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Yes, everyone starts somewhere, eh? New posters are not "you people", they are *us* -- part of our community -- so let's respect where they're...
Thanks Ron, sometimes one's intent is not clear in written text -- without the tone of spoken language it can be prone to misinterpretation (one...
Could our more experienced posters please be tolerant of the fact that everyone comes to the forum with different levels of expertise, knowledge...
Looks like a Ruscus
Ron, it does, though sexual reproduction can take quite a while. For more details see:...
Daniel, Cronquist (1988) and Takhtajan (1996) both accept these as monotypic families (Trochodendraceae, Tetracentraceae), the sole families in...
The spurge family (Euphorbiaceae) and cabbage family (Brassicaceae/ Cruciferae) are indeed quite distantly related. Under current classification...
Hi Pierrot, although individual seeds are always a mix of maternal and offspring tissues, it's quite possible that an individual seed that results...
I agree Ron, and not all of it was to my taste, but what I liked, I liked a lot. I very much like the organic aspect to the art -- a good...
Hi Pierrot, A hybrid plant will get two sets of genes from its parents (both 'paternal' and 'maternal' genome contributions, from sperm and egg,...
Hi Michael, I was there as a botanist, but had heard about this display a few months back and was looking forward to seeing it in the context of...
... and a couple more. I think the clear glass display below was my favourite of everything I saw, Sean
Some more shots...
Here are some pictures I shot in December 2005 at Kew, showing the weird and wonderful, and very organic, glass sculptures by the American artist...
No vessels! Great pictures Daniel! Trochodendron araliodes can also be seen in the "primitive plants garden" in the inner courtyard of the...
Another way of thinking about monophyly is to ask whether or not ALL of the members of a previously classified group (a genus of plants, for...
Moneky puzzle family (Araucariaceae) websites The genus Araucaria (~19 species) includes the monkey puzzle tree (Araucaria araucana), and the...
