A Wandering Botanist
Tales of a lover of plants, history and travel.
Monday, April 15, 2024
Growing Natives in Colorado
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There is a national push for homeowners in the U.S. to grow plants native to their area (see previous posts part1 ; part 2 ; part 3 ; HNP...
Sunday, April 7, 2024
Strawberries, Fragaria, Beloved Fruits. 2. Uses and Folklore
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Strawberries are popular fruits, eaten world-wide. This is despite the fact that fresh strawberries do not improve after harvest and cannot ...
Monday, April 1, 2024
Plant Story -- Strawberries. Fragaria, Beloved Fruits 1. Distribution and Botany
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Strawberries, genus Fragaria in the rose family, Rosaceae , are a popular fruit and have been for millennia. Twenty to 24 species are recog...
Sunday, March 24, 2024
Polyploidy Part 3. Patterns in Nature: Speciation
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Polyploidy is whole genome duplication, when all the chromosomes and so, all the genes, of an organism double. In plants, it is very common...
Sunday, March 17, 2024
Plant Story--Catnip, Nepeta cataria, a Well-Known Weedy Herb
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Catnip, Nepeta cataria , is one of the better-known little herbs because it is a drug for cats. Cats respond to catnip for about 15 minutes...
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Sunday, March 10, 2024
April in Tokyo
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Here is a photo album of pictures from Tokyo in April. Beautiful spring flowers. The photos are from April 2017 but if you hurry, you could ...
Sunday, March 3, 2024
Polyploidy Part 2. And Crop Plants
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Polyploidy is whole genome duplication, where all the chromosomes double. Animals rarely survive major chromosome changes, but plants usuall...
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