Showing posts with label Catkin. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Catkin. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Julaceous

Ever since I first encountered pussy willows as a little girl I've had a soft spot for catkins. This particular (Curiotypical) species appears indecisive until one examines its terminal floret.

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Photoshop with text from Gray's Introduction to Structural & Systemic Botany, 1876