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Anemone pavonina, the peacock windflower

Anemone pavonina

Published by Daniel Mosquin on March 27, 2020

It is likely this plant is just finishing its flowering in UBC Botanical Garden’s E.H. Lohbrunner Alpine Garden, but I can at least revisit it with my photograph from 2015.

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An Assortment of Colours of California Wildflowers

California Flower Medley

Published by Daniel Mosquin on February 27, 2019

Here is a memory from 2017’s bloom in the Californian desert within Joshua Tree National Park. I’ve heard this year is also turning out to be an exceptional one.

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The flowers of Xanthorhiza simplicissima

Xanthorhiza simplicissima

Published by Daniel Mosquin on May 9, 2018

Xanthorhiza translates to yellowroot, which is the common name for this monotypic genus of eastern USA. Strangely, there are few photographs of its root online, but the My Weeds Are Very Sorry weblog has one, along with images of plants in cultivation. The yellow root is also visible in the image of a specimen on […]

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The fruits of Jateorhiza macrantha

Jateorhiza macrantha

Published by Daniel Mosquin on February 8, 2018

Back to Africa with this entry, with a new taxon (and a new family) for Botany Photo of the Day! Pictured here are the densely haired fruits and shoots of Jateorhiza macrantha, a climbing liana of Africa’s tropical forests.

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A group of Anemone occidentalis in fruit

Anemone occidentalis

Published by Daniel Mosquin on January 24, 2018

Missing from today’s entry and previous entries on Anemone occidentalis is a photograph of the flower. One of today’s photographers, Emma Harrower, has a good example here: Anemone occidentalis.

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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 fruits of Berberis aquifolium

Berberis aquifolium

Published by Daniel Mosquin on August 8, 2017

Berberis aquifolium (formerly Mahonia aquifolium) is among the tallest of an informal subgroup within Berberis known commonly as the Oregon grapes (note: not actually grapes). This upright-growing species can sometimes exceed 4.5m (15 ft.) in height, and hence Berberis aquifolium is commonly known as tall Oregon grape or tall mahonia.

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