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Bisexual (hermaphroditic) flower of Sidalcea hendersonii

Sidalcea hendersonii

Published by Daniel Mosquin on June 29, 2018

In the Botany Photo of the Day entry on Sidalcea malviflora, Taisha noted that two of the difficulties in checkermallow taxonomy are gynodioecy and morphological variation. Today’s photographs of Henderson’s checkermallow illustrate both of these challenges.

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The vegetative stem and prickles of Rosa macrophylla

Rosa macrophylla

Published by Daniel Mosquin on June 27, 2018

This recently identified rose species in UBC Botanical Garden was received from plant explorer Keith Rushforth. Originally received as Rosa sp. (with an affinity [similarity] to Rosa macrophylla), the writing of this entry prompted an examination of the plant (now that it’s mature) to confirm its identity. Seed collected by plant explorers typically occurs when […]

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Flower and foliage of Tropaeolum peregrinum

Tropaeolum peregrinum

Published by Daniel Mosquin on June 25, 2018

Native to Peru, Tropaeolum peregrinum is widely cultivated as an ornamental. In tropical areas, it perennates, persisting from year to year. In harsher climates, including Alaska where this photograph was taken, it is grown as a horticultural annual.

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The fruiting body of Gyromitra esculenta

Gyromitra esculenta

Published by Daniel Mosquin on June 22, 2018

What do rocket fuel and this fungus have in common? No, it has nothing to do with the third line in the lyrics of Elton John’s and Bernie Taupin’s Rocket Man.

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The diminutive flower of Vaccinium oxycoccos

Vaccinium oxycoccos

Published by Daniel Mosquin on June 20, 2018

The diminutive bog cranberry or small cranberry is wide-ranging across northern Europe, Asia, and North America. As one of its common names implies, it is a species of bogs–and also fens, muskeg, and arctic-alpine tundra.

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Foliage and fruit of Terminalia bellirica

Terminalia bellirica

Published by Daniel Mosquin on June 18, 2018

The Combretaceae, represented by this baheda or beach almond, is another new plant family for Botany Photo of the Day. This family of about 500 species is primarily tropical in distribution, with representatives in both the Old and New Worlds.

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Close-up of the floral parts of Magnolia macrophylla

Magnolia macrophylla

Published by Daniel Mosquin on June 15, 2018

Bigleaf magnolia is the largest-leaved and largest-flowered magnolia species in the world. It also has the largest simple leaves of any tree in North America.

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