The largest subfamily of orchids represents one of the most significant diversifications among flowering plants.
Tag - plant taxonomy
annbot
Cause for optimism (maybe not…)
There’s an insufficiency of people to grow the new crops that aren’t being identified because of the dearth of plant taxonomists. Where will it all end..?
Nigel Chaffey
Plant Identification Skills
Taxonomic education and botany are increasingly neglected in schools and universities, leading to a ‘missed generation’ of adults that cannot identify organisms, especially plants. The ‘taxonomic illiteracy’ of Western...
AJ Cann
Duke botanists go gaga over ferns
Yes, I know that ‘everyone and their dog’ has probably written something about this item, but sometimes you’ve just got to go with the flow. So, here’s my take on the story that straddles the ‘in your face...
