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The vegetative stem and prickles of Rosa macrophylla

Rosa macrophylla

Published by Daniel Mosquin on June 27, 2018

This recently identified rose species in UBC Botanical Garden was received from plant explorer Keith Rushforth. Originally received as Rosa sp. (with an affinity [similarity] to Rosa macrophylla), the writing of this entry prompted an examination of the plant (now that it’s mature) to confirm its identity. Seed collected by plant explorers typically occurs when […]

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Foliage of Serenoa repens

Serenoa repens

Published by Daniel Mosquin on March 15, 2018

I’ve become extremely familiar with Serenoa repens (PDF), or saw palmetto, through my adventures around Florida. Saw palmetto grows in every Florida county; I think it’s unarguably one of the symbols of Floridian vegetation.

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A viewscape in Portland Japanese Garden

Portland Japanese Garden

Published by Daniel Mosquin on March 8, 2018

Both of these photos (image 1, image 2) are from the Portland Japanese Garden; the first image was inspired by Daniel’s eye-catching shot of Nitobe Memorial Garden this past autumn. It just so happens that both the Portland Japanese Garden and Nitobe Memorial Garden are renowned as being among the most authentic Japanese gardens outside […]

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Mature cone of Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca

Pseudotsuga menziesii var. glauca

Published by Daniel Mosquin on February 27, 2018

One of the characters that most helps in identifying a Douglas-fir is the set of long, three-pointed bracts on the cones. While the distinct flexing in the bracts could have been enough for me to identify this particularly as Rocky Mountain Douglas-fir, the fact that it was located at the foot of the Rocky Mountains […]

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Grow Green Demonstration Beds in UBC Botanical Garden

Grow Green Demonstration Beds

Published by Daniel Mosquin on January 17, 2018

This is a late autumn photograph of some of the demonstration beds in UBC Botanical Garden developed in partnership with Metro Vancouver’s Grow Green program.

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Berberis darwinii in UBC Botanical Garden

Berberis darwinii

Published by Daniel Mosquin on January 9, 2018

Berberis darwinii was brought to the attention of Western science by none other than Charles Darwin in 1835. Since then, it has become a popular ornamental through most of the temperate world.

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The fruit of Maianthemum dilatatum

Maianthemum dilatatum

Published by Daniel Mosquin on December 21, 2017

My photographic curiosity was well-rewarded on my short trip to Vancouver Island over Thanksgiving, a couple months ago. I still haven’t spent much time in those coastal forests, so there’s always something new for me. This time it was both the fruits and the occasionally translucent leaves of Maianthemum dilatatum.

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