tarot card, the sword, and the pentagram are all symbols of Mars.

The horse, the bear, and the wolf are also associated with Mars.

[contremineur]

All these riverside plants he knows like the growths of his own body. Acrid stinking-hellebore, its green petals dyed crimson at the rims. Fleshy toothwort, the colour of a muddy white pig. Broomrape, wrinkled and brown. Henbane, whose veins run blood. In winter stinking-hellebore appearing before any other plants were in bloom and the only colour in the visible world was the orange and red of willow and dogwood at the water’s edge.

Robert Drewe, from The drowner (Macmillan 1996)