Phytomaven
@tmigratorius.bsky.social
Watching climate, democracy, epidemiology, and medicinal plants. Medical Botanist; SWSBM 1995. Born at 313.2 ppm CO2
Plants of the World Online is an awesome resource for many reasons.
powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:ls...
powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:ls...
January 30, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Plants of the World Online is an awesome resource for many reasons.
powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:ls...
powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:ls...
Just a reminder that common names can be misleading.
January 30, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Just a reminder that common names can be misleading.
There are lots of good things happening. It's just that they are not in the news. You have to dig for them. Here's one now:
biomimicry.org/wp-content/u...
biomimicry.org/wp-content/u...
January 30, 2026 at 9:13 AM
There are lots of good things happening. It's just that they are not in the news. You have to dig for them. Here's one now:
biomimicry.org/wp-content/u...
biomimicry.org/wp-content/u...
She's so encouraging! I try to catch her short vids here.
Jessica Knurick, PhD, RDN Scientist
Evidence-based nutrition & public health
www.instagram.com/drjessicaknu...
Jessica Knurick, PhD, RDN Scientist
Evidence-based nutrition & public health
www.instagram.com/drjessicaknu...
January 29, 2026 at 4:27 PM
She's so encouraging! I try to catch her short vids here.
Jessica Knurick, PhD, RDN Scientist
Evidence-based nutrition & public health
www.instagram.com/drjessicaknu...
Jessica Knurick, PhD, RDN Scientist
Evidence-based nutrition & public health
www.instagram.com/drjessicaknu...
Put this title in Google Scholar to get this paper:
The human fingerprint of medicinal plant species diversity.
The human fingerprint of medicinal plant species diversity.
January 29, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Put this title in Google Scholar to get this paper:
The human fingerprint of medicinal plant species diversity.
The human fingerprint of medicinal plant species diversity.
January 27, 2026 at 9:28 AM
The leaves are covered in stellate (star-shaped) hairs. They help keep the plant from losing moisture in hot sun environments.
January 27, 2026 at 3:57 AM
The leaves are covered in stellate (star-shaped) hairs. They help keep the plant from losing moisture in hot sun environments.
Where Sphaeralcea coccinea grows in North America.
powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:ls...
powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:ls...
January 27, 2026 at 3:56 AM
Where Sphaeralcea coccinea grows in North America.
powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:ls...
powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:ls...
Scarlet globemallow (Sphaeralcea coccinea) is native to much of the West. There's many species. I collected some seed and now it's in the lawn, which is just fine. It can handle very hot and dry places.
January 27, 2026 at 3:54 AM
Scarlet globemallow (Sphaeralcea coccinea) is native to much of the West. There's many species. I collected some seed and now it's in the lawn, which is just fine. It can handle very hot and dry places.
January 25, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Panax ginseng is grown just north of the US border outside Kamloops. Who knew?!!
January 25, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Panax ginseng is grown just north of the US border outside Kamloops. Who knew?!!
Fields of hops in Montana near the Canadian border.
January 25, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Fields of hops in Montana near the Canadian border.
Some species of Aralia (I think) in Regent's Park many years ago. That's London.
January 25, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Some species of Aralia (I think) in Regent's Park many years ago. That's London.
This groundcover stays green all year, even under the snow.
Bearberry (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi).
Bearberry (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi).
January 25, 2026 at 8:18 PM
This groundcover stays green all year, even under the snow.
Bearberry (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi).
Bearberry (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi).
Every time....
www.instagram.com/p/DOPK-1mjoso/
www.instagram.com/p/DOPK-1mjoso/
January 25, 2026 at 7:58 PM
Every time....
www.instagram.com/p/DOPK-1mjoso/
www.instagram.com/p/DOPK-1mjoso/
January 25, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Just a reminder for myself.
January 25, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Just a reminder for myself.
Truffles with reishi powder.
Hmm. Not really worth the effort. Just saying.
Any other recipes with reishi you like?
Hmm. Not really worth the effort. Just saying.
Any other recipes with reishi you like?
January 25, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Truffles with reishi powder.
Hmm. Not really worth the effort. Just saying.
Any other recipes with reishi you like?
Hmm. Not really worth the effort. Just saying.
Any other recipes with reishi you like?
Simple ashwagandha, astragalus, licorice mix.
Though, for helping to sleep, reishi dry extract really helps me.
Though, for helping to sleep, reishi dry extract really helps me.
January 25, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Simple ashwagandha, astragalus, licorice mix.
Though, for helping to sleep, reishi dry extract really helps me.
Though, for helping to sleep, reishi dry extract really helps me.
I make dried herb mixtures and put them in sandwich bags, ready to make. This is a simple one and you can add or subtract herbs. Best thing for our health, however, is sleep and getting outside every day. No herb can replace that.
If too hard to put this together, find a local herbalist.
If too hard to put this together, find a local herbalist.
January 25, 2026 at 1:07 PM
I make dried herb mixtures and put them in sandwich bags, ready to make. This is a simple one and you can add or subtract herbs. Best thing for our health, however, is sleep and getting outside every day. No herb can replace that.
If too hard to put this together, find a local herbalist.
If too hard to put this together, find a local herbalist.
January 24, 2026 at 2:49 PM
January 24, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Bulletin of the Lloyd Library 1931
January 24, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Bulletin of the Lloyd Library 1931
Yellowroot, Xanthorhiza simplicissima
Photo: USGS Bee Inventory_Flickr, Public Domain (because sometimes the Federal Government does things for the people)
Photo: USGS Bee Inventory_Flickr, Public Domain (because sometimes the Federal Government does things for the people)
January 24, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Yellowroot, Xanthorhiza simplicissima
Photo: USGS Bee Inventory_Flickr, Public Domain (because sometimes the Federal Government does things for the people)
Photo: USGS Bee Inventory_Flickr, Public Domain (because sometimes the Federal Government does things for the people)
January 24, 2026 at 2:26 PM