by Botanical Dimensions on 10/20/2011
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![[img src=https://botanicaldimensions.org/wp-content/flagallery/bd-photostream/thumbs/thumbs_lithops-species.jpg]Lithops species](https://botanicaldimensions.org/wp-content/flagallery/bd-photostream/lithops-species.jpg){kind=link}
![[img src=https://botanicaldimensions.org/wp-content/flagallery/bd-photostream/thumbs/thumbs_wild-cannabis-himachal-pradesh-india-by-finn-mckenna.jpg]Wild cannabisHimachal Pradesh. India](https://botanicaldimensions.org/wp-content/flagallery/bd-photostream/wild-cannabis-himachal-pradesh-india-by-finn-mckenna.jpg){kind=link}
![[img src=https://botanicaldimensions.org/wp-content/flagallery/bd-photostream/thumbs/thumbs_uluhe-hawaiian-fern-fiddlehead.jpg]Uluhe, fiddlehead of a Hawaiian fernHawaii](https://botanicaldimensions.org/wp-content/flagallery/bd-photostream/uluhe-hawaiian-fern-fiddlehead.jpg){kind=link}
![[img src=https://botanicaldimensions.org/wp-content/flagallery/bd-photostream/thumbs/thumbs_turmeric-rhizomes-coconut-masks-peruvian-amazon.jpg]Turmeric rhizomes, coconut masksPeruvian Amazon marketplace](https://botanicaldimensions.org/wp-content/flagallery/bd-photostream/turmeric-rhizomes-coconut-masks-peruvian-amazon.jpg){kind=link}
![[img src=https://botanicaldimensions.org/wp-content/flagallery/bd-photostream/thumbs/thumbs_the-canopy-is-another-world-peruvian-amazon.jpg]The canopy is another worldPeruvian Amazon](https://botanicaldimensions.org/wp-content/flagallery/bd-photostream/the-canopy-is-another-world-peruvian-amazon.jpg){kind=link}
![[img src=https://botanicaldimensions.org/wp-content/flagallery/bd-photostream/thumbs/thumbs_tea-plantation-north-india.jpg]Tea plantation, Camellia sinensisNorth India](https://botanicaldimensions.org/wp-content/flagallery/bd-photostream/tea-plantation-north-india.jpg){kind=link}
![[img src=https://botanicaldimensions.org/wp-content/flagallery/bd-photostream/thumbs/thumbs_sunflower_bees_california.jpg]Sunflowers are loved by beesCalifornia garden](https://botanicaldimensions.org/wp-content/flagallery/bd-photostream/sunflower_bees_california.jpg){kind=link}
![[img src=https://botanicaldimensions.org/wp-content/flagallery/bd-photostream/thumbs/thumbs_santa-catalina-island-native-oak-california.jpg]Santa Catalina island native oakCalifornia's Channel Islands](https://botanicaldimensions.org/wp-content/flagallery/bd-photostream/santa-catalina-island-native-oak-california.jpg){kind=link}
![[img src=https://botanicaldimensions.org/wp-content/flagallery/bd-photostream/thumbs/thumbs_san-pedro-cactus_trichocereus-pachanoi_poppy-pod.jpg]San Pedro cactus and poppy podTrichocereus pachanoi, from the Andes](https://botanicaldimensions.org/wp-content/flagallery/bd-photostream/san-pedro-cactus_trichocereus-pachanoi_poppy-pod.jpg){kind=link}
![[img src=https://botanicaldimensions.org/wp-content/flagallery/bd-photostream/thumbs/thumbs_photosynthesis.jpg]PhotosynthesisThe daily miracle](https://botanicaldimensions.org/wp-content/flagallery/bd-photostream/photosynthesis.jpg){kind=link}
![[img src=https://botanicaldimensions.org/wp-content/flagallery/bd-photostream/thumbs/thumbs_peyote-cactus-in-flower.jpg]Peyote cactus in flowerLophophora williamsii](https://botanicaldimensions.org/wp-content/flagallery/bd-photostream/peyote-cactus-in-flower.jpg){kind=link}
![[img src=https://botanicaldimensions.org/wp-content/flagallery/bd-photostream/thumbs/thumbs_passion-flower-passiflora-sp.jpg]Passion flowerPassiflora species, Hawaii](https://botanicaldimensions.org/wp-content/flagallery/bd-photostream/passion-flower-passiflora-sp.jpg){kind=link}
![[img src=https://botanicaldimensions.org/wp-content/flagallery/bd-photostream/thumbs/thumbs_palm-inflorescence-fruits-hawaii.jpg]Palm inflorescence fruitingHawaii](https://botanicaldimensions.org/wp-content/flagallery/bd-photostream/palm-inflorescence-fruits-hawaii.jpg){kind=link}
![[img src=https://botanicaldimensions.org/wp-content/flagallery/bd-photostream/thumbs/thumbs_opium-poppy-papaver-somniferum.jpg]Opium PoppyPapaver somniferum](https://botanicaldimensions.org/wp-content/flagallery/bd-photostream/opium-poppy-papaver-somniferum.jpg){kind=link}
![[img src=https://botanicaldimensions.org/wp-content/flagallery/bd-photostream/thumbs/thumbs_mathematics-of-the-lily-family.jpg]Mathematics of the Lily familyAll 3s & 6s](https://botanicaldimensions.org/wp-content/flagallery/bd-photostream/mathematics-of-the-lily-family.jpg){kind=link}
