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Common Goldeneye - Photo (c) brian stahls, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by brian stahls CC
Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) Info
The common goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) is a medium-sized sea duck of the genus Bucephala, the goldeneyes. Its closest relative is the similar Barrow's goldeneye. The genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek boukephalos ("bullheaded", from bous, "bull " and kephale, "head"), a reference to the bulbous head shape of the bufflehead. The species name is derived from the Latin clangere ("to resound"). (Wikipedia)
Morels and Allies - Photo (c) martin_livezey, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) CC
Morels and Allies (Family Morchellaceae) Info
The Morchellaceae are a family of ascomycete fungi. According to a standard reference work, the family has contained at least 49 species distributed among 4 genera, but in 2012, 5 genera producing the sequestrate and hypogeous ascoma were added. The best-known members are the highly regarded and commercially picked true morels of the genus Morchella, the thimble morels of the genus Verpa, and a genus of cup-shaped fungi Disciotis. The remaining four genera produce the (Wikipedia)
Tufted Duck - Photo (c) Frans Vandewalle, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) CC
Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) Info
The tufted duck (Aythya fuligula) is a small diving duck with a population of close to one million birds. The scientific name is derived from Ancient Greek aithuia an unidentified seabird mentioned by authors including Hesychius and Aristotle, and Latin, fuligo "soot" and gula "throat". (Wikipedia)
True Morels - Photo (c) chickenofthewoods, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) CC
True Morels (Genus Morchella) Info
Morchella, the true morels, is a genus of edible sac fungi closely related to anatomically simpler cup fungi in the order Pezizales (division Ascomycota). These distinctive fungi have a honeycomb appearance, due to the network of ridges with pits composing their cap. Morels are prized by gourmet cooks, particularly in French cuisine. Due to difficulties in cultivation, commercial harvesting of wild morels has become a multimillion-dollar industry in the temperate Northern Hem (Wikipedia)
Wild Cherry - Photo (c) Ihor Olshanskyi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Ihor Olshanskyi CC
Wild Cherry (Prunus avium) Info
Prunus avium, commonly called wild cherry, sweet cherry, or gean, is a species of cherry, a flowering plant in the rose family Rosaceae. It is native to Europe, Anatolia, Maghreb, and western Asia, from the British Isles south to Morocco and Tunisia, north to the Trondheimsfjord region in Norway and east to the Caucasus and northern Iran, with a small isolated population in the western Himalaya. The species is widely cultivated in other regions and has... (Wikipedia)
Black Nightshade - Photo (c) Krylenko VV, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Krylenko VV CC
Black Nightshade (Solanum nigrum) Info
Solanum nigrum (European black nightshade) is a species in the Solanum genus, native to Eurasia and introduced in the Americas, Australasia, and South Africa. It is also known as black nightshade, duscle, garden nightshade,Indian nightshade, garden huckleberry, hound's berry, petty morel, wonder berry, small-fruited black nightshade, or popolo. Parts of this plant can be toxic to livestock and humans (Wikipedia)
Common Pochard - Photo (c) Яна, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Яна CC
Common Pochard (Aythya ferina) Info
The common pochard /ˈpɒtʃərd/ (Aythya ferina) is a medium-sized diving duck. The scientific name is derived from Greek aithuia an unidentified seabird mentioned by authors including Hesychius and Aristotle, and Latin ferina, "wild game", from ferus, "wild". (Wikipedia)
Greater Scaup - Photo (c) Анна Голубева, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Анна Голубева CC
Greater Scaup (Aythya marila) Info
The greater scaup (Aythya marila), just scaup in Europe or, colloquially, "bluebill" in North America, is a mid-sized diving duck, larger than the closely related lesser scaup. It spends the summer months breeding in Alaska, northern Canada, Siberia, and the northernmost reaches of Europe. During the winter, it migrates south to the coasts of North America, Europe, and Japan. (Wikipedia)
White Morel - Photo (c) noah_siegel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by noah_siegel CC
White Morel (Morchella americana) Info
Morchella americana is a species of fungus in the Morchellaceae family native to North America. Described as new to science in 2012, it is common east of the Rocky Mountains in a range stretching from Ontario south to Texas, Arkansas and South Carolina. In western North America, the species typically is found under hardwood trees in river bottoms, or with apple trees or ornamental ashes in urban settings. The specific epithet americana refers to its occurrence... (Wikipedia)
False Morel - Photo (c) Kari Pihlaviita, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) CC
False Morel (Gyromitra esculenta) Info
Gyromitra esculenta /ˌdʒaɪroʊˈmaɪtrə ˌɛskjəˈlɛntə, ˌdʒɪrə-/, is an ascomycete fungus from the genus Gyromitra, widely distributed across Europe and North America. It normally fruits in sandy soils under coniferous trees in spring and early summer. The fruiting body, or mushroom, is an irregular brain-shaped cap dark brown in colour that can reach 10 cm (4 in) high and 15 cm (6 in) wide, perched on a stout white stipe up to 6 cm (2.4 in) high. (Wikipedia)
Thimble Morels - Photo (c) Tatiana Bulyonkova, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA) CC
Thimble Morels (Genus Verpa) Info
Verpa is a genus of ascomycete fungi related to the morels. Resembling the latter genus in edibility and form, the common name early morels is popular. There are five species in the widespread genus. (Wikipedia)
Saddle-shaped False Morel - Photo (c) Morgan Stickrod, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Morgan Stickrod CC
