Podcast - In Defense of Plants

Ep. 470 - Rethinking Water Lettuce

Water lettuce (Pistia stratiotes) has long been maligned for its invasive tendencies. This...

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Ep. 469 - Blue Butterworts & Friends

The Southeast is one of North America's biodiversity hotspots. Any trip through this region will...

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Ep. 468 - Plants, Structure, and Habitat

I have said it before, and I will say it again: plants ARE habitat. Nowhere is this fact more...

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Ep. 467 - Roots & the Struggle for Nutrients

Competition for nutrients is a major driver of plant evolution, especially in nutrient-poor...

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Ep. 466 - Fire in the Mountains

The Appalachian region may not readily seem like a fire-prone region, but parts of it certainly...

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Ep. 465 - Studying Ancient Wildfires

Wildfires are familiar to those living on Earth today, but what about in the past? How does one...

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Ep. 464 - Back from the Brink

Good news is hard to come by in the world of plant conservation, but it is out there! Take, for...

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Ep. 463 - Digitizing an Extinct Tree

How does one breath life into an extinct tree only known from fossils? There are a lot of answers...

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Ep. 462 - Resurrecting an Ancient Toilet Brush Tree

Fossil hunting is like playing the lottery, your odds of hitting big are infinitesimal, but it...

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Ep. 461 - Litter Trappers Revisited

Litter trapping plants don't worry about soil, they make their own! Because so many species in...

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Ep. 460 - Floral Chemistry Revisited

For Dr. Rob Raguso, the phrase "stop and smell the roses" takes on a whole new meaning. Dr....

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Ep. 459 - Pigments & Plant Stress

Plant pigments certainly catch the eyes of many organisms, but they serve many important...

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Ep. 458 - Plant Stress

Plant stress starts at the molecular level but can influence entire ecosystems. That is why...

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Ep. 457 - The Wild World of Wet Plants

Plants obviously need water to survive, but how do they interact with water in a more physical...

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Ep. 456 - Cattail Invasion Revisited

What wetland scene would be complete without a few cattails? The genus Typha is synonymous with...

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Ep. 455 - The Many Mysteries of Seed Dormancy

We take seeds for granted, yet still have much to learn about how they work. What factors play in...

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Ep. 454 - An Orchid that Smells Like Aphids Revisited

My guest today is Melissa Díaz-Morales from the Jardín Botánico Lankester in Costa Rica and her...

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Ep. 453 - Small Flies & Orchid Diversity Revisited

We revisit a conversation with PhD student Melissa Díaz-Morales and Director of the Lankester...

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Ep. 452 - The Many Mysteries of Orchid Pollination

Knowing what we don't know can be as important as knowing what we do. Even highly charismatic...

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Ep. 451 - Darwin & the Art of Botany

Many of us are familiar with Darwin's finches and the impact animals made on his work, but what...

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