Cycads

Hey, why is that palm tree sitting on the ground? And why do those pineapples look like pinecones? Let’s take a look back in time, shall we?

Carboniferous Rainforest Collapse

Why is this an artist’s rendition rather than an actual photo? Because it’s pretty difficult to…

Botany Thoughts on a mission

Why are science blogs important?

Is your toothpaste killing orangutans?

Palm Oil

• these may look like just a red berry, but they are so…

Biomimicry

Biomimicry

• or biomimetics, if you feel like using a fancier sounding term

Floral Morphology

I know you didn’t sign up for a morphology class, but here goes.

Herbarium

That’s a lot of dried out leaves and tiny tree stumps. What are they doing here?

Spanish moss

What’s all the fuzz about? What is all of that up in the tree that looks very un-tree like indeed?

Aeroponics

I’ve always wanted carpet made of plants, haven’t you?

Aeroponics

• no that’s not…

Masting

It’s fall and everything seems to be falling, the leaves, me out of bed every morning to write this post…