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Close-up of Erica arborea

Erica arborea

Published by Daniel Mosquin on March 29, 2017

The arborea part of Erica arborea more than hints at its stature. It is among the tallest species in the genus, occasionally reaching heights of 7m (23ft.) as a small tree. Most of the other 860 species or so are shrubs in the 20-150cm (0.6-5ft.) range. It is with good reason that common names for […]

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The red algae, Bonnemaisonia hamifera

Bonnemaisonia hamifera

Published by Daniel Mosquin on April 29, 2015

Last month, one of our readers pointed out that I share a last name with a famous 19th century phycologist, Théophile Bonnemaison. I am pleasantly surprised to realize that Théophile was the namesake of not only a genus, but also a family and even an order! I don’t know whether I am distantly related to […]

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Sarcocapnos enneaphylla

Published by Daniel Mosquin on March 18, 2008

Sarcocapnos enneaphylla
Sarcocapnos enneaphylla

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Cynomorium coccineum

Published by Daniel Mosquin on February 26, 2008

Cynomorium coccineum

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Posidonia oceanica

Published by Daniel Mosquin on February 18, 2008

Posidonia oceanica

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The inflorescence of Silybum marianum

Silybum marianum

Published by Daniel Mosquin on May 30, 2006

Michael Charters from Calflora.net explains that the pronunciation of the generic name for this species has an emphasis on the first syllable, so it is said “SIL-i-bum”. However, that doesn’t prevent certain coworkers of mine from repeating the humorous version of the name when they encounter the plant or images of such (I expect today’s […]

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