#dune plant

[drhoz]

#2751 - Calamagrostis arenaria - European Marram Grass

AKA Arundo arenaria, Ammannia coccinea purpurea, Ammannia teres, Ammophila australis, and Ammophila arenaria.

The current binomial comes from Kalamos, a Greek mythical figure who was turned into a reed, and agrostis, a Greek word for ‘grass’ from agrotes ‘of the field’. arenaria means 'sand dweller'. Since Ammophila means 'sand lover' the previous name meant 'Sand-loving sand dweller'. You'd certainly hope so.

Native to Europe and North Africa, but introduced to other parts of the world where it is now A Problem. Introduced to Aotearoa (by idiots) after native vegetation was removed (by idiots) and the coastal sand dunes were suddenly freed to stroll across the landscape. It's highly invasive, virtually unpalatable to livestock, and rapidly driving native dune plants to extinction. At least there's a native moth that finds it palatable.

Can survive burial in sand for over a year. The blades are tightly furled to trap moist air, making it highly drought resistant.

Dunedin, Aoteoroa New Zealand.

[souperluminal]

Hi! I was just wondering why there is an astronaut in a lot of your art? It’s really cool an do wanted to know if there was a story behind it??

Thank you

[jillraggett]

Plant of the Day

Tuesday 3 September 2024

Growing in the sandy conditions near a coastal port was the introduced species Saponaria officinalis 'Rosea Plena' (soapwort). This vigorous, upright perennial has spreading rhizomes and can be invasive. The species favours a moderately fertile, well-drained, soil in full sun.

Jill Raggett

[thorsenmark]

Dumont High Dune with a Mountain Backdrop by Mark Stevens Via Flickr: What drew me into this setting was the look across the Mojave Desert to the sand dunes and then more distant mountains with its ridges and peaks.

[prettyplumpkitty]

Double fisting pumpkin flavored coffee & farm fresh apple cider under a cozy blanket.

Ahhhh Sunday….

[lionfloss]

by hypnotie_

[beep-beepster]

I feel like there is a strong correlation to Frank Hubert’s initial subtext with Dune (its islamic religious themes, a premise setting an empire against local populaces, the attention towards ecological developments in desert environments with a bias towards temperate zones from outsiders wanting to “enrich” the land), and all of the recent developments in Gaza and its history, both with the original influences to Hubert’s novel and the timing of a blockbuster adaptation happening while international focus grows towards Palestine, that is going unmentioned outside of the usual jokes and memes

[sihayadunee]

𖤓 chani of arrakis / rey of jakku 𖤓

[rubenesque-as-fuck]

I just want it to be tomorrow after work so I can get unfathomably high on edibles and turn off my brain for at least a few days

[wiley-treehouse-gardens]

There are people sledding down this dune.

[mansnooziesmoosmutzel]

“And what is it you do to the face of Arrakis that must not be seen?” “We change it ... slowly but with certainty ... to make it fit for human life. Our generation will not see it, nor our children nor our children’s children nor the grandchildren of their children ... but it will come.” Stilgar stared with veiled eyes out over the basin. “Open water and tall green plants and people walking freely without stillsuits.”

[henricoudoux]

© Henri Coudoux

[frnkiebby]

Well shit guys.

I was expecting at least a couple days to hit 200??? I LOVE YOU????

Okay so. that being said. sunday will be the milestone celebration day bc Franthony Friday and Mikey Way Saturday should still happen (i mean they deserve their days right??)

PLUS— that means you guys have friday and saturday to hit me with ideas of what you wanna see in celebration.

p.s. pls accept this frimage that’s been hiding in my favorites album~🎃

[sarahonfilm]

[thorsenmark]

It Isn’t Hard to Imagine a Beautiful Place in Guadalupe Mountains National Park by Mark Stevens Via Flickr: A view looking to the east while walking the trails in the Salt Basin Dunes portion of Guadalupe Mountains National Park. My thinking in composing the image was to capture a sweeping view looking across those white sands with the growing vegetation. The Guadalupe Mountains would then seemingly tower above all with some blue skies and clouds to complement the west Texas landscape and national park setting

[the-ephemeral-ethereal]

A sophisticated human can become primitive. What this really means is that the human's way of life changes. Old values change, become linked to the landscape with its plants and animals. This new existence requires a working knowledge of those multiplex and cross-linked events usually referred to as nature. It requires a measure of respect for the inertial power within such natural systems. When a human gains this working knowledge and respect, that is called 'being primitive.' The converse, of course, is equally true: the primitive can become sophisticated, but not without accepting dreadful psychological damage.

from Children of Dune by Frank Herbert