There have been times in-semester when I wished I could undergo clonal propagation, but this wasn't quite what I expected 😅.

Fellow botanists might find today's Aussie Botany Photo of the Day a bit basic, but I can't help but get a bit excited when this splash of red/pink crosses my gaze. The blotched hyacinth orchid reveals itself in summer as most other plants start to dry up and die back.

Today's Fiji Botany Photo of the Day is none other than the orange mangrove/dogo (Bruguiera gymnorrhiza), a species that thrives in the silty, low-energy coastline around Suva. These salt tolerant trees grow sturdy trunks and stilt roots that calm wave action, creating a safe haven for...

Today is the first native Fijian species for Fiji Botany Photo of the Day #5. There are a few different species of Screwpines/Voivoi/Vadra (Pandanus spp) native to Fiji. With their pineapple-like fruits and long, strappy leaves, it is pretty easy to pick them out from the crowd.

Today's Fiji Botany Photo of the Day doesn't look like much but the smell will have you planting more. Ylang-Ylang/Mokosoi (Cananga odorata) is a tree with green-yellow flowers that produce essentials oils that are frequently used in beauty products. Originally from Malaysia, Philipines, PNG...

The abundance of this blue flower in Hattah-Kulkyne NP led me to immediately assume it was an introduced weed. This native plant is actually Bluerod (Stemodia florulenta). Adapted to the floodplain lifestyle, it temporarily shows its face as the flood fed lakes dry up over summer. #botany #australia

Where there's a will, there's a way. Blue bush (Marieana sedifolia) and samphire (Sarcocornia sp.) manage to survive and flower even on the fringes of Australia's salt lakes. #botany