agriculture

Host Amanda McNulty laments how sometimes the former scientific names for plants she had memorized long ago are updated or changed entirely.

Host Amanda McNulty laments how sometimes the former scientific names for plants she had memorized long ago are updated or changed entirely.

Liquidambar styraciflua is our sweetgum tree, which has a stunning fall color but does drop those prickly seed pods.

Liquidambar styraciflua is our sweetgum tree, which has a stunning fall color but does drop those prickly seed pods.

Metasequoia glyptostroboides, or Dawn Redwood, was considered long extinct from one hundred million years ago, until the 1940s.

Metasequoia glyptostroboides, or Dawn Redwood, was considered long extinct from one hundred million years ago, until the 1940s.

Biogeographic disjunction is one reason we share so many plants, at least at the generic (or genus) level, with other places.

Biogeographic disjunction is one reason we share so many plants, at least at the generic (or genus) level, with other places.

While on a trip to China, host Amanda McNulty realized the value of knowing the scientific names of plant life.

While on a trip to China, host Amanda McNulty realized the value of knowing the scientific names of plant life.