botany

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The point is that knowing a little about where plants originate, their botany and their relatives might help us grow them better, appreciate them more and track them down when we want to buy them.

From Seattle Times

“You don’t have to have a masters in botany to figure out what mushrooms are good to eat and which ones aren’t,” he said.

From New York Times

These Plant PPL reflect the diverse demographics of Los Angeles — Black, Latino, Korean, Vietnamese, Filipino — and remind us that plants are about more than just botany.

From Los Angeles Times

Scientists used genetic sequencing, ancient Egyptian iconography and Russian cold war–era botany texts to identify the sweet, whitish-pulped melon as watermelon’s closest relative.

From Scientific American

Tomorrow, the botany heaven, the rink, the dance floor at the South Coast Botanic Garden will simply be a memory of a groove.

From Los Angeles Times