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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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Ipomoea tricolor along a roadside in Mexico

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 […]

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A field of Cosmos bipinnatus

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).

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Inflorescences of Porophyllum linaria

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 […]

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Cardiospermum halicacabum

Published by Daniel Mosquin on October 9, 2007

Cardiospermum halicacabum
Cardiospermum halicacabum

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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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