Published by Daniel Mosquin on September 23, 2005
Previously named scientifically as Zauschneria californica subsp. latifolia, this “hummingbird trumpet” and all of its relatives are now placed in the genus Epilobium, the willowherbs. As you can tell from the epithet of its old name, californica, this plant grows natively in California, as well as north to Oregon and east to New Mexico.
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Published by Daniel Mosquin on September 22, 2005
Long-time readers of Botany Photo of the Day will recall a previous photograph of the female flower of this plant. Here is an image of the fruit taken five months later, from the Alpine Garden at UBC.
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Published by Daniel Mosquin on September 21, 2005
These are scanned seeds/fruits (almost inseparable) of Hordeum jubatum, commonly known as foxtail barley or squirreltail barley.
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Published by Daniel Mosquin on September 20, 2005
Poisonous, hallucinogenic and attractive to maggots–what’s not to love about fly agaric mushroom? Related to the deadly “liver-transplant-required-if-you-ingest-it” Amanita phalloides (or deathcap mushroom), Amanita muscaria is not as fatal, though still very unpleasant for anyone consuming it.
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Published by Daniel Mosquin on September 19, 2005
‘Tara’ ginger lily has been the subject of debate among Hedychium taxonomists: Hedychium coccineum ‘Tara’ or Hedychium gardnerianum ‘Tara’ or a hybrid? This photograph was submitted as Hedychium gardnerianum ‘Tara’, while I’ve chosen to use what we’ve settled on at UBC with the plants in our collection, Hedychium ‘Tara’.
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Published by Daniel Mosquin on September 18, 2005
The species Ulmus parvifolia grows to 20m in its native southeast Asia, but this dwarf cultivar, ‘Seiju’ Chinese elm or ‘Seiju’ lacebark elm, will only reach 2-3m under the best of conditions. In this case, though, the physical restrictions on growth caused by being planted in a trough likely means this tree will not grow […]
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Published by Daniel Mosquin on September 17, 2005
I would call this orange hyssop, but this plant is generally sold as orange hummingbird mint (you can guess which name would likely sell more plants). It’s native to Mexico, but grows on mountains, so it performs well as a perennial in more temperate climes. Like most members of the genus Agastache, its foliage is […]
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