Published by Daniel Mosquin on August 30, 2017
You may be wondering why I shared two very similar photographs today. There is a significant difference between them, though it isn’t immediately evident. The photographs were taken 7 years apart.
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Published by Daniel Mosquin on August 28, 2017
A few weeks ago, some of the staff at UBC Botanical Garden had a discussion on the differences between the terms “bulbils” and “bulblets”, so it was timely that Ann sent along this photograph. Most online resources equate the two terms, but if someone wants to make a compelling case that each means something distinctive […]
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Published by Daniel Mosquin on August 24, 2017
Sambucus is a small genus of shrubs and perennials found primarily in temperate and subtropical forested areas of Europe, Asia, and North, Central, and South America. Elderberries are members of the Adoxaceae (the moschatel family), though older literature will indicate Caprifoliaceae (the honeysuckle family). However, repeated phylogenetic analyses have confirmed that Adoxaceae is the appropriate […]
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Published by Daniel Mosquin on August 22, 2017
Erigeron stanselliae is endemic to a small part of Oregon in the western Siskiyou Mountains. Though we (likely) won’t be collecting in the area where this species occurs, this is the general region we are working in for the next couple weeks.
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Published by Daniel Mosquin on August 18, 2017
Today’s taxon was originally going to be posted as Abies densa (the name on the label), but after reviewing the identification via Conifers Around the World, I’m nearly certain this is instead Abies delavayi.
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Published by Daniel Mosquin on August 17, 2017
Another species of South American origin today: Santa Cruz water lily is native to Bolivia, Argentina, and Paraguay, where it grows in shallow waterways with little to no flowing water.
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Published by Daniel Mosquin on August 16, 2017
From the relatively few conservatories I’ve visited, I have the impression that it is mandatory for every one of these institutions to have lollipop plant or golden shrimp plant on display.
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