An interview with a sparklingly botanical man with a mission!
Dr M says: Who can it be?
Dr M on the road: eXtreme botany through the car window!
With Bank Holiday travels (and traffic jams!) in prospect Dr M says: Let’s play that classic travel game “eXtreme botany through the car window!”
Can you tell your Dipsacus from your Helminthotheca?
Dr M has been reminded in his recent field surveys of two similar (but different!) rosette plants of disturbed ground, both with rough, blistery-bristly leaves and often found growing together, but which can be confused by the beginning botanist – even though they are from rather different families. So how to tell them apart?
Dr M’s pink, blue and purple flower quiz – the answers
As part of Dr M’s “are you getting enough botany?” campaign, Dr M has posted the third of his spring plant ID quizzes, the pink, blue and purple flower quiz.
Dr M’s pink, blue and purple flower plant ID quiz
Dr M asks: Are you getting enough eXtreme botany? As part of Dr M’s “are you getting enough botany?” campaign, here is the third spring plant ID quiz; the pink, blue and purple flower quiz.
Dr M’s yellow flower plant ID quiz – the answers
As part of Dr M’s “are you getting enough botany?” campaign, Dr M has posted the second of his spring plant ID quizzes, the yellow flower quiz.
Dr M’s yellow flower plant ID quiz
Dr M asks: Are you getting enough Plant ID? As part of Dr M’s “are you getting enough botany?” campaign, Dr M has prepared the next of his spring plant ID quizzes, this is the yellow flower quiz.
Dr M’s white flower quiz – the answers
As part of Dr M’s one man (or one doctor) “are you getting enough botany?” campaign, Dr M has posted the first of his spring plant ID quizzes, the white flower quiz.
Are you getting enough botany? Dr M’s white flower plant ID quiz
New research shows that the oft-quoted 5-a-day fruit and veg may not be enough to ward off disease and even premature death, but rather, 7-10 is much better.
Spring has definitively sprung, springed and even sproinged!
Yes, you don’t need Dr M to tell you spring has arrived, the botany tells us that loud and clear – wherever we look there’s a feast of spring flowers to confirm the fact and to enjoy! Here is a sweet little posy of spring flowers gathered from a local Nature Reserve by Earley Environmental Group for the Biodiversity in Berkshire event in March
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