White slime mold on decomposing wood. #SparrowhawkPrimitiveArea. Cherokee Nation. GPS: 35.958818, -94.902502 Not a fungus, but a shape-shifting myxomycete, it pulses with amoeboid motion, consuming microbes. Cool! 😎

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Hoar frost a/k/a "pruina" seen here on plant matter by narrow creek bed. The artistry of cold air and lingering vapor spun into delicate ice needles overnight and gone before noon. #WinterMagic #HoarFrost #CherokeeNation #SparrowhawkPrimitiveArea #Oklahoma #Naturalist #photography #monochrome #b&w

#ViolaSororia. Common blue violet, is a short-stemmed herbaceous perennial plant native to much of NA. Known by many names, #commonmeadowviolet, #purpleViolet, #woolly, #hoodedviolet. Growing here with #Daucuscarota #wildcarrot #sparrowhawkprimitivearea #cherokeenation #choctawphotographer

#Polystichumacrostichoides. Christmas ferns thriving near White Oak on rugged hillside at #SparrowhawkPrimitiveArea. 730 Rd. #tahlequahok Perennial, evergreen fern native to much of NA. Naturalized in Europe. The most common fern in #cherokeenation Photo by batshit-57.bsky.social