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DanielCarpeted in sulfuric cloud, the hillside view of Ōwakudani presents an eerie landscape marred by charcoal-black skeletal trees contrasted with vibrant soil.
#nature #naturephotography #geothermal #sulfur #sulfuric #trees #shrubs #soil #cloud #clouds #hill #hillside #fog #haze #owakudani #hakone #japan
Ōwakudani, Hakone, Japan
elbowcrookerMyrobalan (prunus cerasifera).
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#SilentSunday #trees #shrubs #wildlifegarden #hedgerows #sheffield
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#SilentSunday #trees #shrubs #wildlifegarden #hedgerows #sheffield
Rüdiger BenninghausIt may not look like it, but this is a camellia blossom at the large camellia exhibition in Cologne Botanical Garden (Cologne).
(March 2026)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
#Sträucher, #shrubs, #Kamelien, #Camellias, #Blüten, #bloosoms, #Kölner_Flora
(March 2026)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
#Sträucher, #shrubs, #Kamelien, #Camellias, #Blüten, #bloosoms, #Kölner_Flora
Silky-leaved blood flower (Calothamnus sanguineus) in the Botanical Garden of Cologne (Flora). This shrub is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia.
(March 2026)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
#Sträucher, #shrubs, #Blutblume, #Silky_leaved_blood_flower, #Blüten, #blossoms, #Kölner_Flora
(March 2026)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
#Sträucher, #shrubs, #Blutblume, #Silky_leaved_blood_flower, #Blüten, #blossoms, #Kölner_Flora
Giant ragwort (Senecio grandifolius).
(February 2026)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
#Sträucher, #shrubs, #Riesen_Kreuzkraut, #Blüten, #blossoms, #Kölner_Flora
(February 2026)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
#Sträucher, #shrubs, #Riesen_Kreuzkraut, #Blüten, #blossoms, #Kölner_Flora
From the current camellia exhibition at Cologne Botanical Garden (Flora).
(February 2026)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
#Sträucher, #shrubs, #Kamelien, #camellias, #Blüten, #blossoms, #Kölner_Flora
(February 2026)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
#Sträucher, #shrubs, #Kamelien, #camellias, #Blüten, #blossoms, #Kölner_Flora
O=C=OChina's 3,046-Kilometer "Great Green Wall" Has Transformed Its Largest Desert Into A Carbon Sink
#China has a new #GreatWall but this one isn't built of stone and mortar to repel marauding invaders from the north. Instead, the “Great Green Wall” is a vast belt of #trees and #shrubs lining the bottom of its northern deserts, designed to halt the steady creep of #desertification. New research suggests this massive megaproject is already functioning as a vital #CarbonSink, helping to stabilize the local #environment.
Located in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, the #TaklamakanDesert is one of the driest places on Earth and the largest #desert in the country. It’s sometimes called the “Sea of Death” and “The Place of No Return” because of its desolate landscape, defined by towering dunes and a scarcity of #wildlife
From the current camellia exhibition at Cologne Botanical Garden (Flora). Some camellia blossoms look like roses.
(February 2026)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
#Sträucher, #shrubs, #Kamelien, #camellias, #Blüten, #blossoms, #Kölner_Flora
(February 2026)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
#Sträucher, #shrubs, #Kamelien, #camellias, #Blüten, #blossoms, #Kölner_Flora
As has been the case for several years now, a large camellia exhibition is currently taking place at Cologne Botanical Garden (Flora).
(February 2026)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
#Sträucher, #shrubs, #Kamelien, #camellias, #Blüten, #blossoms, #Kölner_Flora
(February 2026)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
#Sträucher, #shrubs, #Kamelien, #camellias, #Blüten, #blossoms, #Kölner_Flora
