Natural Science Forum / Biology / Botany / July 2005

[Followups set to sci.bio.botany]
The wattles (_Acacia_ spp.) are sacred to the Australian public, but
were threatened with a name change because botanists had concluded
they and the African "wattles" could not co-exist in the same genus.

I see somebody ran a more robust-looking analysis on Sapindaceae.
This rather confirms what was said here previously
(and thus contradicts the literature):
- Xanthoceras is sister to the rest,

What we need is a device that illuminates a plant or tree to the
degree in which it receives an amount of water. For example, as
the plant or tree is being watered, the outside surface of the tree
will 'glow' with a purple phosphorus as the water level within the

I am in the process of updating the labs for our introductory plant  
physiology class.  In the past, we have done the light regulated  
germination experiment with lettuce seeds.   This experiment doesn't  
always work out very well for the students and because the class is  

I am in the process of updating the labs for our introductory plant  
physiology class.  In the past, we have done the light regulated  
germination experiment with lettuce seeds.   This experiment doesn't  
always work out very well for the students and because the class is  

A mini "Frequently Asked Questions" for sci.bio.botany
This is an unmonitored ("feral") NG that is irregular in all other respects
as well, foremost in the frequency of postings. The topic is botany, in all
its aspects, but excluding topics covered in other newsgroups, such as

In past years I have tackled dry spells with just pure watering. But
this year I am changing tactic to that of thinking that a good mulch is
even better than watering. I say this because the ground has alot of
moisture and what removes it is evaporation. It evaporates faster than

I have twice noticed that when I microwave an artichoke in a bowl with a 1/2
inch of water in the bottom of it, that the liquid that remains is later a
pretty shade of green.  Last night I did this, and specifically noticed that
the liquid was not green at the bottom of the bowl ...

     Please find attached some more information about this plant. Ifit is
edible or not I don't know. It's getting popular as an ornamental plant in
Germany.
     Johannes

The two statements below seem to be in conflict to me. Does anyone have a
favorite site for tracking down the origins of Botanical names?   Thanks ,
John
The genus name Hypericum means "above a picture", referring to the fact that

Sir iam a student of Plant biology And Boitechnology can you just send
me a e book on Algae and Fungi
it would help me in hte studies
thanking you

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Can anybody give me an ID on this pea?
http://box.net/public/richwrig/dfiles/ClimbingPea.jpg
It grows in late winter/early spring (Sydney, Australia) as a climber
up to 3 m (10 feet).

I'm doing research on flowers and flower-porn and I wonder if flowers
with an active sex life are happier than lonely flowers.
What do you think about flowers and sex?
Can flowers get horny?

I wonder if anybody knows what this is please?
http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/rodsgarden/DSC_0019-2.jpg
Wettish acid mountain grassland about 500m asl nr Llanberis - North Wales