{"id":17145,"date":"2018-04-30T12:10:25","date_gmt":"2018-04-30T10:10:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?p=17145"},"modified":"2018-04-30T12:28:06","modified_gmt":"2018-04-30T10:28:06","slug":"the-perfect-birthday-gift-a-botanist-for-the-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?p=17145","title":{"rendered":"The perfect birthday gift: a botanist for the evening!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"flgq6\" data-offset-key=\"dd5b2-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"dd5b2-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"dd5b2-0-0\">What a perfect present&#8230;.an evening with Anders Often, one of Norway&#8217;s leading botanists and a lovely person too! Thank you <\/span><span class=\"_247o\" spellcheck=\"false\" data-offset-key=\"dd5b2-1-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"dd5b2-1-0\">Randy Gunnar Lange<\/span><\/span><span data-offset-key=\"dd5b2-2-0\"> and <\/span><span class=\"_247o\" spellcheck=\"false\" data-offset-key=\"dd5b2-3-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"dd5b2-3-0\">Ingunn Bohmann<\/span><\/span><span data-offset-key=\"dd5b2-4-0\">. I&#8217;d never met him before, but had emailed with him about old relic locations of Hablitzia some years back. <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"flgq6\" data-offset-key=\"dss4i-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"dss4i-0-0\">\n<p><span data-offset-key=\"dss4i-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"dss4i-0-0\">We walked from Eikel\u00f8kka through an amazing varied landscape, in places extremely poor with twisted pine trees and ground covering spruce, in others rich where marine sediments had been deposited, to the highest point on Kirk\u00f8y, Hvaler (Botneveten) at just over 70m from where there were amazing views showing a forest covered island and with spectacular panoramic views towards the Koster Islands (where I&#8217;ve been a couple of times: http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?p=4225), Str\u00f8mstad, Svinesund and Torbj\u00f8rnskj\u00e6r (where we had a buoy measuring marine environmental parameters in the 90s!)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-17145 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17147'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820669-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17147\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820669-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820669-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820669.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17147'>\n\t\t\t\tAnders showing us a pincushion moss (bl\u00e5mose)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17148'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820671-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17148\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820671-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820671-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820671.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17148'>\n\t\t\t\tPincushion moss (bl\u00e5mose)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17146'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820668-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17146\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820668-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820668-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820668.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17146'>\n\t\t\t\tSpruce trees had a very special form in places hugging the ground under a pine tree!\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17149'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820672-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820672-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820672-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820672.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17150'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820673-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17150\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820673-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820673-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820673.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17150'>\n\t\t\t\tThe pine trees seemed to be growing on almost nothing and were much older than one would think&#8230;\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17151'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820674-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17151\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820674-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820674-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820674.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17151'>\n\t\t\t\tAnders counting annual rings on one small tree&#8230;it was around 20 years old!\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17152'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820678-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17152\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820678-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820678-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820678.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17152'>\n\t\t\t\tAnders called these special pines &#8220;knausfuru&#8221; and told us they could be very old\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17153'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820680-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17153\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820680-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820680-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820680.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17153'>\n\t\t\t\tOne of 3 information  boards on the top\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17154'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820681-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820681-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820681-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820681.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17155'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820684-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17155\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820684-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820684-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820684.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17155'>\n\t\t\t\tA tumulus (gravr\u00f8ys) from the iron or bronse age on top (they were placed with a good view during that period)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17156'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820685-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820685-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820685-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820685.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17157'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"293\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820686-300x293.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820686-300x293.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820686-768x749.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820686-1024x999.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820686.jpg 1302w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17158'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820688-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17158\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820688-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820688-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820688.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17158'>\n\t\t\t\tView towards Svinesund bridge (the boundary with Sweden)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17159'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820689-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17159\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820689-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820689-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820689-300x400.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820689.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17159'>\n\t\t\t\tAnother ground hugging spruce under a pine\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17160'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820690-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17160\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820690-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820690-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820690-300x400.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820690.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17160'>\n\t\t\t\tAnders told us here of the difference between the native and cultivated forms of spruce. The latter more often have several tops and irregular growth&#8230;this one had probably been damaged as a small tree&#8230;and a kink in the trunk can also be seen high up on the right\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17161'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820692-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17161\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820692-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820692-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820692.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17161'>\n\t\t\t\tThis was a hybrid oak\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17162'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"155\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820693-155x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17162\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820693-155x300.jpg 155w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820693-300x582.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820693.jpg 484w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 155px) 100vw, 155px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17162'>\n\t\t\t\tOne branch of this rose was sprouting from the warnth of the rock\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17163'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"275\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820695-300x275.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17163\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820695-300x275.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820695-768x705.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820695.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17163'>\n\t\t\t\tCirsium palustre \n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17164'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"260\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820696-300x260.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-17164\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820696-300x260.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820696.jpg 382w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-17164'>\n\t\t\t\tWhat made this perfectly round hole in the ground?\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17165'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820697-225x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820697-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820697-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820697-300x400.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820697.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=17166'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"211\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edimentals.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/P1820699-300x211.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium 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