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... that the golden wattle(pictured) was proclaimed the floral emblem of Australia on 1September 1988, and in 1992 this date was formally declared "
National Wattle Day"? (2014-09-24)
... that the seed pods of Acacia ramulosa resemble horse tails? (2018-11-12)
... that the fossil maple Acer eonegundo was described from a single partial leaf? (2017-02-19)
... that Acer ferrignoi was named for James Ferrigno, who supplied access to
Smithsonian fossils to scientists describing the extinct
maple? (2017-02-11)
... that the precise status of the Florida Maple (Acer barbatum) as an independent
species, or a subspecies of
Sugar Maple (A. saccharum) is not clear? (2007-05-10)
... that the extinct maple Acer taggarti was first described from 13 fossils, 6 of which were fruits? (2017-02-01)
... that the fossil maple Acer taurocursum is named for its type locality, the "Bull Run flora"? (2015-01-12)
... that the Miocene
mapleAcer traini may be the same species as the living
Douglas Maple(fruits pictured)? (2012-12-23)
... that the fossil leaves of the maple species Acer whitebirdense had earlier been misattributed to the genera Viburnum, Platanus, and Rubus? (2017-01-26)
... that although technically edible, the fruit of Acronychia laevis(pictured) have been said to taste like
turpentine? (2010-07-03)
... that in 1905, Scottish photographer Robert M. Adam(pictured) was among the last to photograph
Mingulay island before it was abandoned? (2019-08-27)
... that the specific name of the small shrub Adenanthos cacomorphus, meaning 'ugly form', relates to its allegedly "misshapen"
pollen grains? (2010-03-28)
... that Adenanthos cuneatus has been called Sweat Bush, from the alleged propensity of horses to break out in a sweat after eating it? (2010-03-24)
... that 500 kilometres (310 mi) separates populations of the shrub Adenanthos oreophilus? (2010-11-25)
... that children have mistaken the poisonous fruits of Adenia hondala for those of the
passion flower? (2018-11-22)
... that the giant maidenhair fern(pictured) of eastern Australia may reach 2 m high, rather than the 10 to 45 cm height of the commonly cultivated maidenhair? (2010-07-29)
... that
seeds of redtop(Agrostis gigantea, pictured) are long-lived and display a high
germination rate even after years of storage in an uncontrolled environment? (2007-12-19)
... that although the name of the
palm genus Aiphanes means "always conspicuous", many of its species are actually small plants which are inconspicuous in the forest understorey? (2010-01-18)
... that Aiphanes bicornis, a
palm species known only from two locations in
Ecuador, is named for the notched tips of its leaves which are said to evoke the horns of an
antelope? (2010-01-15)
... that the discovery of a population of smaller, less spiny
palms in
Dominica has led to speculation that Aiphanes minima may not be the only species of Aiphanes on that island nation in the
Caribbean? (2010-03-24)
... that although the species name of the tree Alloxylon brachycarpum means "short fruit", it has the largest fruit of its
genus? (2013-04-21)
... that there are more plants of Alloxylon flammeum(pictured) in cultivation than there are in the wild in its native Queensland? (2012-04-16)
... that the Dorrigo waratah and its
relatives have had red terminal flowers for over sixty million years? (2011-09-17)
... that wood from common alders is valued in turnery and carving, in making furniture, window frames, clogs, toys, blocks, pencils and bowls? (2014-10-08)
... that damage patterns on Alnus parvifolia fossil leaves (example pictured) were initially misidentified as flea beetle eggs? (2022-09-04)
... that young shoots of the ornamental Australian tree Alphitonia excelsa give off an odour of
sarsaparilla when broken? (2008-04-28)
... that the English herbalist
Nicholas Culpeper claimed that eating alkanet leaves would make a person's spit deadly to serpents? (2024-03-30)
... that the cultivation of the ancient grainamaranth(pictured) was banned by Spanish colonial authorities due to its religious significance to the
Aztecs? (2015-11-27)
... that the
Navajo tribe used sand sagebrush(pictured) as toilet paper? (2011-12-29)
... that the
Blackfoot have used crushed leaves of the fringed sagebrush to "revive gophers after children clubbed them while playing a game"? (2012-01-06)
... that the seeds of the breadnut Artocarpus camansi from
New Guinea taste like chestnuts, and can be processed to make paste, flour, butter or oil? (2012-04-28)
... that the stems of Asclepias cordifolia(pictured), or Heart-leaf
milkweed, were made into rope and string by the
Miwok and used for skirts and capes? (2009-01-02)
... that Boydston's spleenwort, a hybrid fern, was created in culture in 1954 but not discovered in the wild until 1971? (2013-11-19)
... that despite its reported disappearance from Britain and other European countries, the fountain spleenwort is still considered to have a stable population trend? (2019-08-27)
... that, originally discovered in 1873, Tutwiler's spleenwort became one of the world's rarest ferns in 2007? (2012-07-06)
... that despite a genus name referring to its dull leaves, Astilbe chinensis(pictured) was celebrated as the most important new hardy perennial by the
Royal Horticultural Society in 1902? (2019-06-01)
... that the genus Bactris, believed to have
evolved 26 to 36 million years ago in
South America, is one of the six
palm genera found to show the highest
speciation rates? (2013-03-13)
... that the South American
palm, Bactris campestris, was described independently by four different
taxonomists, each of whom place it in a different species? (2013-03-24)
... that the leaves of young Bagassa guianensis trees are so different from those of the adults that
taxonomists considered them to be different species for at least 150 years? (2009-06-29)
... that the flowers of the parasitic plant Balanophora fungosa smell like mice? (2015-01-24)
... that the Balderschwang Yew is possibly the oldest tree in Germany? (2013-10-14)
... that John Thomas Baldwin, a botanist at the
College of William & Mary, fined a group of students $100 after they cut down one of his specimens for use as a Christmas tree? (2020-02-28)
... that the
bamboo species Bambusa oldhamii, known as the Giant Timber Bamboo, has been introduced into California, where it is the most common clumping bamboo? (2009-04-15)
... that the flowers of the
bamboo species Bambusa lako of
Timor have yet to be scientifically observed? (2009-04-18)
... that the spiny bamboo is one of the main sources of bamboo pulp for paper-making? (2021-06-09)
... that the
slapstick joke of slipping on a banana peel might have originated from the perception of those peels as dangerous garbage in 19th-century America? (2013-07-01)
... that the tree Barteria fistulosa is associated with Tetraponera aethiops, an aggressive species of ant that lives in its hollow branches and twigs? (2020-05-14)
... that although the alpine bartsia has a wide range in Europe and North America, it is known in the British Isles only from a few locations in northern England and the central
Scottish Highlands? (2020-04-18)
... that some ancient trees of the olive cultivar Bidni have been recognised as "national monuments" in
Malta? (2019-05-17)
... that Big Max pumpkins are not really pumpkins? (2009-10-31)
... that the fruit of the apple dumpling was one of the first
bushfoods to be commonly eaten by Europeans in
Australia? (2007-07-19)
... that Sericothrips staphylinus were released as part of biological control of gorse in New Zealand, but have not spread far because too few of them have wings? (2011-09-19)
... that botanist Dame Margaret Blackwood studied pine trees and maize, and had a species of fungus named after her? (2016-08-07)
... that nearly half of all
horse chestnut trees in Great Britain (used by generations of children for the game of
conkers) are now infected by the potentially lethal disease Bleeding Canker of Horse Chestnut? (2010-01-19)
... that 30-to-120-centimetre (12 to 47 in) tall hairy pagodas can be found throughout eastern North America? (2011-12-14)
... that although only an "amateur" at the time, Andrew Bloxam identified several new
Hawaiian birds during the voyage of the
HMS Blonde in 1825, including the
Oʻahu ʻAkepa(pictured)? (2009-12-12)
... that the Cranford Rose Garden at Brooklyn Botanic Garden was cited as having 1,200 varieties of roses? (2024-03-30)
... that
Linnaeus once named a plant after fellow Swedish botanist Johannis Browall, but later changed the name after discovering Browall courted his fiancée Sara Lisa while Linnaeus was working abroad? (2010-09-05)
... that
the Buddha is said to have sat under a charoli tree(example pictured) at
Bodh Gaya for seven days without eating, drinking, washing, excreting, or lying down? (2023-03-12)
... that Bulbophyllum nocturnum, first described in 2011, is the only
orchid species known to flower at night? (2011-11-30)
... that Mount Burbidge in
Namadgi National Park was named for Australian botanist Nancy Tyson Burbidge, who was instrumental in lobbying for the foundation of the park? (2006-07-31)
... that the
legumemaunaloa is considered an underutilized wild plant with the potential to serve as a protein-rich food crop to ease
famine? (2013-09-11)
... that the 1801 edition of The Encyclopaedia Londinensis volume III makes note of certain "remarkable" features of plumeless silver thistle(pictured)? (2014-11-29)
... that the Idaho-
endemic sedge Carex aboriginum was not seen again for nearly 90 years after its initial discovery? (2013-06-07)
... that the bicoloured sedge(pictured) was part of an attempted botanical fraud? (2020-04-30)
... that the seeds of Bigelow's sedge can remain viable for two centuries? (2011-12-21)
... that the European
sedgeCarex hirta is widespread in North America where it is known as "hammer sedge"? (2011-06-14)
... that Carex riparia, a
Eurasian plant up to 130 cm (51 in) tall, is Britain's largest
sedge? (2011-05-19)
... that the habitat of the rare Navajo sedge is limited to the shady side of steep, often vertical, cliffs of red
Navajo Sandstone of the
Colorado Plateau at elevations between 5700 and 6000 feet? (2011-02-08)
... that the Taiwan Cypress(Chamaecyparis taiwanensis) is treated as a species by Taiwanese botanists, and as a variety of the
Hinoki cypress(C. obtusa) in the Occident? (2008-01-04)
... that Chardonnay grapes are very neutral in flavor with many of the characteristics commonly associated with Chardonnay
wine being derived from influences like terroir and the use of
oak during
winemaking? (2008-01-16)
... that the cherry blossom was used symbolically in Japanese World War II
propaganda, with falling petals representing "young soldiers' sacrifice for the emperor"? (2024-03-07)
... that
paleobotanistShya Chitaley named an extinct plant species for
Cleveland's bicentennial and also had an extinct plant species named for her? (2013-06-16)
... that, according to the Cholodny-Went model, the roots of plants grow downward and the shoots grow towards light because of the plant hormone
auxin? (2012-07-07)
... that the moss species Chorisodontium aciphyllum can survive for more than 1,500 years frozen? (2014-03-27)
... that Harold Basil Christian, a self-taught horticulturalist in southern Africa, became a world expert on African aloe species after planting one in his yard to block the view of a large, unsightly rock? (2018-01-04)
... that the newly named Cirsium funkiae honors the describer's mentor,
Vicki Funk, and the plant's funky appearance? (2022-05-29)
... that the native swamp thistle(pictured) of eastern North America is the sole food source for the caterpillars of the
swamp metalmark butterfly? (2011-12-21)
... that the fruit of the colocynth is such a violent
laxative that it was even used by
pregnant women to induce
abortion? (2006-06-15)
... that the only effective way to manage the
bacterial plant disease citrus canker is to destroy all infected
citrus trees? (2005-07-04)
... that
Robert Fortune introduced the Oval Kumquat (Fortunella margarita) (pictured) into London in 1846 from an expedition to China? (2009-11-24)
... that the intense fumes emitted by the crushed leaves of the so-called headache vine(pictured) cause one to feel like his head is "exploding" ... making him forget all about his headache? (2016-10-23)
... that Mary Clutter used her directorial position at the
National Science Foundation to require scientific conferences to include women speakers when presenting research done by them? (2024-02-23)
... that collections left by naturalists Frederick Lukis and his daughter Louisa, wife of
Sark's feudal ruler William Thomas Collings, are the most significant natural history collections displayed by the museums of
Guernsey? (2014-02-13)
... that Columnea consanguinea(pictured) have translucent red heart-shaped markings on their leaves to attract
hummingbirds? (2012-02-15)
... that the Carolina dayflower(pictured) is actually from
India and was named in the
United States nearly a century before it was described in its native country? (2007-12-14)
... that the Australian creeping plant Commelina cyanea(pictured) is known as scurvy weed as early settlers ate it to ward off
scurvy? (2011-04-28)
... that the
East African plant Commelina lukei has been informally recognised as a separate species since 1969, but was only formally described in 2008? (2009-01-19)
... that Commelina sphaerorrhizoma, a south-central African
dayflower, was first collected in 1906, but not formally described until 2009? (2010-07-23)
... that the Australian kerrawang, which is a shrub, should not be confused with the
kurrajong, a tree, or the
currawong, a sombre-plumaged bird resembling a
crow? (2010-07-29)
... that the almost 50-million-year-old fossil leaves of Comptonia columbiana(example pictured) preserve evidence of moth feeding? (2021-04-18)
... that fossils of the extinct plant Concavistylon were first collected in the 1950s, but the genus was not formally described until 2018? (2020-12-07)
