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This humble succulent was growing in a small amount of mud and leaves caught on a beam under the open grate of an iron bridge built over Enlow Fork in 1910, a couple years before the Titanic sank in the Atlantic. Stonecrops can grow in minimal soil, and tolerate wild fluctuations in water availability, storing a great deal of moisture in their plump leaves.

This is one of my favorite plants of woodland rock outcrops. It blooms in the Springtime, producing stunning four-pointed white stars.

This now disused iron bridge is pretty high above the usual water levels, but may occasionally overflood in this relatively narrow floored deep valley, perhaps sweeping away some plants, but likely marooning more woodland debris to provide footholds for new growth.

This is a great quiet spot to take a break and watch wildlife drawn to the river.

I’ve included some blurry photos along with the good ones, not sure which might be useful for the iD.
Please let me know which photos I should delete.
I was under the impression I was taking pictures of elf orphine and it was brought to my attention that this one is actually Puck’s Orphine. Quite the surprise! I was already excited about the elf and now puck? Cool!

you enter the bathroom, expecting nothing unusual, but unknowingly, your bumhole is met with a pair of soulless eyes staring back at it.

as you start to sit down, you hear something slosh in the water beneath you.

you jump up, startled.

as you peer into the toilet bowl, you see him, the prince of wadda mooli himself.

you pay your respects and escort him outdoors–back to his kingdom

you then reclaim your porcelain throne

Raríssima e pouco conhecida, essa planta parasita fungos micorrízicos. São conhecidos apenas dois indivíduos que estão depositados em uma coleção cientifica do Rio. Essa é a primeira foto na natureza dessa espécie.