http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk The Blog of The New York Botanical Garden Thu, 03 Jan 2013 11:01:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/12/science/unraveling-the-herbarium/ http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/12/science/unraveling-the-herbarium/#comments Mon, 31 Dec 2012 16:00:19 +0000 Matt Newman http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/?p=31956 Cracking the genetics of age-old plant specimens means pushing technology forward.]]> http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/12/science/unraveling-the-herbarium/feed/ 0 http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/12/science/bringing-lichens-down-to-earth/ http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/12/science/bringing-lichens-down-to-earth/#comments Thu, 13 Dec 2012 16:00:45 +0000 Jessi Allen http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/?p=30818 Jessi Allen investigates treetop lichen without ever leaving the ground.]]> http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/12/science/bringing-lichens-down-to-earth/feed/ 0 http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/12/science/las-orquideas-racing-the-clock/ http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/12/science/las-orquideas-racing-the-clock/#comments Tue, 11 Dec 2012 18:51:31 +0000 Matt Newman http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/?p=31606 NYBG botanist Paola Pedraza tackles the Tropical Andes of Colombia in a race against the clock.]]> http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/12/science/las-orquideas-racing-the-clock/feed/ 0 http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/10/science/theres-a-new-fungus-amongst-us/ http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/10/science/theres-a-new-fungus-amongst-us/#comments Tue, 09 Oct 2012 20:01:28 +0000 Roy Halling http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/?p=29628 Mushrooms are popping up all over during this wet fall including one never seen before at NYBG.]]> http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/10/science/theres-a-new-fungus-amongst-us/feed/ 0 http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/09/science/lendemers-lichens-combing-the-smoky-mountains/ http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/09/science/lendemers-lichens-combing-the-smoky-mountains/#comments Thu, 27 Sep 2012 15:00:15 +0000 Matt Newman http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/?p=28908 Globetrotting for botany? It's in the job description.]]> http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/09/science/lendemers-lichens-combing-the-smoky-mountains/feed/ 1 http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/08/science/guarding-against-a-six-legged-menace/ http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/08/science/guarding-against-a-six-legged-menace/#comments Wed, 01 Aug 2012 15:00:47 +0000 Matt Newman http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/?p=26958 What's black, white, and could threaten your maple syrup?]]> http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/08/science/guarding-against-a-six-legged-menace/feed/ 0 http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/06/science/nybg-scientists-travel-the-world-for-new-species/ http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/06/science/nybg-scientists-travel-the-world-for-new-species/#comments Tue, 05 Jun 2012 21:05:05 +0000 Matt Newman http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/?p=24685 81 new plant species! And that's just what we discovered in 2011.]]> http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/06/science/nybg-scientists-travel-the-world-for-new-species/feed/ 1 http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/05/science/from-the-field-city-salamanders-shed-light-on-global-declines/ http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/05/science/from-the-field-city-salamanders-shed-light-on-global-declines/#comments Wed, 09 May 2012 15:00:24 +0000 NYBG Science http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/?p=23223 Small creatures living at the NYBG may reveal clues as to what's threatening them worldwide.]]> http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/05/science/from-the-field-city-salamanders-shed-light-on-global-declines/feed/ 1 http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/05/science/the-wood-anemone-lending-a-helping-hand-after-111-years/ http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/05/science/the-wood-anemone-lending-a-helping-hand-after-111-years/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 15:30:09 +0000 Matthew Pace http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/?p=22526 After over a century, a "long-lost" NYBG flower has been rediscovered.]]> http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/05/science/the-wood-anemone-lending-a-helping-hand-after-111-years/feed/ 1 http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/04/science/petunias-rare-and-red/ http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/04/science/petunias-rare-and-red/#comments Mon, 16 Apr 2012 17:36:49 +0000 Matt Newman http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/?p=21763 An unassuming but rare petunia is being raised in our greenhouse.]]> http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/04/science/petunias-rare-and-red/feed/ 0