... that a variety of the Connecticut field pumpkin is known as "the original commercial jack-o'-lantern pumpkin"? (2023-10-31)
... that the tiny rare green Mystery Orchid, Cooktownia robertsii, was named after
Cooktown and its discoverer,
Lewis Roberts, and is the only member of the genus Cooktownia? (2009-06-12)
... that white jute and Jew's mallow are used both for the production of fibre and for food? (2016-06-04)
... that
New Zealand's indigenous
Māori people used the cabbage tree Cordyline australis for food, medicine, and to make strong ropes like those used for morere swings (pictured)? (2010-05-08)
... that patches of broom crowberry in
New Jersey began to sprout seedlings again after an
F-16 set them on fire? (2012-03-01)
... that the plant Coreopsis verticillata 'Moonbeam' was chosen as the 1992 Perennial Plant of the Year by the Perennial Plant Association? (2010-03-02)
... that Cornulaca monacantha is a spiny desert plant that provides good grazing for
camels? (2013-01-31)
... that although the Coronation grape has been described as having "an odd, off taste", it is the most-planted seedless
table grape variety in southern
Ontario? (2009-09-23)
... that the tall everlasting daisy (pictured) can grow to 2 m (7 ft) high? (2012-03-28)
... that the button everlasting of eastern Australia can resprout and flower 16 weeks after a bushfire? (2013-05-25)
... that not only does Couma utilis have edible fruit, its latex is used as a base for chewing gum,
caulking boats, and
whitewashing houses? (2020-01-29)
... that the cream nut fruit may trap an inexperienced
monkey? (2012-07-25)
... that the modern city of
Tulsa, Oklahoma was founded in 1836, when the Lochapoka Creeks created the town of talasi at the Creek Council Oak Tree in Indian Territory? (2014-12-20)
... that though the rare
Central FloridalegumeCrotalaria avonensis was first collected in 1950, it took another 39 years to be recognized and named as a distinct species? (2011-03-02)
... that the orchid dupe wasp ejaculates visible amounts of semen as it tries to copulate with flowers of the leafless-, large- and tartan-(pictured)tongue orchids, which it mistakes for a female wasp? (2010-11-24)
... that cushion plants(example pictured), which grow extremely slowly, can live for up to 350 years? (2008-06-26)
... that the rare and endangered
bellflowerCyanea remyi is found only on the
Hawaiian island of
Kauai, and as of 2010, an estimated 24 individuals are known to be growing in the wild? (2011-03-09)
... that it is all but impossible to match up species known by leaves with those known by trunks in the prehistoric cycad-like genus Cycadeoidea? (2012-01-22)
... that although the seeds of Cycas rumphii contain a
toxicglucoside, they can be made edible by pounding, washing and cooking? (2010-12-12)
... that "Persian violet" is another name for cyclamen? (2004-03-24)
... that the endangered
Puerto Rican plant Daphnopsis hellerana is
dioecious, with male plants bearing tubular flowers and females bearing bell-shaped flowers? (2011-03-12)
... that the sting of the
rainforest shrub Dendrocnide moroides can cause severe and prolonged pain and has been reported to kill dogs, horses and humans? (2006-08-08)
... that the mistletoe Dendrophthoe vitellina has been found growing on 66 Australian plant species of 16 families? (2011-05-09)
... that the closest modern fern relatives to Dennstaedtia christophelii(fossil pictured) of the Pacific Northwest are tropical species from South America? (2023-12-23)
... that plant scientist Norman C. Deno's research on seed
germination techniques resulted in him writing a book with germination methods for thousands of species? (2021-03-06)
... that the rare
Floridian flowers Robin's mint and Garrett's mint used to be in the same species as the scrub balm(pictured) until they were re-classified as separate species in 1981 and 1989, respectively? (2011-03-16)
... that tiny spurs on the
anthers of the aromatic perennial shrub Olga's mint act as triggers to cause the flower to release
pollen when an insect arrives? (2011-03-17)
... that the native Australian longhair plumegrass has become naturalised in Hawaii? (2012-05-27)
... that
James Bond author
Ian Fleming suggested that Dame Violet Dickson should write her autobiography while he was researching a book on
Kuwait, and that her autobiographical book was eventually published but his never was? (2007-03-04)
... that the fossil fern Dickwhitea was described from a single block of
chert? (2024-03-28)
... that the
palmDictyosperma album(pictured) in the
Mascarene Islands is commonly called "hurricane palm" because of its ability to withstand strong winds by easily shedding leaves? (2008-03-20)
... that the extinct plant genus Dillhoffia can't be placed into a
flowering plant family at this time? (2010-05-31)
... that water pours from the Dinoša mulberry tree(pictured) for a few days each year? (2022-06-14)
... that Dioscorea chouardii is known from a single crag in the Pyrenees and has been monitored using scaffolding and telescopes? (2019-08-02)
... that there are only 70 individual plants of Molokai twinsorus fern(
herbarium specimen pictured) remaining in the wild and they are all on
Maui? (2011-03-18)
... that seeds of the fossil
yew genus Diploporus are larger then Taxus seeds and smaller then Torreya seeds? (2013-05-06)
... that the orchid Dipodium variegatum forms symbiotic relationships with fungi of the genus Russula? (2014-02-01)
... that pollen study was needed to clarify the identity of a Dipteronia brownii fossil? (2021-10-28)
... that Distichia muscoides provides good grazing all-year-round in the High Andes for domesticated
llamas and
alpacas, and non-native livestock? (2021-02-02)
... that the Door Tree(pictured), which stood for nearly 200 years, was cut down because of a brother's hatred? (2022-03-07)
... that Doryphora sassafras(pictured) of southeastern Australia gains its name from the similarity of the odour of its leaves to that of the
Sassafras of eastern North America? (2009-09-02)
... that the New Zealand tree tarahinau has evolved to develop thinner leaves as it matures, probably as a result of the high winds of the
Chatham Islands? (2021-09-11)
... that the New Zealand tree Dracophyllum fiordense has distinctive spirals at the ends of its leaves? (2021-10-07)
... that the New Zealand tree mountain neinei(example pictured) can live for up to 600 years? (2021-08-26)
... that the Dragos Gemelos are two entwined dragon trees said to represent twin brothers who dueled for the love of a woman? (2021-08-22)
... that Duguetia tobagensis, a small tree
endemic to the island of
Tobago, has only been collected three times since its original discovery in 1912? (2009-06-27)
... that Suzanne Duigan was a botanist who specialised in
palynology, particularly the study of fossil
pollen? (2016-03-13)
... that Dumelow's Seedling is known by more than 50 alternative names? (2019-05-01)
... that between March and April of 2011, 298
cedar waxwings were killed trying to get fruits from thorny-olive shrubs (pictured) growing along a highway in
Brazos County, Texas? (2012-01-16)
... that Stephen Elliott, a
South Carolina politician and bank president, was considered by the journal Science to be "the father of Southern botany"? (2009-04-25)
... that the fragile habitat of the silver-leaf sunray(pictured) is threatened by off-road recreational vehicles? (2015-07-17)
... that the Eastern Cape dwarf cycad was one of the first three Cape cycads to be declared endangered by the Cape provincial nature conservation authorities? (2011-08-09)
... that
Los Angeles police were sent to guard the remains of the 1000-year-old Encino Oak Tree, a victim of "slime flux", after it was felled by an
El Niño storm in 1998? (2008-10-06)
... that the endemic flora of Trinidad and Tobago consists of 59 plant species, including one that was last collected between 1786 and 1791? (2009-02-02)
... that after the two endangered
varieties of the Maguire daisy were combined into the one species due to genetic indistinction, it was no longer considered endangered? (2011-11-04)
... that the Anemone hupehensis is often called the Japanese anemone, but is actually native to
China? (2010-01-16)
... that because of a water-soluble pigment, Erythranthe cuprea has copper-colored flowers instead of the more common red and yellow flowers found in its genus? (2017-02-28)
... that a biologist discovered a population of the rare and endangered Michigan monkeyflower after he found a specimen used as a
garnish on his plate at a restaurant? (2011-06-13)
... that Erythranthe peregrina(pictured) is a rare example of a species developing in multiple locations from parents that normally produce sterile hybrids? (2017-03-14)
... that cut branches of the small tree Erythrina berteroana are used to make living fence posts? (2019-06-25)
... that the desert plant Euphorbia caducifolia is commonly known as the "leafless milk hedge", while Euphorbia nivulia is the "holy milk hedge"? (2021-10-23)
... that trees of the
New Guinea genus Finschia have stilt roots coming off the trunk up to 1.8 m (6 ft) off the ground? (2013-04-02)
... that the Fique is a natural
fiber obtained of
furcraea plants, typical of
Colombia, which is used in the fabrication of ropes, fabrics,
tapestry and handcrafts? (2007-09-10)
... that the indigenous flora of Saskatchewan(example pictured) is used for jellies, jams, pies, herbal teas, medicinal
decoctions and technological products? (2009-02-05)
... that the
Foxglove was chosen as the county flower for four different
U.K.counties in a competition run by the plant conservation charity
Plantlife in 2002? (2006-04-03)
... that in 1887, eleven Lepidodendron stump fossils were discovered in the Fossil Grove in
Glasgow, Scotland, during excavation work? (2018-10-01)
... that the extinct witchalder Fothergilla malloryi(pictured) is the oldest confirmed member of the genus Fothergilla? (2012-04-14)
... that foxtail millet has the longest history of cultivation among the
millets, having been grown in
China since between three and four thousand years ago? (2005-07-12)
... that the perennial herb Frasera caroliniensis can take up to thirty years to flower? (2011-12-17)
... that the boreal felt lichen(pictured), one of the most endangered lichens in the world, begins its life by growing inside of the
liverwortFrullania asagrayana(also pictured)? (2010-03-25)
... that the spirit liverwort is called such because of its proximity to the Māori afterlife? (2024-03-30)
... that the white wine grape Furmint is said to have been introduced to
Hungary after the 13th century
Mongolian invasion, by immigrants recruited by King
Béla IV? (2009-12-28)
... that the British mycologist Denis Garrett, "one of the last 'string and sealing wax' scientists", once bought plastic lavatory cisterns for his laboratory to use in experiments? (2021-03-02)
... that the bird subspecies Alcippe dubia genestieri is named after Annet Genestier, a French missionary-botanist in China who also built
Zhongding Catholic Church in 1908? (2023-05-29)
... that while the current record-holding giant pumpkin weighed 2,624.6 lb (1,190.5 kg), an ideal pumpkin could grow up to 20,000 lb (9,100 kg)? (2021-05-30)
... that plants in the
genusGillenia(Gillenia trifoliata pictured) are often planted as ornamentals and used as an
herbal remedy? (2007-03-22)
... that the Gilwell Oak was named the United Kingdom's "Tree of the Year" for 2017? (2018-03-04)
... that the 25 species of Goodyera comprise just one of over 800
genera of
orchids? (2006-12-25)
... that dark spots on the flowers of Gorteria diffusa(pictured) are thought to resemble
bee flies to attract other bee flies? (2018-03-27)
... that an annual church service is said to have been held at the Gospel Oak in
Polstead, Suffolk, for more than 1,000 years? (2020-05-17)
... that Gossia acmenoides (scrub ironwood) is named in honour of ex-Queensland Premier
Wayne Goss? (2010-04-07)
... that botanist Alfred Byrd Graf's richly illustrated books included some of the more than 100 plant species he had discovered on his worldwide journeys, including the first known
white African Violet? (2011-05-30)
... that the
David Attenborough–narrated nature documentary The Green Planet has been compared to both horror films and a "plant porno"? (2022-03-09)
... that the leaves of Grevillea pteridifolia were used by
Groote Eylandt indigenous people as stuffing for
emu meat, and by early settlers as stuffing for pillows? (2013-05-15)
... that the bark of Guibourtia tessmannii is much esteemed in traditional medicine and is often removed from living trees? (2019-11-14)
... that the seeds of Guilandina bonduc, commonly known as
nickernuts, are buoyant and remain viable while being dispersed by ocean currents? (2020-09-25)
... that Fannie Mahood Heath was nicknamed the "flower lady of North Dakota" for her garden that included over 450 different species of flowers, bushes, and trees? (2021-04-21)
... that the Lenten rose(pictured) is named after its flowering period being in
Lent? (2018-02-14)
... that the green hellebore(pictured) was used as a folk remedy to treat worms in children, and topically for lice? (2015-02-10)
... that Canadian botanist, combat ambulance driver, and political activist Julia Wilmotte Henshaw(pictured) urged women voters to support conscription, yet was also
anti-suffrage? (2014-12-09)
... that the domestication of wild barley probably took place in the
Fertile Crescent about 10,000 years ago? (2015-02-18)
... that artisan
botanistJohn Horsefield was born "dead" but went on to champion the "ignorant and degraded"
Lancashire textile workers? (2012-01-26)
... that Hortus Malabaricus, the earliest printed treatise on the
flora in
Asia, contains the first instances of
Malayalam types being used for printing? (2006-12-26)
... that Romeyn Beck Hough'sAmerican Woods is a set of over 1,000 paper-thin wood slices collected from 354 different tree species? (2014-10-31)
