Posts tagged “Botany”
What i’ve noticed (not much this week)
This incredible bug, via Seeds Aside This beautiful violin over at No seeds, no fruits, no flowers: no problem. How badly the US treats brown people. Pearl Cornioley: another reason women not being allowed to serve in the special forces is stupid, via Majikthise. In May 1944, she assumed control of 1,500 Resistance members and […]
Berry Go Round 3
The 3rd edition of Berry Go Round is up at Greg Laden’s Blog. I had a big presentation today that went quite well, so I treated myself and sat down and read the whole thing this evening. There are all sorts of wonderful in this carnival, including a 5 meter tree that can sting and […]
Spring Break 2008 – Day 1
For spring break, I went on a trip with my school’s Botany Club. We drove through the desert to Big Sur, then down along the coast to Santa Barbara. There was a great deal of botanizing. We all made it to the meeting point at 5AM and miraculously managed to fit all of our stuff […]
Spring break
Unlike all the other spring breaks of my college career, I’m going to do something fun this week. I’m excited about waking up to this. I’m excited about seeing strange oak trees. I’m excited about walking through this. But mostly I’m excited about the cycads here. I’ll post pictures in a week!
berry go round 2
The second edition of Berry Go Round is up at Further Thoughts. I’m not in it this time, but it’s still fantastic. So go get your plant lovin’ on! My two favorites are this post with incredible pictures of fiddleheads and this detective story about the sandpaper plant.
who’s gonna die?
Nothofagus dombeyi, or coihue, is a large tree that grows in the Andes. In the late 90s, northern Patagonia was hit with a pretty severe drought that killed many of these trees. So what was the difference between the trees that kicked it and the trees that are still going strong? Some trees constantly live […]
Carnival!
If you can’t get enough plant goodness here, check out the first edition of Berry Go Round over at Seeds Aside. This is a really fun new carnival! I especially enjoyed the first section which focused on a new species of palm. I’ve even got a post in the moss section!