Monthly Archives: October 2006
Tithonia rotundifolia
I never thought I’d use the genus and species name of a plant for my title with such confidence (95%, as they say). But here it is. [A high resolution image is here. ] Tithonia is named for Tithonus, a … Continue reading
“Decapitated” Cecropia
Sometime within the past month I looked up at this young cecropia tree and thought – what happened to its crown? I started surveying the others in the area, and found this one is not unique. So what’s going on?
El Niño and Panama, Part 1
It’s going to take a while to piece everything together, so I’m starting with what we feel the current El Niño is doing to our weather pattern here in Panama. First, a word about El Niño and La Niña. Without … Continue reading
Miconia identified, images published.
I’m still working on El Niño data collection, but I got a note today from Robin Foster, a botanist at the Field Museum in Chicago, with a possible (95% confidence) species name for the Miconia I’ve been struggling with: Miconia … Continue reading
