Monthly Archives: May 2010
The Best of the Best…
Greg Laden has just posted Berry Go Round #28, which he has titled The best of the best in plant biology, conservation, photography, and evolution. Greg goes beyond pointing to a collection of blog posts on the subject of plants. … Continue reading
The Corotú and the Gomphothere
The corotú is one of the largest and most beautiful of the trees of the savanna (left photo, below). It is known in Costa Rica as the guanacaste and is the national tree of that country. It is also known … Continue reading
Carl Linneaus
Carl Linnaeus was born on May 23, 1707, three hundred and three years ago today. His system for naming plants transformed their classification. But it was his love for plants that gave him the impetus to organize their names consistently. … Continue reading
Marmalade of the Coffee Family – Alibertia edulis
A rather innocuous-looking shrub bloomed, scantily, recently. The flowers are appealing, though, and the plant was just calling out for identification. One look at the stem between the leaves and I knew immediately what family it probably was in. What … Continue reading