... that the fruit of the rare subterranean parasitic plant Hydnora triceps smell and taste of coconut? (2012-07-13)
... that Bigleaf hydrangeas bloom in different colors depending on the soil
pH? (2005-05-23)
... that the distinctive foliage of Hydrangea radiata, a
shrub of the southern
Appalachians, is dark green on one side but silvery white on the other? (2009-07-30)
... that the number of recognized
species of
palm trees in the
genusHydriastele has jumped from 9 to 48 in the last four years? (2008-03-28)
... that the age of a Stair-step Moss(pictured) can be estimated by counting the number of "steps"? (2008-05-22)
... that the extinct
legumeHymenaea allendis is the second Hymenaea species described from Mexican amber? (2013-02-23)
... that fossils of the extinct legume Hymenaea mexicana show several types of insect feeding? (2013-02-09)
... that large amounts of
α-Parinaric acid have been found in the seeds of an Impatiens species and an unrelated tree species? (2008-12-11)
... that before 2002, nobody had reported seeing a wild specimen of Impatiens denisonii, a rare
balsam, since it was first described in 1862? (2010-03-30)
... that the English botanists Jane Ingham and Joseph Hubert Priestley were the first to separate cell walls from
meristematic tissues in
broad beans? (2021-11-10)
... that a myth from
Choiseul Island has a man who betrayed a tribal chief punished by suffocation by the
flatulence caused by the people around him eating the kernels of the Tahitian Chestnut tree? (2010-11-20)
... that Institutiones rei herbariae, published in 1700, sought to give a unique name to every plant based on their "essence"? (2024-03-28)
... that the root of the wild sweet potato(pictured) can weigh 10 kg (22 lb) or more? (2017-01-13)
... that the seeds of Ipomoea violacea(pictured) contain several indole alkaloids having
LSD-like hallucinogenic properties, and therefore were used in
Aztec rituals? (2010-11-10)
... that tips of the
stamens of the Pagosa skyrocket(pictured) are covered with blue pollen that turns yellow as the flower ages? (2011-08-24)
... that Iris perrieri was named after Baron Eugène Pierre Perrier de la Bâthie, who ran a speciality plant nursery in Albertville? (2015-12-17)
... that Iris timofejewii is a rare and endangered iris threatened by overgrazing? (2016-04-21)
... that Newton's apple tree was blown down in a storm in 1816? (2023-07-17)
... that the
BrazilianorchidI. virginalis (pictured), the first species of Isabelia discovered, remained without a formal description or
scientific name for four decades after its discovery? (2009-07-18)
... that the only known location of Isoetes eludens, a recently discovered
aquatic plant, is a single 2 m (6.6 ft) wide and 15 cm (5.9 in) deep seasonal
rock pool? (2010-10-29)
... that the Australian shrub Isopogon anemonifolius(pictured) was first cultivated in the UK in 1791? (2016-01-26)
... that Mysore mallige(pictured), a variety of
Jasmine flower endemic to
Karnataka state of
India, is
patented for its unique quality, attribution and reputation? (2008-07-28)
... that the stems of Jatropha dioica can be tied into knots? (2012-07-12)
... that the scientific collections of Jacques Labillardière (1755–1834) were seized by the British in 1793 as spoils of
war, but were returned after lobbying by Sir
Joseph Banks? (2005-06-07)
... that the inner bark of the rare Caribbean lacebark tree has been used for centuries to make clothing, including a dress for
Queen Victoria? (2015-07-18)
... that the term mountain devil refers both to Lambertia formosa(pictured) with its devil-head fruits, as well as the lizard Moloch horridus? (2010-04-28)
... that for failing to collect their quotas of Congo rubber, many people lost their hands? (2017-04-18)
... that the Lenape potato was withdrawn because it was toxic, but it is used to breed other varieties for
potato chips? (2015-11-30)
... that French-born Cuban botanist and priest Brother León completed only two of the five volumes of the Flora of Cuba before failing eyesight forced him to pass the work on to others? (2013-03-14)
... that the Pygmy Pine, a tiny creeping alpine plant growing in New Zealand, is believed to be the smallest conifer in the world? (2009-12-11)
... that the slender button daisy Leptinella filiformis(pictured), thought by botanists to be extinct, was rediscovered in 1998 growing on a hotel lawn? (2018-06-01)
... that the Key thatch palm, which was long considered part of the genus Thrinax, was reclassified into its own genus, Leucothrinax, in 2008? (2009-04-03)
... that life exists in every part of the
biosphere, from the deepest parts of the ocean (bacterium pictured) to altitudes of up to 40 miles (64 km) in the atmosphere? (2023-11-05)
... that it was known as early as the 16th century that water held in a cup made of lignum nephriticum from
New Spain would become
brightly blue? (2012-09-22)
... that when the tulip trade reached
Antwerp in
Belgium in 1562, they were mistaken as vegetables? (2014-03-24)
... that the
rarePitkin Marsh lily is limited today to three small colonies, due to
cattleovergrazing of its
habitat (pictured) and the flower's popularity with humans? (2007-04-05)
... that the granite gilia can grow in
lava-based soils? (2011-12-08)
... that a promising anti-cancer drug, swainsonine, causes pea struck in Australia, locoismo in Argentina, and locoweed poisoning in North America? (2009-05-18)
... that Wimmera ryegrass is grown as a forage crop in Australia, despite sometimes
being toxic to livestock? (2015-12-21)
... that the Australian plant Lomatia arborescens has large serrated leaves when it grows in a sheltered spot and small entire-margined leaves in an exposed location? (2014-09-23)
... that Lomatia fraseri can have leaves of markedly different shapes on the same plant? (2014-09-27)
... that the LuEsther T. Mertz Library(pictured), one of the world's largest botanical libraries, had 6.5 million plant specimens and 75 percent of the world's systematic botany literature in 2002? (2020-01-05)
... that Macrozamia riedlei(pictured), a favoured food plant of southwest Australians, was responsible for the accidental poisoning of some early European explorers? (2019-01-08)
... that the fragrance of the flowers of Magnolia × wieseneri(pictured) have been likened to that of a
pineapple? (2009-09-08)
... that the Magnoliidae include species that produce
safrole, the primary
precursor for synthesis of
Ecstasy(chemical structure pictured)? (2008-07-13)
... that
botanistTomitaro Makino, despite dropping out of grammar school, named over 2500 plants and is known as the "Father of Japanese Botany"? (2006-03-09)
... that 14-metre (46 ft) tall Siberian crabs are being used in experimental breeding programs? (2011-04-01)
... that the cactus Mammillaria spinosissima(pictured) is
endemic to central Mexico and has berries that are club-shaped, smooth, and juicy? (2015-09-26)
... that East African Highland bananas are so important as staple food crops in
Uganda that '
Matoke', the traditional meal made from steamed bananas, is synonymous with the word "food"? (2011-07-21)
... that in an effort to prevent the extinction of the Mauna Kea silversword(pictured), scientists rappel over cliffs to hand-pollinate the approximately 41 remaining individuals in the wild, on the rare occasion that one blossoms? (2009-12-18)
... that after being scorched by wildfires, the blackened branches of the mountain maytenus readily sprout? (2014-11-28)
... that the
AppleMacintosh was named after the McIntosh apple(pictured), until recently the most popular variety of apple in northeastern North America? (2013-06-23)
... that the cucumber seeds that botanist Elwyn Meader brought back from Korea in 1948 became the basis for all modern cucumber
hybrids grown worldwide? (2021-04-19)
... that the mace pagoda(pictured) was twice presumed extinct, but in each case reappeared in its natural habitat from seed after a wildfire? (2018-12-17)
... that during his study of the
palm family, Harold E. Moore collected all but 18 of the approximately 200 genera of palms, and earned membership in
The Explorers Club? (2009-03-31)
... that in 1672, the Scottish botanist Robert Morison became the first person to write a "
monograph of a specific group of plants", the
Umbelliferae? (2011-02-28)
... that Julia Morton was the "poison plant center in south
Florida"? (2008-10-24)
... that seeds of the sea bean can be dispersed for long distances by ocean currents? (2020-09-18)
... that irritant hairs on the seed pods of the horse-eye bean have traditionally been used to get rid of intestinal worms? (2020-09-16)
... that Marie Catharine Neal, an expert on Hawaiian plants, authored the acclaimed book In Gardens of Hawaii in 1948, which described more than 2,000 species with detailed scientific information and illustrations? (2024-05-28)
... that Adolf Carl Noé challenged disbelief in the possibility of North American
coal balls(example pictured) by presenting a wheelbarrow full of them? (2012-02-22)
... that the
Seri people believed that the leaves of Standley's cloak fern brought good luck when carried in a bag? (2012-04-26)
... that the surface of the
South African plant Peucedanum galbanum(pictured) is covered with
blister-causing toxins, and that exposure to sunlight could make the blisters worse? (2011-01-26)
... that only a single stem of the fossil liverwort Notoscyphus balticus was used to describe the species? (2015-09-06)
... that
Robert Brown's 1818 botanical article Congo was deemed by one reviewer to be remarkable for its frequent use of the word "remarkable"? (2009-10-26)
... that Ochna serrulata is called "Mickey Mouse Plant" because the plant's bright-red
sepals(pictured) resemble the face of
Mickey Mouse? (2008-10-05)
... that Odontadenia macrantha flowers year-round in its natural habitat? (2018-01-27)
... that what at first sight appears to be a single Oedera capensis flowerhead, is in fact typically a group of nine densely cropped heads? (2018-02-24)
... that the red flowers of the four related genera Oreocallis, Embothrium, Telopea and Alloxylon from South America and Australia have been around for over 60 million years? (2010-04-08)
... that the seeds of the Korean melon have been investigated for use in controlling
diabetes? (2014-07-26)
... that fossil leaves almost identical to those of the Australian rainforest tree Orites excelsus(pictured) have been found in New Zealand? (2012-05-15)
... that
EnglishbotanistJohn Parkinson included a pun on his name in the title of his monumental 1629 work Paradisi in Sole Paradisus Terrestris? (It translates as Park-in-Sun's Terrestrial Paradise.) (2007-12-05)
... that
King John of England is said to have convened an assembly in 1212 at the Parliament Oak to order the hanging of 28 Welsh boys? (2020-01-13)
... that eastern Australia has a purple flag? (2015-03-25)
... that China is the largest peach-producing(peach flowers pictured) country in the world, accounting for about 50% of world production, but is not the world's largest exporter of them? (2011-06-27)
... that common lousewort owes its name to the belief that livestock that ate it would become
lousy? (2020-02-15)
... that the rare and endangered Knowlton's miniature cactus(pictured) is considered to be an adult when it exceeds 10 millimetres (0.39 in) in diameter? (2011-06-27)
... that the petite
endangeredcactusEscobaria minima bears 1.5-cm long flowers that may be larger than the cactus body itself, and fruits no more than 6 mm in length? (2011-03-01)
... that the hairy geebung(pictured) is endangered by too frequent fires? (2012-09-01)
... that the bark of the laurel geebung was used by aborigines to toughen fishing lines? (2015-12-01)
... that the shrub Persoonia laxa was found in Sydney but is now presumed extinct? (2016-02-03)
... that the Persoonia longifolia(pictured), known as the Upright Snottygobble, is a
species of tall
shrub characterised by its distinctive flakey paper-like dark red bark? (2006-07-05)
... that Persoonia media(pictured) can range from a 30 centimetres (12 in) shrub to a 25 metres (82 ft) tree? (2015-03-17)
... that the creeping geebung of southwestern Tasmania generally grows to around a metre across but only 4-5 cm high? (2016-02-02)
... that the myrtle geebung is a food item for native bees, currawongs and possibly kangaroos and possums? (2011-09-28)
... that the total known population of the critically endangered shrub Persoonia pauciflora is within 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) of the
type specimen? (2017-06-30)
... that the
type specimen of Persoonia terminalis(pictured) was collected 3.4 km (2.1 mi) south of the
Torrington pub in New South Wales? (2015-12-16)
... that British botanist Dorothea Pertz also trained as a masseuse? (2014-12-23)
... that red hot penises can be pickled, but it is recommended one not eat them? (2012-04-01)
... that although Alabama Chief Justice and botanist Thomas Minott Peters owned slaves before the Civil War, he later championed equal rights for African Americans and women, and wanted
Jefferson Davis hanged? (2015-03-05)
... that falguera, a plant known from only one valley in Spain, is threatened by rock climbers and by road maintenance? (2019-07-31, 2019-09-30)
... that the seeds of Petrophile pulchella can be found germinating in bushland up to 700 days after
bushfire? (2011-12-11)
... that the American wildflower clay phacelia(pictured) is one of Utah's most endangered species and one of the nation's rarest plants? (2011-07-01)
... that the main threat to Pisonia brunoniana(pictured) in
New Zealand is cutting by people trying to prevent small
songbirds from getting trapped by its very sticky
seeds? (2007-05-13)
... that the Australian native apricot is also known as gumbi gumbi or cumby cumby? (2012-05-03)
... that the juvenile leaves of Placospermum coriaceum are up to 90 cm (35 in) long? (2013-04-17)
... that plant perception(plant pictured) is a belief that plants feel
