Floral Scents & Pollination Systems w/ Dr. Rob Rugoso, Cornell University
In this episode with Dr. Rob Rugoso from Cornell University we discuss the chemistry of floral scents, how scent evolves (ie Clarkia breweri), night pollination, flowers that trap their pollinators, f...
27 Sep 20231h 52min
Prairie Rants & the Herbaceous Perennial Habit
A rant about how prairie soils get built, what exactly a "herbaceous perennial" is and why this habit is so relevant and important to remember when talking about the prairie, how important prairie gra...
16 Sep 202357min
Setting Fire to Suburbia w/ Gerould Wilhelm
Gerould Wilhelm is one of the two authors of Flora of the Chicago Region - A Floristic & Ecological Synthesis. In this episode we talk about a number of topics, from prairie hydrology, native American...
13 Sep 20232h 30min
Paleobotany with Fabiany Herrera
Fabiany Herrera is a paleobotanist specializing on a diverse array of time periods and paleofloras, including the Mazon Creek Flora from the Carboniferous when Lycopods were friggin' trees, as well as...
6 Sep 20231h 6min
CHICAGO CONFLICT & GLACIAL TILL SUMMER BASH
A one hour rant about Glacial Till, Kankakee Mallow, Sand Prairies, Stiff Designs for Native Plant Landscapes, Emulating the "Beautiful Chaos" of the prairie, etc.
4 Sep 20231h 1min
How Ancient Glaciers Affect Peyote - a Conversation with Keeper Trout from Cactus Conservation Institute
Keeper Trout is one of the founding members of Cactus Conservation Institute and a research scientist who - along with Dr. Martin Terry - has studied a number of the cactus species in South Texas for ...
24 Aug 20232h 27min
Philippines Botany, East Texas Yucca Pollination, etc w/Adam Black
In this episode we talk about the botany of the Philippines (influenced by a remarkable tectonic setting), volcanic activity, ultramafic soil, "ant-plants" like Myrmecodia (Rubiaceae), Dipterocarpacea...
19 Aug 20231h 27min
Fighting with City Hall, Star Cactus Mortality, et
Rants about Fighting with City Hall over Native Plant Gardens & Tree Planting, Creepy New Age "Healers", mortality in Star Cactus (Astrophytum asterias) from the recent drought and heat, Loving-Kindne...
17 Aug 20231h 26min
