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Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
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Colon, Panama
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This variable shrub of tropical Africa has several uses in folk medicine, the bark is a source of a dye and the leaves are used as toilet paper. Here it is a weed near Dodoma, Tanzania.
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Arizona, United States
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Family: SterculiaceaeLocal nae:(Telugu) TadaDistribution: Common in deciduous forests. Found in India and Sri Lanka.Trees., 5-8mts tall, Leaves 7-12x 4-8cm, ovate, elliptic, base uniqually cordate, white wooly beneath, glabrous above; Flowers 6-8cm across, white, axillary, solitary or 2-3 flowered cymes. Capsules 7x3-5 cm, pyriform, acutely angled, rusty, seeds orbicular, compressed, winged. Leaves are used to make meals plates, wood is used for furniture.It is photographed at Penchala kona of Eastren ghats.
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Charcos, Puntarenas, Costa Rica
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Murabilia 2021 - Lucca
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Schoten, Antwerp, Belgium
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Orinda, California, United States
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Amazonas, Colombia
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Desert five-spot (Eremalche rotundifolia), Colorado Desert, CaliforniaThis is my favorite desert wildflower. They're native to the Mojave/Sonoran/Colorado deserts.It's always a bright sunny day in the desert, so I had to use a
homemade diffuser to get the soft and balanced light in this photo.For tips on photographing wildflowers, check out my free eBook,
13 tips for better wildflower photography
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Hau kuahiwi or Klauea hau kuahiwiMalvaceaeEndemic to the Hawaiian Islands (Hawaii Island only)IUCN: Critically Endangered Kpukapuala, Hawaii IslandHibiscadelphus is an endemic Hawaiian genus of 8 species, of which half are considered extinct with the remaining ones rare and endangered.EtymologyThe generic name Hibiscadelphus is from the Greek hibiscum, marsh mallow, and delphi, brother, meaning "brother of Hibiscus," suggesting their close affiliation to the genus Hibiscus.
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Bracted fanpetalsMalvaceaeIntroduced, naturalized and weedy in the Hawaiian IslandsPearl City, OahuIt appears that Hawaii morphs are not as spectacular as its origin species.
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Kokio ula, Kokio ulaula, or Hawaiian red hibiscusMalvaceaeEndemic to the Hawaiian IslandsEndangeredOahu (Cultivated)Shrubs to small trees.Kokio was pounded with other plants, juice strained, and taken to purify blood. The leaves were chewed and swallowed as a laxative or mothers would chew buds and given to infants and children as a laxative. Mother would also chew the buds and give to children or children would eat the seeds to strengthen a weak child.NPH00005
nativeplants.hawaii.edu/plant/view/Hibiscus_kokio_kokio
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Las Ollas Abajo, Panama, Panama
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Photo taken in or near Amani Nature ReserveEast Usambara Mountains, TanzaniaBy H.J. NdangalasiPost-Production by J. Quicho
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