The New York Botanical Garden

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February 9, 2012

After reblogging Adbusters’ “name that plant” illustration a little over a week ago, we found ourselves inundated with responses (well-informed and/or hilarious) by followers from all over the world. I think it might have been a point of pride to be able to tell the difference between a maple leaf and a palm frond. (Actually, I think that might just be me.)

Now that a sufficiently lengthy interlude of frustration has passed between question and answer, we finally have the resolution for those of you who were wondering what you were staring at with such rapt attention. To be doubly sure of ourselves, we asked Deanna, our Associate Curator of Woody Plants, to pitch the final word.

Top Row:

Maple (Acer sp.)
Hickory (Carya sp.)
Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii)

Bottom row:

Oak (Quercus sp.)
Birch (Betula sp.)
Black tupelo (Nyssa sylvatica)

For that last one we’re going with a native tree, as Deanna informs us it’s neutral enough to be just about anything; consider it the freebie question on a pop quiz. (The artist here wasn’t exactly going for botanical art to be entered into a juried competition.) —MN

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