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Rain-kissed flowers of Viola pedata

Viola pedata

Published by Daniel Mosquin on April 16, 2020

Two flower colour morphs of bird’s-foot violet are common: the solidly lilac-coloured flowers in today’s photograph and a bi-coloured version, with the upper two petals coloured a dark purple.

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Flowers on the baseball-shaped Euphorbia obesa

Euphorbia obesa

Published by Daniel Mosquin on April 2, 2019

Perhaps this odd plant would have been an appropriate species to feature for April Fool’s Day, because it is full of trickery.

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Branch tip with flowers of Archytaea triflora

Archytaea triflora

Published by Daniel Mosquin on April 26, 2018

From what I can determine, you would have to travel to the Amazon rainforest or a South American botanical garden to see today’s species. If it is in cultivation elsewhere, it hasn’t been photographed and shared online–an unlikely scenario, given the photogenic flower of Archytaea triflora.

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The fruit of Garcinia mangostana

Garcinia mangostana

Published by Daniel Mosquin on February 15, 2018

Purple mangosteen is the best-known (to most) of the many kinds of mangosteens that are consumed by humans. A few other species of Garcinia are exported from their country of origin, but most species are harvested and eaten locally. My treat yesterday was to sample purple mangosteen for the first time.

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Leaves of Populus trichocarpa in glacial meltwater

Populus trichocarpa

Published by Daniel Mosquin on October 23, 2017

Back in the office, but a short entry today while I catch up. I was pleased to see so many new commenters while I was away; please do revisit the previous three entries for additional comments that were in moderation until this morning! My photos from Mexico will start to get thrown into the mix […]

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The flower of Turnera ulmifolia

Turnera ulmifolia

Published by Daniel Mosquin on September 1, 2017

Continuing the past month’s theme of plants with intriguing common names, today’s species vernacular names include: ramgoat dashalong, yellow alder, West Indian holly, and sage rose. It is not a true alder, nor holly, nor rose. As for ramgoat dashalong, the name used in the USDA PLANTS database, trying to understand that common name requires […]

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Flowering heads of Euphorbia esula

Euphorbia esula

Published by Daniel Mosquin on August 2, 2017

Euphorbia esula, commonly known as leafy spurge or wolf’s milk, is a herbaceous perennial native to temperate areas of Europe and Asia, where it can be found in dry meadows, stream banks and sandy areas. At maturity, leafy spurge is typically 20-90 cm (to 3 ft.) tall.

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