November 2011
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The Jabuticaba Tree, which grows fruit on its...
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Brassicaceae and Siliques
Cuckoo Flower or Lady’s Smock (Cardamine pratensis) belongs to the Brassicaceae family, the mustard family. It’s found in Europe and Western Asia. The old name for Brassicaeae is Cruciferae, referring to the family’s 4 petals, which resemble a cross. This family produces a unique type of fruit, a siliqua. It has two valves, and a replum in the center that connects the two...
Nov 16th
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lianarama asked: Have you read "Wicked Plants" by Amy Stewart?
Nov 16th
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Oxalis stricta and tristyly
This is Yellow Wood Sorrel, or Oxalis stricta. It is a member of the Oxalidaceae family, and has tristyly. This means there are three possible orientations of its stamens and pistils (the reproductive parts). Here is an example of tristyly: The green pieces are pistils, and the yellow-topped ones stamens. The pistils can be the shortest (left), the middle height (center) or the tallest...
Nov 15th
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“Sedges have edges, rushes are round, grasses have joints that your friends pass...”
–  A rhyme to help you remember the difference between sedges, rushes and grasses.
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Nov 8th
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Plants In Motion →
One of my favorite sites, full of videos showing time lapse videos of phototropism in plants. Phototropism is a plant’s ability to sense light, such as sun-tracking in sunflowers. Click through the link on the left for different examples and video.s
Nov 8th
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Welcome!
If you’re reading this, I’m not quite sure how you got here, but I’m delighted to have you! I created this blog because I love plants. I wanted a blog where I could inundate any followers with cool facts about plants, so here we are. I’ll be sharing information on plant families, my classes, research, pressing plants… all of the plant things! So if you have even a...
Nov 8th