You can learn #biology even in #urbanscapes: many #plants #flower more in sunny than in shady places (and this may have consequences for the abundance & diversity of #pollinators ...).
Eg, #Bougainvillea below native to South America (#Nyctaginaceae), with small flowers surrounded by pink bracts (not petals!)
Rocafort, #Valencia, #Spain
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Clumps of this species rapidly crop up in open spaces - alongside #roads, in #parks and #gardens, in agricultural #plantations, and even hot houses in the #temperate zones.
They can even be found growing in more natural environments such as #forests and #grasslands, and along #river banks.
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This persistent little weed is a real #SuperSpecies - It can self-pollinate, produce copious amounts of sticky seeds (in tiny capsule-pods which explosively discharge seeds up to 5 meters!!) which stick to clothing, footwear, and are unwittingly dispersed by people.
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Bus stop botany. I won't get better if I don't practice will I?
A couple of deadnettles - spotted and white, Lamium album and Lamium maculatum