Fabaceae

Mimosa microphylla, or littleleaf sensitive-briar

Mimosa microphylla

Published by Daniel Mosquin on February 16, 2018

Fancy a mimosa, anyone? Pictured here is Mimosa microphylla, or littleleaf sensitive-briar, growing as it typically does–low to the ground. It is one of many Mimosa species with intriguing properties.

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The gall-like spine base of Vachellia drepanolobium

Vachellia drepanolobium

Published by Daniel Mosquin on October 16, 2017

To say it’s an interesting species is an understatement. Vachellia drepanolobium, or whistling thorn, is an acacia tree native to eastern Africa that grows to 6m (18 ft.) in height. The whistling from the bulbous bases of its thorns is a result of holes made by ants, but there is more to the story than […]

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Cercis canadensis in habitat

Cercis canadensis

Published by Daniel Mosquin on October 5, 2017

Eastern redbud was featured this past spring, but here is a photograph in habitat.

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The flowers and flower buds of Bossiaea eriocarpa

Bossiaea eriocarpa

Published by Daniel Mosquin on September 14, 2017

Native to Western Australia, and close to the southwest coast in particular, common brown pea is a small shrub reaching ~1.2m (4 ft.) in height. It is typically associated with sandy soils.

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Flowers of Albizia julibrissin

Albizia julibrissin

Published by Daniel Mosquin on July 28, 2017

For today’s photographs of silk tree or mimosa tree, let’s start with an excerpt from the Vancouver Trees App, courtesy of Douglas Justice:

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A close-up of Lupinus nanus

Lupinus nanus

Published by Daniel Mosquin on July 25, 2017

It is difficult not to fall in love with a species bearing the common name sky lupine! I have always been a lupine fan. I grew up picking my favourite, the silky lupine (Lupinus sericeus), for Mother’s day bouquets. Although too short to hold its own in a bouquet, the photos of Lupinus nanus growing […]

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Dalea villosa growing in Kansas, USA

Dalea villosa

Published by Daniel Mosquin on July 11, 2017

It may not look like it at first glance, or even with a closer inspections of the flowers, but Dalea villosa is a member of the Fabaceae or pea family.

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