Pictures of flora [last update 2011-12-25]

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Below you will find a collection of photos from various places. Except where noted, pictures were taken by Rhett A. Butler, copyright 1994-2012. While these images are the property of mongabay.com, it may be permissible to use them for non-commercial purposes (like powerpoint presentations and school projects), provided that the images are not altered in any form. Please read this for more details. If you are interested in using an image in a publication please contact me.

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Vines with purple flowers growing in canopy tree Location: Tambopata rainforest (Peru) Red and yellow vine flower (Kenya) Passion vine blossom (Suriname) Roots of a strangler fig (Indonesia) Rainforest fungi Giant Groundsel (Senecio brassica) with Mt. Kenya in the background (Kenya) Bees pollinating a pink and yellow flower (Suriname) Baobabs with zebu cart (Morondava) Epiphyte-laden branches of a giant Kapok tree (Ceiba pentandra) at Tikal (Guatemala) Passion flower (Costa Rica) Magenta and white flowers Pink flowers Purple thistles on Mt. Kenya (Kenya) Muppet plants - Lobelia telekii (Kenya) Hot pink fungi (Costa Rica) Bromeliad in Peru's cloud forest Roots of a strangler fig (Indonesia) Yellow and pink flower (Malaysia) Red bromeliads in Manu cloud forest Pink bromeliad flower Cacti Birdnest fern in the rainforest canopy Alaka'i swamp forest vegetation Maroon flowers with light blue berries (Suriname) Fungi (Costa Rica) Water lillies in bloom along river (Indonesia) Iridescent green beetle (Peru) Pink and red ginger flower (Indonesia) Green flowers Baobabs (Morondava) Red pitcher plant (Nepenthes rafflesiana) (Indonesia) Bromeliads in the Amazon rain forest canopy Unknown cactus Magenta-colored flowers - species unknown (Kenya) Pinkish-white bog flower (Alaska) Ginger comb Pitcher plant in Borneo; light green in color (Indonesia) Elephant Ear Plants Heliconia leaves in the Costa Rican rain forest (Costa Rica) Bird of paradise flower Bird of paradise (Costa Rica) Reddish-brown fungi in the rainforest Orange flowers (Suriname) Wildflowers in Tibetan Yunnan (China) Green bromeliads in Manu cloud forest Giant unbrella leaf (Malaysia) Flower (Thailand) Bromeliad (Costa Rica) Red-orange fungus (Malaysia) Red flowers White flower (Indonesia) Venus' Wine Cup (Cookeina speciosa) (Suriname) Bismarck Palm (Bismarckia nobilis) at sunset Bromeliad in Peru's cloud forest Red bromeliads White fungi on decaying log Location: Manu National Park in the Rainforest of Peru (Peru) Ginger flower comb Honeycomb-shaped flowers of a ginger plant Maroon berries Cecropia tree Bromeliad in the Amazon rain forest canopy Flower (Costa Rica) Heliconius butterfly (Peru) Leaf in the Costa Rican jungle (Costa Rica) Green mushroom on forest floor (Indonesia) Ginger combs White mushroom on forest floor Location: Tambopata rainforestV (Peru) Striped pitcher plant (Malaysia) Dwarf Madagascar Palm (Pachypodium lamerei v ramosum) - local name: Vontake Pachypodium geayi (local name: Vontaka) Colorful leaf resulting from an infection (Costa Rica) Fallen purple flower in the Choco rainforest White palm flowers (Costa Rica) Pandanus palms and blooming water lillies along river leading to Camp Leaky (Indonesia) Horseman's star (Hippeastrum) in the Lacassine Wildlife Refuge cypress swamp Wild red ginger flowers Plant Tree ferns in the Manu cloud forest Bromeliad (Costa Rica) Giant Rosette Plant (Lobelia keniensis) (Kenya) Red fungi Camouflaged praying mantis on tree trunk (Peru) Unknown cactus Orange flower Rainforest leaves (Belize) Rainforest plant Canopy tree with buttress roots (Suriname) flora: Page 1 | Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4 | Page 5 | Page 6 | Page 7 | Page 8 | Page 9 | Page 10 | Page 11 | Page 12 | Page 13 | Page 14 | Page 15 | Page 16 | Page 17 | Page 18 | Page 19 | Page 20 | Page 21 | Page 22 | Page 23 | Page 24 | Page 25 | Page 26 | Page 27 | Page 28 | Page 29 | Page 30 | Page 31 | Page 32 | Page 33 | Page 34 | Page 35 | Page 36 | Page 37 | Page 38 | Page 39 | Page 40 | Page 41 | Page 42 | Page 43 | Page 44