I just got back from the Botany and Plant Pathology Field Lab in Corvallis, Oregon. Here are some pictures of the blueberries.
Image by Jade Florence. Tight cluster on Bluetta blueberry bush
Image by Jade Florence. Early pink bud on Bluetta blueberry bush
Contrastingly, here is an image of bud swell occurring on Berkeley blueberry bushes.
Image by Jade Florence. Bud swell on Berkeley blueberry bushes.
Image by Jade Florence. Bud swell on Berkeley blueberry bushes.
And now for the mummies. Here is a sample of what I found today…
Image by Jade Florence. A germinated pseudosclerotium (mummy) with many stipe initials
Image by Jade Florence. And another pseudosclerotium (mummy) that is primed and ready to produce apothecia (fungal fruiting bodies, much like mushrooms).
Image by Jade Florence. A pseudosclerotium (mummy) that is just about ready to produce an apothecium!
