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Reflections and stories about herbs from Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens Botany in Action fellows.

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    • May 18, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 2m AVG DURATION
    • 130 EPISODES


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    E69 Amanda Thiel, Chipilín

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2023


    Amanda Thiel, studying at Washington State University, with thoughts and reflections on Crotalaria longirostrata or chipilín.

    E68 Sarah Klionsky – Cranberry

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2023


    Sarah Klionsky, studying at the University of Connecticut, with thoughts and reflections on Vaccinium macrocarpon or cranberry.

    E67 Alexa Wagner – Paw Paw

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2023


    Alexa Wagner, studying at Case Western Reserve University, with thoughts and reflections on Asimina triloba or paw paw.

    E66 Veronica Iriart – Wild Lupine

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2023


    Veronica Iriart, studying at the University of Pittsburgh, with thoughts and reflections on Lupinus perennis or wild lupine.

    E65 Haley Lewis – Goldenrod

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2023


    Haley Lewis, studying at Northwestern University, with thoughts and reflections on Solidago or goldenrod.

    E64 Emily Thyroff – ‘Uhaloa

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2023


    Emily Thyroff, studying at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, with thoughts and reflections on Waltheria indica or 'Uhaloa.

    E63 Taylor Zallek – Salvinia

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2023


    Taylor Zallek, studying at the University of Pittsburgh, with thoughts and reflections on Salvinia.

    E62 Florencia Pech-Cárdenas – Epazote

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2023


    Florencia Pech-Cárdenas, studying at the University of Minnesota with thoughts and reflections on Dysphania ambrosioides or epazote.

    E61 Emily Thyroff – Māmaki

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2022


    Emily Thyroff, studying at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, with thoughts and reflections on Pipterus albidus or Māmaki.

    E61 Emily Thyroff - Māmaki

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2022 3:31


    Emily Thyroff, studying at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, with thoughts and reflections on Pipterus albidus or Māmaki.

    E60 Rachel Reeb – Goldenrod

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2022


    Rachel Reeb, studying at the University of Pittsburgh, with thoughts and reflections on Solidago or goldenrod.

    E60 Rachel Reeb - Goldenrod

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2022 3:49


    Rachel Reeb, studying at the University of Pittsburgh, with thoughts and reflections on Solidago or goldenrod.

    E59 Sarah Klionsky – Bunchberry

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2022


    Sarah Klionsky, studying at the University of Connecticut, with thoughts and reflections on Cornus canadensis or bunchberry.

    E59 Sarah Klionsky - Bunchberry

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2022 3:31


    Sarah Klionsky, studying at the University of Connecticut, with thoughts and reflections on Cornus canadensis or bunchberry.

    E58 Veronica Iriart – Red Clover

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2022


    Veronica Iriart, studying at the University of Pittsburgh, with thoughts and reflections on Trifolium pratense, or Red clover.

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    E58 Veronica Iriart - Red Clover

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2022 4:10


    Veronica Iriart, studying at the University of Pittsburgh, with thoughts and reflections on Trifolium pratense, or Red clover.

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    E57 Alexa Wagner – Wild Geranium

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2022


    Alexa Wagner, studying at Case Western Reserve University, with thoughts and reflections on Geranium maculatum, or Wild geranium.

    E57 Alexa Wagner - Wild Geranium

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2022 2:28


    Alexa Wagner, studying at Case Western Reserve University, with thoughts and reflections on Geranium maculatum, or Wild geranium.

    E56 Samantha Bosco – Ramps

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2022


    Samantha Bosco, studying at Cornell University, with thoughts and reflections on Allium tricoccum or ramps.

    E56 Samantha Bosco - Ramps

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2022 3:20


    Samantha Bosco, studying at Cornell University, with thoughts and reflections on Allium tricoccum or ramps.

    E55 Sarah Skubel – Rose

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2022


    Sarah Skubel, studying at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, with thoughts and reflections on Rose.

    E55 Sarah Skubel - Rose

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2022 4:49


    Sarah Skubel, studying at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, with thoughts and reflections on Rose.

    E54 Taylor Zallek – Duckweed

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2022


    Taylor Zallek, studying at the University of Pittsburgh, with thoughts and reflections on duckweed, or Lemna minor.

    E54 Taylor Zallek - Duckweed

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2022 3:18


    Taylor Zallek, studying at the University of Pittsburgh, with thoughts and reflections on duckweed, or Lemna minor.

    E53 Rachel Reeb – Bloodroot

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2021


    Rachel Reeb, studying at the University of Pittsburgh, with thoughts and reflections on bloodroot, or Sanguinaria canadensis.

    E53 Rachel Reeb - Bloodroot

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2021 3:01


    Rachel Reeb, studying at the University of Pittsburgh, with thoughts and reflections on bloodroot, or Sanguinaria canadensis.

