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Inflorescences of Syneilesis aconitifolia

Syneilesis aconitifolia

Published by Daniel Mosquin on July 19, 2019

Most of the horticultural admiration for shredded umbrella plant is for its leaves, but I think the inflorescence has a certain charm as well.

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Inflorescence of Cossinia pinnata

Cossinia pinnata

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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Rubus spectabilis flowers, fruits, seeds, and leaves

Rubus spectabilis

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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Flowers of Dactylicapnos scandens

Dactylicapnos scandens

Published by Daniel Mosquin on August 30, 2010

Often lumped with Dicentra (in this case, as Dicentra scandens), the genus Dactylicapnos has recently been reasserted as taxonomically valid. According to the Flora of China, Dactylicapnos is a group of scandent (vine-like) herbaceous annuals and perennials, containing twelve species from the western Himalayas to China. Dactylicapnos scandens is distributed widely throughout the region, occurring […]

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Inflorescence of Amorphophallus aphyllus

Amorphophallus aphyllus

Published by Daniel Mosquin on September 23, 2009

This ethereal-looking plant is quite typical of lowland plants growing in the tropical and subtropical zones of the paleotropics, from West Africa to the Pacific Islands. Reaching heights of 30 cm, this spectacular plant is a famine food for the Wolof people but requires special preparation as the toxicity level of the tuber is such […]

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The colours of Omphalotus olearius

Omphalotus olearius

Published by Daniel Mosquin on January 6, 2009

Jack-o-lantern fungus is seen here in daylight although its splendour really grows after sunset. The gills on the underside of these orange fruiting bodies glow an eerie green in the dark!

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A silversword, Argyroxiphium sandwicense subsp. sandwicense

Argyroxiphium sandwicense subsp. sandwicense

Published by Daniel Mosquin on November 1, 2007

This is a member of a group of plants that represent a classic case-study in botany about adaptive radiation, hybridization and evolution.

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