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Flower of Lanaria lanata

Lanaria lanata

Published by Daniel Mosquin on May 25, 2018

Cape edelweiss, lambtails, or horse snow are all common names for Lanaria lanata. This is a species of “onlys”: it is the only species in its genus, which is the only genus in its family. It is also only found in South Africa, where it is restricted to the Western Cape and Eastern Cape provinces.

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Autumn foliage of Fraxinus americana

Fraxinus americana

Published by Daniel Mosquin on February 24, 2010

Continuing the “biodiversity and sports” series today, snowshoes are thought to be one of the earliest and most important innovations in transportation technology, with evidence of a kind of primitive “ski shoe” being used in Asia around 6000 BCE. Composed of slabs of wood lashed onto the bottoms of feet, this early technology is also […]

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