Phytophilia

My experiment to see what Tumblr is all about. I like to take photos of plants and things so I imagine I'll post lots of plant photos by myself and others as well as the occasional oddity that appeals to me.

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Lotus Nelumbo nucifera at the CU Boulder EBIO greenhouse.

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The Blue Oil Fern Microsorum thailandicum. The blue iridescence comes from cellulose microfibrils stacked into helicoidal structures. Those structures appear on both the top and bottom epidermal surface, differing, with top epidermis being more blue, while the bottom being red-shifted and less intense.

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Sarracenia x catesbei is a hybrid of Sarracenia flava and Sarracenia purpurea. This particular clone is a cross of Sarracenia purpurea 'Belly of Blood' and Sarracenia flava Black Veins made by Calen Hall.

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Selaginella willdenowii goes by the common names of Willdenow's spikemoss and peacock fern and is known for its iridescent blue leaves

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Aristolochis fimbriata at the University of Colorado EBIO Greenhouse

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Stanhopea costaricensis at the University of Colorado EBIO greenhouses.

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Ceropegia fusca at the University of Colorado EBIO Greenhouse.

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Peperomia fraseri at the University of Colorado EBIO Greenhouses. I had not realized, until I took this photo and examined it closely, that each of the white branches is not a flower but its own little inflorescence with many teeny tiny flowers.

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Microgramma squamulosa closeup at the University of Colorado EBIO Greenhouses.

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Ceropegia cimiciodora at the University of Colorado EBIO Greenhouse.

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Here are a bunch of recent orchid photos from the University of Colorado EBIO Greenhouses

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Agapetes Serpens at the University of Colorado EBIO Greenhouses

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Jumping Spider at the CU EBIO greenhouse.

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Chamaerops humilis var cerifera at University of Colorado EBIO Greenhouse. I usually photograph interesting flowers and plants at the greenhouse but photography is essentially about capturing light. This photograph is more about the light.

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Impatiens paucidentata at the CU Boulder EBIO greenhouse.

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Bulbophyllum picturatum at the University of Colorado EBIO greenhouse.

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Aechmea fendleri Red Form infloresence at the University of Colorado EBIO greenhouse.