Showing posts with label pollination. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pollination. Show all posts
Thursday, January 9, 2014

Burr it's cold!

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Species name: Arctium sp. (probably Arctium lappa ) Common name: burdock (probably greater burdock) Location: We...
Saturday, November 2, 2013

BLOG RERUN: Happy Diwali!

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(a version of this blog post was originally published on November 13, 2012) Diwali is officially tomorrow, but I might not be in a posi...
Thursday, October 3, 2013

Las Tres Hermanas

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Today instead of a "regular" blog where I only profile one species, I figured I would profile a mini-ecosystem, and a traditional...
Sunday, September 22, 2013

You put your left flower in, you take your left flower out...

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Species name: Physostegia virginiana Common name: obedient plant Location: Western University campus I didn't re...
Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Will this plant really repel mosquitos?

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Species name: Cymbopogon citratus Common name: lemon grass Location: teaching lab at Western Lemon grass (or lemongra...
Thursday, August 8, 2013

A fibre-filled way to start your day: Eid Mubarak!

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Species name: Phoenix dactylifera Common name: date palm Location: first 5 images from Dave's Garden user pa...
Saturday, June 1, 2013

Sandra's Garden: onion you grow for a flower, not for food

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Species name: Allium aflatunense Common name: flowering onion Location: Sandra's garden There are two main specie...
Monday, April 8, 2013

When a flower isn't a flower: part 2

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Species name: Euphorbia pulcherrima Common name: poinsettia Location: Dominican Republic The poinsettia, an incredib...