Photo 1. Christ’s Thorn in bloom (Photo by Stjepan Janeković) ON WORLD DAY TO COMBAT DESERTIFICATION – CHRIST’S THORN The Republic of Croatia is a …
A "tea fungus" lookalike found in nature
Photo 1. An accumulation of microorganisms on a sawn beech trunk leaking sap (Photo by Marko, Ana and Nina Randić) A “TEA FUNGUS” LOOKALIKE FOUND …
Clusters of lumps on alder tree roots on the banks of rječina river
Photo 1. Stump of a freshly cut black alder tree on the banks of Rječina River (Photo by Dinko Dorčić) CLUSTERS OF LUMPS ON ALDER …
Waxcaps (hygrocybe)
Photo 1. A crimson waxcap (Hygrocybe punicea) on an extensively farmed meadow at Lepenice; strictly protected and classified as vulnerable (VU) (Photo by Ervin Raguzin).WAXCAPS …
Neglected land and rare mushrooms
Photo 1. A mycological scoop! Possibly the first finding ever of a pepperpot earthstar (Myriostoma coliforme) in Rijeka (in Mlaka Park!), as well as in …
The butcher's broom in the liburnia region
Photo 1. The butcher’s broom is this year’s plant motif on the Christmas and New Year cards of the Town of Opatija (coloured drawing by …
Rosulje forest near njivice – different types of oak trees and diverse oak galls
Photo 1. A hairy oak gall on the twig of a downy oak growing on Ćuf Peninsula near Njivice (Photo by M. Randić) ROSULJE FOREST …
Neptune grass – the native of the mediterranean sea
Photo 1. Neptune grass grows on soft sea-beds in a clean and preserved marine environment, mostly at depths of 1 – 32 metres. (Photo by …
Pomegranates from cres island
Photo 1. One of the forms of pomegranates on Cres Island (Photo by M. Randić) POMEGRANATES FROM CRES ISLAND While gathering data about indigenous varieties …
Cornelian cherry, bears and drought in the littoral
Photo 1. Cornelian cherry is one of the first trees to bloom in the spring, but its fruit takes long to ripen (Photo by M. …