The Phytophactor

I was feeling a bit meloncholy this morning and I could not exactly figure out why. Was it the end of a sometimes frustrating, sometimes exh...

In honor of the bicentennial of Darwin's Origin of Species the Botanical Society of America is publishing a special issue of the Americ...

This morning dawned to the frightfully beautiful destruction of an ice storm here in Lincolnland. No one can deny the beauty of a glistening...

42 was the answer to the ultimate question (What is the meaning of life, the universe, and everything else?). But 350 turns out to be a very...

Here's a gift idea for that botanical geek in your family. A deck of cards illustrating plant families with a Linnaeus on the back. Th...

I like getting gifts for friends and family, and I don't mind spending money, but I have never liked shopping as a leisure activity. An...

Having spent a 30+ year career at a great public institution of higher learning I have learned the good points and the bad points about publ...

Cacao is our source of cocoa, chocolate. It's scientific name is Theobroma , drink of the gods, so called because a hot, fatty, spicy, b...

My colleagues and I just met to consider the tenure and promotion of a junior member of our faculty. She presented a well-balanced and well-...

This picture of Cooksonia is pretty remarkable. Not so much for displaying this plant's simple beauty, not even because the picture is ...