In Defense of Plants Podcast
Plants are everything. They are also incredibly interesting. From the smallest duckweed to the tallest redwood, the botanical world is full of wonder. Tune in for a podcast celebrating everything botany.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 52 minutes
- Episodes
- 301
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
Ep. 421 - Pawpaw & Floral Mimicry Revisited
The world of floral mimicry really busts open traditional views on pollination. This spectrum of strategies involves things like poop and carrion mimicry, sexual mimicry, and possibly even fruit mimi…
00:49:10 |
Sun 14 May 2023
Ep. 420 - Botany in the Big Apple
As our world becomes increasingly urbanized, understanding how plants adjust to such conditions has never been more important. Cities like New York have a lot to teach us about urban botany. Join me …
01:00:38 |
Sun 07 May 2023
Ep. 419 - Ant Dispersal Revisited
What started as a question about some strange "seeds" in ant ant nest turned into an explosion of scientific investigations into the links between oaks, gall wasps, and ants. We revisit a conversatio…
00:38:52 |
Sun 30 Apr 2023
Ep. 418 - Resisting the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid
The hemlock woolly adelgid has devastated hemlock populations throughout eastern North America and climate change is only going to make things worse for native Tsuga species. Understanding how to com…
00:44:31 |
Sun 23 Apr 2023
Ep. 417 - Coping with Change as an Alpine Plant
Environmental change is something that all organisms must deal with throughout their life. This is especially true for long-lived plants. Adapt or die is often the only options available for most pla…
00:53:46 |
Sun 16 Apr 2023
Ep. 416 - Duckweed Microbiomes
The group of plants collectively referred to as "duckweeds" are full of superlatives. Duckweeds boast the smallest flowers in the world, the smallest seeds in the world, and are among the fastest gro…
00:52:45 |
Sun 09 Apr 2023
Ep. 415 - Inside the Minds of Bees
Thoughts, Memories, Personalities... These aren't concepts that readily jump to mind when someone says bees, but Dr. Stephen Buchmann is here to tell you they should! Join us as we discuss his new b…
00:35:54 |
Sun 02 Apr 2023
Ep. 414 - Tales from an Accidental Botanist
When it comes to habitat rehabilitation, making native plant diversity a high priority will greatly increase your chances of success. Healthy, diverse plant communities set the foundation for biodive…
00:51:56 |
Sun 26 Mar 2023
Ep. 413 - Down the Redbud Rabbit Hole
When it comes to plants, there are more unknowns than knowns, even for very familiar species. You never know where even seemingly simple questions can lead you. Such was the case for Dr. Jorge Albert…
00:58:18 |
Sun 19 Mar 2023
Ep. 412 - A Trip on the Scrub Mint Time Machine
The links between plant taxonomy, evolution, geology, and conservation are not always obvious. It can be very difficult to seamlessly tie these worlds together in a meaningful way, but Botanical Cura…
01:11:50 |
Sun 12 Mar 2023
Ep. 411 - Chollas & Biodiversity Revisited
When Dr. Jon Rebman decided to take on the diversity of cholla cacti, little did he know what he was getting into. Luckily, this work led him down a road stoked by a deep passion for understanding th…
00:45:36 |
Sun 05 Mar 2023
Ep. 410 - Phenology is Important
Phenology is defined as "the study of cyclic and seasonal natural phenomena, especially in relation to climate and plant and animal life." Far from being a fun topic to investigate, plant phenology i…
00:41:18 |
Sun 26 Feb 2023
Ep. 409 - Butterflies in a Changing World
Butterflies and plants are inextricably linked. It stands to reason then that if you want healthy butterfly populations, you first need plant diversity on the landscape. Join me and Dr. Katy Prudic a…
00:56:35 |
Sun 19 Feb 2023
Ep. 408 - Prairie Up!
Do you want to bring native plants into your life in ways that will inspire others? Do you want to turn whatever space you have into habitat that fosters biodiversity? Diving into the world of ecolog…
00:35:58 |
Sun 12 Feb 2023
Ep. 407 - Orchid Bees: Botanical Perfumers
Orchid bees are not your average pollinators. Hailing from tropical regions of the Americas, these little gems have complex relationships with a variety of plants focussed on perfume production. Join…
00:56:41 |
Sun 05 Feb 2023
Ep. 406 - Reconstructing Ancient Plants
What does it take to reconstruct a plant that went extinct hundreds of millions of years ago? How do you find the right context to place it in when so much has changed? These are just some of the que…
00:55:49 |
Sun 29 Jan 2023
Ep. 405 - Early Land Plants & Earth's Ancient Climate
The earliest days of land plant evolution have long thought to have occurred in a hot house environment fueled by high CO2 levels. However, recent investigations suggest this may not have been the ca…
00:44:37 |
Sun 22 Jan 2023
Ep. 404 - The Secrets of Vanilla Dispersal
Vanilla scent and flavoring is loved the world over, but what is the story behind vanillin, the compound responsible for producing these properties? Many theories as to its ecological function have b…
00:53:59 |
Sun 15 Jan 2023
Ep. 403 - Fossil Bryophytes Revisited
The odds of any living material becoming fossilized are extremely rare, especially if that living thing is a moss, liverwort, or hornwort. It does happen, however, and my guest today is dedicating hi…
00:45:58 |
Sun 08 Jan 2023
Ep. 402 - Plant Communities & Trails
Have you ever wondered about the impact of outdoor recreation on plant communities? Trinie Chisholm certainly has. Together with her colleagues, Trinie sought to investigate how offroad vehicle and o…
00:36:22 |
Sun 01 Jan 2023
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