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0 0 Pink wax-cap

Pink wax-cap

by MatthewPrattRochester, New Hampshire, USA

0 0 Hazel Sterculia

Hazel Sterculia

by XinSingapore, Singapore

Trees, many small flowers, dull red or yellow in colour Fruits turn red and ...

1 0 Cotton Poplar Tree

Cotton Poplar Tree

by Hema ShahCalifornia, USA

When fruits

10 16 Trichilia

Trichilia

by asergioCuritiba, PR, Brazil

looks like velvet, starts with a greenish red color, and contains one seed ...

1 6 Hickory (empty nut husks)

Hickory (empty nut husks)

by KarenLTennessee, USA

four-valved husk, which splits open at ...

4 4 Cannonball Tree

Cannonball Tree

by Andrea LimCairns, Queensland, Australia

cracks open when it hits the ground

0 2 Yellow Hibiscus

Yellow Hibiscus

by KevinKaviMumbai, Union Territory of Dādra and Nagar Haveli, India

in each lobe, which are released when the ...

0 3 Scarlet Rose Mallow

Scarlet Rose Mallow

by KevinKaviMumbai, Union Territory of Dādra and Nagar Haveli, India

each lobe, which are released when the ...

1 1 Hibiscus

Hibiscus

by DristanYoungRockingham, Western Australia, Australia

in each lobe, which are released when the ...

1 5 Hibiscus

Hibiscus

by LTWSt. Petersburg, Florida, USA

, containing several seeds in each lobe, which are released

0 0 Hibiscus

Hibiscus

by BiancaHöhnAngra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

in each lobe, which are released when the ...

17 7 Barometer Earthstar

Barometer Earthstar

by dandoucette陕西, Paracel Islands

Young specimens resemble a puffball when ...

0 0 Farewell to spring

Farewell to spring

by Marta RubioTexeiraSan Francisco, California, USA

, which splits open

0 0 Hibiscus

Hibiscus

by SofiabrinkmanHonolulu, Hawaii, USA

in each lobe, which are released when the ...

0 1 Hibiscus

Hibiscus

by 2018anitaHawaii, USA

each lobe, which are released when the ...

3 1 Water-measurer

Water-measurer

by JenKnightNorth Carolina, USA

Once mature, the outer membrane

2 1 Phylloxera gall

Phylloxera gall

by NopayahnahChapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

. When

3 3 Siberian Squill

Siberian Squill

by LarsKorbHohenhorn, Schleswig-Holstein (Landmasse), Germany

split open, releasing small, dark brown ...

1 0 Palamino cup

Palamino cup

by AntónioGinjaGinjaBraga, Portugal

under surface; a round, cuplike shape when ...

1 0 Hibiscus/Gumamela

Hibiscus/Gumamela

by ManilieQuiapo, Metropolitan Manila, Philippines

capsule dehisces (splits open) at

1 0 Bohemian Truffle

Bohemian Truffle

by LeubaMelbourne, Victoria, Australia

veins of ochre. When

0 0 Yellow Hibiscus

Yellow Hibiscus

by beckylei311Hawaii, USA

in each lobe, which are released when the ...

0 0 Rose mallow

Rose mallow

by Benno IboldPuntarenas, Costa Rica

each lobe, which are released when the ...

1 0 Golden Columbine

Golden Columbine

by blanket-shrouded

These striking flowers were hidden away in a shady corner of my yard. Each one ...

0 0 Desert Shaggy Mane (Young)

Desert Shaggy Mane (Young)

by Ivan RodriguezGlendale, Arizona

This kind of puffball-ish mushroom splits ...

1 0 Austrian pine

Austrian pine

by GoodyTulsa, Oklahoma, USA

20–25 mm long; they are wind-dispersed

0 1 Hickory Tree

Hickory Tree

by LaurieVirginia, USA

, enclosed in a four-valved husk, which

3 0 Bitter bolete

Bitter bolete

by JaeApeldoorn, Gelderland, Netherlands

maturity, the caps turn a darker shade of ...

0 2 Garlic mustard

Garlic mustard

by LarsKorbHohenhorn, Schleswig-Holstein (Landmasse), Germany

-brown, containing two rows of small shiny black seeds which are released

0 0 Garlic Mustard

Garlic Mustard

by KostasZontanosΑποκεντρωμένη Διοίκηση Μακεδονίας - Θράκης, Greece

-brown, containing two rows of small shiny black seeds which are released

0 0 Kelp Gull

Kelp Gull

by NielBuysCape Agulhas Local Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa

take three or four years to reach

0 0 Barometer earthstar

Barometer earthstar

by EmilyUmbargerMichigan, USA

puffball when young and unopened. In

2 13 Barometer earthstar

Barometer earthstar

by EmilyUmbargerMichigan, USA

puffball when young and unopened. In

2 0 Barometer earthstar

Barometer earthstar

by EmilyUmbargerMichigan, USA

puffball when young and unopened. In

3 0 Puffball Mushroom

Puffball Mushroom

by shekainah d. alabanRoxas City, Capiz, Philippines

brown dust-like spores are emitted when ...

0 0 Hibiscus

Hibiscus

by juliemCabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico

-lobed capsule, containing several seeds in each lobe, which are released

1 1 collapsed head of a puffball

collapsed head of a puffball

by AlexKonigHorst aan de Maas, Limburg, Netherlands

A puffball is a member of any of several groups of fungus in the division ...

1 0 Amapola

Amapola

by StellaM.Cordero

released when the capsule dehisces (

0 0 Sweetbay Magnolia

Sweetbay Magnolia

by ChrisBurkettNorth Carolina, USA

fused aggregate of follicles, 3-5 cm long, pinkish-red

0 0 Pink hibiscus

Pink hibiscus

by ManjuPinkyOhio, USA

Hibiscus is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family, Malvaceae. It ...

5 1 Rosemallow

Rosemallow

by NatureCare20Biliran, Philippines

in each lobe, which are released when the ...

0 0 White Hibiscus

White Hibiscus

in each lobe, which are released when the ...

0 0 Sweetbay Magnolia

Sweetbay Magnolia

by KenCheeksSouth Carolina, USA

follicles, 3-5 cm long, pinkish-red when ...

1 0 Geopora sumneriana

Geopora sumneriana

by ΚώσταςΤσιλιγκάνοςStřední Čechy, Czech Republic

typically 5 to 7cm across when fully ...

1 1 Violet puffball

Violet puffball

by shekainah d. alabanRoxas City, Capiz, Philippines

emitted when the

0 0 Common Mullein

Common Mullein

by QWMomGeorgia, USA

open when

3 1 Collared earthstar

Collared earthstar

by AlexKonigHeerlen, Limburg, Netherlands

, eventually splitting so that the spore ...

2 2 Sweetbay Magnolia

Sweetbay Magnolia

by BudShinallTownsend, Tennessee, USA

fused aggregate of follicles, 3-5 cm long, pinkish-red

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