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Ep. 195 - Chollas, Prickly Pears, and Biodiversity
Episode 195
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 …
7 years, 7 months ago
Ep. 194 - Preserving the Prairie One Seed at a Time
Episode 194
Bill Handel grew up in Illinois and has seen a lot change since his childhood days. Ever since he was a boy, Bill delighted in gardening with native …
7 years, 7 months ago
Ep. 193 - Begonias!
Episode 193
What most of the world knows about the genus Begonia is only the tip of this botanical iceberg. The genus Begonia is currently the fastest growing ge…
7 years, 7 months ago
Ep. 192 - Australia's Alpine Flora
Episode 192
Today we are talking about Australia's alpine flora. My guest is PhD student Casey Gibson who is studying the many ways in which climate change is in…
7 years, 8 months ago
Ep. 191 - The Changing Forests of the Andes
Episode 191
When it comes to our understanding of plants and climate change, the tropics are still a great unknown. However, the data we do have is telling us th…
7 years, 8 months ago
Ep. 190 - A Love Affair With Palms
Episode 190
Mike Knell is completely enthralled by palms. What started with a small collection of plams growing in his office has morphed into a full blown obses…
7 years, 8 months ago
Ep. 189 - When Palms Grew in Wyoming
Episode 189
Join Dr. Sarah Allen and me as we journey back in time to the Eocene. Earth was a very different planet some 49 million years ago. Though we may reco…
7 years, 8 months ago
Ep. 188 - On the Origin of Flowering Plants
Episode 188
Despite their dominance on the landscape today, figuring out exactly when flowering plants got their start has been a challenge facing paleobotanists…
7 years, 9 months ago
Ep. 187 - In Love With Native Plants
Episode 187
My guest today has fallen in love with growing native plants. Joining us is Aubree Keurajian who has just recently started her own native plant nurse…
7 years, 9 months ago
Ep. 186 - Being Totally Obsessed With Botany
Episode 186
When Joey Santore went searching for a biological "origin story" of sorts, he stumbled into the world of botany. He hasn't looked back ever since. As…
7 years, 9 months ago