Anyone who leads plant identification field trips inevitably accumulates a set of idees fixes - favorite topics which evoke favorite words and memories. These are to be brought up come hell or high ...

If you've ever wondered which plants are growing in your backyard, these apps are for you. Whether you’re a gardener, ...

If you’ve tried to identify a plant using a botanical key, it can be a daunting process, full of unfamiliar terms. Gardeners can wonder, “Why is it important to understand botany?” Plant ...

Plants have got you surrounded. They’re in your toothpaste, your bedsheets, and your regular Taco Bell order. In this episode of Crash Course Botany, we’ll find out what botanists study and how ...

Before we all carried computers in our pockets, the best way to identify wild plants and animals was to consult a physical field guide. Now, nature enthusiasts have easy access to a plethora of phone ...

Correctly identifying a plant is a challenge we've all faced at one time or another. Plants grow, develop, produce flowers, fruit, stems, leaves, branches, roots and sometimes even take on different ...

Whether in a desert, the savanna, or a tropical rainforest, plants have an important role in the ecological processes of Earth’s biomes. In this episode of Crash Course Botany, we’ll explore these ...

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