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Late Bloomer: The Short, Prolific Career of Ynes Mexia
Posted in History & People
Ynes Mexia, a Mexican-American botanical collector and explorer who began her career in 1925, became the most accomplished female botanical collector of her time both ... Read MoreHow To
Leaf Propagation: A Succulent Shared
Posted in How To
Propagating plants can be as painless and satisfying as popping corn or pressing “brew” on the coffee machine. Read MorePlant Science
New Additions to a Prized Mushroom’s Family Tree
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 ... Read MoreHistory & People
The Amazing Feat of Jeanne Baret
Posted in History & People
Baret was born in France in 1740. Her working-class parents taught her to identify plants for their healing properties, and she became an expert “herb ... Read MoreHow To, Plant Science
A Dominican Tea for Cold Winter Evenings
Posted in How To, Plant Science
Plants, after all, are not always innocuous. Some, like food-grade castor oil from Ricinus communis, require extensive Read MoreHistory & People, Plant Science
Flashes in the Twilight
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 ... Read MoreInside our Collections, Plant Science
In Search of Thomas Edison’s Botanical Treasures
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 ... Read MorePlant Science
Lendemer’s Lichens: Combing the Great Smoky Mountains
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 ... Read MorePlant Science
The Cannon Ball Tree
Posted in Plant Science
I still stand in awe each time I see the cannon ball tree (Couroupita guianensis), a member of the Brazil nut family. In ... Read MoreInside our Collections, Plant Science
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