Washington

A close-up of the flowers of Allotropa virgata

Allotropa virgata

Published by Daniel Mosquin on July 16, 2015

Allotropa virgata, or candystick, is a perennial species of western North America. It is a mycoheterotroph, meaning that it forms a part of a complex threesome, obtaining all of its carbohydrates and at least some of its minerals from a fungus, which in turn obtains its carbohydrates from a tree or shrub. The fungus provides […]

Read More | 7 Comments

Cladonia bellidiflora or toy soldier

Cladonia bellidiflora

Published by Daniel Mosquin on June 8, 2015

The colours on this photo are remarkable. The photographer, Richard Droker, explains that the colour is nearly as it was in the field, but that he achieved his excellent focus through focus stacking using Zerene Stacker software. For more about this process, visit Richard’s original post.

Read More | 7 Comments

Two colours of fruits can be found in Rubus spectabilis

Rubus spectabilis

Published by Daniel Mosquin on May 23, 2015

Do you eat the red ones last? I’ve often wondered why some Rubus spectabilis berries are red and some are yellow, so I thought I would write an entry that answers the question.

Read More | 15 Comments

A close-up of Pedicularis groenlandica, or elephanthead lousewort

Pedicularis groenlandica

Published by Daniel Mosquin on August 3, 2011

A trip last week to Washington’s Olympic National Park afforded me the opportunity to revisit some favourite species, including today’s elephanthead lousewort. These plants were growing on one of the infrequently-accessible wet turf slopes that can be found along the upper reaches of Hurricane Ridge Road.

Read More | 12 Comments

Close-up of Aristolochia elegans

Aristolochia elegans

Published by Daniel Mosquin on February 28, 2008

Some common names for this member of the Aristolochiaceae family include calico flower and dutchman’s pipe. The native distribution of Aristolochia elegans covers western and central South America. However, it is also listed as an invasive species throughout the Pacific (link contains more photographs; also note that Aristolochia littoralis is a synonym of the accepted […]

Read More | 13 Comments

Tulipa hybrid

Published by Daniel Mosquin on January 5, 2008

Tulipa hybrid

Read More | 10 Comments

Cirsium edule

Published by Daniel Mosquin on December 27, 2007

Cirsium edule

Read More | 21 Comments

Botany Photo of the Day: In science, beauty. In beauty, science. Daily.

Subscribe!

We'll email you as new entries are posted!

Submitting a Photo

We currently accept photos submitted through a Flickr group, our garden forums, or email. Please see The Photographs for more details.

Forays

Some of our favourite sites!

On This Day