Ice plant fruits open with water
Joey shared a close look at woody seed capsules in the ice plant family opening after getting wet. He thanked Nathan Yanoff for the greenhouse visit.
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Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't
Joey Santore is a self-taught naturalist, author, and host who mixes field botany, ecology, and sharp Chicago humor in Crime Pays But Botany Doesn’t.
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Native plants beside a Chicago highway
A new short turns to remnant parcels along Chicago highways and planting native plants in these overlooked spaces.
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A closer look at mesquite roots
Joey focused a short on the deep roots of Neltuma glandulosa, continuing his close looks at the ways plants adapt.
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The Bolivia journal reaches the high Andes
Day five climbs to around 13,000 feet to explore high, dry Andean vegetation, including Puya raimondii, the Queen of the Andes.
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Imagining Chicago 500 years ago
Joey posted a short asking what Chicago looked like 500 years ago, bringing his interest in ecological history back to his home region.
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