Best Lumpy
Lophocereus schottii f. monstrose, the Totem Pole Cactus, is a spineless monstrose form of the senita cactus native to Baja California, noted for its smooth, lumpy, irregular surface lacking normal rib structure.
Why this score?
Spineless sculptural monstrose form is highly popular in landscapes and collections, though it is a cultivar-like variant.
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Leathesia marina is a brown alga that forms small, rounded to irregular globular growths on rocky shores. Its thallus is hollow, soft, and gelatinous, with a lobed surface that can give it a brain-like appearance. The species is associated with temperate intertidal environments and may grow attached...
Why this score?
Common small brown alga with distinctive globular form, modest ecological and cultural significance.
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Trametes gibbosa, the lumpy bracket or beech bracket, is a tough annual or biennial polypore that grows mainly on dead trunks and stumps of deciduous trees, especially beech. Its pale, uneven upper surface often develops green algal growth, while the underside has elongated, radially arranged pores...
