Traveling Plants: Plants on the move

Sep 26 2019

Specimen Stories

Plants might not be able to move the way animals do, but…


By Amy Weiss

Traveling Plants: People lend a hand

Sep 26 2019

Specimen Stories

Plants have lots of ways they can move and distribute their propagules…


By Amy Weiss

Tumbleweeds

Sep 26 2019

Specimen Stories

Tumbleweeds aren’t restricted to one species or plant family, but are an…


By Amy Weiss

Duck dispersal

Sep 26 2019

Specimen Stories

As more land is developed, plants have an increasingly difficult task of…


By Amy Weiss

Tomato Persona

Aug 9 2019

What's in a name?

Choose your tomato persona. While all the same species, Solanum lycopersicum, tomatoes…


By Amy Weiss

Ballast Plants

Sep 26 2019

Specimen Stories

Ships transporting cargo and passengers use ballast to stabilize the ship at…


By Amy Weiss

Granite outcrop specialists

May 15 2019

Focus on Science

Plants are amazing and can adapt to live in the most unlikely…


By Amy Weiss

Hitchhikers

Sep 26 2019

Specimen Stories

Some plants have evolved to literally hitchhike on passing animals. They have…


By Amy Weiss

Mulled Cider

Nov 18 2019

Specimen Stories

Put these fruits, seeds, bark, and flower buds together to get mulled…


By Amy Weiss

Mangroves

Sep 26 2019

Specimen Stories

Mangroves are a group of plant species that, while often only distantly…


By Amy Weiss

How did flowers get their meanings?

Mar 27 2019

There were three main sources for the definitions used by the Victorian…


By Amy Weiss

Tussie-mussies

Mar 27 2019

Weddings, funerals, festivals, and ceremonies — people have always had the impulse…


By Amy Weiss

Seeds go ballistic

Sep 26 2019

Specimen Stories

Getting help is great, but sometimes you just have to do something…


By Amy Weiss

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