So… climate change… Lagerstroemia (crepe myrtle) as a street tree in London! A lovely splash of pink in late summer! #londonlife

Exciting arrival in the post today… hard copy of The Madrid Code! @iaptglobal.bsky.social

Same plant… summer!

So, leaf shape is quite (!) variable in Solanum….. can fool one into thinking things are different.. figuring taxa out requires more than a glance! Here’s an extreme example in Solanum albidum ….. #iamabotanist

Then and now…. Pokeberry in London! #iamabotanist

The joy of beautiful plant specimens! Thanks for the loan MO! #solanaceae