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Ep. 412 - A Trip on the Scrub Mint Time Machine
Episode 412
The links between plant taxonomy, evolution, geology, and conservation are not always obvious. It can be very difficult to seamlessly tie these world…
3 years, 5 months ago
Ep. 411 - Chollas & Biodiversity Revisited
Episode 411
When Dr. Jon Rebman decided to take on the diversity of cholla cacti, little did he know what he was getting into. Luckily, this work led him down a …
3 years, 5 months ago
Ep. 410 - Phenology is Important
Episode 410
Phenology is defined as "the study of cyclic and seasonal natural phenomena, especially in relation to climate and plant and animal life." Far from b…
3 years, 6 months ago
Ep. 409 - Butterflies in a Changing World
Episode 409
Butterflies and plants are inextricably linked. It stands to reason then that if you want healthy butterfly populations, you first need plant diversi…
3 years, 6 months ago
Ep. 408 - Prairie Up!
Episode 408
Do you want to bring native plants into your life in ways that will inspire others? Do you want to turn whatever space you have into habitat that fos…
3 years, 6 months ago
Ep. 407 - Orchid Bees: Botanical Perfumers
Episode 407
Orchid bees are not your average pollinators. Hailing from tropical regions of the Americas, these little gems have complex relationships with a vari…
3 years, 6 months ago
Ep. 406 - Reconstructing Ancient Plants
Episode 406
What does it take to reconstruct a plant that went extinct hundreds of millions of years ago? How do you find the right context to place it in when s…
3 years, 6 months ago
Ep. 405 - Early Land Plants & Earth's Ancient Climate
Episode 405
The earliest days of land plant evolution have long thought to have occurred in a hot house environment fueled by high CO2 levels. However, recent in…
3 years, 7 months ago
Ep. 404 - The Secrets of Vanilla Dispersal
Episode 404
Vanilla scent and flavoring is loved the world over, but what is the story behind vanillin, the compound responsible for producing these properties? …
3 years, 7 months ago
Ep. 403 - Fossil Bryophytes Revisited
Episode 403
The odds of any living material becoming fossilized are extremely rare, especially if that living thing is a moss, liverwort, or hornwort. It does ha…
3 years, 7 months ago