20 Dec 2023
Bananas are berries, but strawberries arenβt! In botanical terms, a berry is a fleshy fruit produced from a single ovary. ππ #BotanyFun #FruitFacts #SciTechFacts
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3 May 2023
Legume flowers showing off a little evolutionary relationship: clover & peas flower petals have the same shapes
I love that they're named by the shape's similarities to sails on a boat: banner, wings, & keel
#plantscience #botany #botanyfun
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28 Mar 2023
Winter honeysuckle (Lonicera fragrantissima). Non-native (to US), pretty (but toxic) berries
Romantic names (kiss me by the gate, breath of spring)
#plantscience #botanyfun
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18 Dec 2020
We have some really unique specimens in our collections. Have you ever seen anything like this?? π#FH #BotanyFun #HappyHolidays @FarlowFriends
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11 Jan 2018
Horse Chestnut (Acer hippocastanum)- The sticky stick with some impressive leaf scars :) #botanyfun #mscsiss @WoodlandTrust
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29 Nov 2015
How to model sedge edges with Dr M and young botanist @george_garnett volunteer! #botanyfun
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