A Wandering Botanist

Tales of a lover of plants, history and travel.

Sunday, August 26, 2018

What Happened to Rosemary?

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Rosemary is a sun-loving plant of the rocky areas along the Mediterranean Sea, from the south of Spain into the Middle East. Her leaves a...
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Sunday, August 19, 2018

Visiting Minnesota--Lovely Forestville State Park

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I took a field trip to Forestville/ Mystery Cave State Park during the Botanical Society of America meetings (meeting post ). It is a r...
Sunday, August 12, 2018

Visiting Colorado--Old Fall River Road, Rocky Mountain National Park

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Almost to the top of Old Fall River Road Old Fall River Road was the first automobile road to the alpine tundra in Rocky Mountain Nation...
Sunday, August 5, 2018

Botanists at Work--Botany2018 Meeting

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This year I again attended the Botanical Society of America annual meeting this year in Rochester, Minnesota. I go to keep up--since I write...
Sunday, July 29, 2018

Plant Story--Apricot Folklore

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Apricots ( Prunus armeniaca, see previous post link ) have been in cultivation more than 5,000 years, so of course there are all kinds o...
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Sunday, July 22, 2018

Visiting Switzerland--Enjoying Mountain Wildflowers

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This was a visit into the mountains of Switzerland simply to enjoy being there, which meant mountain scenes, cheese and chocolate, and esp...
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Sunday, July 15, 2018

Plant Story--Adaptable Apricots

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I am going to have an apricot crop this year One of my apricot trees: enlarge to more easily see the yellow fruits.
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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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