Behind the Scenes, Plant Science
Posted in Behind the Scenes, Plant Science
In
our
Steere
Herbarium,
a
combination
of
capturing
ultra
high-resolution
images
of
specimens
and
entering
detailed
information
about
each
specimen
in
a
searchable
database
is
...
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Environment & Conservation, Plant Science
Posted in Environment & Conservation, Plant Science
A
renowned
landscape
architect,
Burle
Marx
was
also
a
passionate,
outspoken
conservationist.
His
writings
on
environmental
topics
in
Brazil—powerful
when
written
a
half-century
ago—have
a
...
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Plant Science
Posted in Plant Science
Dolly
Parton
isn't
the
only
public
figure
to
have
a
new
species
of
lichen
named
after
her
by
NYBG
scientists.
Following
precedent
in
naming
discoveries
...
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Plant Science
Posted in Plant Science
Proposed
legislation
has
been
introduced
in
both
the
United
States
Senate
and
House
of
Representatives
with
the
rather
formidable
title
“Botanical
Sciences
and
Native
Plant
...
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Environment & Conservation, Plant Science
Posted in Environment & Conservation, Plant Science
As
noted
in
my
most
recent
post,
negotiators
at
the
Paris
climate
conference,
known
as
COP21,
emphasized
the
importance
of
the
role
of
forests
in
...
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Plant Science
Posted in Plant Science
The
true
porcini
mushroom
is
well-known
as
a
prized
edible
mushroom.
Boletus
edulis,
as
it
is
known
scientifically,
has
a
common
name
in
just
about
...
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How To, Plant Science
Posted in How To, Plant Science
Plants, after all, are not always innocuous. Some, like food-grade castor oil from Ricinus communis , require extensive
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History & People, Plant Science
Posted in History & People, Plant Science
One
evening
as
twilight
settled
over
the
garden
of
Hammarby,
an
idyllic
farm
near
Uppsala
in
Sweden,
a
botanically
inclined
young
lady
noticed
flashes
of
...
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Inside our Collections, Plant Science
Posted in Inside our Collections, Plant Science
The
quiet
corridors
of
the
William
and
Lynda
Steere
Herbarium
here
at
The
New
York
Botanical
Garden
are
lined
with
steel
cabinets
where
preserved
plant
...
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Plant Science
Posted in Plant Science
You’ll
find
them
clinging
to
rock
faces
like
flecks
of
gray
paint,
or
carpeting
a
tree
trunk
with
skeins
of
red
whisps.
Lichens
come
in
...
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