brilliantbotany:

You may have heard of tardigrades (here’s an awesome video about them, if you haven’t). One of these tiny organisms is shown here, on an electron micrograph, in its habitat, moss!

brilliantbotany:

Herb-Robert, Geranium robertianium, is found in rocky woods. Its stem is sometimes reddish and it has lobed leaves. It is a member of the Geraniaceae family.

brilliantbotany:

This is Solanum dulcamara, bitter nightshade or bittersweet. It is a member of Solanaceae, the nightshade family. Surprisingly, the nightshade family, which is famous for its many poisonous members, also contains potatoes, tomatoes and eggplants.

This is a Eucalyptus deglupta. The colors occur naturally, giving this species the common name Rainbow Tree. It is commonly used on tree plantations for its use as pulpwood.

Like me, you may have been wondering what the deal with Acai is. I’ve seen it in all kinds of stuff, but had no idea what it is!
Pictured is the Acai Palm, Euterpe oleraceae, which bears the acai fruit. They’re small, about one inch around, and are a drupe.  

A willow tree in the Japanese Garden of the Bloedel Reserve in Bainbridge, Washington.
There are many species of willow, all in the genus Salix. 

I haven’t read this, but it looks very cool. It’s a book of fictional plant species.

Shown here is Wisteria, a flowering plant in the the pea family, Fabaceae.