Sunday, January 30, 2022

Plant Story--Tasty Goji Berries, Chinese Wolfberries, Lycium species

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The familiar fruits of the U.S. are only a small portion of the fruits eaten around the world. One that appears increasingly in the U.S. is ...
Sunday, January 23, 2022

A Plant's View: Plants in History

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"Seriously," said Junior the Christmas cactus, wise in the ways of humans after decades as a houseplant, "What humans call hi...
Sunday, January 16, 2022

Plant Story--Eucalyptus in Northern California, Eucalyptus globulus

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  Operator: "911. What is your emergency?" Man: "I need an ambulance; a guy here is hurt." Operator: "What is your ...
Sunday, January 9, 2022

A Glimpse of Phoenix, Arizona

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My husband and I traveled to Phoenix, Arizona, in early December; the goal to get away for a few days. Mostly we went to museums and ate out...
Sunday, January 2, 2022

Plant Story: Poinsettia Update

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This December, it was easy to encounter posts pointing out that Poinsett, from whom poinsettias take their name, was a racist. Consequently,...
Sunday, December 26, 2021

Plant Story--Linaria vulgaris, Butter-and-eggs, Yellow Toadflax

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I grew up calling it butter-and-eggs, a pretty little plant in the meadows of New York and Ohio.  butter-and-eggs, Linaria vulgaris , yello...
Sunday, December 19, 2021

Our Built Environment

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We see the world around us, but we can't see what it was. Visiting San Francisco in November, the National Park Presidio was full of inf...