THREAD: This week's #PhytoPheature is brought to you by marijuana! For each like/repost on this thread, I will add one more fact about this popular reactional and medicinal plant.

Sheldon Cooper: Did you take a marijuana?!

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Donate to Help Livestock Guardian Theo Recover From Rattlesnake Bite, organized by Scout Torres

On the Fourth of July, 2026, our beloved livestock guardian Th… Scout Torres needs your support for Help Livestock Guardian Theo Recover From Rattlesnake Bite

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THREAD: Our #PhytoPheature for this week is the Corpse Flower! For every like on this thread, I will add one more fun fact about the world's biggest flower. Corpse Flowers | United States Botanic Garden share.google/lyRpoQ8RsA60...

THREAD: Our #PhytoPheature for this week is the Gardenia! For every like on this thread, I will add one more fun fact about this popular ornamental shrub. Gardenia - Wikipedia share.google/MkbrXe3ajtVk...

Garden update: 1. All the firewood is cleaned up in the front yard. 2. There is a territory war occurring between the spiderworts and the chocolate mint plants. 3. The Hens and Chicks succulents did not die even though chickweed had taken over their planter. 4. The chipmunk's days are numbered.

THREAD: Hello everyone! Once again, much like a long dormant seed, we are reviving your Friday #PhytoPheature! For every like on this post from now until Monday morning, I will add one more fun fact about this week's featured plant which happens to be ...the Showy Milkweed!

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Pastability (He/Him)@pastability.bsky.social · 10mo ago

I have been cooking this Vtuber model up with @eldritchboots.bsky.social for MONTHS. Now we are al dente! Join me tonight for my official L2D Model debut!!!!!!! 7pm CST YT: www.youtube.com/@Pastability Twitch: www.twitch.tv/thepastability

I have been cooking this Vtuber model up with @eldritchboots.bsky.social for MONTHS. Now we are al dente! Join me tonight for my official L2D Model debut!!!!!!! 7pm CST YT: www.youtube.com/@Pastability Twitch: www.twitch.tv/thepastability

#PhytoFacts Your Flower Friday is brought to you by the Common Evening Primrose! This North American wildflower has a lifespan of 2 years and can grow up to 5ft or 1.5m tall. It is great for pollinators and has some medicinal properties. Oenothera biennis - Wikipedia share.google/W84P34g1t9ps...

#PhytoFacts Your Weird Wednesday is brought to you by sundews! Sundews or Drosera is a genus of carnivorous plants with at least 194 species. These tiny little predators have modified, tentacle-like leaves covered with sticky, sap-covered hairs to ensnare prey. share.google/mmmN6H3n1nJg...

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#PhytoFacts Your Tiny Tuesday is brought to you by Endophytic Bacteria! This category of microbes live within plant tissues and help their host plants resistant infection, uptake nutrients, and produce growth hormones or antibiotics. www.frontiersin.org/journals/pla...

Frontiers | Beneficial Relationships Between Endophytic Bacteria and Medicinal Plants

Plants benefit extensively from endophytic bacteria, which live in host plant tissues exerting no harmful effects. Bacterial endophytes promote the growth of...

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#PhytoFacts Your Medicine Monday is brought to you by Quinine! This anti-malaria compound was first isolated from the bark of the cinchona tree in Peru. Bark extracts have been used since at least 1632 to treat malaria. share.google/yeooGpcAFpq6...

#PhytoFacts Silly Science Saturday: Me: I finished all the sampling! Coworker 1 & 2, immediately grab the "emergency" party horns 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳

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#PhytoFacts Your Flower Friday is brought to you by the Giant Sunflower! Helianthus giganteus is also known as the Tall Sunflower or Swamp Sunflower. It blooms from July to September and grows to 4-10 ft (1 to 3 meters) in height! share.google/7fgeuXykySCy...

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#PhytoFacts Weird Wednesday is brought to you by Broomrapes! With a staggering 150 species, these parasitic plants sport gorgeous flowers with tiny seeds. No leaves. No chlorophyll. They get all their food and nutrients from their host. www.britannica.com/plant/broomr...

#PhytoFacts Your Medicine Monday is brought to you by squalane! This hydrating oil is used to promote skin health and reduce signs of aging. Although shark livers are an abundant source of it, most squalane is now derived from plants such as olives or by fermentation. share.google/ZiMl9n7J5PEQ...

I can't help it, I just think they are so cute. Living in Scotland means I'm constantly lagging behind on our walks as I stop to get a closer look. Does everyone react that way when they see a bryophyte? 💚 Nice work here 👇 www.nature.com/articles/s41... Bryophyte gene family space

#PhytoFacts Tree Thursday is brought to you by the Northern Catalpa! Commonly planted as an ornamental, this native North American tree has a thick trunk, big heart shaped leaves, long seed pods which resemble cigars, and gorgeous flowers. Northern Catalpa share.google/XnFXsIf5aPei...

Weird Wednesday is brought to you by Dodders! These plants have no leaves or roots and have specialized stems which burrow into the tissues of other plants to steal sugar and water. Imagine a web of evil silly string. Dodder www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/gardens-gard...

Some folks keep emergency booze at work. I keep emergency soup.

Tiny Tuesday is brought to you by lichen! Lichen is a colony organism that is a hybrid of cyanobacteria (algae), multiple filamentous fungi, and bacteria. Pictured is the leafy Flavoparmelia caperata, one of my favorites. Lichen - Wikipedia share.google/mBHglEEIrtU1...

Medicine Monday: Paclitaxel Derived from the yew tree, this drug is now commonly used to treat a variety of cancers, but was a revolutionary treatment when it was first discovered. Paclitaxel - Wikipedia share.google/MvnnUElzwMJc...

Be careful y’all! These things are no joke!

Silly Science Saturday: Differences in approach Lab mate #1, looking at her plants: "Awww. Poor thing. You don't look so good. I'll get you some fresh media." Lab mate #2, examining her own plants: "...sink or swim, bitch."

Flower Friday: Chrysanthemums! These popular flowers bloom in the fall and are members of the Daisy family. They originate from East Asia, but the majority of the horticultural varieties come from China. Chrysanthemum - Wikipedia share.google/rw2vjiTUNWR3...

Tree Thursday: Paper birch (Betula papyrifera) Known for its distinctive papery white bark, this tree is also known as the "canoe birch" and was used by indigenous Native Americans to make canoes, baskets, shelters, and all manner of tools for daily life. share.google/PrHcgaoRzbDx...

Betula papyrifera - Wikipedia

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Weird Wednesday: Witchweed (Striga) Don't be fooled by its pretty blooms. This parasitic plant attaches itself to the roots of corn or sorghum and sucks the life out of them. It can cause massive losses in yield and even ruin an entire year's planting. share.google/FGEBOQIjKpOc...

Striga - Wikipedia

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Tiny Tuesday: Bacillus subtilis This little soil microbe is an absolute rockstar! It's been used to discover new medicines, promote plant growth, protect plants from pathogens, and as a tiny factory for bio-derived compounds. What can't it do? share.google/d8zI938XYV49...

Bacillus subtilis: a universal cell factory for industry, agriculture, biomaterials and medicine - Microbial Cell Factories

Due to its clear inherited backgrounds as well as simple and diverse genetic manipulation systems, Bacillus subtilis is the key Gram-positive model bacterium for studies on physiology and metabolism. ...

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