Lamiaceae

Inflorescences of Thymus serpyllum

Thymus serpyllum

Published by Daniel Mosquin on May 23, 2018

Wild thyme or creeping thyme is a subshrub or short-statured shrub native to Europe and perhaps western Asian and northern Africa; the range information on the IUCN Red List for Thymus serpyllum is contradictory. This species is not typically a culinary thyme (which is most often Thymus vulgaris).

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Flower Medley in Querétaro, México

Querétaro Flower Medley

Published by Daniel Mosquin on February 20, 2018

It is a long road to Xilitla from San Miguel de Allende in México; six hours of driving without stopping. Stops are however necessary, not only for enjoying the plants along the way at the height of wildflower season, but also for the calls of nature. Sometimes the two are combined.

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Salvia microphylla, photographed in the wild

Salvia microphylla

Published by Daniel Mosquin on February 1, 2018

I wavered in my identification of today’s plant. Is it Salvia microphylla (blackcurrant sage) or Salvia greggii (autumn sage)? Complicating matters is that the two have overlapping ranges in the mid- to high-elevations of eastern Mexico, and, apparently, the two species will hybridize.

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The inflorescence of Galeopsis speciosa

Galeopsis speciosa

Published by Daniel Mosquin on July 17, 2017

English common names for Galeopsis speciosa include large-flowered hempnettle and Edmonton hempnettle. The latter name is almost certainly a reference to the Edmonton area of London, rather than the Canadian city.

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Lycopus europaeus in bloom in UBC's Physic Garden

Lycopus europaeus

Published by Daniel Mosquin on July 4, 2017

Of the twenty or so species of Lycopus, Lycopus europaeus is perhaps the most broadly distributed, occurring across Europe and Asia and into northern Africa. It has also been introduced into North America and New Zealand.

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Flower Medley in Joshua Tree National Park

California Flower Medley

Published by Daniel Mosquin on March 17, 2017

Here is a glimpse of the floral splendour of southern California this spring!

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Inflorescence of Pycnostachys urticifolia

Pycnostachys urticifolia

Published by Daniel Mosquin on May 20, 2015

Pycnostachys urticifolia is a beautiful plant, with a mouthful of a name. While trying to find a more melodious way of referring to this species, I came across a number of equally-difficult common names; you may also call this species dark blue pycnostachys, groot ystervarksalie, or unkungwini. It is also known by some as simply […]

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