emotion and can communicate with each other? (2006-11-30)
... that the vinhática tree, Plathymenia reticulata(pictured), provides the preferred timber for making
dugout canoes in Brazil, because it is resistant to rotting? (2013-10-13)
... that Ludwig Preiss collected the first specimen of the
Western Swamp Tortoise in 1839, but no further collections occurred until 1953? (2007-02-07)
... that botanist George R. Proctor collected more than 55,000 specimens, had 31 species named after him, and was convicted of a conspiracy to murder his wife? (2019-11-13)
... that a
bristlecone pine tree named Prometheus, the oldest tree and oldest non-clonal organism ever known to exist, was cut down in 1964 by Forest Service personnel for research purposes? (2006-01-30)
... that Pteronepelys is known as the "winged stranger"? (2021-11-20)
... that the name of the
liverwortgenusPtilidium comes from the
Greek word ptilidion for "small feather", a reference to the plant's "feathery" appearance? (2010-05-17)
... that the horticultural varieties of Ptilotus nobilis include 'Passion', 'Poise' and 'Purity'? (2011-09-28)
... that the traditional crop of the Pacific island of
Tuvalu, pulaka, is threatened by rising sea levels, and thus is their way of life threatened as well? (2010-05-23)
... that the hollow Pwllpriddog Oak is said to have been used as the hiding place of a king, a meeting spot for lovers, a pig sty, a duck roost, and a music venue? (2018-12-05)
... that Mountain Mint was used by the
Koasati as a treatment for laziness? (2006-11-16)
... that root extracts from the tree species Pycnanthus angolensis can be used to treat parasitic infections, such as
schistosomiasis? (2013-07-30)
... that the Ussurian pear is the hardiest of all pears? (2014-01-30)
... that the hollow trunk of Queen Elizabeth's Oak was used as a prison? (2020-07-03)
... that the birdfoot buttercup is found on three continents, mostly in the Arctic zone? (2021-09-15)
... that a field study conducted in
Beaconsfield Upper found that the Australian buttercup had flowered 78 days earlier in 2006 than it had in 1983? (2011-11-06)
... that the
Proteaceae plant genus Roupala(R. montana pictured) spread into South America as it split off from
Gondwana 110 million years ago and then into Central America six million years ago? (2013-01-14)
... that the Puerto Rican royal palm(pictured) is a useful tree for landscaping since its roots will not damage sidewalks? (2009-04-12)
... that sex scenes in the controversial 1967 film I Am Curious (Yellow) were shot inside the Rumskulla oak, an
oak tree that is more than 1,000 years old? (2013-12-01)
... that Sabal causiarum(pictured), the Puerto Rican hat palm, was once the base of an industry that produced large quantities of palm-leaf hats, primarily around Joyuda in southwestern
Puerto Rico? (2009-06-07)
... that Pelton's Rose Gentian was recently discovered by a retired mechanic and is only found in a single county in
Arkansas? (2007-07-16)
... that when taxonomist
Gloria Galeano first saw pictures of the newly discovered Sabinaria magnifica she described it as "the most beautiful of all Colombian palms"? (2019-02-07)
... that in some areas of northern
Alaska, the
willow species Salix alaxensis(twig pictured) constitutes over 95% of winter food for
moose? (2012-02-04)
... that the peachleaf willow was used in traditional
Eskimo medicine to treat skin sores and watery eyes? (2012-02-14)
... that Salvia tingitana(pictured) was named after the town of "Tingi", now known as
Tangiers, even though the plant has never been found growing there? (2009-03-16)
... that Salvia fruticosa or Greek sage (pictured) was depicted on a 1400-BCE
Minoanfresco on the island of
Crete, and is still grown and used widely today? (2009-02-01)
... that a relative of the culinary herb
sage, Salvia involucrata, has been found to contain
compounds that can help prevent memory loss? (2009-02-05)
... that the
Maasai common name for the plant Salvia merjamie is Naingungundeu, which means "smells of rats"? (2009-02-15)
... that Salvia pentstemonoides ("Big red sage") was thought to be
extinct until a botanist rediscovered it while taking photos for a book on
Texas wildflowers? (2009-02-21)
... that Perovskia atriplicifolia(pictured), commonly known as Russian sage, is neither Russian nor sage? (2015-08-29)
... that YouTuber Joey Santore is known for his "
Bill Swerski–esque" Chicago accent and use of profanity on his channel Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't? (2023-05-19)
... that the Central American
palm, Schippia concolor, exhibits the unusual
germination strategy of transferring all resources from the
seed to the
seedling before any
shoot growth occurs? (2010-04-10)
... that Schoenoplectus triqueter (pictured) can grow up to 1.5 metres (4 ft 11 in) tall on stems less than half a centimetre (0.20 in) wide? (2024-06-22)
... that many
plants avoid seed predation through a process called mass seeding, whereby so many
seeds are produced at once that it is impossible for predators to eat all of them? (2006-09-15)
... that many people still plant Jove's beard on the roofs of houses, as
Charlemagne recommended? (2011-07-14)
... that whilst the exact etymology is uncertain, the colour yellow and the Italian mountainous plateau
La Sila have been offered as possible etymologies for Silaum, a genus of
flowering plants? (2014-01-06)
... that despite having the
common name pepper saxifrage, Silaum silaus(pictured) is neither a
saxifrage nor tastes of pepper? (2013-11-04)
... that pioneering
ecologistWilliam Gardner Smith only became active in the field after the sudden death of his brother Robert, who had left an unfinished manuscript that William completed? (2012-03-30)
... that snow mold, a type of fungus, can severely damage grass if it snows? (2012-10-12)
... that if a tree falls on
seedlings of the Walking Palm its stilt roots allow it to re-root in a different location? (2009-10-10)
... that the flower of the cactus Echinopsis spachiana(pictured) mainly opens at night? (2016-02-24)
... that Otto Soemarwoto’s work as director of the Institute of Ecology has been cited as a primary influence on the resettlement strategy during
Indonesia's Saguling Dam project? (2008-06-10)
... that Fanny Knight excavated a Roman villa, repaired a castle, wrote a book, and was an accomplished botanist and artist? (2016-01-25)
... that the British
botanist Professor William Stearn never attended university nor earned a degree, because his family was too poor? (2017-02-10)
... that the juvenile leaves of the Australian
Queensland rainforest tree Stenocarpus cryptocarpus reach 115 cm long, but the adult leaves only 14 cm long? (2010-01-12)
... that the Organ Pipe Cactus (pictured) takes 150 years to reach maturity and can reach a height of eight meters? (2006-08-03)
... that
GermanbryologistFranz Stephani was the author of "one of the most notorious publications in bryology"? (2008-07-09)
... that the gum produced by the gum karaya is used as a laxative and an
aphrodisiac? (2015-02-16)
... that the shrub Stirlingia latifolia is commonly known as "Blueboy" because wall
plaster turns blue if made using sand taken from where the plant occurs? (2007-09-09)
... that the Strawberries and Cream Tree(pictured) is noted for producing pink blossoms on one side of the tree and white on the other, when it blooms every spring? (2020-06-22)
... that Strobilanthes callosus, a shrub found in the hill forests of
India used in folk medicines, flowers only once in eight years before dying off, exhibiting a once in a lifetime mass flowering and mass seeding life cycle? (2010-03-08)
... that the last known specimen of the Styre, a once-famous variety of
cider apple, was felled in 1968? (2010-01-25)
... that you can look through a window made of shrubby seablight, then wash your hands with it before eating it? (2016-04-01)
... that the
AfricanmustardSubularia monticola can be found forming a dense mat on sometimes flooded muds in a lake on
Mount Elgon at 4,150 meters (13,620 ft) high? (2008-05-17)
... that seeds of the fossil fruit Suciacarpa have fossil fungi inside them? (2016-12-20)
... that the blossoms of Symphyotrichum lateriflorum(examples pictured) have been used by the
Meskwaki as a
smudge "to cure a crazy person who has lost his mind"? (2021-07-18)
... that most Stemmadenia donnell-smithii fruit ripens when insects are scarce, allowing normally
insectivorous birds to feed on the fruit opportunistically? (2012-05-25)
... that the seeds of the white batflower may be distributed by small mammals that feed on the fleshy fruits? (2017-04-10)
... that the Suicide Treeflowers only once before dying and falling over, creating a small gap for its seedlings to grow in? (2009-11-16)
... that the fossil
yewTaxus masonii was described from fifteen fossils collected from 1942 to 1989? (2013-04-12)
... that Te Matua Ngahere is believed to be the second largest living
kauri tree, and to have the biggest girth of any kauri in
New Zealand? (2011-01-11)
... that despite its name, the Chilean blue crocus(pictured), which was considered extinct until its rediscovery in the
Andes mountains in 2001, is not a
crocus? (2011-03-12)
... that the Gibraltar Range waratah(pictured) was only recognised as a species in 1991? (2015-01-13)
... that although the red flowerheads of the Monga waratah(pictured) are less showy than the famous
New South Wales waratah, they are more numerous? (2010-04-16)
... that fossil leaves indistinguishable from the living Tasmanian waratah(pictured) have been dug up from lower
Oligocene (28–34 million year old) rock strata? (2012-04-09)
... that insects not only destroyed the personal plant collection of John Hunter Thomas, but also
bear his name? (2023-11-02)
... that the Thomcord grape(pictured), a seedless
hybrid of the
Concord and
Thompson Seedless grapes, underwent 17 years of testing before being declared ready for growers and gardeners? (2011-01-08)
... that in Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire, pointy flower heads of the herb Thonningia sanguinea (pictured) are often tied to the ankles of young children to help them learn to walk? (2013-06-03)
... that the Thousand-year Rose(pictured) is believed to be the world's oldest rose? (2014-05-09)
... that the nectar and pollen of the meadow death camas(pictured) and its relatives are so toxic that no bee except the death camas miner bee(pictured) can eat them? (2024-05-18)
... that Honewort, growing in the
Avon Gorge near Bristol, was one of the first rare plants to be documented in Britain, by
William Turner in 1562? (2009-06-19)
... that the spiky inedible grass Triodia scintillans tastes like salt and vinegar chips? (2023-09-19)
... that the extinct
wheel-tree leaf species T. postnastae and fruit species T. rosayi are possibly from the same plant? (2020-11-07)
... that Tropaeolum tricolor can survive a drought of 10 months in summer while Tropaeolum polyphyllum can withstand temperatures down to −20 °C (−4 °F)? (2012-07-03)
... that Veronica jovellanoides was given the nickname "Bamboozle" after botanists spent 80 hours trying to find it again following its discovery? (2021-06-26)
... that digger's speedwell is so named because it was thought to indicate the presence of gold? (2019-04-23)
... that, like other yellow
flowers of the genus Viola, Yellow Pansies can cause
diarrhoea if eaten in large quantities? (2004-04-13)
... that Tetraponera tessmanni, a very aggressive ant, is able to establish dominance over the whole of the liana in which it lives, which may be 50 m (164 ft) long? (2020-05-17)
... that the
Renfrewshire Council cloned the Wallace Yew, as the historic tree was dying from a fungal infection? (2020-01-09)
... that perfumes made from the pungent Warionia saharae desert plant are reputed to employ its "supernatural powers" to make women more seductive? (2016-12-27)
... that whole grains are often more expensive than refined grains because their higher oil content is susceptible to
oxidation, complicating processing, storage, and transport? (2005-06-16)
... that in the wildlife of Nepal,
Rhododendron is the most widely found national flower of the country and its red flower, known locally as Lal Guran, forms the wreath round the national symbol? (2013-06-08)
... that the book Wine Grapes details the history of 1,368 varieties including
Zinfandel's (pictured) origins as a Croatian grape known as Tribidrag? (2012-11-08)
... that Norwegian botanist Finn Wischmann wrote more than 45,000
herbarium sheets and 21,000 checklists, recording more than half a million plant discoveries? (2011-06-10)
... that when William Williams died collecting the
fernAlpine Woodsia(pictured) in 1861, his body was found at the foot of the cliff where the species was first found in the
17th century? (2008-06-22)
... that the scenic fields of northern wyethia(pictured) found in the western United States are sometimes a sign that an area has been
overgrazed? (2023-11-14)
... that the golden penda(pictured) can flower at any time of year? (2011-05-22)
... that golden-flowered Australian native
daisyXerochrysum bracteatum(pictured) was developed into a wide variety of colours in
Arnstadt, Germany, in the 1850s? (2010-09-26)
... that the Poor Knights Lily resembles a giant toothbrush? (2010-10-25)
... that
Y1, a strain of
tobacco containing twice as much
nicotine, was developed by
Brown & Williamson so they could make low-tar cigarettes without reducing the nicotine content? (2008-06-17)
... that horticulturalist Albert F. Yeager's accomplishments led to him being referred to as the "plant wizard of the north" and the "
Luther Burbank of North Dakota"? (2021-05-08)
... that the York Imperialapple(pictured) is easily identified by its lop-sided shape and was developed by
Quaker Jonathan Jessop? (2010-01-14)
... that oil extracted from the common prickly-ash Zanthoxylum americanum has been used to treat "chronic
rheumatism,
typhoid and skin diseases and impurity of the blood"? (2009-07-07)
