Plants are People too: Botany Podcast
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Episode 32: Arthur Haines, Research Botanist with Native Plant Trust and Determining Nativity of RT&E Species in New England
05 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we have a special guest, Arthur Haines who has authored a number of books, the most well known is probably the Botanical Identificatio...
Episode 31: ROADTRIP to Whately, MA: Native Plant Trust/Nasami Farm Nursery Manager Alexis Doshas
11 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 31 of the Plants are People too podcast we visit the oldest native plant organization in the United States (Native Plant Trust) native plan...
Episode 30: All About Phenology with Director of the National Phenology Network, Dr. Theresa Crimmins
27 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I am joined by Dr. Theresa Crimmins, Director of the National Phenology Network based in Tucson, Arizona. In this episode we discuss ...
Episode 29: Orchid Genus Platanthera and the Species and Lobelia Species in New England
20 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the Plants are People too Podcast is a run down of some of the more common Platanthera species in New England as well as a checklist run ...
Episode 28: Botanical 2022 Season Storytime and Phenology of Plants
13 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Some story highlights from the 2022 season as well as some thoughts on phenology! Enjoy!https://www.bonfire.com/store/plants-are-people-too/Support th...
Episode 27: Seed Germination Experiments, Clear Cuts Vs. Patch Cuts and Digital Herbariums
06 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 26 I discuss some of my germination experiments for this season (plant your native seeds outside now!) for Spiranthes incurva, Lobelia dort...
Episode 26: Vermont Rare Plant Population Research: Collinsonia canadensis (Stoneroot), Process, Results
30 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Rare plant research for Collinsonia canadensis in Vermont. In this episode I go over why I chose to do research on this plant, how I went about findin...
Ep. 25: Kill Your Mums, Cullowhee Native Plant Conference in Review, Common Symphyotrichum Species in New England
18 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We're back (weekly hopefully) with a new episode! Hating on the non-native but oddly popular (Chrysanthe) Mums and some native alternatives, that...
Ep. 24: Finding Rare Plants in New Hampshire and Vermont
29 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we talk about Cypripedium parviflorum, White-flowered Red Trillium and Sanguisorba canadensis. Support the show
Ep. 23: Mountainair and Pediularis in the Manzano Mountains, Cryptantha in Santa Fe and Threats and Burgers in Taos
15 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the conclusion of Season 2 Episode 1 Part 3 we finish our New Mexico journey in Mountainair, Santa Fe, Taos and end the episode with some Vermont s...
Ep. 22: Pecos Diamonded in Rockhound State Park, Silver City, Black Range and Truth or Consequences
08 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Season 2 Episode 1 Part 2 just got uploaded! Happy mother’s day and to all the dioecious plants out there happy mother’s day to 50% of you! In to...
Ep. 21: Spring New Mexico Botanical Roadtrip Part 1
01 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we're on the road in the Texas Panhandle, Roswell, New Mexico, and White Sands. We save babies in Canyon, get punctured by punctu...
Episode 20: Special Guests @letsbotanize (Ben Goulet-Scott and Jacob Suissa) and the Democratization of Botanical Knowledge
03 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 20 we're very excited to be joined by the botanical duo @letsbotanize, Ben Goulet-Scott and Jacob Suissa, who are Post-Doctorate and P...
Episode 19: Greg Nelson (@thebogboy) Tries Moxie™ Soda for the First Time and Tells Us How to Set Up a Bog Plant Garden
20 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 19 is brought to you by Moxie™ (not really, but I'm open). Today we have Greg Nelson @thebogboy from San Diego, California on the pod...
Episode 18: Tanner Filyaw, Plant Propagation Manager with United Plant Savers, Non-Timber Forest Products, Ginseng (Panax quinquefolius), and Growing Wild-Simulated Woodland Medicinal Plants for Native Plant Conservation
13 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 18 we have special guest Tanner Filyaw, Plant Propagation Manager with United Plant Savers on the show to talk about non-timber forest prod...
Episode 17: Dr. Lauren Erland Research Associate at the University of British Columbia, Kelowna discusses Arctic native plant conservation, plant conservation techniques with agar for species in the Orobanchaceae Family and plant hormones Melatonin and Se
06 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 17: Our guest this week on the podcast is Dr. Lauren Erland, research associate at the University of British Columbia, Kelowna. Dr. Erland ...
Episode 16: Amanda Weise Research Botanist with the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, Non-Orthodox Plant Species, Butternuts (Juglans cinerea), Rhodiola (rosea and integrifolia, Disjunct Plant Species
27 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 16: I am joined by Amanda Weise, research Botanist with the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum in Chaska, MN to discuss some of the things the a...
Episode 15: Matt Charpentier Field Botanist and VP of New England Botanical Society, Crepidomanes intricatum (Weft Fern/Appalachian Bristle Fern), Survey Biases as Biologists/Botanists and Gemmae
20 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 15, we're happy to have Matt Charpentier a field botanist from Massachusetts and Vice President of the New England Botanical Society o...
