Plants of Sítio Roberto Burle Marx
Roberto Burle Marx was an artist, a landscape architect and an early…
Pleurothallid orchids of Mexico!
The Pleurothallid orchids are a clade of related genera, meaning they are…
Point Judith
Can't get away to the beach? Let these field photographs and algae…
Polka-dot Ferns
Unlike flowering plants, ferns reproduce with spores instead of seeds. Fern spores…
Pollination after dark
Although sometimes overlooked, bats are vital pollinators for many economically important species…
Prairie White Fringed Orchid
Nearly all of the habitat of the endangered Prairie White Fringed Orchid…
Prosthechea of Mexico!
Prosthechea is a large tropcial American genus of 125 known species, occuring…
Queer Love Lives in Hyacinth
The flowering period of hyacinth may have passed, but their celebration continues…
Rainbow of Plant Dyes
People have been dyeing their clothing with plants since ancient times. All around…
Reindeer Lichens
In this most wonderful time of the year, Christmas is naturally on…
Remembrances of Yours
There’s rosemary, that’s for remembrance.Pray you, love, remember. And there is pansies,that’s…
Resurrecting from the Dead
I remember coming across Selaginella lepidophylla while imaging herbarium specimens for the…
Rice and its Wild Relatives
Humans have been farming rice for approximately 10,000 years. The two major…
Richard Spruce
“Whenever rains, swollen streams, and grumbling Indians combined to overwhelm me with…
Riclef Grolle
Riclef Grolle (1934 – 2004) was among the most dedicated and knowledgeable…
Rooted in Plants: An Interview with Arvolyn Hill
Arvolyn Hill is the Family Programs Coordinator at the Everett Children’s Adventure…
Roses are Red, Sometimes Green, but Always the…
Roses are one of the world’s most beloved blooms, with millions of…
Royal Collector
Cabinet of CuriositiesCollectors
Prince Henri of Orléans, a French royal, collected this parasitic fungi in Tibet while…
Royal Symbols
Plants have been employed as royal symbols through time and across cultures.…
Salix loan to Japan
Botany is a collaborative science that relies on sharing data and specimens…
Sarah “Sadie” Frances Price
Sarah “Sadie” Frances Price (1849-1903) was one of Kentucky’s most esteemed botanical…