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#13258847

31 Jan 2026

Insects rest on mango blossoms as the tree enters its flowering season in Lalbag, Dhaka, Bangladesh. The seasonal bloom signals the start of mango fruit development and highlights the natural biodiversity within the urban landscape.

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31 Jan 2026

Insects rest on mango blossoms as the tree enters its flowering season in Lalbag, Dhaka, Bangladesh. The seasonal bloom signals the start of mango fruit development and highlights the natural biodiversity within the urban landscape.

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#13158605

5 Jan 2026

A flock of Slaty-headed Parakeets feeds on fruiting trees in the calm morning light in Mendhar, Poonch, on January 5, 2026.

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#11678390

18 Oct 2024

King Alfred's Cakes (Daldinia concentrica), also known as cramp balls or coal fungus, is an ancient firelighting fungus of the Hypoxylaceae family. This fungus looks like a hard, roundish lump of coal stuck to dead and decaying wood. The fruit of this fungus is hemispherical, with a hard, friable, shiny black fruiting body 2 to 7 centimeters wide. Daldinia concentrica is a useful tinder for starting fires. It is best when it is completely dry and black, and can be lit with flint and steel. It burns slowly, like charcoal, and produces a strong smoke, used in cooking at a campfire. In traditional African medicine, Daldinia concentrica is used to treat many diseases. In some regions of Ivory Coast, it is also used as a contraceptive agent. King Alfred's Cakes (Daldinia concentrica) fungus is on a dead tree in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on October 17, 2024.

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#11678392

18 Oct 2024

King Alfred's Cakes (Daldinia Concentrica), Or Cramp Balls, Or Coal Fungus Is An Ancient Firelighting Fungus Of The Hypoxylaceae Family. This Fungus Looks Like A Hard, Roundish Lump Of Coal Stuck To Dead And Decaying Wood. The Fruit Of This Fungus Is Hemi-spherical, With A Hard, Friable, Shiny Black Fruiting Body 2 To 7 Centimeters Wide. Daldinia Concentrica Is A Useful Tinder For Starting Fires. It's Best When It's Completely Dry And Black, And Can Be Lit With Flint And Steel. It Burns Slowly, Like Charcoal, And Produces A Strong Smoke, Used In Cooking At A Campfire. In Traditional African Medicine, Daldinia Concentrica Is Used To Treat Many Diseases. In Some Regions Of Ivory Coast, It's Also Used As A Contraceptive Agent. King Alfred's Cakes (Daldinia Concentrica) Fungus Is On A Dead Tree At Tehatta, West Bengal; India On october 17, 2024.

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#11678395

18 Oct 2024

King Alfred's Cakes (Daldinia Concentrica), Or Cramp Balls, Or Coal Fungus Is An Ancient Firelighting Fungus Of The Hypoxylaceae Family. This Fungus Looks Like A Hard, Roundish Lump Of Coal Stuck To Dead And Decaying Wood. The Fruit Of This Fungus Is Hemi-spherical, With A Hard, Friable, Shiny Black Fruiting Body 2 To 7 Centimeters Wide. Daldinia Concentrica Is A Useful Tinder For Starting Fires. It's Best When It's Completely Dry And Black, And Can Be Lit With Flint And Steel. It Burns Slowly, Like Charcoal, And Produces A Strong Smoke, Used In Cooking At A Campfire. In Traditional African Medicine, Daldinia Concentrica Is Used To Treat Many Diseases. In Some Regions Of Ivory Coast, It's Also Used As A Contraceptive Agent. King Alfred's Cakes (Daldinia Concentrica) Fungus Is On A Dead Tree At Tehatta, West Bengal; India On october 17, 2024.

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#11678399

18 Oct 2024

King Alfred's Cakes (Daldinia Concentrica), Or Cramp Balls, Or Coal Fungus Is An Ancient Firelighting Fungus Of The Hypoxylaceae Family. This Fungus Looks Like A Hard, Roundish Lump Of Coal Stuck To Dead And Decaying Wood. The Fruit Of This Fungus Is Hemi-spherical, With A Hard, Friable, Shiny Black Fruiting Body 2 To 7 Centimeters Wide. Daldinia Concentrica Is A Useful Tinder For Starting Fires. It's Best When It's Completely Dry And Black, And Can Be Lit With Flint And Steel. It Burns Slowly, Like Charcoal, And Produces A Strong Smoke, Used In Cooking At A Campfire. In Traditional African Medicine, Daldinia Concentrica Is Used To Treat Many Diseases. In Some Regions Of Ivory Coast, It's Also Used As A Contraceptive Agent. King Alfred's Cakes (Daldinia Concentrica) Fungus Is On A Dead Tree At Tehatta, West Bengal; India On october 17, 2024.

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#10925322

20 Jan 2024

Albugo candida, known as white rust or white blister rust, is currently infecting Brassicaceae species as an obligate plant pathogen in the family Albuginaceae. This white fungus-like organism is attacking various crucifers, often causing serious deformities and damage to the plants. The visual signs include a crusty white coating, which consists of thousands of spore capsules that are bursting through the plant's epidermis. This infection may lead to thickening and distortion of the stem, leaves, and fruits. Albugo candida has a cosmopolitan distribution and is present in many countries where cruciferous crops are grown, including Europe, Asia, Africa, Australasia, and the Americas. The pathogen is infecting plants in the Brassicaceae family at various growth stages, such as the seedling stage, the growing stage, the flowering stage, and the fruiting stage. It has been recorded on almost all varieties and species of the rapeseed-mustard group of crops as well as many wild brassicas. A mustard seed is drying up due to the Albugo candida pathogen in Kaliganj, West Bengal, India, on January 17, 2024.

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#10925323

20 Jan 2024

Albugo Candida Known As White Rust Or White Blister Rust, Is An Obligate Plant Pathogen In The Family Albuginaceae That Infects Brassicaceae Species. This White Fungus-like Organism Attacks Various Crucifers Often Causing Serious Deformities And Damage To The Plants. The Visual Signs Are A Crusty White Coating, Which Consists Of Thousands Of Spore Capsules That Burst Through The Plant's Epidermis. This May Cause Thickening And Distortion Of The Stem, Leaves, And Fruits. Albugo Candida Has A Cosmopolitan Distribution And Is Known From Many Countries Where Cruciferous Crops Are Grown In Europe, Asia, Africa, Australasia, North, Central, And South America. This Pathogen Infects Plants In The Family Brassicaceae; The Growth Stages Involved Include The Seedling Stage, The Growing Stage, The Flowering Stage, And The Fruiting Stage. It Has Been Recorded On Almost All The Varieties And Species Of The Rapeseed-mustard Group Of Crops As Well As Many Wild Brassicas. A Mustard Seed Has Dried Up Due To This Albugo Candida Pathogen At Kaliganj, West Bengal; India On 17/01/2024.

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5 Jan 2024

The parasol mushroom, Macrolepiota procera, is being seen in Cserepfalu, Hungary, on November 7, 2023.

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5 Jan 2024

The parasol mushroom, Macrolepiota procera, is being seen in Cserepfalu, Hungary, on November 7, 2023.

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#10564372

28 Sep 2023

A pitaya or pitahaya known as ''dragon fruit'' and ''strawberry pear'' is a fruit with leather-like skin and scaly spikes on the fruit exterior of several different cactus species indigenous of the genus Selenicereus (formerly Hylocereus). Plants can begin flowering in as little as six to eight months, although container-grown plants may take up to two years to bear fruit. It is very profitable for farming, once the plant is mature, could see four to six fruiting cycles a year from a plant that is capable of bearing fruit for 20 to 30 years. The biggest enemy of this plant is Fungus (Colletotrichum) and Bacteria (Xanthomonas and Erwinia) attack. Moreover, farmers are advised to prune and destroy the infected plant parts. This dragon fruit cultivation photo was taken at Nabin Nagar, West Bengal, India on 15/09/2023.

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#10564374

28 Sep 2023

A pitaya or pitahaya known as ''dragon fruit'' and ''strawberry pear'' is a fruit with leather-like skin and scaly spikes on the fruit exterior of several different cactus species indigenous of the genus Selenicereus (formerly Hylocereus). Plants can begin flowering in as little as six to eight months, although container-grown plants may take up to two years to bear fruit. It is very profitable for farming, once the plant is mature, could see four to six fruiting cycles a year from a plant that is capable of bearing fruit for 20 to 30 years. The biggest enemy of this plant is Fungus (Colletotrichum) and Bacteria (Xanthomonas and Erwinia) attack. Moreover, farmers are advised to prune and destroy the infected plant parts. This dragon fruit cultivation photo was taken at Nabin Nagar, West Bengal, India on 15/09/2023.

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#10564376

28 Sep 2023

A pitaya or pitahaya known as ''dragon fruit'' and ''strawberry pear'' is a fruit with leather-like skin and scaly spikes on the fruit exterior of several different cactus species indigenous of the genus Selenicereus (formerly Hylocereus). Plants can begin flowering in as little as six to eight months, although container-grown plants may take up to two years to bear fruit. It is very profitable for farming, once the plant is mature, could see four to six fruiting cycles a year from a plant that is capable of bearing fruit for 20 to 30 years. The biggest enemy of this plant is Fungus (Colletotrichum) and Bacteria (Xanthomonas and Erwinia) attack. Moreover, farmers are advised to prune and destroy the infected plant parts. This dragon fruit cultivation photo was taken at Nabin Nagar, West Bengal, India on 15/09/2023.

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#10564380

28 Sep 2023

A pitaya or pitahaya known as ''dragon fruit'' and ''strawberry pear'' is a fruit with leather-like skin and scaly spikes on the fruit exterior of several different cactus species indigenous of the genus Selenicereus (formerly Hylocereus). Plants can begin flowering in as little as six to eight months, although container-grown plants may take up to two years to bear fruit. It is very profitable for farming, once the plant is mature, could see four to six fruiting cycles a year from a plant that is capable of bearing fruit for 20 to 30 years. The biggest enemy of this plant is Fungus (Colletotrichum) and Bacteria (Xanthomonas and Erwinia) attack. Moreover, farmers are advised to prune and destroy the infected plant parts. This dragon fruit cultivation photo was taken at Nabin Nagar, West Bengal, India on 15/09/2023.

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#10564382

28 Sep 2023

A pitaya or pitahaya known as ''dragon fruit'' and ''strawberry pear'' is a fruit with leather-like skin and scaly spikes on the fruit exterior of several different cactus species indigenous of the genus Selenicereus (formerly Hylocereus). Plants can begin flowering in as little as six to eight months, although container-grown plants may take up to two years to bear fruit. It is very profitable for farming, once the plant is mature, could see four to six fruiting cycles a year from a plant that is capable of bearing fruit for 20 to 30 years. The biggest enemy of this plant is Fungus (Colletotrichum) and Bacteria (Xanthomonas and Erwinia) attack. Moreover, farmers are advised to prune and destroy the infected plant parts. This dragon fruit cultivation photo was taken at Nabin Nagar, West Bengal, India on 15/09/2023.

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