Mr. Flower chops firewood. He keeps big chunks of stumps near the woodpile to split wood on. These serve their purpose for many years until the fungi find them.
Layers of Turkey Tail fungus
This chunk is covered in hundreds of Turkey Tails. The proper name is Trametes versicolor. The name is due to the concentric rings of various colors. The top is velvety not smooth.
Trametes versicolor
The porous underside is white. The margin is a lighter color.
Polypore under-surface
Its lower layers are fan-shaped with the top looping around to look kidney-shaped.
No, I am not referring to myself! It’s my succulent that is poisonous and was eaten anyway.
The deer demolished this entire pot of Mother-of-Thousands succulent that was on our bridge to the front door. This plant is supposed to be toxic! Daylilies are too but they eat those as well.
Kolanchoe laetivirens
I think its latin name is Kolanchoe laetirvirens. The internet tends to mix up this ‘Mexican Hat’ plant and Mother-of-Millions/’Alligator’ plant (purple spots). They do not look the alike except they both have plantlets on the margins. My plant books are at Wildwood, so this is my memory talking.
Mecican Hat plant
I moved what was left of the eaten plant onto the deck in June. It has recovered nicely. I hope the deer revovered as well. Kolanchoes thrive on neglect.
Plantlets
The plantlets along the leaf margins are perfect rows of clones. They look like tiny green roses.
I will bring in this pot in as my “stock plant” for the winter. I also toss some of plantlets onto a fresh pot of soil to root and grow.
Even small plants form babies along their margins.
Baby with babies
If you have pets or children that taste plants, you may not want this one in your house. Especially since it drops plantlets that could be eaten, even if the pot is out of reach.
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