Botanica

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Stalking the Endangered Wax Palm https://nyti.ms/2WGidFS

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Joshua Tree: How One Woman’s Work Preserved the Desert

The tireless work of Minerva Hamilton Hoyt, who was dedicated to the often-misunderstood delicate desert landscape, was critical in establis

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Red Maple progress

Picture 1: April 8th

Picture 2: April 21st

Picture 3: May 2nd

Picture 4: May 13th

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No tree is an island, and no place is this truer than the forest. Hidden beneath the soil of the forest understory is a labyrinth of fungal connections between tree roots that scientists call the mycorrhizal network. Others have called it the wood-wide web.

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A seed pod exploding. Evolution is cool. 

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I always loved these things!

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Jewelweed, genus Impatiens. If you’re in eastern North America, check for it around streams or ditches. The leaves are hydrophobic, so water droplets bead up on them. It’s a beautiful plant.

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Impatiens capensis is one of my favorites!

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New analysis links tree height to climate

What limits the height of trees? Is it the fraction of their photosynthetic energy they devote to productive new leaves? Or is it their ability to hoist water hundreds of feet into the air, supplying the green, solar-powered sugar factories in those leaves? A new paper attempts to resolve a debate as to which factors actually set maximum tree height, and how their relative importance varies in different parts of the world.