Tag Archives: tree
New Tree Book and Field Guide for Panama
Here’s the book I wish I had seven years ago when I tried to identify my first tree in Panama. It would have saved a lot of time. But it wasn’t published until this year. I just got my own … Continue reading
Posted in Reference
Tagged Achariaceae, Botany, Costa Rica, Field guide, Flacourtiaceae, Panama, Roger Tory Peterson, tree
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Piptocoma discolor – A Tree in the Aster Family
Identifying a tree in the Asteraceae family involves new vocabulary and the ability to see the flowers, even when they’re in the crown of a tall tree. Continue reading
Posted in Asteraceae
Tagged bark, Byrsonima crassifolia, capitulum, corymb, floret, inflorescence, Miconia rubiginosa, panicle, Piptocoma discolor, Pollalesta discolor, synflorescence, tree
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