Saddle-shaped False Morel (Gyromitra infula) Info
Gyromitra infula, commonly known as the hooded false morel or the elfin saddle, is a fungus in the family Helvellaceae. The dark reddish-brown caps of the fruit bodies develop a characteristic saddle-shape in maturity, and the ends of both saddle lobes are drawn out to sharp tips that project above the level of the fruit body. The stipe is white or flushed pale brown, smooth on the outside, but hollow with some chambers inside. It is... (Wikipedia)
Ferruginous Duck - Photo (c) Ján Svetlík, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND) CC
Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca) Info
The ferruginous duck, also ferruginous pochard, common white-eye or white-eyed pochard (Aythya nyroca) is a medium-sized diving duck from Eurasia. The scientific name is derived from Greek aithuia an unidentified seabird mentioned by authors including Hesychius and Aristotle, and nyrok, the Russian name for a duck. (Wikipedia)
Wrinkled Thimble Morel - Photo (c) Taye Bright, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Taye Bright CC
Wrinkled Thimble Morel (Verpa bohemica) Info
Verpa bohemica is a species of fungus in the family Morchellaceae. Commonly known as the early morel (or early false morel) or the wrinkled thimble-cap, it is one of several species known informally as a "false morel". The mushroom has a pale yellow or brown thimble-shaped cap—2 to 4 cm (0.8 to 1.6 in) in diameter by 2 to 5 cm (0.8 to 2.0 in) long—that has a surface wrinkled and ribbed with brain-like convolutions. The cap hangs from the... (Wikipedia)
Giant's False Morel - Photo (c) Vlasta Loya, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Vlasta Loya CC
Giant's False Morel (Gyromitra gigas) Info
Gyromitra gigas, commonly known as the snow morel, snow false morel, calf brain, or bull nose, is a fungus and a member of the Ascomycota. G. gigas is found in Europe. It is referred to as one of the false morels, due to its similar appearance and occurrence in the spring and early summer in similar habitats to true morels (Morchella ssp.). It is edible if properly prepared but should be avoided due to variability and similarity (Wikipedia)
Yellow Morel - Photo (c) k_eper, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA) CC
Yellow Morel (Morchella esculenta) Info
Morchella esculenta, (commonly known as common morel, morel, yellow morel, true morel, morel mushroom, and sponge morel) is a species of fungus in the Morchellaceae family of the Ascomycota. It is one of the most readily recognized of all the edible mushrooms and highly sought after. Each fruit body begins as a tightly compressed, grayish sponge with lighter ridges, and expands to form a large yellowish sponge with large pits and ridg (Wikipedia)
Snowflake Moray - Photo (c) saturdaze, all rights reserved, uploaded by saturdaze C
Snowflake Moray (Echidna nebulosa) Info
The snowflake moray (Echidna nebulosa) also known as the clouded moray among many various vernacular names, is a species of marine fish of the family Muraenidae. (Wikipedia)
Black Morel - Photo (c) Armin Weise, all rights reserved, uploaded by Armin Weise C
Black Morel (Morchella angusticeps) Info
Morchella angusticeps is a species of fungus in the Morchellaceae family native to eastern North America. Described by Charles Horton Peck in 1879, the name M. angusticeps was clarified in 2012 prior to which this species may have been referred to as either M. angusticeps or M. elata. M. angusticeps is one of the black morels, and is found in eastern North America, where it occurs in association with various hardwoods in the spring. (Wikipedia)
Woodchip Morel - Photo (c) Chris Hogue, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Chris Hogue CC
Woodchip Morel (Morchella rufobrunnea) Info
Morchella rufobrunnea, commonly known as the blushing morel, is a species of ascomycete fungus in the family Morchellaceae. A choice edible species, the fungus was originally described as new to science in 1998 by mycologists Gastón Guzmán and Fidel Tapia from collections made in Veracruz, Mexico. Its distribution was later revealed to be far more widespread after several DNA studies suggested that it is common in the West Coast of the United States, Israel, Australia, and... (Wikipedia)
Landscaping Black Morel - Photo (c) Laetiporus sulphureus, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) CC
Landscaping Black Morel (Morchella importuna) Info
Morchella importuna is a species of fungus in the family Morchellaceae described from North America in 2012. It occurs in gardens, woodchip beds, and other urban settings of northern California and the Pacific Northwest region of the United States and Canada. The fungus has also been reported from Turkey, Spain, France, Switzerland, Canada and China, although it is unknown whether this is a result of accidental introductions. It is considered a choice edible mushroom. The fruit... (Wikipedia)
Half-free Morel - Photo (c) Ansel Oommen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Ansel Oommen CC
Half-free Morel (Morchella punctipes) Info
Morchella punctipes is a species of fungus in the Morchellaceae family native to North America. First described scientifically by American mycologist Charles Horton Peck in 1903, it is widely distributed east of the Rocky Mountains. (Wikipedia)
Velvet Scoter - Photo no rights reserved, uploaded by Лариса Артемьева CC
Velvet Scoter (Melanitta fusca) Info
The velvet scoter (Melanitta fusca), also called a velvet duck, is a large sea duck, which breeds over the far north of Europe and Asia west of the Yenisey basin.The genus name is derived from Ancient Greek melas "black" and netta "duck". The species name is from the Latin fuscus "dusky brown". (Wikipedia)
Conic Morel - Photo (c) Damon Tighe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Damon Tighe CC
Conic Morel (Verpa conica) Info
Verpa conica, commonly known as the bell morel or the thimble fungus, is a species of fungi in the family Morchellaceae. Sometimes mistaken for a true morel (genus Morchella), this species is a "false morel" characterized by a cap resembling a thimble that is freely attached to the stem. (Wikipedia)