University of Oxford Botanic Garden and Arboretumさんのイラストまとめ

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We’re all familiar with stinging nettles (urtica dioica) in the UK, but have you heard of the unrelated rock nettles?
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Humans often move plants to new environments
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Indigo (indigo tinctoria) has been grown, used and moved across Asia, Africa and the Middle East to such an extent that the species’ native range can no longer be determined accurately.
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Did you know..? Pistacia vera (which produces the familiar pistachio nut) is regarded as a phreatophyte, a plant that has an extended root system that can reach the water table.
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📷 from Elizabeth Blackwell's 'Herbarium Blackwellianum' (1765)

✨ The virtual doors are open! ✨ Welcome to the Oxford Botanic Garden Virtual Christmas Fair. From natural-fibre textiles to intricately crafted paper and baubles, you are sure to find gifts that will inspire and delight this festive season. #shopsavegive https://t.co/oZyy7GfP0J

Some species of Eucalyptus have developed woody underground tubers which help the trees regenerate after fire.

Discover more about gum trees, several of which are famously the favourite food of koalas, in this #Plants400 article https://t.co/Fq39TLeeCx

Eucalyptus oil, which can be extracted from the leaves of gum trees (Eucalyptus), helps protect the trees from insect attack but also makes the leaves highly flammable, and therefore a fire hazard.

Did you know…? Bamboos flower rarely, often only once in their lifetime. Moreover, when they flower they may display a mass-flowering phenomenon, where all the individual plants in an area produce flowers.

Discover more in this @Plants400 article: https://t.co/ii7P0DuRwH

Tree houseleeks (Aeonium) can have striking colour, but it is important to remember that good light is needed to maintain these colours. During winter, colours are often less striking, but as the days lengthen colour intensity is restored.
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The name ‘Chrysanthemum’ is Greek in origin, chryos meaning ‘gold’ and anthemon meaning ‘flower’.
These autumn-flowering herbaceous perennials are native to China, eastern Asia and north-eastern Europe and are the star of this this week’s #Plants400 https://t.co/H7MhlLCyea