This is Buddleja salviifolia, a species from eastern & southern Africa. Like the one in yesterday’s #Buddleja post, this species is adapted to dry, harsh conditions. #Scrophulariaceae
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Just look at the narrow, revolute, hard leaves of Buddleja loricata. Those leaves tell the story of a plant adapted to harsh habitats. It is from South Africa and is one of the most drought-tolerant species of #Buddleja . #Scrophulariaceae

Buddleja colvilei is a Himalayan species with large (for a #Buddleja ), funnel-shaped flowers in pendulous clusters. Joseph Hooker found the species in Sikkim in 1849 & named it in honor of Sir James Colvile, a judge who assisted Hooker in India. #Scrophulariaceae

Most of the times I've seen #Buddleja have been in gardens. This was my first encounter with Buddleja macrostachya, a SE Asian species, growing in RBG Sydney. #Scrophulariaceae Botanic Gardens of Sydney

This is endlessly entertaining. 😁

How does anyone spot a tiny brown flower growing among leaf litter? Awesome observation, Alan! 👏👏👏
#Thismiaceae (or #Burmanniaceae ).

Buddleja indica was once known as Nicodemia diversifolia, but Nicodemia is now subsumed in #Buddleja . It was once a popular #houseplant , called Indoor Oak, but it has fallen out of fashion. Foliage is good, but the flowers are not much. #Scrophulariaceae #Houseplanthour

I saw Buddleja again in Chile. This is the aptly named B. globosa growing on the slopes of Volcan Osorno, vicinity of Lago Llanquihue. #Buddleja #Scrophulariaceae #Chile

#Buddleja occurs in the Americas, Africa, and southern & SE Asia. It gets to New Guinea but not Australia (again, Oz?💁‍♂️). I’ve seen species in the wild in a few places. This is Buddleja madagascariensis in… wait for it… Madagascar. #Scrophulariaceae #Madagascar

Ghost Orchid of the Fakahatchee Strand leightonphotography.photoshelter.com/gallery-image/…

Yes, #Buddleja davidii is weedy – I’ve seen hundreds growing along railway embankments around London – but it’s a great long-season nectar source for insects. They don’t call it “butterfly bush” for nothing! NB: Seedless, non-escaping cultivars are available. #Scrophulariaceae

Back in the 20th century, when I first learned Buddleja (sometimes spelled Buddleia) it was in the #Loganiaceae or even Buddlejaceae, but nowadays it’s in the #Scrophulariaceae . This peripatetic genus of 111 spp. is more than just weedy B. davidii (pictured). It’s #Buddleja week!

Dazzling display of the architectural qualities of palms:
'Singularity' from Marc Quinn Light into Life show Kew Gardens.
Precisely modelled on a Bismarckia nobilis leaf from Kew's Palm House (and placed just outside).
Bill Baker 🌴Scott Zona, Ph.D.🌴 @scottzona.bsky.social International Palm Society

Fallugia paradoxa ( #Rosaceae ) has achenes with plumed, accrescent styles. The fruits resemble those of Purshia & Cercocarpus ( #Dryadoideae ), but morphological, cytological & molecular data support its placement in #Rosoideae . It’s like a Geum but woody.

The genus Adenostoma has just 2 spp., but both are endemic to western N America. This is Adenostoma fasciculatum, a common component of the chaparral vegetation in California. It is in subfamily #Amygdaloideae of the #Rosaceae . #California

Lyonothamnus is yet another monotypic genus from western N America. Lyonothamnus floribundus ( #Rosaceae #Amygdaloideae ) is endemic to the Channel Islands of California. It is not #cyanogenic , which is perhaps the evolutionary consequence of fewer predators on the islands. #CFP

Oemleria is another endemic, monotypic genus of #Rosaceae #Amygdaloideae from western North America. Oemleria cerasiformis is dioecious, & its flowers are said to be foul-smelling & fly pollinated. Not exactly 'a rose by any other name....'

Happy 98th birthday to broadcasting icon and one of the world's foremost advocates for nature, Sir David Attenborough FRS. bit.ly/3LNp2yf

To a man who has dedicated his life to conserving and understanding our natural world: Happy 98th Birthday! 🎉

Sir David Attenborough, thank you for your decades of devotion to our planet's wonders and wildlife.

Where to see #palms ... Lumphi Park, Bangkok, #Thailand . 📷: Sergei Gussev CC BY 2. #Where2CPalms