![[img src=https://botanicaldimensions.org/wp-content/flagallery/bd-photostream/thumbs/thumbs_ancient-ayahuasca-vessel-ecuador.jpg]Ancient ayahuasca vesselEcuador](https://botanicaldimensions.org/wp-content/flagallery/bd-photostream/ancient-ayahuasca-vessel-ecuador.jpg){kind=link}
![[img src=https://botanicaldimensions.org/wp-content/flagallery/bd-photostream/thumbs/thumbs_indigenous-plant-medicines-mexico-circa-1520.jpg]Indigenous plant medicinesMexico, circa 1520](https://botanicaldimensions.org/wp-content/flagallery/bd-photostream/indigenous-plant-medicines-mexico-circa-1520.jpg){kind=link}
![[img src=https://botanicaldimensions.org/wp-content/flagallery/bd-photostream/thumbs/thumbs_huichol-yarn-painting-by-jose-benitez-sanchez.jpg]Huichol yarn painting, Mexicoby José Benitez Sanchez](https://botanicaldimensions.org/wp-content/flagallery/bd-photostream/huichol-yarn-painting-by-jose-benitez-sanchez.jpg){kind=link}
![[img src=https://botanicaldimensions.org/wp-content/flagallery/bd-photostream/thumbs/thumbs_heritage-maize-varieties-oaxaca-mexico.jpg]Heritage maize varietiesOaxaca, Mexico](https://botanicaldimensions.org/wp-content/flagallery/bd-photostream/heritage-maize-varieties-oaxaca-mexico.jpg){kind=link}
![[img src=https://botanicaldimensions.org/wp-content/flagallery/bd-photostream/thumbs/thumbs_harvesting-edible-seaweeds-mendocino-coast-california.jpg]Harvesting edible seaweedsMendocino coast, California](https://botanicaldimensions.org/wp-content/flagallery/bd-photostream/harvesting-edible-seaweeds-mendocino-coast-california.jpg){kind=link}
![[img src=https://botanicaldimensions.org/wp-content/flagallery/bd-photostream/thumbs/thumbs_glass-butterfly-on-lantana-peru.jpg]Glass Butterfly on Lantana flowersPeruvian Amazon](https://botanicaldimensions.org/wp-content/flagallery/bd-photostream/glass-butterfly-on-lantana-peru.jpg){kind=link}
![[img src=https://botanicaldimensions.org/wp-content/flagallery/bd-photostream/thumbs/thumbs_fungi-in-india-by-finn-mckenna.jpg]Wild fungiIndia](https://botanicaldimensions.org/wp-content/flagallery/bd-photostream/fungi-in-india-by-finn-mckenna.jpg){kind=link}
![[img src=https://botanicaldimensions.org/wp-content/flagallery/bd-photostream/thumbs/thumbs_day-of-the-dead-patzcuaro-mexico.jpg]Día de los MuertosPatzcuaro, Mexico](https://botanicaldimensions.org/wp-content/flagallery/bd-photostream/day-of-the-dead-patzcuaro-mexico.jpg){kind=link}
![[img src=https://botanicaldimensions.org/wp-content/flagallery/bd-photostream/thumbs/thumbs_cycad-fruting-leafing-hawaii.jpg]Cycad fruting, with new leavesHawaii](https://botanicaldimensions.org/wp-content/flagallery/bd-photostream/cycad-fruting-leafing-hawaii.jpg){kind=link}
![[img src=https://botanicaldimensions.org/wp-content/flagallery/bd-photostream/thumbs/thumbs_columbines-joie-de-vivre.jpg]Columbine's joie de vivreNorth America](https://botanicaldimensions.org/wp-content/flagallery/bd-photostream/columbines-joie-de-vivre.jpg){kind=link}
![[img src=https://botanicaldimensions.org/wp-content/flagallery/bd-photostream/thumbs/thumbs_chacruna-psychotria-viridis-peru.jpg]Chacruna - Psychotria viridisAdded to ayahuasca in Peru](https://botanicaldimensions.org/wp-content/flagallery/bd-photostream/chacruna-psychotria-viridis-peru.jpg){kind=link}
![[img src=https://botanicaldimensions.org/wp-content/flagallery/bd-photostream/thumbs/thumbs_cashew-fruits-peru.jpg]Cashew fruitsPeru](https://botanicaldimensions.org/wp-content/flagallery/bd-photostream/cashew-fruits-peru.jpg){kind=link}
![[img src=https://botanicaldimensions.org/wp-content/flagallery/bd-photostream/thumbs/thumbs_brugmansia-blossoms-sierra-mazateca.jpg]Brugmansia BlossomsSierra Mazateca, Mexico](https://botanicaldimensions.org/wp-content/flagallery/bd-photostream/brugmansia-blossoms-sierra-mazateca.jpg){kind=link}
![[img src=https://botanicaldimensions.org/wp-content/flagallery/bd-photostream/thumbs/thumbs_black-pepper-piper-nigrum-costa-rica.jpg]Black Pepper - Piper NigrumCosta Rica](https://botanicaldimensions.org/wp-content/flagallery/bd-photostream/black-pepper-piper-nigrum-costa-rica.jpg){kind=link}
![[img src=https://botanicaldimensions.org/wp-content/flagallery/bd-photostream/thumbs/thumbs_beautiful-ganoderma-mushroom-peruvian-amazon.jpg]Ganoderma - Medicinal mushroomPeruvian Amazon](https://botanicaldimensions.org/wp-content/flagallery/bd-photostream/beautiful-ganoderma-mushroom-peruvian-amazon.jpg){kind=link}