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... that the golden wattle(pictured) was proclaimed the floral emblem of Australia on 1September 1988, and in 1992 this date was formally declared "
National Wattle Day"? (2014-09-24)
... that the seed pods of Acacia ramulosa resemble horse tails? (2018-11-12)
... that the fossil maple Acer eonegundo was described from a single partial leaf? (2017-02-19)
... that Acer ferrignoi was named for James Ferrigno, who supplied access to
Smithsonian fossils to scientists describing the extinct
maple? (2017-02-11)
... that the precise status of the Florida Maple (Acer barbatum) as an independent
species, or a subspecies of
Sugar Maple (A. saccharum) is not clear? (2007-05-10)
... that the extinct maple Acer taggarti was first described from 13 fossils, 6 of which were fruits? (2017-02-01)
... that the fossil maple Acer taurocursum is named for its type locality, the "Bull Run flora"? (2015-01-12)
... that the Miocene
mapleAcer traini may be the same species as the living
Douglas Maple(fruits pictured)? (2012-12-23)
... that the fossil leaves of the maple species Acer whitebirdense had earlier been misattributed to the genera Viburnum, Platanus, and Rubus? (2017-01-26)
... that although technically edible, the fruit of Acronychia laevis(pictured) have been said to taste like
turpentine? (2010-07-03)
... that in 1905, Scottish photographer Robert M. Adam(pictured) was among the last to photograph
Mingulay island before it was abandoned? (2019-08-27)
... that the specific name of the small shrub Adenanthos cacomorphus, meaning 'ugly form', relates to its allegedly "misshapen"
pollen grains? (2010-03-28)
... that Adenanthos cuneatus has been called Sweat Bush, from the alleged propensity of horses to break out in a sweat after eating it? (2010-03-24)
... that 500 kilometres (310 mi) separates populations of the shrub Adenanthos oreophilus? (2010-11-25)
... that children have mistaken the poisonous fruits of Adenia hondala for those of the
passion flower? (2018-11-22)
... that the giant maidenhair fern(pictured) of eastern Australia may reach 2 m high, rather than the 10 to 45 cm height of the commonly cultivated maidenhair? (2010-07-29)
... that
seeds of redtop(Agrostis gigantea, pictured) are long-lived and display a high
germination rate even after years of storage in an uncontrolled environment? (2007-12-19)
... that although the name of the
palm genus Aiphanes means "always conspicuous", many of its species are actually small plants which are inconspicuous in the forest understorey? (2010-01-18)
... that Aiphanes bicornis, a
palm species known only from two locations in
Ecuador, is named for the notched tips of its leaves which are said to evoke the horns of an
antelope? (2010-01-15)
... that the discovery of a population of smaller, less spiny
palms in
Dominica has led to speculation that Aiphanes minima may not be the only species of Aiphanes on that island nation in the
Caribbean? (2010-03-24)
... that although the species name of the tree Alloxylon brachycarpum means "short fruit", it has the largest fruit of its
genus? (2013-04-21)
... that there are more plants of Alloxylon flammeum(pictured) in cultivation than there are in the wild in its native Queensland? (2012-04-16)
... that the Dorrigo waratah and its
relatives have had red terminal flowers for over sixty million years? (2011-09-17)
... that wood from common alders is valued in turnery and carving, in making furniture, window frames, clogs, toys, blocks, pencils and bowls? (2014-10-08)
... that damage patterns on Alnus parvifolia fossil leaves (example pictured) were initially misidentified as flea beetle eggs? (2022-09-04)
... that young shoots of the ornamental Australian tree Alphitonia excelsa give off an odour of
sarsaparilla when broken? (2008-04-28)
... that the English herbalist
Nicholas Culpeper claimed that eating alkanet leaves would make a person's spit deadly to serpents? (2024-03-30)
... that the cultivation of the ancient grainamaranth(pictured) was banned by Spanish colonial authorities due to its religious significance to the
Aztecs? (2015-11-27)
... that the
Navajo tribe used sand sagebrush(pictured) as toilet paper? (2011-12-29)
... that the
Blackfoot have used crushed leaves of the fringed sagebrush to "revive gophers after children clubbed them while playing a game"? (2012-01-06)
... that the seeds of the breadnut Artocarpus camansi from
New Guinea taste like chestnuts, and can be processed to make paste, flour, butter or oil? (2012-04-28)
... that the stems of Asclepias cordifolia(pictured), or Heart-leaf
milkweed, were made into rope and string by the
Miwok and used for skirts and capes? (2009-01-02)
... that Boydston's spleenwort, a hybrid fern, was created in culture in 1954 but not discovered in the wild until 1971? (2013-11-19)
... that despite its reported disappearance from Britain and other European countries, the fountain spleenwort is still considered to have a stable population trend? (2019-08-27)
... that, originally discovered in 1873, Tutwiler's spleenwort became one of the world's rarest ferns in 2007? (2012-07-06)
... that despite a genus name referring to its dull leaves, Astilbe chinensis(pictured) was celebrated as the most important new hardy perennial by the
Royal Horticultural Society in 1902? (2019-06-01)
... that the genus Bactris, believed to have
evolved 26 to 36 million years ago in
South America, is one of the six
palm genera found to show the highest
speciation rates? (2013-03-13)
... that the South American
palm, Bactris campestris, was described independently by four different
taxonomists, each of whom place it in a different species? (2013-03-24)
... that the leaves of young Bagassa guianensis trees are so different from those of the adults that
taxonomists considered them to be different species for at least 150 years? (2009-06-29)
... that the flowers of the parasitic plant Balanophora fungosa smell like mice? (2015-01-24)
... that the Balderschwang Yew is possibly the oldest tree in Germany? (2013-10-14)
... that John Thomas Baldwin, a botanist at the
College of William & Mary, fined a group of students $100 after they cut down one of his specimens for use as a Christmas tree? (2020-02-28)
... that the
bamboo species Bambusa oldhamii, known as the Giant Timber Bamboo, has been introduced into California, where it is the most common clumping bamboo? (2009-04-15)
... that the flowers of the
bamboo species Bambusa lako of
Timor have yet to be scientifically observed? (2009-04-18)
... that the spiny bamboo is one of the main sources of bamboo pulp for paper-making? (2021-06-09)
... that the
slapstick joke of slipping on a banana peel might have originated from the perception of those peels as dangerous garbage in 19th-century America? (2013-07-01)
... that the tree Barteria fistulosa is associated with Tetraponera aethiops, an aggressive species of ant that lives in its hollow branches and twigs? (2020-05-14)
... that although the alpine bartsia has a wide range in Europe and North America, it is known in the British Isles only from a few locations in northern England and the central
Scottish Highlands? (2020-04-18)
... that some ancient trees of the olive cultivar Bidni have been recognised as "national monuments" in
Malta? (2019-05-17)
... that Big Max pumpkins are not really pumpkins? (2009-10-31)
... that the fruit of the apple dumpling was one of the first
bushfoods to be commonly eaten by Europeans in
Australia? (2007-07-19)
... that Sericothrips staphylinus were released as part of biological control of gorse in New Zealand, but have not spread far because too few of them have wings? (2011-09-19)
... that botanist Dame Margaret Blackwood studied pine trees and maize, and had a species of fungus named after her? (2016-08-07)
... that nearly half of all
horse chestnut trees in Great Britain (used by generations of children for the game of
conkers) are now infected by the potentially lethal disease Bleeding Canker of Horse Chestnut? (2010-01-19)
... that 30-to-120-centimetre (12 to 47 in) tall hairy pagodas can be found throughout eastern North America? (2011-12-14)
... that although only an "amateur" at the time, Andrew Bloxam identified several new
Hawaiian birds during the voyage of the
HMS Blonde in 1825, including the
Oʻahu ʻAkepa(pictured)? (2009-12-12)
... that the Cranford Rose Garden at Brooklyn Botanic Garden was cited as having 1,200 varieties of roses? (2024-03-30)
... that
Linnaeus once named a plant after fellow Swedish botanist Johannis Browall, but later changed the name after discovering Browall courted his fiancée Sara Lisa while Linnaeus was working abroad? (2010-09-05)
... that
the Buddha is said to have sat under a charoli tree(example pictured) at
Bodh Gaya for seven days without eating, drinking, washing, excreting, or lying down? (2023-03-12)
... that Bulbophyllum nocturnum, first described in 2011, is the only
orchid species known to flower at night? (2011-11-30)
... that Mount Burbidge in
Namadgi National Park was named for Australian botanist Nancy Tyson Burbidge, who was instrumental in lobbying for the foundation of the park? (2006-07-31)
... that the
legumemaunaloa is considered an underutilized wild plant with the potential to serve as a protein-rich food crop to ease
famine? (2013-09-11)
... that the 1801 edition of The Encyclopaedia Londinensis volume III makes note of certain "remarkable" features of plumeless silver thistle(pictured)? (2014-11-29)
... that the Idaho-
endemic sedge Carex aboriginum was not seen again for nearly 90 years after its initial discovery? (2013-06-07)
... that the bicoloured sedge(pictured) was part of an attempted botanical fraud? (2020-04-30)
... that the seeds of Bigelow's sedge can remain viable for two centuries? (2011-12-21)
... that the European
sedgeCarex hirta is widespread in North America where it is known as "hammer sedge"? (2011-06-14)
... that Carex riparia, a
Eurasian plant up to 130 cm (51 in) tall, is Britain's largest
sedge? (2011-05-19)
... that the habitat of the rare Navajo sedge is limited to the shady side of steep, often vertical, cliffs of red
Navajo Sandstone of the
Colorado Plateau at elevations between 5700 and 6000 feet? (2011-02-08)
... that the Taiwan Cypress(Chamaecyparis taiwanensis) is treated as a species by Taiwanese botanists, and as a variety of the
Hinoki cypress(C. obtusa) in the Occident? (2008-01-04)
... that Chardonnay grapes are very neutral in flavor with many of the characteristics commonly associated with Chardonnay
wine being derived from influences like terroir and the use of
oak during
winemaking? (2008-01-16)
... that the cherry blossom was used symbolically in Japanese World War II
propaganda, with falling petals representing "young soldiers' sacrifice for the emperor"? (2024-03-07)
... that
paleobotanistShya Chitaley named an extinct plant species for
Cleveland's bicentennial and also had an extinct plant species named for her? (2013-06-16)
... that, according to the Cholodny-Went model, the roots of plants grow downward and the shoots grow towards light because of the plant hormone
auxin? (2012-07-07)
... that the moss species Chorisodontium aciphyllum can survive for more than 1,500 years frozen? (2014-03-27)
... that Harold Basil Christian, a self-taught horticulturalist in southern Africa, became a world expert on African aloe species after planting one in his yard to block the view of a large, unsightly rock? (2018-01-04)
... that the newly named Cirsium funkiae honors the describer's mentor,
Vicki Funk, and the plant's funky appearance? (2022-05-29)
... that the native swamp thistle(pictured) of eastern North America is the sole food source for the caterpillars of the
swamp metalmark butterfly? (2011-12-21)
... that the fruit of the colocynth is such a violent
laxative that it was even used by
pregnant women to induce
abortion? (2006-06-15)
... that the only effective way to manage the
bacterial plant disease citrus canker is to destroy all infected
citrus trees? (2005-07-04)
... that
Robert Fortune introduced the Oval Kumquat (Fortunella margarita) (pictured) into London in 1846 from an expedition to China? (2009-11-24)
... that the intense fumes emitted by the crushed leaves of the so-called headache vine(pictured) cause one to feel like his head is "exploding" ... making him forget all about his headache? (2016-10-23)
... that Mary Clutter used her directorial position at the
National Science Foundation to require scientific conferences to include women speakers when presenting research done by them? (2024-02-23)
... that collections left by naturalists Frederick Lukis and his daughter Louisa, wife of
Sark's feudal ruler William Thomas Collings, are the most significant natural history collections displayed by the museums of
Guernsey? (2014-02-13)
... that Columnea consanguinea(pictured) have translucent red heart-shaped markings on their leaves to attract
hummingbirds? (2012-02-15)
... that the Carolina dayflower(pictured) is actually from
India and was named in the
United States nearly a century before it was described in its native country? (2007-12-14)
... that the Australian creeping plant Commelina cyanea(pictured) is known as scurvy weed as early settlers ate it to ward off
scurvy? (2011-04-28)
... that the
East African plant Commelina lukei has been informally recognised as a separate species since 1969, but was only formally described in 2008? (2009-01-19)
... that Commelina sphaerorrhizoma, a south-central African
dayflower, was first collected in 1906, but not formally described until 2009? (2010-07-23)
... that the Australian kerrawang, which is a shrub, should not be confused with the
kurrajong, a tree, or the
currawong, a sombre-plumaged bird resembling a
crow? (2010-07-29)
... that the almost 50-million-year-old fossil leaves of Comptonia columbiana(example pictured) preserve evidence of moth feeding? (2021-04-18)
... that fossils of the extinct plant Concavistylon were first collected in the 1950s, but the genus was not formally described until 2018? (2020-12-07)
