Few scientific papers make mention of Rigodium implexum. Among these, though, one leads with: “One of the most bizarre scenarios in bryology are the strange mossballs formed by Rigodium implexum Schwaegr. lying in masses on the forest floors of the Valdivian rain forests in Chile”.
Golden flowers and bracteal leaves of Chrysosplenium davidianum
First planted in UBC Botanical Garden in 2012, patches of David’s golden saxifrage can now be found here and there as a groundcover throughout UBC’s David C. Lam Asian Garden. The golden colour is particularly evident in the early spring, due to a combination of the new leaves, the flowers, and the higher intensity of light reaching the forest floor before the trees fully leaf out.
An Assortment of Colours of California Wildflowers
Here is a memory from 2017’s bloom in the Californian desert within Joshua Tree National Park. I’ve heard this year is also turning out to be an exceptional one.
UBC Botanical Garden’s forums have been operating for almost eighteen years. The most frequented part of the forums is the plant identification section, which frequently has worldwide participation in solving these mysteries. Lila Pereszke from Hungary identified the plant in today’s images, which was photographed by the Scotland-dwelling Sheila during her travels to Mauritius!
