Plant fasciation can cause strange growths on stems and flowers, but can easily be pruned out.
This odd thing was growing in the lawn. Rachael spotted it, it kind of creeps me out
If you've ever found a flower stem that looks wide and flattened, splayed or fused, you've probably discovered an odd disorder called fasciation. Find out more about the fasciation deformation of flow
A photograph shows a group of daisies that mutated due to radiation from the Fukushima nuclear power plant.
Plant fasciation can cause strange growths on stems and flowers, but can easily be pruned out.
Mutation is rarely a phenomenon that inspires admiration or high valuation, but in plants, the boundaries are a little more vague. Fasciation occurs when a plant--mutated by one of many possible...
Gardening can be an unpredictable business, and even the most experienced growers can be surprised from time to time at what turns up in their flowerbeds. One event which usually causes confusion when it's first encountered is a plant suddenly starting t...
Fasciation is a strange and fascinating condition that impacts every type of plant. Learn how to handle it if it strikes your garden.
Photo of a fasciated Black-Eyed Susan from the Flickr account of Tafnd, via Buzzfeed, Hermit's Holler, and The Soul is Bone. For more on the biologic process involved, see my previous posts Giant cactus. And Stevie Nicks and Cactus. Fasciation. White-winged dove. And Stevie Nicks. (old videos have undergone linkrot) Updated from 2014 to add this image showing other examples of the phenomenon: And finally this excellent article about the biology of the process.
fasciated peduncle
This is a guide about photos of flowers exhibiting fasciation. These unusual double flowers are rare and probably will grow normally the next year.
Fasciation (plant pathology) : Malformation of plant parts resulting from disorganized tissue growth. (Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms - McGraw-Hill). So, now you know! (ツ) I found this specimen of a sea spurge while walking on the dunes at Saint-Georges-de-Didonne (new tab) on the southwest coast of France on the 29th December 2006. My thanks to all those in the "ID Please" group, who showed an interest in my picture and came up with the answer to my question. Best viewed in lightbox and on full screen (F11), of course! Reached #10 in Explore. Thank you! Another remake! First uploaded in 2006 in small size only. ★ Scroll down the page to see what it should have looked like. Take care, my friends, and many thanks for calling, Till next time, Colin … (ツ)
Mutation is rarely a phenomenon that inspires admiration or high valuation, but in plants, the boundaries are a little more vague. Fasciation occurs when a plant--mutated by one of many possible...
Below you will find a picture of the most incredible and unusual bluebonnet that I have ever seen. My best friend, Johnny Pickle, found this on his place just outside of Bellville,Texas. It is th…
Fasciation is a beautiful and oft-coveted genetic abnormality
If the seed head of eastern gamagrass shown in a recent post was deformed, so was the stalk of the Liatris mucronata plant shown here, which I found growing on the prairie in far north Austin on Au…
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A fabulous mutation affecting most if not all plants (of an unknown cause) called Fasciation. Ive seen it on a variety of plants all with spectacular effects but this has got to be the best yet. taken Feb 09. Ryton Organic Gardens
