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The endangered Parodia warasii

Parodia warasii

Published by Daniel Mosquin on June 5, 2018

This endangered species of cactus from Brazil lacks a common name. Parodia warasii is native only to Brazil’s southernmost state, Rio Grande do Sul, where it grows in the cracks of rock walls at four different locations.

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An unknown cultivar of Tropaeolum majus

Tropaeolum majus (unknown cultivar)

Published by Daniel Mosquin on October 30, 2005

Unfortunately, I need to attach “unknown cultivar” alongside the name as it may be a cultivar that I’m not familiar with; there are at least sixty selections in cultivation, after all. For a gardening perspective, read this article on nasturtium by Dr. William Welch of Texas A&M University.

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