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White lilies are said to represent peace and are a traditional choice for acts of remembrance in the UK, says botanist James Wong of BBC Gardeners' Question Time.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

A botanist answers the second question: Miss Wolcott’s Ghost, long believed extinct.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Professor Rod Fensham, a botanist at the University of Queensland, said urgent action is needed to prevent the species Rhodamnia zombi from disappearing due to the fungal disease known as myrtle rust.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 13, 2026

Baimedov, who has become an amateur botanist, tends to about 15,000 saplings, which are aimed at forming a green wall against the sand.

From Barron's ● Dec. 18, 2025

"You, Mohammed Aziz, rookie botanist, actually found the flower of eternal life and didn't know it. You coulda been rich and famous at a young age, if you hadn't..."

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

This created a “competition for botanical immortality,” as dubiously qualified botanists described and named plants for personal glory.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026

In 2013, von Konrat led a team of botanists and volunteers to survey the region, cataloging grasses, trees, and mosses in search of a location that matched the plant material found on the shoes.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 1, 2026

Calling squash a fruit wears me out a little, but, okay botanists, with your genus-species-variety nomenclature, I concede: by definition, squash is indeed a fruit.

From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2025

Some botanists believe poodle-dog is becoming more prevalent in a world where climate change is fueling more frequent fires.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 5, 2025

The plant, known to botanists as Hedysarum alpinum, grows in gravelly soil throughout the region.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer