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In Defense of Plants Podcast

Plants are everything. They are also incredibly interesting. From the smallest duckweed to the talle

Episodes

Total: 105

As our world becomes increasingly urbanized, understanding how plants adjust to such conditions has

What started as a question about some strange "seeds" in ant ant nest turned into an explosion of sc

The hemlock woolly adelgid has devastated hemlock populations throughout eastern North America and c

Environmental change is something that all organisms must deal with throughout their life. This is e

The group of plants collectively referred to as "duckweeds" are full of superlatives. Duckweeds boas

Thoughts, Memories, Personalities... These aren't concepts that readily jump to mind when someone s

When it comes to habitat rehabilitation, making native plant diversity a high priority will greatly

When it comes to plants, there are more unknowns than knowns, even for very familiar species. You ne

The links between plant taxonomy, evolution, geology, and conservation are not always obvious. It ca

When Dr. Jon Rebman decided to take on the diversity of cholla cacti, little did he know what he was

Phenology is defined as "the study of cyclic and seasonal natural phenomena, especially in relation

Butterflies and plants are inextricably linked. It stands to reason then that if you want healthy bu

Ep. 408 - Prairie Up!

2023/2/12

Do you want to bring native plants into your life in ways that will inspire others? Do you want to t

Orchid bees are not your average pollinators. Hailing from tropical regions of the Americas, these l

What does it take to reconstruct a plant that went extinct hundreds of millions of years ago? How do

The earliest days of land plant evolution have long thought to have occurred in a hot house environm

Vanilla scent and flavoring is loved the world over, but what is the story behind vanillin, the comp

The odds of any living material becoming fossilized are extremely rare, especially if that living th

Have you ever wondered about the impact of outdoor recreation on plant communities? Trinie Chisholm

Many bats need forests and, as it turns out, those forests need bats. We are well aware that the maj