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/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/2012/09/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/2012/05/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/2012/03/science/from-the-field/the-funkiest-of-fungi/ http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/03/science/from-the-field/the-funkiest-of-fungi/#comments Fri, 16 Mar 2012 15:00:04 +0000 Matt Newman http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/?p=20905 A stinkhorn mushroom is about as appetizing as it sounds.]]> http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/03/science/from-the-field/the-funkiest-of-fungi/feed/ 0 http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/03/science/from-the-field-bill-buck-in-cape-horn-day-17/ http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/03/science/from-the-field-bill-buck-in-cape-horn-day-17/#comments Tue, 06 Mar 2012 17:34:39 +0000 William R. Buck http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/?p=19983 The last day of Bill's trip to Cape Horn ends with a bryological bang!]]> http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/03/science/from-the-field-bill-buck-in-cape-horn-day-17/feed/ 1 http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/03/science/from-the-field-bill-buck-in-cape-horn-day-16/ http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/03/science/from-the-field-bill-buck-in-cape-horn-day-16/#comments Thu, 01 Mar 2012 21:00:46 +0000 William R. Buck http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/?p=19981 February 5, 2012; Isla Londonderry, Puerto Fortuna, approximately 54º54′S, 70º26′W Last night after dinner, I stood under the tarp that tents the hold where our dryers are kept, listening to the rain. Juan came out and said, “You enjoy this weather!” I looked at him quizzically, and he continued, “I can tell by the expression [...]]]> http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/03/science/from-the-field-bill-buck-in-cape-horn-day-16/feed/ 0 http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/02/science/from-the-field-bill-buck-in-cape-horn-day-15/ http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/02/science/from-the-field-bill-buck-in-cape-horn-day-15/#comments Mon, 27 Feb 2012 20:52:15 +0000 William R. Buck http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/?p=19979 A small flower in the forest serves to lift spirits all around.]]> http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/02/science/from-the-field-bill-buck-in-cape-horn-day-15/feed/ 0 http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/02/science/from-the-field-bill-buck-in-cape-horn-day-14/ http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/02/science/from-the-field-bill-buck-in-cape-horn-day-14/#comments Fri, 24 Feb 2012 20:34:39 +0000 William R. Buck http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/?p=19977 Blogging bryologist Bill Buck turns his attention to mosses in these last days of collecting in Cape Horn.]]> http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/02/science/from-the-field-bill-buck-in-cape-horn-day-14/feed/ 0 http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/02/science/from-the-field-bill-buck-in-cape-horn-day-13/ http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/02/science/from-the-field-bill-buck-in-cape-horn-day-13/#comments Thu, 23 Feb 2012 21:22:50 +0000 William R. Buck http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/?p=19975 Two things demand attention about today; the weather and this afternoon's field site.]]> http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/02/science/from-the-field-bill-buck-in-cape-horn-day-13/feed/ 0 http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/02/science/from-the-field-bill-buck-in-cape-horn-day-12/ http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/02/science/from-the-field-bill-buck-in-cape-horn-day-12/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 18:45:51 +0000 William R. Buck http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/?p=19972 The weather decides to remind the team that they are in the sub-Arctic.]]> http://www.nybg.org/plant-talk/2012/02/science/from-the-field-bill-buck-in-cape-horn-day-12/feed/ 0