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Ep. 582 - Extreme Aquatic Plants
Episode 582
When you start studying a group of plants, you never know what you are going to find. Sometimes it's important insights into pollination and seed dis…
2 months, 1 week ago
Ep. 581 - The Complex World of Plant/Fungi Interactions
Episode 581
Plants are habitat. Heck, even a single leaf is habitat. Same goes for plant roots. This is especially true when we consider insects and fungi. But h…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Ep. 580 - Celebrating a Foundational Aquatic Plant
Episode 580
What could be better than a tiny plant with an outsized impact on the world around it? Hornleaf riverweed AKA Podostemum ceratophyllum is one such pl…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Ep. 579 - Pollen & Seed Storage Efforts
Episode 579
Seed storage is one of the most important tools in plant conservation, but did you know you can also store pollen? We still have a lot to learn about…
2 months, 4 weeks ago
Ep. 578 - Trees & Their Hybrids in a Changing World
Episode 578
Long lived organisms like trees face a lot of challenges throughout their lifetime. Disturbances big and small coupled with climate change are going …
3 months, 1 week ago
Ep. 577 - Ginger Flowers & Plant Evolution
Episode 577
What can investigating the genes in flower development teach us about plant evolution? A lot! What started as a simple question about the quirky natu…
3 months, 1 week ago
Ep. 576 - Of Micro Moths & Plants
Episode 576
Micro moths are a wonderfully diverse group of underappreciated insects living all around us. How they interact with their environment, particularly …
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Ep. 575 - Endemic Plants of the Gulf Coast
Episode 575
The Gulf Coast of southeastern North America is a biodiversity hotspot brimming with cool plants. Everywhere you look, there are plants that grow now…
3 months, 4 weeks ago
Ep. 574 - Of Alumroots & Coral Bells: Hybridization in Heuchera
Episode 574
Whether you call them alumroots or coral bells, there is no denying the genus Heuchera is both beloved by gardeners and those who know where to find …
4 months ago
Ep. 573 - Great Lakes Climate Refugia
Episode 573
Climate refugia can provide unique opportunities for plants (and more) to persist for long periods of time in otherwise inhospitable areas. They have…
4 months, 1 week ago