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Gardens of the Cross Timbers: Plant zoos

Gardens of the Cross Timbers: Plant zoos Becky Emerson Carlberg Contributing writer The native spring flowers keep coming. The dewberries (Rubus species), close relatives of blackberries, form trailing vines close to the ground, not upright canes. Dewberries bloom before blackberries and are now producing five petaled white flowers. Soon, sweet little squishy purple raspberry-like fruits will be ripe and ready. The black locust trees (Robinia pseudoacacia) are blooming. If planted near crops or trees, the nitrogen-fixing legume enhances their growth. Honeybees and bumblebees love the flowers. Another example of an American plant taken overseas. Hungarians imported black locust seeds in the 1700s. Through selective breeding, strong black locust stock was developed. Not only are Hungarian forests almost 20% black locust, the tree has become important in their commercial honey business.

MoBot s Conservation Work In Madagascar Hopes To Combat Deforestation Woes

Published April 22, 2021 at 3:21 PM CDT Listen • 23:18 Missouri Botanical Garden Missouri Botanical Garden botanist Jeannie Raharimampionona has been praised for her conservation efforts in her native island of Madagascar. The National Geographic Society recognized Raharimampionona for her conservation work in Madagascar by honoring her with the 2020 Buffett Award for Leadership in Conservation. She also received the March Award from the Botanical Gardens Conservation International. Ecologist Adam Smith has been studying the effects of deforestation in Madagascar to predict its future fate. Using computer models, he took into consideration roads near forests, consumption rates of wood, proximity to villages, wildfires and so on to figure out what the island’s future forest cover would look like.

The ubiquitous orchid: A pandemic project with surprises | News, Sports, Jobs

Apr 21, 2021 AP Photo An orchid purchased at Trader Joe s grocery store that has rebloomed is pictured on March 4 in Atlanta. Once the flowers on an orchid die, though it s tempting to toss the plant, that orchid can bloom again. By BETH HARPAZ, Associated Press Not so long ago, orchids were regarded as rare and exotic. But these days, thanks to new propagation techniques, certain varieties are mass-produced. Moth orchids, gorgeous but common, with sweet patterned faces, are widely sold by supermarkets and other retailers. In fact, orchids are now “the most popular blooming florist crop in the world,” says Marc Hachadourian, senior orchid curator at the New York Botanical Garden. “Not only are they beautiful, now bred in a rainbow of colors and patterns, they are ideal for the home and the blooms are long lasting.”

Mountain high | The Source | Washington University in St Louis

Andean forests have high potential to store carbon under climate change The Andes are the world’s longest mountain range and a hotspot of biodiversity. Here, a view of the tropical forest along mountains in Peru. (Photo: William Farfan-Rios) April 19, 2021 SHARE The Andes Mountains of South America are the most species-rich biodiversity hotspot for plant and vertebrate species in the world. But the forest that climbs up this mountain range provides another important service to humanity. Andean forests are helping to protect the planet by acting as a carbon sink, absorbing carbon dioxide and keeping some of this climate-altering gas out of circulation, according to new research published in Nature Communications.

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