Published by Daniel Mosquin on December 11, 2017
Here are two photographs of Sorbus setschwanensis, taken a month apart. I returned to photograph this plant a second time as I felt my first picture lacked a range of colour. More than made up for by the second image!
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Published by Daniel Mosquin on November 22, 2017
The direct translation from Latin of Rosa canina to English yields the common name of dog rose. Its ethnobotanical use dates back at least two millennia, and emphasizes the lasting role of roses in many cultures.
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Published by Daniel Mosquin on July 7, 2017
Bencomia sphaerocarpa is a critically endangered species in the rose family. According to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, only 24 known individuals remain in the wild as of 2011. The island of El Hierro, in the Canary Islands, Spain, is home to the last wild Bencomia sphaerocarpa individuals. There are three subpopulations on […]
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Published by Daniel Mosquin on June 29, 2017
This is salmonberry’s third appearance on Botany Photo of the Day. Tamara wrote a comprehensive entry on fruit-colour polymorphism in 2015. And, coincidentally, I posted my own scan of a double-flowered plant a decade ago: Rubus spectabilis Double-Flowered Group. Comparing the two scans, I think you’ll see the patience and skill with which Laara accomplishes […]
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Published by Daniel Mosquin on June 13, 2017
Sometimes considered a distinct species, littleleaf or dwarf mountain-mahogany is typified by (as you might guess) its small, coriaceous (leathery), linear leaves. As noted by the Flora of North America entry for Cercocarpus ledifolius var. intricatus, the leaves are also strongly revolute; the margins of the leaves are rolled downward against the underside of the […]
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Published by Daniel Mosquin on May 29, 2017
Two photos taken with some haste, out of respect for one of the local resident killdeer who determined I was too close to its nest.
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Published by Daniel Mosquin on April 19, 2017
Local readers can likely guess that these photographs weren’t taken this year because of the cloudless blue skies and sunshine. The first photograph is from March 29, 2016, while the second was taken on April 2, 2015. This is approximately the stage of flowering as of today–2.5-3 weeks later than the two previous years.
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