Plant: Salicornia or pickleweed.......

Salicornia or pickleweed are ubiquitous plants of South California wetlands....halophilic succulents...

A single clump......

They carpet the edges of marsh...generally green, but in autumn, they turn red...

Recently, I have read articles claiming that they are nutritious and can be added to dietary regimen...research is underway to find safety risk and precise nutritional potential...

When food insecurity is looming large, it would be interesting if it proves to be edible....

Plant: Floral buds......

Buds...the nascent flowers...tender...unfurled...untouched by the pollinators...some from my lens...
Agapanthus..........

Bush lily.......

Calla lily........

Hibiscus..........

Amaryllis.........

Iceland poppy.........

Rose......

Southern magnolia........

Sausage tree.........

Aloe........

Orchid........

Some Allium species.....

Day lily.....

Thorn apple...

Tulip.....

Golden chalice..........

Cholla cactus.......

Iris..........

Trumpet creeper.....

Camellia.....

Bauhinia.....

Mandevilla......

For flower anthers, visit here.

Plant: Tree burls.........

Burl is an outgrowth on some trees, where the tissue growth has gone awry...
some burls that I have come across during my hiking........
Birch...

California pepper...

Brazil pepper....

Eucalyptus.........

Coral tree.........

Pine......

A huge one..

A root burl of wild cherry....its a chaparral plant, so the burl serves to revive after a fire...

Not sure which tree......

A huge burl on a big-leaf maple in Olympic National park..

The bulged matter is often chopped off to carve articles......for table top, bowl, wall hanging, knife handle, vase, clock.........

Plant: Carolina jasmine.........

The blooms are brilliant yellow and fragrant...they make beautiful fence creeper........

Plant: Bower vine.........

Bower vine makes a nice fence cover........shiny green leaves and profuse flower clusters......

Purple........

White........

The pods......looks much like pea pods, but no they are not edible!

The pods when dried...