Brassicales

Water-covered foliage of Brassica oleracea 'Winterbor'

Brassica oleracea Acephala Group ‘Winterbor’

Published by Daniel Mosquin on October 11, 2018

Ruffled. Crinkly. Curled. All are adjectives used to describe the leaves of ‘Winterbor’ kale.

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Flowers of Cardamine cordifolia

Cardamine cordifolia

Published by Daniel Mosquin on July 18, 2018

Although not the showiest of montane plants, this heart-leaved bitter-cress caught the attention of many Botany BC participants at last year’s meeting in Cathedral Provincial Park and Protected Area. It is uncommonly encountered in British Columbia, with a distributional range that barely extends into the province.

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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 fruits of Salvadora persica

Salvadora persica

Published by Daniel Mosquin on June 14, 2018

Ramadan concludes at sunset this evening. For many Muslims, the associated fasting extends to the discouragement (if not prohibition) of using toothpaste and mouthwash. Instead, a miswak, or tooth-cleaning stick, is the prescribed dental tool. Most often, these teeth-cleaning roots or twigs originate from Salvadora persica, sometimes commonly known as the toothbrush tree.

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Inflorescences of Bretschneidera sinensis

Bretschneidera sinensis

Published by Daniel Mosquin on April 4, 2018

The images in today’s post were taken in the mountains of northern Vietnam, close to the mountain known as Y Ty. This write-up is in large part gleaned from reminiscences and the original expedition blog post entitled Exploring the Rooftop of Vietnam, which was posted in April of 2017. As I wrote previously, Y Ty […]

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Brassica oleracea Botrytis Group 'Romanesco'

Brassica oleracea Botrytis Group ‘Romanesco’

Published by Daniel Mosquin on January 26, 2018

Is it a broccoli? Is it a cauliflower? Or is it simply, ‘Romanesco’?

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The inflorescence of Polanisia dodecandra

Polanisia dodecandra

Published by Daniel Mosquin on August 15, 2017

Redwhisker clammyweed occurs across much of Canada, USA, and northern Mexico. This sticky annual (rarely perennial) species is found in habitats with disturbance, like roadsides, riverbanks, and grasslands.

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