#ostrya

[theearlofmelancholy]

[hitthebreeze]

[twinflameauwof]

Princess Fig is the eldest niece of Queen Sycamore, daughter of Prince Ostrya, her only brother. She has two siblings, Princess Rubra and Prince Briar.

I think this is my first drawing of my LeafWing designs on here so ima talk about that a bit. Their scales can be shades spanning from reds, greens, yellows, and browns. The scales above their eyes are loosely inspired by vipers. I added more leaves to their spines and they don’t have webbing on their tails anymore (more akin to sandwing sails.

(sorry for not posting for a while, I’ve been focusing on other stuff lately, but I’ll post periodically when I have time/inspiration)

[francescointoppa]

Ancora Alberi. 914. Carpino nero (Ostrya carpinifolia Scop., Betulaceae)

[rock-cedar-mosquito]

Ostrya virginiana, ironwood, eastern hop hornbeam. It would be my favourite tree, if I didn't have so many favourites that I've given up trying to choose.

[n4svein]

Árboles mediterráneos o de regiones próximas

- Abies alba ( Centro y Sur de de Europa )

- Abies cephalonica ( Sur de Grecia )

- Abies nordmanniana ( Grecia, Cáucaso, Asia Menor )

- Abies pinsapo ( Sierras de Cádiz y Málaga )

- Acer campestre ( Europa, Asia Occidental, Norte de África )

- Acer monspessulanum ( Sur de Europa, Norte de África )

- Aesculus hippocastanum ( Norte de Grecia y Albania )

- Alnus cordata ( Sur de Italia, Córcega e Ischia )

- Alnus glutinosa ( Gran parte de Europa, Asia y Noroeste África )

- Alnus incana ( Europa, llegando hasta el Cáucaso )

- Betula pendula ( Casi toda Europa, Este Asia y Norte de África )

- Carpinus betulus ( Europa y Sureste Asia )

- Castanea sativa ( Parece que su área puede ser en Balcanes, Asia Menor y Cáucaso )

- Cedrus atlantica ( Montañas Norte de África: Marruecos y Argelia )

- Cedrus brevifolia ( Montañas de Chipre )

- Cedrus libani ( Líbano, Siria yTurquía )

- Celtis australis ( Paises del ámbito mediterráneo )

- Ceratonia siliqua ( Difícil origen, parece que en Arabia y Siria )

- Cercis siliquastrum ( Mediterráneo Oriental )

- Crataegus laevigata ( Europa, Norte de África, Oeste de Asia )

- Crataegus monogyna ( Europa, Asia y Norte de África )

- Cupressus sempervirens ( Se supone nativo del Mediterráneo Oriental: Irán, Chipre, Siria )

- Eleagnus angustifolia ( Oeste de Asia y naturalizado en el Sur Europa )

- Fagus sylvatica ( Área extensa del Centro y Oeste de Europa desde Penín. Ibérica a Polonia )

- Ficus carica ( Este del Mediterráneo, hasta el Oeste de Asia )

- Fraxinus angustifolia ( Mediterráneo Occidental y Norte de África )

- Fraxinus excelsior ( Toda Europa y llega a Asia Menor )

- Fraxinus ornus ( Sur de Europa y Asia Menor )

- Juglans regia ( Al parecer procede del Sureste Europa y Oeste Asia )

- Laburnum anagyroides ( Centro y Sur de Europa )

- Olea europaea ( Mediterráneo Oriental y Asia Menor, probablemente )

- Ostrya carpinifolia ( Sureste Europa, hasta el Cáucaso y Asia Menor )

- Phoenix canariensis ( Islas Canarias )

- Phoenix dactylifera ( Norte de África y Oeste Asia )

- Phoenix theophrasti ( Creta y en algunas zonas de Turquía )

- Pinus halepensis ( Región Mediterránea )

- Pinus nigra ( Área muy extensa Europa llegando Turquía )

- Pinus pinaster ( Paises del Mediterráneo Occidental y costas atlánticas Francia y Portugal )

- Pinus pinea ( Región Mediterránea )

- Pinus sylvestris ( Área muy extensa por Europa y Asia )

- Platanus orientalis ( Sureste Europa y próximo Oriente )

- Populus alba ( Europa, Oeste de Asia y Norte de África )

- Populus nigra ( Casi toda Europa y Suroeste de Asia )

- Populus tremula ( Amplia Europa, Norte de África, Norte de Asia )

- Prunus avium ( Casi toda Europa, Asia Menor y Norte de África )

- Prunus domestica ( Europa y Oeste de Asia )

