A Wandering Botanist

Tales of a lover of plants, history and travel.

Sunday, October 19, 2025

Travel Story--More of Wales

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When I wrote a blog post about my visit to Wales a couple weeks ago ( link ), it got long before I had shared the full trip. Here are more p...
Sunday, October 12, 2025

Plant Story--New England Aster, Symphyotrichum novae-angliae

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The New England aster ( Symphyotrichum novae-angliae aster family, Asteraceae) is very widespread; in North America it is found from the At...
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Sunday, October 5, 2025

Travel Story--Wales

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I took a tour in Wales, mainly along the coast. Wales, the southwest corner of Britain, is about 170 miles long and 60 miles wide, but hills...
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Sunday, September 28, 2025

American Squashes

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zucchini and yellow summer squash Sorting out the squashes is a job for experts, which I am not. They are wonderfully confused. “True squash...
Sunday, September 21, 2025

Chrysanthemums: Fall Greetings!

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red chrysanthemums   As summer fades into fall, a different set of plants dominate the landscape.  In my garden, the chrysanthemums that wer...
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Sunday, September 14, 2025

Pollinators and Flower Visitors

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All sorts of small animals can be found on flowers. All of them can safely be called flower visitors. Of the flower visitors, some are polli...
Sunday, September 7, 2025

Plant Story--Oxalis, Wood Sorrel

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Wood sorrels,  Oxalis,  with flowers like little yellow stars, are common plants in disturbed areas across much of North America. They are w...
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Plants have always been interwoven into human life. Celebrate them. Don't miss the plants when you travel. Learn the stories of the plants where you live.
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