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How to Observe the Life Histories of Plants

Posted in botanical illustration, Education, general botany, herbarium, Learning Opportunities, natural science illustration, Sketching & Journaling, tagged , , , , on March 16, 2012 | Leave a Comment »

Looking at plants isn’t always as simple as simply looking at plants. It can be when you have a cut flower from the florist staring back at you. However when there is a bigger story to tell, it is helpful to know the life history of your subject. In Plants Alive! Revealing Plant Lives Through [...]

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Researchers Study Renaissance Herbals to Preserve the Botanical Tradition of the Ancient Mediterranean

Posted in botanical art, botanical illustration, Education, general botany, herbarium, History, Learning Opportunities, natural science illustration, tagged , , , , , , on January 27, 2012 | 3 Comments »

Cultural anthropologist, Emanuela Appetiti, and historian of science, Alain Touwaide, believe that cultures would not have invested time and energy into medical formulas if they were not effective. To preserve traditional therapeutic remedies before they are lost forever, Emanuela and Alain founded the Institute for the Preservation of Medical Traditions. The Institute is a research [...]

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Watercolors of the Herbs of Britain Provide Framework for Dichotomous Key

Posted in botanical art, botanical illustration, Education, general botany, herbarium, History, tagged , , , , , on December 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Almost 100 years before the publication of the first text-based dichotomous key, an image-based dichotomous key was presented to the scholars of the Royal Society in London. The year was 1689. The story behind this identification tool, its creator and the scientific community’s reaction to it, is the focus of Who Invented the Dichotomous Key? [...]

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EcoLiteracy Curriculum Emphasizes Plant Restoration, Natural Dyes

Posted in Education, gardening, herbarium, natural science illustration, tagged , , , , , on October 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

When teacher and textile artist, Rebecca Burgess was 19, she was asked to teach a textile arts class to children. Having received some training in art and education before entering the UC Davis Research Arts Center, she confidently lead group activities in the textile arts — activities that happened to require a lot of synthetic [...]

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A Story About Botany & The High Seas

Posted in botanical art, Education, herbarium, History, Special Announcements, Special Articles & Interviews, Special Events, tagged , , , , , on March 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

The year was 1765. Eminent botanist Philibert Commerson had just been appointed to a grand new expedition: the first French circumnavigation of the world. As the ships’ official naturalist, Commerson would seek out resources—medicines, spices, timber, food—that could give the French an edge in the ever-accelerating race for empire.   Jeanne Baret, Commerson’s young mistress [...]

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Plant Identification & Botanical Illustration at CSU Chico

Posted in botanical art, general botany, herbarium, Learning Opportunities, tagged on December 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Now at Classes Near You > California: California State University, Chico Chico State Herbarium www.csuchico.edu/biol/Herb The following classes are sponsored by the Friends of the Chico State Herbarium. All proceeds benefit the herbarium at CSU Chico. Obtain course details and registration forms here. Care of Trees in the Landscape – January 15, 2011 Plant Photography [...]

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Identify Trees By Their Leaves

Posted in Education, herbarium, Reference, tagged , , , on October 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

The Book of Leaves: A Leaf-by-Leaf Guide to Six Hundred of the World’s Great Trees Coombes, Allen J. 2010. University of Chicago Press. ISBN: 9780226139739 If you have a recurring daydream about having a labeled leaf collection composed of perfect leaves that never wilt, dry, and get crunchy, stop dreaming. You can now take one [...]

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A New Look at Carl Linnaeus’s Floral Calendar

Posted in general botany, herbarium, History, Photography, tagged , , , on October 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

In Herbarium Amoris, Swedish photographer Edvard Koinberg photographs plants named by Carl von Linné (Linnaeus). Inspired by Linnaeus’s poetic descriptions of plant sexuality, Koinberg designed a project to bring attention to plants and their reproductive features. Swedish crime writer, Henning Mankell, and Swedish science professor, Tore Frangsmyr, contribute to Herbarium Amoris. In their respective essays, [...]

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Herbarium Plays Key Role in Documenting Plants

Posted in Education, general botany, herbarium, Special Articles & Interviews, tagged , , on April 15, 2010 | 1 Comment »

Step into the herbarium at Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden (RSA) and you step into a world rich with history. This herbarium contains an impressive 1.1 million specimens. The collection is comprised of mostly vascular plants. Ancillary collections include 3,000 pickled cacti, seeds, pine cones, and a small collection of lichens. Of the more than [...]

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California Horticulture Past & Present

Posted in Education, gardening, general botany, herbarium, tagged , , , , on April 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

The Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden is more than a research facility for academics. It is an outdoor classroom for the general public. Look beyond the garden’s beautiful 86 acres of California native plants, and you will find a research library and a calendar full of learning opportunities for the public to enjoy. RSA Library [...]

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