April 2012
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Greater Celandine
Here are some pictures I took of Chelidonium majus, Greater Celandine. The flower: What makes it so special? Well, C. majus is a member of the buttercup family (Ranunculaceae) and bleeds bright yellow latex when you break it. Like this: The plants contains many isoquinoline alkaloids, the main one being coptisine, among many others. It is used in herbalism in many ways, including use to...
Apr 30th
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If you had the chance to name a new plant species, what would you name it?
Apr 30th
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Apr 29th
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Apr 28th
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Apr 27th
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What’s your favorite plant? I’ll pick a few and create posts about them. 
Apr 27th
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Brassica oleracea
Brassica oleracea exists in the wild as Wild Cabbage, but you probably know it better from the various cultivated forms. It has been bred to produce broccoli, cabbage, kale, brussels sprouts and cauliflower. It has been selectively bred so that all different types of the plant exist, each producing a different food.  A cultivated form:  
Apr 27th
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Apr 26th
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Apr 25th
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Apr 23rd
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Apr 23rd
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scienceisbrilliant asked: Do you take your own photographs? It would be lovely to walk round and try find some of these plants.
Apr 22nd
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MAD CAP HORSE
There are two main possible branching orientations in trees: opposite and alternate. Opposite is far less common, and above is an acronym to help you remember what trees have opposite branching. M - Maple A - Ash D - Dogwood CAP - Caprifoliaceae family HORSE - Horse Chestnuts  A dogwood branch, with opposite branching. A crabapple branch, with alternate branching. 
Apr 22nd
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Apr 21st
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Apr 20th
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Hello, lovely followers. I hope that you’re enjoying the warming weather and the plant life that comes with it. I’ve been posting a mix of things on this blog, pretty pictures, memorization tips, collection instructions and random facts. But I’d like to know, what botany stuff would you like to see on this blog?
Apr 20th
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Apr 19th
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Apr 13th
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Anonymous asked: It's not a question, but I just want to tell you that I really like your blog. It helps me to remember the names of different plants, because I have a pretty hard time in learning them (which is sad, because I really like to learn about plants, I just have a horrible memory). Also botany facts are always nice :) I'll start to study biology soon, so I guess already knowing some things can...
Apr 13th
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Apr 12th
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alienair asked: Hello! I am growing and African Daisy indoors. It seems to be doing very well, but the one flower that has bloomed has been closed for about 2 days now (closed all day and night). The rest of the plant looks healthy though. Is there something I should do to help it or is this normal?
Apr 12th
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Apr 5th
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Apr 3rd
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Apr 1st
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