Guanajuato

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).

Ipomoea tricolor

Published by Daniel Mosquin on May 31, 2018

This Mexican morning glory was photographed along a busy roadside in México, just outside of the city of San Miguel de Allende. My travel companion for the October morning, David Tarrant (also a frequent BPotD contributor), made sure to stop here to let me get a few photographs before we continued on to see the […]

Cosmos bipinnatus

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).

Porophyllum linaria

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 […]

Guanajuato

Tillandsia recurvata

Ipomoea tricolor

Cosmos bipinnatus

Porophyllum linaria

Cardiospermum halicacabum

Matelea pilosa

Purshia mexicana

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