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Flowers of Degenia velebitica

Degenia velebitica

Published by Daniel Mosquin on July 9, 2019

Degenia velebitica (no common name in English) is endemic to rocky slopes and screes of Croatia’s Velebit and Kapela mountain ranges. It is a monotypic genus (containing only the one species), therefore the genus occurs nowhere else in the world.

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Flowers of Aristolochia arborea

Aristolochia arborea

Published by Daniel Mosquin on June 17, 2019

It is always intriguing to find the outlier in a plant family. As noted in the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group summary, the Aristolochiaceae, or birthwort family, “…are more or less herbaceous plants (they are quite often vines)”. The epithet arborea, though, reveals the habit of this species: a (small) tree.

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Peteria thompsoniae in habitat

Peteria thompsoniae

Published by Daniel Mosquin on May 27, 2019

Like the Opuntia aurea in the previous entry, Peteria thompsoniae is also a species of the American Southwest. It is commonly known as spine-noded milkvetch; the spines are readily apparent in another of Andrey’s photographs: Peteria thompsoniae.

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Flowers of Gardenia carinata folding for the evening

Gardenia carinata

Published by Daniel Mosquin on April 16, 2019

Golden gardenia, or Gardenia carinata, is a member of the coffee family or Rubiaceae.

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The flower of Codonopsis clematidea

Codonopsis clematidea

Published by Daniel Mosquin on February 22, 2019

The charming bells of Codonopsis clematidea create a whimsical fairy scene. Its common names include clematis bonnet bellflower and Asian bellflower.

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Flowers and foliage of Anisotome procumbens

Anisotome procumbens

Published by Daniel Mosquin on January 24, 2019

The intriguing and diminutive Anisotome procumbens looks like it came straight from a Dr. Seuss book when photographed with a macro lens!

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Close-up of Cytisus scoparius

Cytisus scoparius

Published by Daniel Mosquin on January 18, 2019

Cytisus scoparius is one of the west coast of North America’s most notorious invasive species. Commonly known as Scot’s broom, its yellow flowers will flood disturbed landscapes of the Lower Mainland and Southern Vancouver Island each spring.

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