Published by Daniel Mosquin on February 25, 2019
UBC Botanical Garden’s forums have been operating for almost eighteen years. The most frequented part of the forums is the plant identification section, which frequently has worldwide participation in solving these mysteries. Lila Pereszke from Hungary identified the plant in today’s images, which was photographed by the Scotland-dwelling Sheila during her travels to Mauritius!
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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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Published by Daniel Mosquin on March 7, 2018
Although Acer rubrum grows in UBC Botanical Garden as part of its significant collection of maples, here’s a photo of a plant coming into flower from across the continent in its native range. Acer rubrum, or red maple, is among the most abundant native trees of the eastern United States.
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Published by Daniel Mosquin on March 2, 2018
Strangely, one of the first things that came to my mind when seeing this photograph was a resemblance between the seed (and its surrounding tissues) and an eyeball at the end of some sort of appendage…I can’t un-see it. This photo actually depicts an opened fruit of Alectryon excelsus, where the now partially-exposed seed is […]
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Published by Daniel Mosquin on March 1, 2018
It’s that time of year when buds are starting to break their winter dormancy. In December 2014, Daniel and I went for a walk through the Carolinian Forest at UBC Botanical Garden to investigate and photograph buds. We found lots of them! I’ve chosen a few of the photos we’ve taken to highlight some interesting […]
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Published by Daniel Mosquin on November 16, 2017
Aesculus glabra is most commonly known as the Ohio buckeye, but also goes by the names of American buckeye and fetid buckeye. As the common names suggest, it’s native to North America, significant to Ohio, and emits unpleasant odors!
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Published by Daniel Mosquin on October 11, 2017
I started this entry as I sat underneath this tree in UBC Botanical Garden on a sunny, warm afternoon. Not bad for a place to do some work! I was left with no choice but to get some pictures after noticing the beautiful light hitting the tree and illuminating the flowers, leaves, and bees.
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