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Concrete Botany

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Urban and Disadvantaged Botany. All photos by myself unless otherwise noted. Based in South Philadelphia. Tell me how to post = block. Only here for the plants, nothing else. Bloomscrolling > Doomscrolling

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Concrete Botany @concretebotany.bsky.social · Dec 6

When you find a good find, make damn sure you get good pictures.

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Lyn Edmonds @edmondslyn.bsky.social · 17h

Yellow Corydalis, Pseudofumaria lutea, now fading but still bringing a little brightness to this urban street wall
#YellowCorydalis #WallPlants #UrbanPlants #WildflowerHour @wildflowerhour.bsky.social @bsbibotany.bsky.social

A plant growing on an urban street wall, with yellow flowers that are mainly towards the top and are now fading and its green leaves below, with old brown and dark grey damaged bricks around it

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TrevorTheBotanist @trevorthebotanist.bsky.social · 17h

Garden Pansy (V. × ⁠wittrockiana) seeded onto a pavement from a window box in Conwy. Love how our urban flora is shaped by very personal decisions. If Mrs Jones grows Lobelia next year, that may appear as a #PavementPlant instead #UrbanPlants #WildflowerHour www.bloomsbury.com/uk/urban-pla...

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Roger_TL45Y @rogerhorton.bsky.social · 16h

What I think is Confused Michaelmas Daisy, Symphyotrichum novi-belgii, as a #PavementPlant in #Cambridge.

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Concrete Botany @concretebotany.bsky.social · 37m

Morning Glory, shot last Thursday evening.
#Bloomscrolling #Flowers

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Concrete Botany @concretebotany.bsky.social · 12h

Common Sunflower (Helianthus annuus) shot 2 weeks ago.
#Bloomscrolling #Wildflowers #Flowers #Sunflowers

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Concrete Botany @concretebotany.bsky.social · 13h

White Snakeroot (Ageratina altissima) shot a week ago.
#Bloomscrolling #Flowers #Wildflowers

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Concrete Botany @concretebotany.bsky.social · 13h

Frost Aster (Symphyotrichum pilosum) shot on the 23rd of last month.
#Bloomscrolling #Wildflowers #Flowers #Asters

Concrete Botany @concretebotany.bsky.social · 14h

A tiny Common Sunflower (Helianthus annuus) shot 2 weeks ago. There have been a bunch of wee ones along the median of Columbus this year.
#Bloomscrolling #Wildflowers #Flowers #Sunflowers

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Concrete Botany @concretebotany.bsky.social · 16h

Zinnia (Z. elegans) shot last Tuesday in Pennsport.
#Bloomscrolling #Flowers

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Concrete Botany @concretebotany.bsky.social · 17h

Saltmarsh #Goldenrod (Solidago sempervirens) shot about 8 years ago off Columbus by the Walt Whitman Bridge.
#Bloomscrolling #Wildflowers #Flowers

Concrete Botany @concretebotany.bsky.social · 18h

Zinnia (Z. elegans) shot last Tuesday.
#Bloomscrolling #Flowers

Concrete Botany @concretebotany.bsky.social · 20h

Common Sunflower (Helianthus annuus) shot 2 weeks ago.
#Bloomscrolling #Wildflowers #Flowers #Sunflowers

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Concrete Botany @concretebotany.bsky.social · 20h

Camphorweed (Heterotheca subaxillaris) shot on the 14th of last month.
#Bloomscrolling #Wildflowers #Flowers #Flores #Blumen

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Concrete Botany @concretebotany.bsky.social · 22h

Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) shot on April 16th.
#Bloomscrolling #Wildflowers #Flowers

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Concrete Botany @concretebotany.bsky.social · 23h

Common Sunflower (Helianthus annuus) shot 2 weeks ago.
#Bloomscrolling #Wildflowers #Flowers #Sunflowers

Concrete Botany @concretebotany.bsky.social · 1d

Zinnia (Z. elegans) shot last Tuesday in Pennsport.
#Bloomscrolling #Flowers #Flowersky #Pollinators

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Concrete Botany @concretebotany.bsky.social · 1d

White Snakeroot (Ageratina altissima) shot last Tuesday.
#Wildflowers #UrbanWildflowers #UrbanFlora

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Concrete Botany @concretebotany.bsky.social · 1d

Bigbract Verbena (Verbena bracteata) shot Tuesday.
#UrbanWildflowers

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Concrete Botany @concretebotany.bsky.social · 1d

Tumble Pigweed (Amaranthus albus) shot last Sunday.

Concrete Botany @concretebotany.bsky.social · 1d

Zinnia (Z. elegans) beginning to unfurl, shot last Tuesday in Pennsport.

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Concrete Botany @concretebotany.bsky.social · 1d

Tall Goldenrod and Late Boneset in Passyunk Square, shot last Sunday.
#Wildflowers #UrbanWildflowers #UrbanFlora #Crackplants

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Concrete Botany @concretebotany.bsky.social · 1d

Sidewalk Spiderflowers shot last Sunday in East Passyunk Crossing.
#Bloomscrolling #Crackplants #SidewalkFlowers

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Concrete Botany @concretebotany.bsky.social · 1d

Frost Aster (Symphyotrichum pilosum) shot yesterday.
#Bloomscrolling #Wildflowers #Flowers #BumbleBees

Concrete Botany @concretebotany.bsky.social · 1d

Have fun with it. ❤️

Concrete Botany @concretebotany.bsky.social · 1d

Common Groundsel (Senecio vulgaris) shot last Tuesday.
#UrbanWildflowers #SidewalkPlants