Botany Photo of the Day

Ruth is both today's writer and photographer:
So, which is the plant and which is the rock? Luckily for us, this Dioscorea elephantipes, or elephant's foot, hasn't gone deciduous for the summer. ...

Thanks again to UBC horticulturist Jackie Chambers for contributing a couple photographs and a write-up!
Dicoma capensis is a prostrate perennial, found hugging the dry, sandy soils of Namaqualan...

This photograph is from the University of California Santa Cruz Arboretum, taken during my spring trip. I was a few days early to catch this rose cone flower or drumstick plant in full bloom, but...

Ruth is again responsible for today's write-up:
Thank you to my good friend Jo Ann Kolman for these "wall paper worthy" photos. She took them in October near Antietam Battlefield in northern Mary...

Ruth is responsible for today's write-up:
Thank you to cistusolymp@Flickr for sharing this photograph via the Botany Photo of the Day Flickr Pool.
The genus Fritillaria is currently a member of ...

Jackie Chambers continues to submit photographs from her recent trip to South Africa. Thanks again for an image and write-up! Jackie writes:
Augea capensis has the distinction of being the only m...

I think it's fairly obvious to any long-time observer of my photographs shared via BPotD that I enjoy photographs of natural patterns. I couldn't resist a close-up of this Agave at the Los Angele...

Local photographer Ron Long was kind enough to share one of his images today. If you're a local reader of BPotD, Ron will be sharing more of his images on Thursday (or tonight, by the time I comp...

Thanks to Ruth for today's write-up:
Thank you to nebulagirl@Flickr for the sharing of this beautiful photograph (original via the BPotD Flickr Photo Pool). It was taken in Red River Gorge, Kentu...

Ceraria namaquensis, or Namaqua porkbush, is native to South Africa and Namibia. This particular specimen was found in Augrabies Falls National Park. Due to its geographic location, with the Kala...