From kathy at fred.net Mon May 2 06:41:48 2022 From: kathy at fred.net (KATHY BILTON) Date: Mon, 2 May 2022 07:41:48 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [BSW] Reminder - tomorrow, May 3 at 7pm - Ironweed Tribe + Misc. Message-ID: Tuesday, May 3, 7PM (doors open at 6:45) - Carolina Siniscalchi, PhD will speak on the topic: An Overview of the Ironweed Tribe: Systematics, Morphology and Evolution of Tribe Vernonieae (Asteraceae) https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83345909061?pwd=aStVWjVtTWw1MXVEM052RllwZEVnZz09 Meeting ID 833 4590 9061 Passcode 015545 ------------------------------------------------------- Friday, May 13 - 2022 Smithsonian Botanical Symposium (Virtual) https://nmnh.typepad.com/the_plant_press/2022/03/registration-now-open-for-the-2022-smithsonian-botanical-symposium.html -------------------------------------------------------- The Hidden Powers of Fungi https://whyy.org/episodes/the-hidden-powers-of-fungi/ -------------------------------------------------------- Cultivating Coveted Morels Year-Round and Indoors https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/26/science/morel-mushrooms-growing.html -------------------------------------------------------- From kathy at fred.net Tue May 3 17:13:08 2022 From: kathy at fred.net (KATHY BILTON) Date: Tue, 3 May 2022 18:13:08 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [BSW] Meeting coming up at 7 this evening + Stories from Plant Collections Message-ID: Tuesday, May 3, 7PM (doors open at 6:45) - Carolina Siniscalchi, PhD will speak on the topic: An Overview of the Ironweed Tribe: Systematics, Morphology and Evolution of Tribe Vernonieae (Asteraceae) https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83345909061?pwd=aStVWjVtTWw1MXVEM052RllwZEVnZz09 Meeting ID 833 4590 9061 Passcode 015545 -------------------------------------------- Tuesday, May 10 - 1pm Eastern Stories from Plant Collections: Science, History and Culture https://members.linnean.org/events/62693e1d8e1ec60007844426/description From kathy at fred.net Fri May 6 16:58:43 2022 From: kathy at fred.net (KATHY BILTON) Date: Fri, 6 May 2022 17:58:43 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [BSW] June meeting + Recording from last night + Misc. Message-ID: Our last meeting of the season will be on Tuesday, June 7 at 7pm. The speaker will be Vinita Gowda, Ph.D. of the Tropical Ecology & Evolution Lab. (https://treelab.wixsite.com/tree) Her prospective topic: Gingers in the Northeast of India. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88190559677?pwd=b3VWNFc0QlRLVFVkSnI1TEZKemp2Zz09 Meeting ID: 881 9055 9677 Passcode: 814755 ------------------------------------------------ The recording from Tuesday's meeting is available here: An Overview of the Ironweed Tribe: Systematics, Morphology and Evolution of Tribe Vernonieae (Asteraceae https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/Uanms0YaaNIeVojeRpUW2O9fOfgtw9zZWDwG2f_piTrEownKVhdkiiA5-kt_YpU.UNbcLPB_itN-5ZKR ------------------------------------------------- Friday, May 13 - 2022 Smithsonian Botanical Symposium (Free) https://nmnh.typepad.com/the_plant_press/2022/03/registration-now-open-for-the-2022-smithsonian-botanical-symposium.html ------------------------------------------------- Yellow-wort Discovered Sitting on the Dock of the Bay in Charleston https://www.tallahassee.com/story/life/home-garden/2022/05/05/mystery-plant-yellow-wort-found-off-docks-charleston-harbor-european-botanist-shipping/9652120002/ From kathy at fred.net Fri May 6 22:49:46 2022 From: kathy at fred.net (KATHY BILTON) Date: Fri, 6 May 2022 23:49:46 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [BSW] Passcode for the recording of Carolina Siniscalchi's talk Message-ID: The passcode was inadvertently omitted from the previous email with the link to the Zoom recording of Tuesday evening's meeting. An Overview of the Ironweed Tribe: Systematics, Morphology and Evolution of Tribe Vernonieae (Asteraceae) https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/Uanms0YaaNIeVojeRpUW2O9fOfgtw9zZWDwG2f_piTrEownKVhdkiiA5-kt_YpU.UNbcLPB_itN-5ZKR Passcode: 9oQRx#$z From kathy at fred.net Tue May 31 16:23:22 2022 From: kathy at fred.net (KATHY BILTON) Date: Tue, 31 May 2022 17:23:22 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [BSW] Meeting next Tuesday, June 7 + Misc. Message-ID: Our last meeting of the season will be on Tuesday, June 7 at 7pm. (Doors will open by 6:45.) The speaker will be Vinita Gowda, Ph.D. of the Tropical Ecology & Evolution Lab. (https://treelab.wixsite.com/tree) Her prospective topic: Gingers in the Northeast of India. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88190559677?pwd=b3VWNFc0QlRLVFVkSnI1TEZKemp2Zz09 Meeting ID: 881 9055 9677 Passcode: 814755 ----------------------------------------- How a Smithsonian Botanist Cracked the Cactus Code a Century Ago https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-museum-of-natural-history/2022/05/10/how-a-smithsonian-botanist-cracked-the-cactus-code-a-century-ago/ ----------------------- Exmoor: 'Stunning' Bluebells Hint at a Wooded Past https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-somerset-61583521 ----------------------- April 2022 - New Edition Released: Flora of the Southeastern U.S. https://ncbg.unc.edu/2022/04/26/new-edition-released-flora-of-the-southeastern-u-s/ ------------------------ Newly described plant is latest fruit of Sri Lankan botanists? collaboration https://news.mongabay.com/2022/05/newly-described-plant-is-latest-fruit-of-sri-lankan-botanists-collaboration/ ------------------------ Scientists Racing Against Time To Document Colombian Fern Species https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewwight/2022/05/22/scientists-racing-against-time-to-document-colombian-fern-species/?sh=60b40f1465f8