Superasterids

Vascular Plants of the Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica<a href="http://sweetgum.nybg.org/osa/index.php">sweetgum.nybg.org/osa/index.php</a>Los Charcos de Osa<a href="http://www.osaresearch.org/">www.osaresearch.org/</a>RA#10737

Vascular Plants of the Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica<a href="http://sweetgum.nybg.org/osa/index.php">sweetgum.nybg.org/osa/index.php</a>Los Charcos de Osa<a href="http://www.osaresearch.org/">www.osaresearch.org/</a>RA#10737

Jenolan Caves, New South Wales -- on rocky ridge above caves about 1 km south of of Lucas Rocks.

Jenolan Caves, New South Wales -- on rocky ridge above caves about 1 km south of Lucas Rocks.

2010-08-25 Vienna XXII. district (Lobau brownlands, 155 m AMSL).Flower and fruit; here on Solidago gigantea (subsp. serotina): an untypical host.I've found some who died on Solidago before they could flower and fruit: so obviously it isn't too vital on Solidago, but it can survive there.German...

2011-10-09 Vienna XXII. district, Lobau - Danube National Park (155 msm Quadrant 7864/2).German name: Nessel-Teufelszwirn, Nessel-Seide; Riesen-Goldrute<i>Solidago</i> is a new-found host of <i>Cuscuta</i> which prefers native <i>Urtica</i> (and a few other species); last year I found that...

Persicaria virginiana inflorescence close-up

Persicaria virginiana leaf abaxial surface

Trichostema lanatumwoolly bluecurls. A beautiful shrub for the garden. Roots must be kept dry. Replant frequently from cuttings (seeds are difficult) as the shrub is short-lived. One garden book suggests planting with matilja poppies and bush poppies for a stunning display. The spikes will...

Erose Mussaenda is a climbing shrub with golden yellow flowers. The "snow flakes" are metamorphosed leaves. The golden yellow corolla is an attractive pentagram. The apical cymous inflorescence is also very pretty. Vine and root of this plant can be used to treat diseases like Cold,...

Please note that the 'White leaves' of this plant is in fact lobed sepals that rest just beneath the golden flowers. The golden flowers though small yet very eye-catching and graceful under the sun. This plant is easily mix-up with Erose Mussaenda (Mussaenda erosa) where as Splash-of-white has...

Split Oak Forest Wildlife and Environmental Area, Orange County, FL, December 2013.

Charles Bronson State Forest, Joshua Creek Trailhead, Orange County, FL, March 2014.

May 19,2012, Bear Canyon, Santa Catalina Mountains, Arizona

Bear Canyon, Santa Catalina Mountains, May 18, 2012

A shoot of Physalis arenicola with young fruit. This species is native to the southeastern US, and this individual was collected in Florida. It is unusually hairy, though this species is quite variable in that respect.

A shoot of Physalis arenicola with young fruit and an open flower. This species is native to the southeastern US, and this individual was collected in Florida. It is unusually hairy, though this species is quite variable in that respect.

2011-08-28 Upper Austria, district Rohrbach - meadow (715 msm Quadrant 7448/2).German name: Herbst-Schuppenleuenzahn<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/hermannherbarium/6094034332/in/photostream">For more shots see links posted here.</a>

The black mangrove trees continue blooming, delighting endless flocks of pollinators including honey bees, carpenter bees, ants, butterflies and various flower flies.

Swamp Loosestrife (<i>Lysimachia thyrsiflora</i>), Volo Bog State Natural Area, Illinois.

Lake June in Winter Scrub State Park, Highlands County, FL, February 2014.

[tentative ID] Highbush Blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum, in the Ericaceae) has simple, alternate leaves, oval in shape and tapering abruptly at the tip. The edges are entire (smooth and toothless) and the petioles (stems) are short. Leaves turn bright red in the autumn, so the shrub makes a...