... that a variety of the Connecticut field pumpkin is known as "the original commercial jack-o'-lantern pumpkin"? (2023-10-31)
... that the tiny rare green Mystery Orchid, Cooktownia robertsii, was named after
Cooktown and its discoverer,
Lewis Roberts, and is the only member of the genus Cooktownia? (2009-06-12)
... that white jute and Jew's mallow are used both for the production of fibre and for food? (2016-06-04)
... that
New Zealand's indigenous
Māori people used the cabbage tree Cordyline australis for food, medicine, and to make strong ropes like those used for morere swings (pictured)? (2010-05-08)
... that patches of broom crowberry in
New Jersey began to sprout seedlings again after an
F-16 set them on fire? (2012-03-01)
... that the plant Coreopsis verticillata 'Moonbeam' was chosen as the 1992 Perennial Plant of the Year by the Perennial Plant Association? (2010-03-02)
... that Cornulaca monacantha is a spiny desert plant that provides good grazing for
camels? (2013-01-31)
... that although the Coronation grape has been described as having "an odd, off taste", it is the most-planted seedless
table grape variety in southern
Ontario? (2009-09-23)
... that the tall everlasting daisy (pictured) can grow to 2 m (7 ft) high? (2012-03-28)
... that the button everlasting of eastern Australia can resprout and flower 16 weeks after a bushfire? (2013-05-25)
... that not only does Couma utilis have edible fruit, its latex is used as a base for chewing gum,
caulking boats, and
whitewashing houses? (2020-01-29)
... that the cream nut fruit may trap an inexperienced
monkey? (2012-07-25)
... that the modern city of
Tulsa, Oklahoma was founded in 1836, when the Lochapoka Creeks created the town of talasi at the Creek Council Oak Tree in Indian Territory? (2014-12-20)
... that though the rare
Central FloridalegumeCrotalaria avonensis was first collected in 1950, it took another 39 years to be recognized and named as a distinct species? (2011-03-02)
... that the orchid dupe wasp ejaculates visible amounts of semen as it tries to copulate with flowers of the leafless-, large- and tartan-(pictured)tongue orchids, which it mistakes for a female wasp? (2010-11-24)
... that cushion plants(example pictured), which grow extremely slowly, can live for up to 350 years? (2008-06-26)
... that the rare and endangered
bellflowerCyanea remyi is found only on the
Hawaiian island of
Kauai, and as of 2010, an estimated 24 individuals are known to be growing in the wild? (2011-03-09)
... that it is all but impossible to match up species known by leaves with those known by trunks in the prehistoric cycad-like genus Cycadeoidea? (2012-01-22)
... that although the seeds of Cycas rumphii contain a
toxicglucoside, they can be made edible by pounding, washing and cooking? (2010-12-12)
... that "Persian violet" is another name for cyclamen? (2004-03-24)
... that the endangered
Puerto Rican plant Daphnopsis hellerana is
dioecious, with male plants bearing tubular flowers and females bearing bell-shaped flowers? (2011-03-12)
... that the sting of the
rainforest shrub Dendrocnide moroides can cause severe and prolonged pain and has been reported to kill dogs, horses and humans? (2006-08-08)
... that the mistletoe Dendrophthoe vitellina has been found growing on 66 Australian plant species of 16 families? (2011-05-09)
... that the closest modern fern relatives to Dennstaedtia christophelii(fossil pictured) of the Pacific Northwest are tropical species from South America? (2023-12-23)
... that plant scientist Norman C. Deno's research on seed
germination techniques resulted in him writing a book with germination methods for thousands of species? (2021-03-06)
... that the rare
Floridian flowers Robin's mint and Garrett's mint used to be in the same species as the scrub balm(pictured) until they were re-classified as separate species in 1981 and 1989, respectively? (2011-03-16)
... that tiny spurs on the
anthers of the aromatic perennial shrub Olga's mint act as triggers to cause the flower to release
pollen when an insect arrives? (2011-03-17)
... that the native Australian longhair plumegrass has become naturalised in Hawaii? (2012-05-27)
... that
James Bond author
Ian Fleming suggested that Dame Violet Dickson should write her autobiography while he was researching a book on
Kuwait, and that her autobiographical book was eventually published but his never was? (2007-03-04)
... that the fossil fern Dickwhitea was described from a single block of
chert? (2024-03-28)
... that the
palmDictyosperma album(pictured) in the
Mascarene Islands is commonly called "hurricane palm" because of its ability to withstand strong winds by easily shedding leaves? (2008-03-20)
... that the extinct plant genus Dillhoffia can't be placed into a
flowering plant family at this time? (2010-05-31)
... that water pours from the Dinoša mulberry tree(pictured) for a few days each year? (2022-06-14)
... that Dioscorea chouardii is known from a single crag in the Pyrenees and has been monitored using scaffolding and telescopes? (2019-08-02)
... that there are only 70 individual plants of Molokai twinsorus fern(
herbarium specimen pictured) remaining in the wild and they are all on
Maui? (2011-03-18)
... that seeds of the fossil
yew genus Diploporus are larger then Taxus seeds and smaller then Torreya seeds? (2013-05-06)
... that the orchid Dipodium variegatum forms symbiotic relationships with fungi of the genus Russula? (2014-02-01)
... that pollen study was needed to clarify the identity of a Dipteronia brownii fossil? (2021-10-28)
... that Distichia muscoides provides good grazing all-year-round in the High Andes for domesticated
llamas and
alpacas, and non-native livestock? (2021-02-02)
... that the Door Tree(pictured), which stood for nearly 200 years, was cut down because of a brother's hatred? (2022-03-07)
... that Doryphora sassafras(pictured) of southeastern Australia gains its name from the similarity of the odour of its leaves to that of the
Sassafras of eastern North America? (2009-09-02)
... that the New Zealand tree tarahinau has evolved to develop thinner leaves as it matures, probably as a result of the high winds of the
Chatham Islands? (2021-09-11)
... that the New Zealand tree Dracophyllum fiordense has distinctive spirals at the ends of its leaves? (2021-10-07)
... that the New Zealand tree mountain neinei(example pictured) can live for up to 600 years? (2021-08-26)
... that the Dragos Gemelos are two entwined dragon trees said to represent twin brothers who dueled for the love of a woman? (2021-08-22)
... that Duguetia tobagensis, a small tree
endemic to the island of
Tobago, has only been collected three times since its original discovery in 1912? (2009-06-27)
... that Suzanne Duigan was a botanist who specialised in
palynology, particularly the study of fossil
pollen? (2016-03-13)
... that Dumelow's Seedling is known by more than 50 alternative names? (2019-05-01)
... that between March and April of 2011, 298
cedar waxwings were killed trying to get fruits from thorny-olive shrubs (pictured) growing along a highway in
Brazos County, Texas? (2012-01-16)
... that Stephen Elliott, a
South Carolina politician and bank president, was considered by the journal Science to be "the father of Southern botany"? (2009-04-25)
... that the fragile habitat of the silver-leaf sunray(pictured) is threatened by off-road recreational vehicles? (2015-07-17)
... that the Eastern Cape dwarf cycad was one of the first three Cape cycads to be declared endangered by the Cape provincial nature conservation authorities? (2011-08-09)
... that
Los Angeles police were sent to guard the remains of the 1000-year-old Encino Oak Tree, a victim of "slime flux", after it was felled by an
El Niño storm in 1998? (2008-10-06)
... that the endemic flora of Trinidad and Tobago consists of 59 plant species, including one that was last collected between 1786 and 1791? (2009-02-02)
... that after the two endangered
varieties of the Maguire daisy were combined into the one species due to genetic indistinction, it was no longer considered endangered? (2011-11-04)
... that the Anemone hupehensis is often called the Japanese anemone, but is actually native to
China? (2010-01-16)
... that because of a water-soluble pigment, Erythranthe cuprea has copper-colored flowers instead of the more common red and yellow flowers found in its genus? (2017-02-28)
... that a biologist discovered a population of the rare and endangered Michigan monkeyflower after he found a specimen used as a
garnish on his plate at a restaurant? (2011-06-13)
... that Erythranthe peregrina(pictured) is a rare example of a species developing in multiple locations from parents that normally produce sterile hybrids? (2017-03-14)
... that cut branches of the small tree Erythrina berteroana are used to make living fence posts? (2019-06-25)
... that the desert plant Euphorbia caducifolia is commonly known as the "leafless milk hedge", while Euphorbia nivulia is the "holy milk hedge"? (2021-10-23)
... that trees of the
New Guinea genus Finschia have stilt roots coming off the trunk up to 1.8 m (6 ft) off the ground? (2013-04-02)
... that the Fique is a natural
fiber obtained of
furcraea plants, typical of
Colombia, which is used in the fabrication of ropes, fabrics,
tapestry and handcrafts? (2007-09-10)
... that the indigenous flora of Saskatchewan(example pictured) is used for jellies, jams, pies, herbal teas, medicinal
decoctions and technological products? (2009-02-05)
... that the
Foxglove was chosen as the county flower for four different
U.K.counties in a competition run by the plant conservation charity
Plantlife in 2002? (2006-04-03)
... that in 1887, eleven Lepidodendron stump fossils were discovered in the Fossil Grove in
Glasgow, Scotland, during excavation work? (2018-10-01)
... that the extinct witchalder Fothergilla malloryi(pictured) is the oldest confirmed member of the genus Fothergilla? (2012-04-14)
... that foxtail millet has the longest history of cultivation among the
millets, having been grown in
China since between three and four thousand years ago? (2005-07-12)
... that the perennial herb Frasera caroliniensis can take up to thirty years to flower? (2011-12-17)
... that the boreal felt lichen(pictured), one of the most endangered lichens in the world, begins its life by growing inside of the
liverwortFrullania asagrayana(also pictured)? (2010-03-25)
... that the spirit liverwort is called such because of its proximity to the Māori afterlife? (2024-03-30)
... that the white wine grape Furmint is said to have been introduced to
Hungary after the 13th century
Mongolian invasion, by immigrants recruited by King
Béla IV? (2009-12-28)
... that the British mycologist Denis Garrett, "one of the last 'string and sealing wax' scientists", once bought plastic lavatory cisterns for his laboratory to use in experiments? (2021-03-02)
... that the bird subspecies Alcippe dubia genestieri is named after Annet Genestier, a French missionary-botanist in China who also built
Zhongding Catholic Church in 1908? (2023-05-29)
... that while the current record-holding giant pumpkin weighed 2,624.6 lb (1,190.5 kg), an ideal pumpkin could grow up to 20,000 lb (9,100 kg)? (2021-05-30)
... that plants in the
genusGillenia(Gillenia trifoliata pictured) are often planted as ornamentals and used as an
herbal remedy? (2007-03-22)
... that the Gilwell Oak was named the United Kingdom's "Tree of the Year" for 2017? (2018-03-04)
... that the 25 species of Goodyera comprise just one of over 800
genera of
orchids? (2006-12-25)
... that dark spots on the flowers of Gorteria diffusa(pictured) are thought to resemble
bee flies to attract other bee flies? (2018-03-27)
... that an annual church service is said to have been held at the Gospel Oak in
Polstead, Suffolk, for more than 1,000 years? (2020-05-17)
... that Gossia acmenoides (scrub ironwood) is named in honour of ex-Queensland Premier
Wayne Goss? (2010-04-07)
... that botanist Alfred Byrd Graf's richly illustrated books included some of the more than 100 plant species he had discovered on his worldwide journeys, including the first known
white African Violet? (2011-05-30)
... that the
David Attenborough–narrated nature documentary The Green Planet has been compared to both horror films and a "plant porno"? (2022-03-09)
... that the leaves of Grevillea pteridifolia were used by
Groote Eylandt indigenous people as stuffing for
emu meat, and by early settlers as stuffing for pillows? (2013-05-15)
... that the bark of Guibourtia tessmannii is much esteemed in traditional medicine and is often removed from living trees? (2019-11-14)
... that the seeds of Guilandina bonduc, commonly known as
nickernuts, are buoyant and remain viable while being dispersed by ocean currents? (2020-09-25)
... that Fannie Mahood Heath was nicknamed the "flower lady of North Dakota" for her garden that included over 450 different species of flowers, bushes, and trees? (2021-04-21)
... that the Lenten rose(pictured) is named after its flowering period being in
Lent? (2018-02-14)
... that the green hellebore(pictured) was used as a folk remedy to treat worms in children, and topically for lice? (2015-02-10)
... that Canadian botanist, combat ambulance driver, and political activist Julia Wilmotte Henshaw(pictured) urged women voters to support conscription, yet was also
anti-suffrage? (2014-12-09)
... that the domestication of wild barley probably took place in the
Fertile Crescent about 10,000 years ago? (2015-02-18)
... that artisan
botanistJohn Horsefield was born "dead" but went on to champion the "ignorant and degraded"
Lancashire textile workers? (2012-01-26)
... that Hortus Malabaricus, the earliest printed treatise on the
flora in
Asia, contains the first instances of
Malayalam types being used for printing? (2006-12-26)
... that Romeyn Beck Hough'sAmerican Woods is a set of over 1,000 paper-thin wood slices collected from 354 different tree species? (2014-10-31)
