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Stanley Jones

Trumpet Vine and Ball Moss (Campsis radicans, Tillandsia recurvata, Quercus stellata)

Trumpet vine (Campsis radicans: Bignoniaceae), ball moss (Tillandsia recurvata: Bromeliaceae) fruticose lichen, and a western honeybee. The trumpet vine is a climbing vine where ball moss is a bromeliad epiphyte both are on a post oak branch (Quercus stellata: Fagaceae).
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Habitat
Post Oak Savanna vegetation area, open manicured park with Wolf Pen Creek with several small gallery woodlands at 79 m (259 ft) elevation.
Location
Wolf Pen Creek Park, College Station, Brazos County, Texas, USA.
Date taken
July 2024
Scientific name
Campsis radicans, Tillandsia recurvata, Quercus stellata
Equipment used
Canon
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Kits
Such an interesting image, Stanley, with so much to see.
 
bievreJJ
a marvelous image, Stanley, really very nice with the little bee, love it, many tfs!!
 
G
Lovely Stanley, such a perfect composition of plants and color, with superb information!

I always assumed Trumpet Vine was non-native to the US; how mistaken I was I see. It is though not a native plant here, though it is everywhere.
 
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Cor!!! Did you catch a bee in flight too? Nice one Stanley!!!

A beautiful picture - thanks my friend.
 

Media information

Category
Wild Flowers, Trees, Shrubs, Fungi
Added by
Stanley Jones
Date added
View count
104
Comment count
6

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon EOS R5
Aperture
ƒ/7.1
Focal length
400.0 mm
Exposure time
1/400 second(s)
ISO
160
Filename
Ballmoss, Brazos County, College Station, fruiticose lichen plus a western honeybee, Trumpet V...jpg
File size
1.2 MB
Date taken
Wed, 31 July 2024 9:20 AM
Dimensions
1859px x 1920px

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