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El Charco del Ingenio

Inflorescences of Sanvitalia procumbens

Sanvitalia procumbens

Published by Daniel Mosquin on October 30, 2018

Commonly known as Mexican creeping zinnia in English, my preference is for the more evocative Mexican common name: ojo de pollo, or chicken eye.

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Tillandsia recurvata on ocotillo

Tillandsia recurvata

Published by Daniel Mosquin on September 11, 2018

Mexican ball moss is not a true moss. Like its close relative, Spanish moss, it is a member of the pineapple family (Bromeliaceae).

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Inflorescences on Mimosa monancistra

Mimosa monancistra

Published by Daniel Mosquin on July 27, 2007

From what I’ve been able to discern, this is one of the few photographs online of Mimosa monancistra (I was also able to locate an image of a dried specimen). I’m always pleased to have uncommon or rarely-encountered plants on BPotD. In Mexico, the common name for this plant is una de gato, or cat’s […]

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The flowers of Matelea pilosa

Matelea pilosa

Published by Daniel Mosquin on July 22, 2007

The genus Matelea contains approximately one hundred and eighty species distributed in subtropical and tropical areas of the Americas.

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