Species

Sambucus racemosa, originally uploaded by jiihaa.

Linnaea borealis, originally uploaded by jiihaa.

Flower fly, originally uploaded by jiihaa.

There is so much to see out there in the nature - and using the net, you find out more. For example, in the first photograph we have Sambucus racemosa. The red berries are slightly poisonous (and smelling bad), not to be eaten.

But there is also another species on the plant, Erysiphe vanbruntiana, a powdery mildew which colors the leaves gray and is rapidly becoming more common. I have noticed this grayness but didn't know the reason until browsing the net.

In the second photograph we have a bit unusual view of Linnaea borealis, in that the leaves are not green at all. The dry hot summer has made its effect here. Speaking of this plant, it has a nice way of spreading the seeds - they stick to birds and other small animals that come nearby.

And speaking of sticking, in the last photograph we see the seeds of an umbellifer, Anthriscus sylvestris, which have the property of sticking to certain types of clothes. Some similar plants are even worse in this regard, I remember it took once an hour to pick the seeds away from the children's clothes.

And there is also a flower fly in the last photograph. I don't know the species but there are 200-300 different ones in Finland. I looked for Vena spuria in the wings and I think it is there.