A Botanical Tour of Harlem
The New York City neighborhood of Harlem is a center for Black…
A botanist's best friend
Botanists and dogs make good companions in the field. Dogs provide companionship, warn…
A Horse, of Course
Collecting plants and algae was sometimes an artistic hobby, with dried or…
A trip to Fire Island with Peggy Hopkins
While we might not get to summer with the likes of Madonna…
A Vanilla Voyage: Exploring the Spice's Legacy in…
Vanilla planifolia, commonly known as vanilla, is one of the most instantly…
A World of Botanical Illustrations: Japanese plants referenced…
For decades, Studio Ghibli Inc. has been revered as one of the…
A World of Tulips
Tulip bulbs that have been tucked safely underground all winter are springing…
Addisonia
Addisonia: Colored Illustrations and Popular Descriptions of Plants was a journal published by…
Air plants
Specimen StoriesFocus on Science
The little air plant in your house that you mist every day could…
Alice Eastwood
Alice Eastwood was a self-taught Canadian-American botanist. After graduating from high school…
Aloe: The Plant of Many Wonders
Aloe vera is one of the over 300 species of Aloe belonging…
Alpine Adaptation: Dig-Down & Stand Your Ground
Extreme conditions at high-elevations tend to impede the establishment of annual plants…
Alpine Adaptation: Duck and Cover
Leaves and flowering stems flattened to the ground and outwardly spreading from…
Alpine Adaptation: Hold Tight & Take It Slow
These prototypical "cushion plants" are extreme alpine specialists. Short and dense branching…
Alpine Adaptation: Red is the New Black
Hairs are one way to deflect damaging UV radiation while locking in…
Alpine Adaptation: Solid As A Rock
Lichens are the primary colonizers of new habitat in alpine regions. Unlike…
Alpine Adaptation: Stay Shaggy!
Temperatures may be low but sun-exposure is extremely intense at high-elevations due…
Alpine Invaders
Climate Change can negatively impact Alpine regions by making them more susceptible…
Alpine Meadows
Alpine meadows exist where soils have deepened and matured through centuries of…
Alpine Refugia
Mountaintops have served as unlikely shelter for populations of cold-adapted species throughout…
An Unrequited Botanical Love Story
The love of botany is responsible for both fostering and hindering this…