... that the fruit of the rare subterranean parasitic plant Hydnora triceps smell and taste of coconut? (2012-07-13)
... that Bigleaf hydrangeas bloom in different colors depending on the soil
pH? (2005-05-23)
... that the distinctive foliage of Hydrangea radiata, a
shrub of the southern
Appalachians, is dark green on one side but silvery white on the other? (2009-07-30)
... that the number of recognized
species of
palm trees in the
genusHydriastele has jumped from 9 to 48 in the last four years? (2008-03-28)
... that the age of a Stair-step Moss(pictured) can be estimated by counting the number of "steps"? (2008-05-22)
... that the extinct
legumeHymenaea allendis is the second Hymenaea species described from Mexican amber? (2013-02-23)
... that fossils of the extinct legume Hymenaea mexicana show several types of insect feeding? (2013-02-09)
... that large amounts of
α-Parinaric acid have been found in the seeds of an Impatiens species and an unrelated tree species? (2008-12-11)
... that before 2002, nobody had reported seeing a wild specimen of Impatiens denisonii, a rare
balsam, since it was first described in 1862? (2010-03-30)
... that the English botanists Jane Ingham and Joseph Hubert Priestley were the first to separate cell walls from
meristematic tissues in
broad beans? (2021-11-10)
... that a myth from
Choiseul Island has a man who betrayed a tribal chief punished by suffocation by the
flatulence caused by the people around him eating the kernels of the Tahitian Chestnut tree? (2010-11-20)
... that Institutiones rei herbariae, published in 1700, sought to give a unique name to every plant based on their "essence"? (2024-03-28)
... that the root of the wild sweet potato(pictured) can weigh 10 kg (22 lb) or more? (2017-01-13)
... that the seeds of Ipomoea violacea(pictured) contain several indole alkaloids having
LSD-like hallucinogenic properties, and therefore were used in
Aztec rituals? (2010-11-10)
... that tips of the
stamens of the Pagosa skyrocket(pictured) are covered with blue pollen that turns yellow as the flower ages? (2011-08-24)
... that Iris perrieri was named after Baron Eugène Pierre Perrier de la Bâthie, who ran a speciality plant nursery in Albertville? (2015-12-17)
... that Iris timofejewii is a rare and endangered iris threatened by overgrazing? (2016-04-21)
... that Newton's apple tree was blown down in a storm in 1816? (2023-07-17)
... that the
BrazilianorchidI. virginalis (pictured), the first species of Isabelia discovered, remained without a formal description or
scientific name for four decades after its discovery? (2009-07-18)
... that the only known location of Isoetes eludens, a recently discovered
aquatic plant, is a single 2 m (6.6 ft) wide and 15 cm (5.9 in) deep seasonal
rock pool? (2010-10-29)
... that the Australian shrub Isopogon anemonifolius(pictured) was first cultivated in the UK in 1791? (2016-01-26)
... that Mysore mallige(pictured), a variety of
Jasmine flower endemic to
Karnataka state of
India, is
patented for its unique quality, attribution and reputation? (2008-07-28)
... that the stems of Jatropha dioica can be tied into knots? (2012-07-12)
... that the scientific collections of Jacques Labillardière (1755–1834) were seized by the British in 1793 as spoils of
war, but were returned after lobbying by Sir
Joseph Banks? (2005-06-07)
... that the inner bark of the rare Caribbean lacebark tree has been used for centuries to make clothing, including a dress for
Queen Victoria? (2015-07-18)
... that the term mountain devil refers both to Lambertia formosa(pictured) with its devil-head fruits, as well as the lizard Moloch horridus? (2010-04-28)
... that for failing to collect their quotas of Congo rubber, many people lost their hands? (2017-04-18)
... that the Lenape potato was withdrawn because it was toxic, but it is used to breed other varieties for
potato chips? (2015-11-30)
... that French-born Cuban botanist and priest Brother León completed only two of the five volumes of the Flora of Cuba before failing eyesight forced him to pass the work on to others? (2013-03-14)
... that the Pygmy Pine, a tiny creeping alpine plant growing in New Zealand, is believed to be the smallest conifer in the world? (2009-12-11)
... that the slender button daisy Leptinella filiformis(pictured), thought by botanists to be extinct, was rediscovered in 1998 growing on a hotel lawn? (2018-06-01)
... that the Key thatch palm, which was long considered part of the genus Thrinax, was reclassified into its own genus, Leucothrinax, in 2008? (2009-04-03)
... that life exists in every part of the
biosphere, from the deepest parts of the ocean (bacterium pictured) to altitudes of up to 40 miles (64 km) in the atmosphere? (2023-11-05)
... that it was known as early as the 16th century that water held in a cup made of lignum nephriticum from
New Spain would become
brightly blue? (2012-09-22)
... that when the tulip trade reached
Antwerp in
Belgium in 1562, they were mistaken as vegetables? (2014-03-24)
... that the
rarePitkin Marsh lily is limited today to three small colonies, due to
cattleovergrazing of its
habitat (pictured) and the flower's popularity with humans? (2007-04-05)
... that the granite gilia can grow in
lava-based soils? (2011-12-08)
... that a promising anti-cancer drug, swainsonine, causes pea struck in Australia, locoismo in Argentina, and locoweed poisoning in North America? (2009-05-18)
... that Wimmera ryegrass is grown as a forage crop in Australia, despite sometimes
being toxic to livestock? (2015-12-21)
... that the Australian plant Lomatia arborescens has large serrated leaves when it grows in a sheltered spot and small entire-margined leaves in an exposed location? (2014-09-23)
... that Lomatia fraseri can have leaves of markedly different shapes on the same plant? (2014-09-27)
... that the LuEsther T. Mertz Library(pictured), one of the world's largest botanical libraries, had 6.5 million plant specimens and 75 percent of the world's systematic botany literature in 2002? (2020-01-05)
... that Macrozamia riedlei(pictured), a favoured food plant of southwest Australians, was responsible for the accidental poisoning of some early European explorers? (2019-01-08)
... that the fragrance of the flowers of Magnolia × wieseneri(pictured) have been likened to that of a
pineapple? (2009-09-08)
... that the Magnoliidae include species that produce
safrole, the primary
precursor for synthesis of
Ecstasy(chemical structure pictured)? (2008-07-13)
... that
botanistTomitaro Makino, despite dropping out of grammar school, named over 2500 plants and is known as the "Father of Japanese Botany"? (2006-03-09)
... that 14-metre (46 ft) tall Siberian crabs are being used in experimental breeding programs? (2011-04-01)
... that the cactus Mammillaria spinosissima(pictured) is
endemic to central Mexico and has berries that are club-shaped, smooth, and juicy? (2015-09-26)
... that East African Highland bananas are so important as staple food crops in
Uganda that '
Matoke', the traditional meal made from steamed bananas, is synonymous with the word "food"? (2011-07-21)
... that in an effort to prevent the extinction of the Mauna Kea silversword(pictured), scientists rappel over cliffs to hand-pollinate the approximately 41 remaining individuals in the wild, on the rare occasion that one blossoms? (2009-12-18)
... that after being scorched by wildfires, the blackened branches of the mountain maytenus readily sprout? (2014-11-28)
... that the
AppleMacintosh was named after the McIntosh apple(pictured), until recently the most popular variety of apple in northeastern North America? (2013-06-23)
... that the cucumber seeds that botanist Elwyn Meader brought back from Korea in 1948 became the basis for all modern cucumber
hybrids grown worldwide? (2021-04-19)
... that the mace pagoda(pictured) was twice presumed extinct, but in each case reappeared in its natural habitat from seed after a wildfire? (2018-12-17)
... that during his study of the
palm family, Harold E. Moore collected all but 18 of the approximately 200 genera of palms, and earned membership in
The Explorers Club? (2009-03-31)
... that in 1672, the Scottish botanist Robert Morison became the first person to write a "
monograph of a specific group of plants", the
Umbelliferae? (2011-02-28)
... that Julia Morton was the "poison plant center in south
Florida"? (2008-10-24)
... that seeds of the sea bean can be dispersed for long distances by ocean currents? (2020-09-18)
... that irritant hairs on the seed pods of the horse-eye bean have traditionally been used to get rid of intestinal worms? (2020-09-16)
... that Marie Catharine Neal, an expert on Hawaiian plants, authored the acclaimed book In Gardens of Hawaii in 1948, which described more than 2,000 species with detailed scientific information and illustrations? (2024-05-28)
... that Adolf Carl Noé challenged disbelief in the possibility of North American
coal balls(example pictured) by presenting a wheelbarrow full of them? (2012-02-22)
... that the
Seri people believed that the leaves of Standley's cloak fern brought good luck when carried in a bag? (2012-04-26)
... that the surface of the
South African plant Peucedanum galbanum(pictured) is covered with
blister-causing toxins, and that exposure to sunlight could make the blisters worse? (2011-01-26)
... that only a single stem of the fossil liverwort Notoscyphus balticus was used to describe the species? (2015-09-06)
... that
Robert Brown's 1818 botanical article Congo was deemed by one reviewer to be remarkable for its frequent use of the word "remarkable"? (2009-10-26)
... that Ochna serrulata is called "Mickey Mouse Plant" because the plant's bright-red
sepals(pictured) resemble the face of
Mickey Mouse? (2008-10-05)
... that Odontadenia macrantha flowers year-round in its natural habitat? (2018-01-27)
... that what at first sight appears to be a single Oedera capensis flowerhead, is in fact typically a group of nine densely cropped heads? (2018-02-24)
... that the red flowers of the four related genera Oreocallis, Embothrium, Telopea and Alloxylon from South America and Australia have been around for over 60 million years? (2010-04-08)
... that the seeds of the Korean melon have been investigated for use in controlling
diabetes? (2014-07-26)
... that fossil leaves almost identical to those of the Australian rainforest tree Orites excelsus(pictured) have been found in New Zealand? (2012-05-15)
... that
EnglishbotanistJohn Parkinson included a pun on his name in the title of his monumental 1629 work Paradisi in Sole Paradisus Terrestris? (It translates as Park-in-Sun's Terrestrial Paradise.) (2007-12-05)
... that
King John of England is said to have convened an assembly in 1212 at the Parliament Oak to order the hanging of 28 Welsh boys? (2020-01-13)
... that eastern Australia has a purple flag? (2015-03-25)
... that China is the largest peach-producing(peach flowers pictured) country in the world, accounting for about 50% of world production, but is not the world's largest exporter of them? (2011-06-27)
... that common lousewort owes its name to the belief that livestock that ate it would become
lousy? (2020-02-15)
... that the rare and endangered Knowlton's miniature cactus(pictured) is considered to be an adult when it exceeds 10 millimetres (0.39 in) in diameter? (2011-06-27)
... that the petite
endangeredcactusEscobaria minima bears 1.5-cm long flowers that may be larger than the cactus body itself, and fruits no more than 6 mm in length? (2011-03-01)
... that the hairy geebung(pictured) is endangered by too frequent fires? (2012-09-01)
... that the bark of the laurel geebung was used by aborigines to toughen fishing lines? (2015-12-01)
... that the shrub Persoonia laxa was found in Sydney but is now presumed extinct? (2016-02-03)
... that the Persoonia longifolia(pictured), known as the Upright Snottygobble, is a
species of tall
shrub characterised by its distinctive flakey paper-like dark red bark? (2006-07-05)
... that Persoonia media(pictured) can range from a 30 centimetres (12 in) shrub to a 25 metres (82 ft) tree? (2015-03-17)
... that the creeping geebung of southwestern Tasmania generally grows to around a metre across but only 4-5 cm high? (2016-02-02)
... that the myrtle geebung is a food item for native bees, currawongs and possibly kangaroos and possums? (2011-09-28)
... that the total known population of the critically endangered shrub Persoonia pauciflora is within 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) of the
type specimen? (2017-06-30)
... that the
type specimen of Persoonia terminalis(pictured) was collected 3.4 km (2.1 mi) south of the
Torrington pub in New South Wales? (2015-12-16)
... that British botanist Dorothea Pertz also trained as a masseuse? (2014-12-23)
... that red hot penises can be pickled, but it is recommended one not eat them? (2012-04-01)
... that although Alabama Chief Justice and botanist Thomas Minott Peters owned slaves before the Civil War, he later championed equal rights for African Americans and women, and wanted
Jefferson Davis hanged? (2015-03-05)
... that falguera, a plant known from only one valley in Spain, is threatened by rock climbers and by road maintenance? (2019-07-31, 2019-09-30)
... that the seeds of Petrophile pulchella can be found germinating in bushland up to 700 days after
bushfire? (2011-12-11)
... that the American wildflower clay phacelia(pictured) is one of Utah's most endangered species and one of the nation's rarest plants? (2011-07-01)
... that the main threat to Pisonia brunoniana(pictured) in
New Zealand is cutting by people trying to prevent small
songbirds from getting trapped by its very sticky
seeds? (2007-05-13)
... that the Australian native apricot is also known as gumbi gumbi or cumby cumby? (2012-05-03)
... that the juvenile leaves of Placospermum coriaceum are up to 90 cm (35 in) long? (2013-04-17)
... that plant perception(plant pictured) is a belief that plants feel
