一朵野花的特写

Elaborate Passiflora incarnata, or purple passionflower, sit pretty in a field at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida on June 13, 2023. Kennedy and the National Merritt Island Wildlife Refuge share a border and are home to more than 330 native and migratory bird species, 65 amphibian and reptile species, and more than 1,000 different types of plants including the purple passionflower. Kennedy is responsible for more protected species than any other federal property in the continental United States, and there are diverse and varied efforts to protect and preserve ecological systems at the center while simultaneously supporting the NASA mission.

Image credit: NASA/Frank Michaux

2023年6月13日，在佛罗里达州的NASA肯尼迪航天中心，精致的西番莲，或紫色西番莲漂亮地坐落在田野里。肯尼迪航天中心和国家梅里特岛野生动物保护区接壤，共有330多种本土和候鸟、65种两栖动物和爬行动物，以及包括紫色西番莲在内的1,000多种不同类型植物的家园。肯尼迪航天中心负责的受保护物种比美国大陆上任何其他联邦财产都要多，在支持NASA任务的同时，该中心有各种各样的努力来保护和维护中心的生态系统。

图片来源: NASA/Frank Michaux