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Texas, United States
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Norman, Oklahoma, United States
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mbavna, Maharashtra, India
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Arne, England, United Kingdom
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Charcos, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
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California, United States
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2011-11-20 Lower Austria, district Wiener Neustadt-Land - mixed forest (500 msm Quadrant 8363/1).German name: Knoten-Braunwurz
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2011-07-17 Lower Austria, district Neunkirchen (mixed forest - near stream; 800 msm Quadrant 8161/3).German name: Salbei-Sommerwurz (auf Kleb-Salbei) + Fuchs-FingerwurzNote the meagre growth of
Salvia glutinosa: while it has begun flowering on other specimen in the very same habitat, the ones befallen with O. salviae remain small for its kind and even show yellowish leaves.See also other shots of the same species linked below, from the same habitat.For ID of D. fuchsii see also
remarks and discussion here.
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Photo taken at the Hong Kong Park, Hong Kong.
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Kedavoor, Kerala, India
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A product of the high Andes, locally called Triaca.
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Aija, Ancash, Peru
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Nevada, United States
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Crocodile Bridge, Mpumalanga, South Africa
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Mono penstemon, Penstemon monoensis, California, Inyo County, White Mountains, elevation 1340 m (4405 ft).This rare species is found only along the lower west slopes of the White and Inyo Mountains bordering Owens Valley in Inyo and southern Mono counties, California. It prefers dry rocky calcareous soils and outcrops at desert elevations of 1200-1800 meters (3900-5900 feet). Its nearest relative is thought to be Penstemon calcareus from the Death Valley region farther south and east.Ironically the only known Mono County occurrences of this species are in the canyon where these images were taken, about a mile north of the county line. If the type specimens hadn't just happened to be collected here in 1906, there's a good chance the species would have been named P. inyoensis instead!
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This plant is one that flowers in December - January during our hot season. This particular photo is of many plants growing together and is not usually seen with as many flowers at once. The flowers are buzz pollinated possibly by a native or honey bee. See
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buzz_pollination The stems of these plants are covered with glandular hairs which secrete a sticky substance which catches insects and digests them. However, it has its own little bug on it which runs around the plant without getting stuck and cleans out the old insect carcasses and nourishes itself by eating prey caught by the plants. More information about Byblis plants on:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byblis_(plant)
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Naio or Bastard sandalwoodMyoporaceaeEndemic to the Hawaiian IslandsKaloko, Hawaii IslandEarly Hawaiians used the wood of naio (aaka). The larger branches and trunks for posts, rafters and thatching poles or purlins in homes (hale) and for netting needles or shuttles.Flowers are described as smelling like "spicy sandalwood" or like honey. The wood of naio has a faint sandalwood fragrance. Read why it has acquired the name "Bastard sandalwood" at
nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Santalum_freycinetianum (See "The Sandalwood Trade Story")
nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Myoporum_sandwicense
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Pedicularis rostratocapitata Crantz, syn.: Pedicularis rostato-capitata, Pedicularis jacquinii Koch.DE: Kopfiges Lusekraut, Jacquins LusekrautSlo.:glaviasti uivecDat.: Aug. 01. 2014Lat.: 46.43987 Long.: 13.64382Code: Bot_820/2014_DSCHabitat: alpine grassland, gently eastward sloping terrain, shallow calcareous skeletal ground with some silicate, relatively dry and warm place, full sun; exposed to direct rain; average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 0-2 deg C, elevation 1.960 m (6.400 feet), alpine phytogeographical region.Substratum: soil.Place: Mt. Mangart's flats, east of the beginning of Mt. Mangart terminal road loop, East Julian Alps, Posoje, Slovenia ECComment: This beautifully colored member of genus Pedicularis is quite common on Mangart's flats. Otherwise it is limited to east half of the Alps but can be found on Balkan Peninsula and Carpathians too. There are six similar species of this genus growing in Slovenia having more or less reddish flowers. But Pedicularis rostratocapitata is easy to recognize among them. It has very characteristic calyx. Its calyx is (almost - compared to other Pedicularis species) glabrous and has typical 'decoration' at the end of calyx segments (see picture #4). Another easy to see feature of the flower is a long beak at the end of galea (the helmet shaped upper lip of corolla), which reflects also in its Latin species name: 'rostrum' means 'beak' and 'capitatus' means 'having a head'. But there are also other species of Pedicularis, which have similar beaks. So, this beak represents only a required but not a sufficient trait for determination.Ref.:(1) A. Martini et all., Mala Flora Slovenije, Tehnina Zaloba Slovenije (2007) (in Slovene), p 569. (2) K. Lauber and G. Wagner, Flora Helvetica, 5. Auflage, Haupt (2012), p 938.(3) D. Aeschimann, K. Lauber, D.M. Moser, J.P. Theurillat, Flora Alpina, Vol. 2., Haupt (2004), p 268.(4) Rothmaler 3, Exkursionsflora von Deutschland, 11. Aufl., Elsevier, Spectrum (2007), p 457.
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Charcos, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
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Lonavala, Maharashtra, India
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A square-stemmed member of the Mint Family, found in Tropical Africa, and known as Orange Bird-berry. Photo from near Arusha, Tanzania.