Published by Daniel Mosquin on January 18, 2018
Daniel recently wrote about Quercus robur, but it’s been some time since I wrote about a species native to Europe, so today I’ve chosen Centaurea benedicta (formerly Cnicus benedictus) as the topic. Perhaps best known (in English) as blessed thistle, its importance as a historical medicine makes an interesting contrast with the widespread notion of […]
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Published by Daniel Mosquin on November 30, 2017
Browsing through the November BPotD entries, I noticed an overall palette of muted, autumnal colours for the month. Time to brighten things up!
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Published by Daniel Mosquin on November 6, 2017
Fields of Cosmos bipinnatus, or Mexican aster, were a relatively common sight during my recent visit to Mexico. Admittedly, few localities were as dense as this patch growing amongst a corn crop (where it was readily apparent that no corn would be harvested this season).
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Published by Daniel Mosquin on October 30, 2017
Although intrigued by the colour and surface of the bracts surrounding the inflorescences of Porophyllum linaria, I did not manage to get a definitive photograph satisfying to me. Late seasonal rains helped fill the unused part of a pantéon (cemetery) with a chaotic assemblage of small plants in flower and fruit; while pleasing to walk […]
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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 July 10, 2017
Scaposa means scapose, referring to the long stalk (scape) subtending the inflorescence of these plants, as shown in the second photograph of these plants growing in UBC’s E.H. Lohbrunner Alpine Garden.
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Published by Daniel Mosquin on June 22, 2017
Bahiopsis laciniata is a drought-tolerant shrub native to the chaparral and coastal sage scrub regions of California and Baja California. It can be found at elevations of 20m to 1030m (65-3350 ft.). It is commonly known as San Diego sunflower, canyon sunflower, and tornleaf goldeneye.
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