Category: What is This Thing?

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What Is This Thing? Smooth Ruellia and Why Some Plants Preferred Closed Marriages

Botanists and horticulturists love a challenge. That’s why this year we’re introducing a new feature in the newsletter: What Is This Thing? This month, Martha L. of Fort Worth asks us to identify a plant with small flowers than never open. The answer tells a fascinating story about the reproductive strategies of plants–and why some prefer closed to open marriages.

BRIT Staff January 6, 2022

Phytophilia

What Is This Thing? Bur oak acorn cap

“What is this thing???” We often hear this question from friends and family in relation to natural “treasures” found in the landscape. Sticks, leaves, flowers, fruit, fungi, lichens, moss.

Brooke Best May 10, 2018

Phytophilia

What Is This Thing? Oenothera triloba fruit

“What is this thing???” We often hear this question from friends and family in relation to natural “treasures” found in the landscape. Sticks, leaves, flowers, fruit, fungi, lichens, moss.

Brooke Best February 23, 2018

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Category: What is This Thing?

What Is This Thing? Bur oak acorn cap

What Is This Thing? Oenothera triloba fruit

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