- Prunus dulcis ( Oeste de Asia, asilvestrado en Cáucaso y Grecia )

- Prunus laurocerasus ( Europa, Este de Persia )

- Prunus lusitanica ( Península Ibérica )

- Quercus canariensis ( Mediterráneo Occidental, Sur de Portugal, Suroeste y Noroeste España y Norte de África )

- Quercus coccifera ( Región Mediterránea )

- Quercus faginea ( Península Ibérica y Norte de África )

- Quercus ilex ( Región Mediterránea )

- Quercus robur ( Casi toda Europa )

- Quercus suber ( Mediterráneo Occidental )

- Salix alba ( Casi toda Europa, Norte de África y Norte y Centro de Asia )

- Salix pedicellata ( Ámbito Mediterráneo )

- Taxus baccata ( Casi toda Europa, Área Mediterráneo y Asia Menor )

- Tetraclinis articulata ( Norte de África y Malta. En Cartagena y Murcia hay una pequeña población autóctona )

- Ulmus glabra (oriunda de casi toda Europa y parte de Asia )

- Ulmus minor ( nativa Europa, Norte de África y Sureste Asia )

- Ziziphus jujuba ( nativa del Sureste Europa hasta China )

[mbsposts]

20230626 Spoon River Rest Area -I74 Illinois

HORNBEAM Ostrya

[leedsomics]

Comparative transcriptomics reveals divergence in pathogen response gene families amongst twenty forest tree species

Forest trees provide critical ecosystem services for humanity that are under threat due to ongoing global change. Measuring and characterizing genetic diversity is key to understanding adaptive potential and developing strategies to mitigate negative consequences arising from climate change. In the area of forest genetic diversity, genetic divergence caused by large-scale changes at the chromosomal level have been largely understudied. In this study, we used the RNA-seq data of twenty co-occurring forest trees species from genera including Acer, Alnus, Amelanchier, Betula, Cornus, Corylus, Dirca, Fraxinus, Ostrya, Populus, Prunus, Quercus, Ribes, Tilia, and Ulmus sampled from Upper Peninsula of Michigan. These data were used to infer the origin and maintenance of gene family variation, species divergence time, as well as gene family expansion and contraction. We identified a signal of common whole genome duplication events shared by core eudicots, and a signal of recent duplication events specific to particular species. We also found rapid evolution, namely fast expansion or fast contraction of gene families, in plant-pathogen interaction genes amongst the diploid species studied. Finally, the results lay the foundation for further research on the genetic diversity and adaptive capacity of forest trees, which will inform forest management and conservation policies. http://dlvr.it/SkXsqD

[corkgrips]

[continent-of-wild-endeavor]

One of these days I'm gonna figure out what's going on with these odd growths. Mostly I see them in hop hornbeams (Ostrya virginiana) and I've been calling them witch's brooms, but that may be something else.

[wildflowers-of-southern-ontario]

Eastern Hop-Hornbeam Ostrya virginiana Betulaceae

Photograph taken on October 10, 2021, along the Etobicoke Creek, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.

[jillraggett]

Plant of the Day

Monday 12 April 2021

The branches Ostrya carpinifolia (hop hornbeam) were covered with the long male catkins and once I looked carefully there were the small female flowers, once fertilised the latter turn into fruit resembling a hop. This deciduous tree grows well in a warm and sheltered site in most soil types.

Jill Raggett

[alexblouinmtl]

Denali Parka by Ostrya Equipment, made in Montreal, 2021 shot by me

[padawan-rattail]

oc doodles

[orangetruckercap]

Ostrya

[calosoma-amitch]

Imperial moth (Eacles imperialis). Caterpillar Newark DE, August 2017. Adult from July 2017. 

Caterpillars in this species vary in color--in fact, there are two distinct color morphs that can be found in the eastern US. The “light” morph is shown above, and varies between pale green to forest green. The “dark” morph (pics soon!) ranges from orange to chocolate. Both morphs have orange horns and white spiracles on the side.

The color morphs don’t seem to relate to its diet; that is, “dark” morphs don’t only feed on pine, nor does feeding on pine turn a caterpillar “dark”. Caterpillars feed on a variety of hardwood trees, as well as conifers, in the eastern US. The “light” morph above was found feeding on chestnut oak (Quercus montana). I currently have a “dark morph” population feeding on eastern white pine (Pinus strobus), and another feeding on hop hornbeam (Ostrya virginiana). 

One generation in the eastern US, with adults by mid-summer, and eggs into August. Caterpillars overwinter as pupae in the soil.