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Did you know that there are shrubby members of the Iris family? These are in the genus Nivenia. #iridaceae #SouthAfrica #botany #botanizing #plants #plantnerd #botanical #ecology #Nivenia #plantoftheday #botanicalgarden #conservatory #nature #iris #shrubs #shrubsofinstagram #shrubstagram #flowers #flowering

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I am constantly amazed by the adaptability of some plant species. Despite being dwarfed by this trying environment, this mountain laurel seems just as at home on this outcrop as its relatives do in the rich shaded forests lower down the mountain. #appalachia #outcrops #plantnerd #plants #plantoftheday #mountains #mountainlaurel #kalmia #nature #natureporn #nativeplants #skyline #clouds #intheclouds #shrubsofinstagram #shrubstagram #botany #botanical #botanizing #NorthAmerica #NorthCarolina #evolution

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Bristly locust (Robinia hispida) - a shrubby cousin of the black locust. #plants #plantnerd #botany #botanical #botanizing #NorthCarolina #appalachia #appalachianmountains #robinia #bristlylocust #legume #shrub #shrubstagram #shrubsofinstagram #plantoftheday #ecology #flowers #floweroftheday #nature #natureporn #nativeplants #leaves #forestedge

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Neviusia cliftonii - Endemic to a small area of northern California and discovered only a couple decades ago. #neviusia #shastasnowwreath #endemic #plants #plantnerd #botany #botanical #botanizing #california #nature #nativeplants #shrubs #shrubstagram #shrubsofinstagram #plantoftheday #conservation #rareplants #tildenpark #botanicalgardens

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Onze #dwergspar is dit jaar gedecoreerd met #gingko #piceaabiensrepens #fijnspar #dwergvorm #creepingnorwayspruce #botanicalgarden #tuin #hilversum #shrub #shrubstagram #plantstagram #treesofinstagram