emotion and can communicate with each other? (2006-11-30)
... that the vinhática tree, Plathymenia reticulata(pictured), provides the preferred timber for making
dugout canoes in Brazil, because it is resistant to rotting? (2013-10-13)
... that Ludwig Preiss collected the first specimen of the
Western Swamp Tortoise in 1839, but no further collections occurred until 1953? (2007-02-07)
... that botanist George R. Proctor collected more than 55,000 specimens, had 31 species named after him, and was convicted of a conspiracy to murder his wife? (2019-11-13)
... that a
bristlecone pine tree named Prometheus, the oldest tree and oldest non-clonal organism ever known to exist, was cut down in 1964 by Forest Service personnel for research purposes? (2006-01-30)
... that Pteronepelys is known as the "winged stranger"? (2021-11-20)
... that the name of the
liverwortgenusPtilidium comes from the
Greek word ptilidion for "small feather", a reference to the plant's "feathery" appearance? (2010-05-17)
... that the horticultural varieties of Ptilotus nobilis include 'Passion', 'Poise' and 'Purity'? (2011-09-28)
... that the traditional crop of the Pacific island of
Tuvalu, pulaka, is threatened by rising sea levels, and thus is their way of life threatened as well? (2010-05-23)
... that the hollow Pwllpriddog Oak is said to have been used as the hiding place of a king, a meeting spot for lovers, a pig sty, a duck roost, and a music venue? (2018-12-05)
... that Mountain Mint was used by the
Koasati as a treatment for laziness? (2006-11-16)
... that root extracts from the tree species Pycnanthus angolensis can be used to treat parasitic infections, such as
schistosomiasis? (2013-07-30)
... that the Ussurian pear is the hardiest of all pears? (2014-01-30)
... that the hollow trunk of Queen Elizabeth's Oak was used as a prison? (2020-07-03)
... that the birdfoot buttercup is found on three continents, mostly in the Arctic zone? (2021-09-15)
... that a field study conducted in
Beaconsfield Upper found that the Australian buttercup had flowered 78 days earlier in 2006 than it had in 1983? (2011-11-06)
... that the
Proteaceae plant genus Roupala(R. montana pictured) spread into South America as it split off from
Gondwana 110 million years ago and then into Central America six million years ago? (2013-01-14)
... that the Puerto Rican royal palm(pictured) is a useful tree for landscaping since its roots will not damage sidewalks? (2009-04-12)
... that sex scenes in the controversial 1967 film I Am Curious (Yellow) were shot inside the Rumskulla oak, an
oak tree that is more than 1,000 years old? (2013-12-01)
... that Sabal causiarum(pictured), the Puerto Rican hat palm, was once the base of an industry that produced large quantities of palm-leaf hats, primarily around Joyuda in southwestern
Puerto Rico? (2009-06-07)
... that Pelton's Rose Gentian was recently discovered by a retired mechanic and is only found in a single county in
Arkansas? (2007-07-16)
... that when taxonomist
Gloria Galeano first saw pictures of the newly discovered Sabinaria magnifica she described it as "the most beautiful of all Colombian palms"? (2019-02-07)
... that in some areas of northern
Alaska, the
willow species Salix alaxensis(twig pictured) constitutes over 95% of winter food for
moose? (2012-02-04)
... that the peachleaf willow was used in traditional
Eskimo medicine to treat skin sores and watery eyes? (2012-02-14)
... that Salvia tingitana(pictured) was named after the town of "Tingi", now known as
Tangiers, even though the plant has never been found growing there? (2009-03-16)
... that Salvia fruticosa or Greek sage (pictured) was depicted on a 1400-BCE
Minoanfresco on the island of
Crete, and is still grown and used widely today? (2009-02-01)
... that a relative of the culinary herb
sage, Salvia involucrata, has been found to contain
compounds that can help prevent memory loss? (2009-02-05)
... that the
Maasai common name for the plant Salvia merjamie is Naingungundeu, which means "smells of rats"? (2009-02-15)
... that Salvia pentstemonoides ("Big red sage") was thought to be
extinct until a botanist rediscovered it while taking photos for a book on
Texas wildflowers? (2009-02-21)
... that Perovskia atriplicifolia(pictured), commonly known as Russian sage, is neither Russian nor sage? (2015-08-29)
... that YouTuber Joey Santore is known for his "
Bill Swerski–esque" Chicago accent and use of profanity on his channel Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't? (2023-05-19)
... that the Central American
palm, Schippia concolor, exhibits the unusual
germination strategy of transferring all resources from the
seed to the
seedling before any
shoot growth occurs? (2010-04-10)
... that Schoenoplectus triqueter (pictured) can grow up to 1.5 metres (4 ft 11 in) tall on stems less than half a centimetre (0.20 in) wide? (2024-06-22)
... that many
plants avoid seed predation through a process called mass seeding, whereby so many
seeds are produced at once that it is impossible for predators to eat all of them? (2006-09-15)
... that many people still plant Jove's beard on the roofs of houses, as
Charlemagne recommended? (2011-07-14)
... that whilst the exact etymology is uncertain, the colour yellow and the Italian mountainous plateau
La Sila have been offered as possible etymologies for Silaum, a genus of
flowering plants? (2014-01-06)
... that despite having the
common name pepper saxifrage, Silaum silaus(pictured) is neither a
saxifrage nor tastes of pepper? (2013-11-04)
... that pioneering
ecologistWilliam Gardner Smith only became active in the field after the sudden death of his brother Robert, who had left an unfinished manuscript that William completed? (2012-03-30)
... that snow mold, a type of fungus, can severely damage grass if it snows? (2012-10-12)
... that if a tree falls on
seedlings of the Walking Palm its stilt roots allow it to re-root in a different location? (2009-10-10)
... that the flower of the cactus Echinopsis spachiana(pictured) mainly opens at night? (2016-02-24)
... that Otto Soemarwoto’s work as director of the Institute of Ecology has been cited as a primary influence on the resettlement strategy during
Indonesia's Saguling Dam project? (2008-06-10)
... that Fanny Knight excavated a Roman villa, repaired a castle, wrote a book, and was an accomplished botanist and artist? (2016-01-25)
... that the British
botanist Professor William Stearn never attended university nor earned a degree, because his family was too poor? (2017-02-10)
... that the juvenile leaves of the Australian
Queensland rainforest tree Stenocarpus cryptocarpus reach 115 cm long, but the adult leaves only 14 cm long? (2010-01-12)
... that the Organ Pipe Cactus (pictured) takes 150 years to reach maturity and can reach a height of eight meters? (2006-08-03)
... that
GermanbryologistFranz Stephani was the author of "one of the most notorious publications in bryology"? (2008-07-09)
... that the gum produced by the gum karaya is used as a laxative and an
aphrodisiac? (2015-02-16)
... that the shrub Stirlingia latifolia is commonly known as "Blueboy" because wall
plaster turns blue if made using sand taken from where the plant occurs? (2007-09-09)
... that the Strawberries and Cream Tree(pictured) is noted for producing pink blossoms on one side of the tree and white on the other, when it blooms every spring? (2020-06-22)
... that Strobilanthes callosus, a shrub found in the hill forests of
India used in folk medicines, flowers only once in eight years before dying off, exhibiting a once in a lifetime mass flowering and mass seeding life cycle? (2010-03-08)
... that the last known specimen of the Styre, a once-famous variety of
cider apple, was felled in 1968? (2010-01-25)
... that you can look through a window made of shrubby seablight, then wash your hands with it before eating it? (2016-04-01)
... that the
AfricanmustardSubularia monticola can be found forming a dense mat on sometimes flooded muds in a lake on
Mount Elgon at 4,150 meters (13,620 ft) high? (2008-05-17)
... that seeds of the fossil fruit Suciacarpa have fossil fungi inside them? (2016-12-20)
... that the blossoms of Symphyotrichum lateriflorum(examples pictured) have been used by the
Meskwaki as a
smudge "to cure a crazy person who has lost his mind"? (2021-07-18)
... that most Stemmadenia donnell-smithii fruit ripens when insects are scarce, allowing normally
insectivorous birds to feed on the fruit opportunistically? (2012-05-25)
... that the seeds of the white batflower may be distributed by small mammals that feed on the fleshy fruits? (2017-04-10)
... that the Suicide Treeflowers only once before dying and falling over, creating a small gap for its seedlings to grow in? (2009-11-16)
... that the fossil
yewTaxus masonii was described from fifteen fossils collected from 1942 to 1989? (2013-04-12)
... that Te Matua Ngahere is believed to be the second largest living
kauri tree, and to have the biggest girth of any kauri in
New Zealand? (2011-01-11)
... that despite its name, the Chilean blue crocus(pictured), which was considered extinct until its rediscovery in the
Andes mountains in 2001, is not a
crocus? (2011-03-12)
... that the Gibraltar Range waratah(pictured) was only recognised as a species in 1991? (2015-01-13)
... that although the red flowerheads of the Monga waratah(pictured) are less showy than the famous
New South Wales waratah, they are more numerous? (2010-04-16)
... that fossil leaves indistinguishable from the living Tasmanian waratah(pictured) have been dug up from lower
Oligocene (28–34 million year old) rock strata? (2012-04-09)
... that insects not only destroyed the personal plant collection of John Hunter Thomas, but also
bear his name? (2023-11-02)
... that the Thomcord grape(pictured), a seedless
hybrid of the
Concord and
Thompson Seedless grapes, underwent 17 years of testing before being declared ready for growers and gardeners? (2011-01-08)
... that in Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire, pointy flower heads of the herb Thonningia sanguinea (pictured) are often tied to the ankles of young children to help them learn to walk? (2013-06-03)
... that the Thousand-year Rose(pictured) is believed to be the world's oldest rose? (2014-05-09)
... that the nectar and pollen of the meadow death camas(pictured) and its relatives are so toxic that no bee except the death camas miner bee(pictured) can eat them? (2024-05-18)
... that Honewort, growing in the
Avon Gorge near Bristol, was one of the first rare plants to be documented in Britain, by
William Turner in 1562? (2009-06-19)
... that the spiky inedible grass Triodia scintillans tastes like salt and vinegar chips? (2023-09-19)
... that the extinct
wheel-tree leaf species T. postnastae and fruit species T. rosayi are possibly from the same plant? (2020-11-07)
... that Tropaeolum tricolor can survive a drought of 10 months in summer while Tropaeolum polyphyllum can withstand temperatures down to −20 °C (−4 °F)? (2012-07-03)
... that Veronica jovellanoides was given the nickname "Bamboozle" after botanists spent 80 hours trying to find it again following its discovery? (2021-06-26)
... that digger's speedwell is so named because it was thought to indicate the presence of gold? (2019-04-23)
... that, like other yellow
flowers of the genus Viola, Yellow Pansies can cause
diarrhoea if eaten in large quantities? (2004-04-13)
... that Tetraponera tessmanni, a very aggressive ant, is able to establish dominance over the whole of the liana in which it lives, which may be 50 m (164 ft) long? (2020-05-17)
... that the
Renfrewshire Council cloned the Wallace Yew, as the historic tree was dying from a fungal infection? (2020-01-09)
... that perfumes made from the pungent Warionia saharae desert plant are reputed to employ its "supernatural powers" to make women more seductive? (2016-12-27)
... that whole grains are often more expensive than refined grains because their higher oil content is susceptible to
oxidation, complicating processing, storage, and transport? (2005-06-16)
... that in the wildlife of Nepal,
Rhododendron is the most widely found national flower of the country and its red flower, known locally as Lal Guran, forms the wreath round the national symbol? (2013-06-08)
... that the book Wine Grapes details the history of 1,368 varieties including
Zinfandel's (pictured) origins as a Croatian grape known as Tribidrag? (2012-11-08)
... that Norwegian botanist Finn Wischmann wrote more than 45,000
herbarium sheets and 21,000 checklists, recording more than half a million plant discoveries? (2011-06-10)
... that when William Williams died collecting the
fernAlpine Woodsia(pictured) in 1861, his body was found at the foot of the cliff where the species was first found in the
17th century? (2008-06-22)
... that the scenic fields of northern wyethia(pictured) found in the western United States are sometimes a sign that an area has been
overgrazed? (2023-11-14)
... that the golden penda(pictured) can flower at any time of year? (2011-05-22)
... that golden-flowered Australian native
daisyXerochrysum bracteatum(pictured) was developed into a wide variety of colours in
Arnstadt, Germany, in the 1850s? (2010-09-26)
... that the Poor Knights Lily resembles a giant toothbrush? (2010-10-25)
... that
Y1, a strain of
tobacco containing twice as much
nicotine, was developed by
Brown & Williamson so they could make low-tar cigarettes without reducing the nicotine content? (2008-06-17)
... that horticulturalist Albert F. Yeager's accomplishments led to him being referred to as the "plant wizard of the north" and the "
Luther Burbank of North Dakota"? (2021-05-08)
... that the York Imperialapple(pictured) is easily identified by its lop-sided shape and was developed by
Quaker Jonathan Jessop? (2010-01-14)
... that oil extracted from the common prickly-ash Zanthoxylum americanum has been used to treat "chronic
rheumatism,
typhoid and skin diseases and impurity of the blood"? (2009-07-07)