Category Archives: Botany
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
Darwin’s Day
In celebration of the 200th birthdays of both Charles Darwin and Abraham Lincoln, the sandpaper plant burst forth in bloom again today, this time attracting a new beetle. The image is not as well focused as I would like, but … Continue reading
Environment and Photosynthesis
How global warming or other stresses in the environment might affect plants is still poorly understood. The current online issue of Annals of Botany is devoted to how stresses affect photosynthesis, and thus the entire plant. From the Preface: Photosynthesis … Continue reading
Bamboo Orchid, Arundina graminifolia
What you see on the left are a stand of what we call soil orchids, some of which have been beaten to the ground by heavy rains, and on the right a stand of robust Curcuma (locally, resurrection plant) leaves. … Continue reading
