Posts tagged “Botany”
Berry Go Round #15
I’m a little late advertising this, but the 15th edition of Berry Go Round is up at A Neotropical Savanna. I particularly enjoyed Watcher’s posts on Costa Rican trees (and some of the bugs that inhabit them) and pinyon pine.
What We Killed Thursday
Ascension Island is a teeny tiny island in the middle of nowhere. However, you’ve almost certainly heard of it (or at least seen it on a nature show) since it’s one of the most important breeding grounds for seabirds in the tropical Atlantic. It’s a relatively young island and so it is in a very […]
Tout Disparaître
Welcome to another edition of What We Killed This Thursday. Dracaena umbraculifera, Umbrella dracaena, was found on Mauritius in 1797. It was propagated and grown by plant collectors and is found in several botanic gardens, but has not been seen in the wild since the original description. Mauritius is a fairly remote island with relatively […]
What do you know?
LL Cool Joe started an interesting meme a couple weeks ago and Leo tagged me. The rules: 1. You’ve got to post a link from the person who tagged you. 2. List 8 things that you know about on your chosen subject. You get to choose the subject. 3. You don’t have to tag anyone […]
What I’ve Noticed
My university, like many others across the country, is facing unbelievable budget cuts (40%!!!). They’re cutting programs and employees right and left. What I don’t get is why they aren’t cutting athletics. “Corrective rape” of lesbians in South Africa goes unprosecuted. Incredibly bad news for women in Arizona. Come back, Janet! Dear Famous Asshole Neurologist […]
Thunresdæg Ragnarök
I haven’t updated my series on the plants we’ve lost for a few weeks, but I’m back! Cryosophila williamsii, also known as the Root-Spine Palm or the Lago Yojoa Palm, is a Honduran palm considered extinct in the wild. Like Corypha taliera, the Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden’s Center for Tropical Plan Conservation cares for the […]
Berry Go Round #14
Welcome to the 14th Berry Go Round! Before we get started, I recommend reading last month’s carnival hosted over at Watching the World Wake Up. At Midoria you can learn all about kasumisou flowers (also known as baby’s breath). Agro Rachmatullah’s interest in these flowers was sparked when the TV character Kasumi received a kasumisou […]