Awkward Botany
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Finally going to finish reading a book club book on time for book club #lifeonsabbatical
December 15, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Finally going to finish reading a book club book on time for book club #lifeonsabbatical
wintergreen barberry (Berberis julianae) in December
December 13, 2025 at 1:46 AM
wintergreen barberry (Berberis julianae) in December
mystery mushrooms growing in the sand at Elephant Rock Loop (Boise Foothills)
December 8, 2025 at 10:13 PM
mystery mushrooms growing in the sand at Elephant Rock Loop (Boise Foothills)
Before and After. Not perfect but definitely an improvement. Up next: new garden beds
December 2, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Before and After. Not perfect but definitely an improvement. Up next: new garden beds
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Many plants defend themselves with physical defenses. Spikey armaments, at various scales, are the subject of this week’s posts. Let’s start with root spines: Adventitious roots that harden & become sharp. Cryosophilla palms do it best. 📷: Cryosophila warscewiczii #root #Arecaceae #Botany 🌾🧪🌱
December 1, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Many plants defend themselves with physical defenses. Spikey armaments, at various scales, are the subject of this week’s posts. Let’s start with root spines: Adventitious roots that harden & become sharp. Cryosophilla palms do it best. 📷: Cryosophila warscewiczii #root #Arecaceae #Botany 🌾🧪🌱
Day 1 of a 39 day break from work. First project on the list: build a new gate.
November 27, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Day 1 of a 39 day break from work. First project on the list: build a new gate.
fall color on Korean spice viburnum (Viburnum carlesii)
November 18, 2025 at 2:03 PM
fall color on Korean spice viburnum (Viburnum carlesii)
persimmon tree planted
November 16, 2025 at 10:44 PM
persimmon tree planted
fruits of creeping woodsorrel (Oxalis corniculata)
November 9, 2025 at 4:26 PM
fruits of creeping woodsorrel (Oxalis corniculata)
hope springs eternal
November 5, 2025 at 3:28 PM
hope springs eternal
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Anisophylly means “unequal leaves” & refers to the production of unequal leaves continuously & concurrently (not a growth stage). Maples (this is Acer rubrum) produce a pair of leaves at each node, but one leaf has a longer stalk than the other. #Sapindaceae #anisophylly #Acer #Botany 🌾🧪🌱
October 27, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Anisophylly means “unequal leaves” & refers to the production of unequal leaves continuously & concurrently (not a growth stage). Maples (this is Acer rubrum) produce a pair of leaves at each node, but one leaf has a longer stalk than the other. #Sapindaceae #anisophylly #Acer #Botany 🌾🧪🌱
the fruit of chocolate vine (Akebia quinata)
October 26, 2025 at 2:46 PM
the fruit of chocolate vine (Akebia quinata)
May the underdog win
October 18, 2025 at 1:21 AM
May the underdog win
you can find me at the lo-fi show
October 15, 2025 at 2:29 AM
you can find me at the lo-fi show
It's fall y'all. Plant something every day.
October 13, 2025 at 9:05 PM
It's fall y'all. Plant something every day.
the flowers of watercress (Nasturtium officinale)
September 29, 2025 at 1:38 PM
the flowers of watercress (Nasturtium officinale)
stems, flowers, and fruits of rush skeletonweed (Chondrilla juncea)
#weedsofboise
#weedsofboise
September 22, 2025 at 1:27 PM
stems, flowers, and fruits of rush skeletonweed (Chondrilla juncea)
#weedsofboise
#weedsofboise
not sure if we'll get any sweet potatoes, but we do have flowers
September 15, 2025 at 12:58 PM
not sure if we'll get any sweet potatoes, but we do have flowers
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indian tamarind, painted by amanda almira newton, 1908
September 9, 2025 at 4:18 AM
indian tamarind, painted by amanda almira newton, 1908
Weeds of Boise: a tiny buffalo bur in a friend's yard (Solanum rostratum)
September 8, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Weeds of Boise: a tiny buffalo bur in a friend's yard (Solanum rostratum)
Weeds of Moscow Idaho: hairy cat's ear (Hypochaeris radicata)
August 25, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Weeds of Moscow Idaho: hairy cat's ear (Hypochaeris radicata)
awkward horticulture
August 24, 2025 at 6:11 PM
awkward horticulture
smooth oxeye a.k.a. false sunflower (Heliopsis helianthoides)
August 12, 2025 at 1:04 PM
smooth oxeye a.k.a. false sunflower (Heliopsis helianthoides)
slender buckwheat (Eriogonum microtheca)
July 26, 2025 at 8:10 PM
slender buckwheat (Eriogonum microtheca)
It's National Moth Week!? I really should have tried to get a photo of that police car moth I saw yesterday. Just try to picture it. It was on nettleleaf giant hyssop and yarrow
July 21, 2025 at 12:34 PM
It's National Moth Week!? I really should have tried to get a photo of that police car moth I saw yesterday. Just try to picture it. It was on nettleleaf giant hyssop and yarrow