Concrete Botany
@concretebotany.bsky.social
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
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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When you find a good find, make damn sure you get good pictures.
December 1, 2025 at 11:27 PM
December 1, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Venus' Looking-Glass (Triodanis perfoliata) as a South Philly #Crackweed, shot in East Oregon on June 15th, 2020.
#UrbanFlora #UrbanWeeds #UrbanWildflowers
#UrbanFlora #UrbanWeeds #UrbanWildflowers
December 1, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Venus' Looking-Glass (Triodanis perfoliata) as a South Philly #Crackweed, shot in East Oregon on June 15th, 2020.
#UrbanFlora #UrbanWeeds #UrbanWildflowers
#UrbanFlora #UrbanWeeds #UrbanWildflowers
Prairie #Fleabane (Erigeron strigosus) growing out of an abandoned warehouse building next to I95 just under Washington, shot in 2020.
#Bloomscrolling #Flowers #Wildflowers
#Bloomscrolling #Flowers #Wildflowers
December 1, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Prairie #Fleabane (Erigeron strigosus) growing out of an abandoned warehouse building next to I95 just under Washington, shot in 2020.
#Bloomscrolling #Flowers #Wildflowers
#Bloomscrolling #Flowers #Wildflowers
"Low Mallow is the bastard child of the Mallow family, who themselves are the side of the Hibiscuses that live on the wrong side of the tracks. Don't get me started on those Hollyhocks."
#Gutterweeds #StreetFlowers
#Gutterweeds #StreetFlowers
December 1, 2025 at 6:43 PM
"Low Mallow is the bastard child of the Mallow family, who themselves are the side of the Hibiscuses that live on the wrong side of the tracks. Don't get me started on those Hollyhocks."
#Gutterweeds #StreetFlowers
#Gutterweeds #StreetFlowers
December 1, 2025 at 4:55 PM
December 1, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Camphorweed (Heterotheca subaxillaris) grown out of Columbus Boulevard, shot last September 21st.
#Bloomscrolling #Flowers #Wildflowers #UrbanWildflowers
#Bloomscrolling #Flowers #Wildflowers #UrbanWildflowers
December 1, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Camphorweed (Heterotheca subaxillaris) grown out of Columbus Boulevard, shot last September 21st.
#Bloomscrolling #Flowers #Wildflowers #UrbanWildflowers
#Bloomscrolling #Flowers #Wildflowers #UrbanWildflowers
November 30, 2025 at 9:16 PM
November 30, 2025 at 4:15 PM
November 30, 2025 at 1:24 PM
November 30, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Crackweed Creeping Thistle (Cirsium arvense) shot in Southwest Philly in 2018.
#Bloomscrolling #Wildflowers #UrbanWildflowers
#Bloomscrolling #Wildflowers #UrbanWildflowers
November 29, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Crackweed Creeping Thistle (Cirsium arvense) shot in Southwest Philly in 2018.
#Bloomscrolling #Wildflowers #UrbanWildflowers
#Bloomscrolling #Wildflowers #UrbanWildflowers
November 29, 2025 at 10:23 PM
November 29, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Common Blue Violet (Viola sororia) shot on April 18, 2020.
#Violets #Pavementplants #UrbanWildflowers
#Violets #Pavementplants #UrbanWildflowers
November 29, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Common Blue Violet (Viola sororia) shot on April 18, 2020.
#Violets #Pavementplants #UrbanWildflowers
#Violets #Pavementplants #UrbanWildflowers
Spring Draba (Draba verna) shot behind Snyder Plaza on March 3rd, 2020.
#Bloomscrolling #Wildflowers #UrbanWildflowers
#Bloomscrolling #Wildflowers #UrbanWildflowers
November 29, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Spring Draba (Draba verna) shot behind Snyder Plaza on March 3rd, 2020.
#Bloomscrolling #Wildflowers #UrbanWildflowers
#Bloomscrolling #Wildflowers #UrbanWildflowers
That appears to be Oriental Bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus)
Unknown vine growing in/around a stop sign. Picture taken today in West Philadelphia @concretebotany.bsky.social
November 29, 2025 at 7:06 PM
That appears to be Oriental Bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus)
Common Evening-Primrose (Oenothera biennis) off Oregon Avenue, shot on August 5th of this year.
#Wildflowers #UrbanWildflowers
#Wildflowers #UrbanWildflowers
November 29, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Common Evening-Primrose (Oenothera biennis) off Oregon Avenue, shot on August 5th of this year.
#Wildflowers #UrbanWildflowers
#Wildflowers #UrbanWildflowers
Hairy Galinsoga (Galinsoga quadriradiata) aka Shaggy Soldier, shot on the 5th of this month.
#Bloomscrolling #Wildflowers #UrbanFlora
#Bloomscrolling #Wildflowers #UrbanFlora
November 29, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Hairy Galinsoga (Galinsoga quadriradiata) aka Shaggy Soldier, shot on the 5th of this month.
#Bloomscrolling #Wildflowers #UrbanFlora
#Bloomscrolling #Wildflowers #UrbanFlora
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Hart’s Tongue and Wall Rue at Bradford-on-Avon station #FernFriday
November 28, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Hart’s Tongue and Wall Rue at Bradford-on-Avon station #FernFriday
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Muurplant: Grijs havikskruid.
November 28, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Muurplant: Grijs havikskruid.
November 29, 2025 at 12:43 PM
An Eastern Redbud (Cercis canadensis) shot on the 5th of this month.
November 28, 2025 at 10:46 PM
An Eastern Redbud (Cercis canadensis) shot on the 5th of this month.
Thale Cress (Arabidopsis thaliana) shot in May of 2020.
November 28, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Thale Cress (Arabidopsis thaliana) shot in May of 2020.