    E52 Alexa Wagner – Spicebush

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2021


    Alexa Wagner, studying at Case Western Reserve University, with thoughts and reflections on spicebush, or Lindera benzoin.

    E52 Alexa Wagner - Spicebush

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2021 3:11


    Alexa Wagner, studying at Case Western Reserve University, with thoughts and reflections on spicebush, or Lindera benzoin.

    E51 Ashley McGuigan – Musa

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2021


    Ashley McGuigan, studying at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa with thoughts and reflections on the genus Musa.

    E51 Ashley McGuigan - Musa

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2021 3:25


    Ashley McGuigan, studying at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa with thoughts and reflections on the genus Musa.

    E50 Kate Douthat – Sweet flag

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2021


    Kate Douthat, studying at Rutgers, with thoughts and reflections on sweet flag, or Acorus americanus.

    E50 Kate Douthat - Sweet flag

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2021 3:04


    Kate Douthat, studying at Rutgers, with thoughts and reflections on sweet flag, or Acorus americanus.

    E49 Elisabeth Ward – Garlic mustard

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2021


    Elisabeth Ward, studying at Yale University, with thoughts and reflections on Garlic mustard, or Alliaria petiolata.

    E49 Elisabeth Ward - Garlic mustard

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2021 3:18


    Elisabeth Ward, studying at Yale University, with thoughts and reflections on Garlic mustard, or Alliaria petiolata.

    E48 Zoe Hastings – Pōhinahina

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2020


    Zoe Hastings, studying at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, with thoughts and reflections on Pōhinahina, or Vitex rotundifolia.

    E48 Zoe Hastings - Pōhinahina

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2020 2:47


    Zoe Hastings, studying at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, with thoughts and reflections on Pōhinahina, or Vitex rotundifolia.

    E47 Sarah Skubel – Rosemary

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2020


    Sarah Skubel, studying at Rutgers, with thoughts and reflections on Rosemary, or Salvia rosmarinus.

    E47 Sarah Skubel - Rosemary

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2020 3:15


    Sarah Skubel, studying at Rutgers, with thoughts and reflections on Rosemary, or Salvia rosmarinus.

    E46 Aurelie Jacquet – Himalayan Birch

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2020


    Aurelie Jacquet, studying at Purdue University, with thoughts and reflections on Himalayan birch, or Betula utilis.

    E46 Aurelie Jacquet - Himalayan Birch

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2020 2:42


    Aurelie Jacquet, studying at Purdue University, with thoughts and reflections on Himalayan birch, or Betula utilis.

    E45 Sushma Shrestha – Rhododendron

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2020


    Sushma Shrestha, studying at the Miami University (Ohio), with thoughts and reflections on Rhododendron arboreum.

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    E45 Sushma Shrestha - Rhododendron

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2020 2:38


    Sushma Shrestha, studying at the Miami University (Ohio), with thoughts and reflections on Rhododendron arboreum.

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    E44 Samantha Davis – Two-leaf toothwort

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2020


    Samantha davis, studying at the Wright State University, with thoughts and reflections on Two-leaf toothwort, or Cardamine diphylla.

    E44 Samantha Davis - Two-leaf toothwort

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2020 2:16


    Samantha davis, studying at the Wright State University, with thoughts and reflections on Two-leaf toothwort, or Cardamine diphylla.

    E43 Kelly Ksiazek – Nodding Onion

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2020


      Kelly Ksiazek, studying at the Northwestern University, with thoughts and reflections on Nodding onion, or Allium cernuum.  

    E43 Kelly Ksiazek - Nodding Onion

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2020 2:48


      Kelly Ksiazek, studying at the Northwestern University, with thoughts and reflections on Nodding onion, or Allium cernuum.  

    E42 George Meindl – Jewelflower

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2020


      George Meindl, studying at the University of Pittsburgh, with thoughts and reflections on Jewelflower, or Streptanthus polygaloides.  

    E42 George Meindl - Jewelflower

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2020 2:01


      George Meindl, studying at the University of Pittsburgh, with thoughts and reflections on Jewelflower, or Streptanthus polygaloides.  

    E41 Jessica Turner – Ginseng

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2020


    Jessica B. Turner, studying at the University of West Virginia, with thoughts and reflections on American ginseng, or Panax quinquefolius. Mining by Moonlight Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

    E41 Jessica Turner - Ginseng

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2020 2:30


    Jessica B. Turner, studying at the University of West Virginia, with thoughts and reflections on American ginseng, or Panax quinquefolius. Mining by Moonlight Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

    E40 Anna Johnson – Chicory

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2020


    Anna Johnson, studying at the University of Maryland Baltimore County, with thoughts and reflections on chicory, or Cichorium intybus. Mining by Moonlight Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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