Self-defense
Friday, 17 June 2022
So many lovely patterns in fern-world. Even the spines of the fronds have complexities.
I focused on the insect, and the whole photo looks mis-composed. My ID app says it’s a carpet beetle, Anthrenus species. On what I would call a potentilla, but apparently it’s not classified as a potentilla anymore, and is now a Dasiphora species and commonly called cinquefoil, a term previously used when it was a Potentilla species.
I know that taxonomists are turning to genetics for classification information, and finding groupings not recognized based on morphology and geography. Plus the Linnaean taxonomic system doesn’t have room for the hybrids and variations, etc., they can now distinguish. As I understand it.
For now, I’ll stick to looking for visual interest, as in the fern-patterns above, and avoid taxonomic mysteries.