Botany Hacks

Tips and tricks for plant nerds

Random Roots to Weed-Out & EAT

What's the best way to get rid of weeds? Eat them, of course! And we are hitting prime dandelion season, so it's time to get digging. ...

Rosy Twisted-Stalk- tasty mountain stream treat

I would bet this plant is among those that most people, even the botanically interested, would pass right by. Rosy twisted-stalks, and...

Begonia's Spirals

Begonia flowers are cooler than most people realize. I painted their corkscrew pistils as an oil painting, honoring them as I eat them.

Mystical Mistletoes

Mistletoes get an interesting and sort of bad rep. They are only really thought about during the holidays (unless by botanists) and many...

Ancients in Plain Sight

You may have heard the quick story about the oldest tree, or maybe the oldest organism. But the details and the bigger story is so much...

Ambiguous Libidinous Larches

“libidinous- from ‘libido’, being sensual and lustful or with strong connection to libido” Larix species: You can’t really pin them down....

Rosas by Any Other Thorn - ID guide by thorns or by clusters

The Rose family (Rosaceae) is full of stars. Actually, the flowers are like rounded stars themselves, with iconic 5-petals with rounded...