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Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis), taken March 12, 2025, in Georgia, US
The bloodroot is finally showing its pretty face! There's tons of flowers blooming out of the leaflitter. This is my first time catching them in full bloom, and they're gorgeous! This plant is named after its red roots, which can sometimes resemble the color of blood. Its flowers can also take many different shapes, some having shorter petals with round edges similar to a daisy, and others like these, though they also exist in every form between those two extremes!
Common Coral Slime (Ceratiomyxa fruticulosa), taken July 25, 2024, in Georgia, US
The most common slime mold in my area! This particular colony lives in a rotting tree trunk and has a bloom of fruiting bodies if it rains hard enough, always in the same spot. I find slime molds fascinating—they're just so weird and unique! Under a macro lens like this, they look like something from an alien planet!