#botanizing

[lichenaday]

While I'm out looking for lichens, I also look for other things on occasion. A few of my favorite observations from this year so far:

1. Pseudoplectania nigrella, Ebony cup

2. Romulea variicolor, Maltese sand crocus

3. Anacamptis pyramidalis urvilleana, Maltese pyramidal orchid

4. Tarentola mauritanica, Moorish gecko

5. Testudo hermanni, Hermann's tortoise

6. Latipalpis plana

7. Philaeus chrysops, Red-bellied jumping spider

8. Natrix natrix, Grass snake

9. Salamandra atra, Alpine salamander

10. Cypripedium calceolus, Lady's slipper orchid

[wiley-treehouse-gardens]

Kalanchoe tomentosa, south central Madagascar

I have one of these teddy bears at home and it was thrilling to see them in the wild!! I uncovered that first one from the grass like unwrapping a present. ❤️

[climatecalling]

Take a break from your screen and look at plants − botanizing is a great way to engage with life around you

Botanizing is the practice of observing and appreciating plant life. Two plant scientists explain how it benefits people and the planet.

Our planet has nearly 300,000 species of flowering plants. Among animals, only beetles can compete with that number. There are more species of ferns than birds, more mints than mammals, and more beans than butterflies. Measured in total mass, plants make up 82% of all life on land across the globe. We are plant scientists and co-founders of Let’s Botanize, an educational nonprofit that uses plant life to teach about ecology, evolution and biodiversity. In the past several years we have witnessed a botanical boom, with participation in plant-based hobbies surging. ... Botanizing is spending time alongside plants in order to observe and appreciate them as living organisms – like birding, but with subjects that stay in place. When you botanize, a simple walk in the woods becomes an immersive experience shared with many species. Getting to know your nonhuman neighbors is a way to engage with a changing planet. ... There are many ways to botanize. Typically it involves trying to identify a plant species, observing its form and structure or assessing how it survives in the landscape. ... That means looking at plants with appreciation – not simply as products for human use but as foundational and interconnected members of life on Earth.

[awkwardbotany]

Winter Trees and Shrubs: Tulip Tree

Winter Trees and Shrubs: Tulip Tree

At first glance, a tulip and a tulip tree couldn’t be more different. One is a bulb that puts out fleshy, green leaves in the spring, topped with colorful, cup-shaped flowers, barely reaching a foot or so tall. The other is a massive, deciduous tree with a broad, straight trunk that can grow to nearly 200 feet tall. But if you can get a look at the flowers, seed heads, and even the leaves of this…

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[2manyplants]

2.5.21 - sage outside of my apartment

[cedar-glade]

June and early July are very good times to travel to dry barrens or prairies.

1: Teeple Barren, Indiana (largest southern population of Echinacea pallida)(best time is late or mid june to botanize)

2: Burnt Prairie. IL road strip, and reconstruction.(mid July is the best time to botanize.)

3: Arcadia Oklahoma, Shortgrass. (late June is the best time to botanize)

4. Wichita Mountain’s barrens, (early July is best time to botanize.)

5.Wichita Mountains, Lake Quana Parker Plateau, (Early July is one of the best times to botanize) 

6. Dolostone glade,  Spurgeon Hollow, (June is the best time to botanize) 

7.WIldcat Chert Glade, Joplin, MO. (early July and late June are the best times to botanize). 

8.  Rocky Barrens Conservation Area, (ok this is best seen late May, the Hyacinth bloom is the best in the USA imo) 

9. Huffman Prairie, WPAFB, Dayton, Ohio. (mid July is mind blowing)

10. Big Barrens, KY. A mix of sand and dolostone barrens in southern ky. ( if you find one of these pocket prairies you will not be disappointed, noticeable in Pulaski co.  Best time to botanize is Mid July). 

[natrstakespictures]

2.9.21 - mallows