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Tag: Botanic Gardens

Ecosystems

Botanical gardens act as artificial oases for butterflies in arid urban areas

Botanical gardens provide access to vital plants and water for butterflies in the southwest US. This will only become more important as the climate becomes warmer and drier.

by Alun SaltOctober 6, 2022October 6, 2022
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Ecosystems

Botanists develop a model for times when a plant thriving in a garden is a matter of life and death

A new model can help botanic gardens discover where they should source endangered plants when they want to aid conservation efforts.

by Alun SaltDecember 17, 2021December 17, 2021
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Bilingual Español Plants & People

Approaches for orchid conservation at the U.S. Botanic Garden

The United States Botanic Garden combines science and education to keep orchids safe in their collections and in the wild.

by Benjamin CrainAugust 14, 2021August 16, 2021
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Reviews

Celebrating Botany’s 400th birthday!

by Nigel ChaffeyJuly 26, 2021July 28, 2021
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Cells, Genes & Molecules

Population genetics may unlock the origins of living cycad specimens

The strategy may pave the way for reintroduction work in the future.

by Erin ZimmermanFebruary 7, 2021February 3, 2021
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DNA on a wall
Annals of Botany

Saving a blueprint of the Tree of Life

by botanyoneSeptember 30, 2016September 29, 2016
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Image: Wikimedia Commons.
Plant Cuttings

Botanists on the move

We reveal a traveling merry-go-round and highlight the exploits of some of our fellow botanists!

by Nigel ChaffeyAugust 4, 2015July 29, 2015
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Life

If you cut the scientists from a Botanic garden, is it still a ‘Botanic’ garden?

by Alun SaltAugust 26, 2013
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Education

I feckin love the Dead Zoo

The public perception of plants as second rate science is not a new phenomenon.

by AJ CannJuly 30, 2013July 30, 2013
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Image: Wikimedia Commons.
Plant Cuttings

Prizes for plant sites

Since late in 2012, Singapore Botanic Gardens has had ‘Tentative’ UNESCO world heritage status, but now wants to attain full recognition.

by Nigel ChaffeyJune 27, 2013June 27, 2013
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Chinese Bridge at Biddulph Grange Gardens
Life

What I did on my day off

by Alun SaltApril 26, 2011April 25, 2011
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Feedback

  1. Nigel Chaffey on The geek’s guide to weird and wonderful plantsJanuary 18, 2023

    Good afternoon, Patrick, Aha, one now begins to wonder if the spelling Catherine in the cited source should really have…

  2. Patrick Collins on The geek’s guide to weird and wonderful plantsJanuary 17, 2023

    The bisindole alkaloid catharine is said to have been published and the molecular structure can be found scattered about, though…

  3. Nigel Chaffey on The geek’s guide to weird and wonderful plantsJanuary 17, 2023

    Hello Patrick, Thank you for taking th etim eto comment on this item. The source for 'catherine' that's stated in…

  4. Patrick Collins on The geek’s guide to weird and wonderful plantsJanuary 15, 2023

    Catherine? I know there are many variants of the basic skeleton with related names but surely the most well-known is…

  5. Nigel Chaffey on Plants named for the great, the good, and the bad..?January 5, 2023

    ICYMI, Dr Sandra Knapp has been awarded an OBE in the UK's New Year's Honours list, for the important contributions…

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