Episode 14: Equisetaceae (Horse-tail) Family of Plants closely related to the Ferns
13 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 14 of the Plants are People too Podcast we take a look at the common and easily recognizable Equisetum genus of plants in the Equisetaceae ...
Episode 13: Phragmites (Native Vs. Non-Native), and Cat-Tails: the Typhaceae Family of Flowering Plants (Typha and Sparganium)
06 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 13 of the Plants are People too Podcast is brought to you by the Bureau of Secret Tourism. In this episode, I discuss some familiar wetland pl...
Episode 12: MADCapHorse, Introduction to Caprifoliaceae Family of Flowering Plants, Invasive and Native Lonicera (Honeysuckles) species in New England, Diervilla (The other Honeysuckle), Triosetum (Horse Gentian, not a gentian at all),
30 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 12 of the Plants are People too Podcast we look at an easy way to take the first stab at identifying an oppositely branched tree or shrub a...
Episode 11: Special Guest: Chris Schorn, Botanist and Senior Land Steward at Midcoast Conservancy in Maine discusses common New England lichen species, symbionts, reproduction and terminology, but also Botany
23 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 11 of the Plants are People too Podcast we talk with Chris Schorn, Botanist and Senior Land Steward at Midcoast Conservancy in Maine. Chr...
Episode 10: Rob Kretz from Prairie Moon Nursery in Winona, Minnesota with wild-type native plant seeds, How to Kill Your Lawn and Plant a Prairie, Veronicastrum virginicum (Culver's Root), Epigenetics, and Fire Management for Long Term Restoration
16 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 10 of the Plants are People too Podcast we speak with Prairie Moon Nursery native seed and plant sales consultant, Rob Kretz. In this episo...
Episode 9: Auto Flowering Cannabis with Vermont Cultivator and Seed Collector @closetmedicine, Australian Bastards, Vermont Cannabis Laws, Recreation Market and a Way for Vermont Residents to get Free Seeds!
09 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 9 we talk with @closetmedicine a Vermont based cannabis cultivator and seed collector about the differences between photoperiod vs. auto fl...
Episode 8: Weed Orchid (Epipactus helleborine) & Oxycodone, Prickly Pear Cactus (Opuntia humifusa), Poison Oak, Ivy and Sumac (Toxicodendron)
02 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 8 we take a look at the most successful orchid ever(?) Epipactus helleborine. This species in non-native in New England but is by far likel...
Episode 7: Hunting Dwarf mistletoe (Arceuthobium pusillum) in a black spruce swamp, Phoradendron the other mistletoe genus, Climbing Fern (Lygodium palmatum) & Don't Encourage the Spread Invasive Plants...Charlie Nardozzi!
26 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 7 we take a walk in a Vermont black spruce swamp looking for Dwarf Mistletoe (Arceuthobium pusillum). We also discuss thermogenesis and oth...
Episode 6: Nathan Buchanan from Wildbud Natives, Buffalonut (Pyrularia pubera), Penstemon smallii and digitalis, Ethical Ramp Harvesting and Germinating Woodland Plant Seeds
19 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 6: In today's episode we have Nathan Buchanan from Wildbud Natives out of Marshall, North Carolina where he propagates a variety of nativ...
Episode 5: Barberry Anarchy, Mandrakes, Ticks, and how the Feds F'd US
12 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 5: Takes a look at the Berberidaceae family and the genera of this family in New England, Caulophyllum (blue cohosh) & Podophyllum (Mand...
Episode 4: UFSS Tree Harvest Permits, Pinus rigida (Pitch Pine), End of the World Party: Trichostema dichotomum (Forked Blue Curls)
05 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 4: Is brought to you by the UFSS (United Forest States Service), tree shortages and their xmas tree harvesting program. Also in this episode w...
Episode 3: Matango, Japanese Knotweed (Fallopia japonica) Seed Viability, Impatiens canadensis and pallida, Cannabis Seed Genetics. Stop Doing Monstera
28 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In episode 3 I discuss the invasive plant species Japanese Knotweed (Fallopia japonica, sachaliensis and bohemia, seed viability and some management o...
Ep. 2: Adaptation: Done with Fish, N.A. Invasive Plant: Cynanchum (Swallow-Wort), and Crash Course in Beginners Cannabis Cultivation
21 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we explore the Apocynacae family particularly the Asclepiadoidae subfamily and Asclepiadeae tribe and species present in New England. ...
Ep. 1: North American Invasive Plants, North Carolina, Natural Bridge VA and Fuck Garlic Mustard
14 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Plants are People Too Episode 1: In this episode we discuss North American invasive plants Celastrus, Frangula, Euonymous, and Alliaria and some of th...