Herbarium of the Bizarre

Cranberry

Pass the cranberry sauce! Did you read that to the tune of the Bob’s Burgers song? I hope so. Music by James Milor Information provided by: * https://www.cranberryinstitute.org/cranberry-health-research [https://www.cranberryinstitute.org/cranberry-health-research] * https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/the-botany-behind-why-cranberries-became-a-thanksgiving-staple [https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/the-botany-behind-why-cranberries-became-a-thanksgiving-staple] * Peterson Field Guide to Medicinal Plants and Herbs of Eastern and Central North America (3rd ed.) by Steven Foster and James A. Duke (2014) * https://www.cranberries.org/ [https://www.cranberries.org/] * Herbs at a Glance: A Quick Guide to Herbal Supplements by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (2009) * Cranberry: Chemical composition, antioxidant activity and impact on human health by Boris V. Nemzer, et al. (2022). Molecules, 27(5), pg. 1503. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27051503 [https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27051503] * Peterson Field Guides: Edible Wild Plants of Eastern and Central North America by Lee Allen Peterson (1977) * The Kitchen Witch Companion by Sarah Robinson and Lucy H. Pearce (2023) * Domestication, genetics, and genomics of the American cranberry by Nicholi Vorsa and Juan Zalapa in Plant Breeding Reviews, Volume 43 by Irwin Goldman (Ed.) (2019). https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119616801.ch8 [https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119616801.ch8]

Skeleton Flower

Sorry it sounds so echo-y. I’m dog/housesitting for my parents, so I’m not in my usual recording space. Ruby the Beagle says “hi.” Music by James Milor from Pixabay Information provided by: * Diphylleia grayi-inspired stretchable hydrochromics with large optical modulation in the visible–near-infrared region by Guofa Cai, et al. (2018). ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 10(43), pg. 37685-37693. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.8b12490 [https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.8b12490] [Abstract] * https://www.thespruce.com/skeleton-flower-plant-profile-4802581 [https://www.thespruce.com/skeleton-flower-plant-profile-4802581] * Cytological effects of chemicals on tumors, XXV: Further studies on the effect of Diphylleia grayi extracts on tumor cells by Kohtaro Yamamoto and Yanagi Kimura (1964). Journal of the Faculty of Hokkaido University, Series 6 - Zoology, 15(3), pg. 347-352. * https://www.scienceabc.com/nature/skeleton-flowers-how-does-this-white-flower-turn-transparent-in-the-rain.html [https://www.scienceabc.com/nature/skeleton-flowers-how-does-this-white-flower-turn-transparent-in-the-rain.html] * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diphylleia_grayi [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diphylleia_grayi] * https://www.bhg.com/how-to-plant-and-grow-skeleton-flower-8553286 [https://www.bhg.com/how-to-plant-and-grow-skeleton-flower-8553286] * Diphylleia grayi-inspired intelligent hydrochromic adhesive film by Gang Yeol Yoo, et al. (2020). ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 12(44), pg. 49982-49991. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.0c13185 [https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.0c13185][Abstract] * Diphylleia Grayi-inspired intelligent temperature-responsive transparent nanofiber membranes by Cengceng Zhao, et al. (2024). Nano-Micro Letters, 16(65). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-023-01279-z [https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-023-01279-z]

Narrow-leafed Campion

There seems to be disagreement whether it ought to be spelled narrow-leafed or narrow-leaved. Neither is easy to say, for the record. Music by James Milor from Pixabay Information provided by: * https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-17100574 [https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-17100574] * https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/120221-oldest-seeds-regenerated-plants-science [https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/120221-oldest-seeds-regenerated-plants-science] * https://www.livescience.com/2602-extinct-tree-christ-time-rises-dead.html [https://www.livescience.com/2602-extinct-tree-christ-time-rises-dead.html] * https://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2012/02/22/3436826.htm [https://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2012/02/22/3436826.htm] * Germination, genetics, and growth of an ancient date seed by Sarah Sallon, et al. (2008). Science, 320(5882), pg. 1464. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1153600 [https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1153600] [Abstract] * https://www.selinawamucii.com/plants/caryophyllaceae/silene-stenophylla/ [https://www.selinawamucii.com/plants/caryophyllaceae/silene-stenophylla/] * Exceptional seed longevity and robust growth: Ancient Sacred Lotus from China by J. Shen-Miller, et al. (1995). American Journal of Botany, 82(11), pg. 1367-1380. https://doi.org/10.2307/2445863 [https://doi.org/10.2307/2445863] * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oldest_viable_seed [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oldest_viable_seed] * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silene_stenophylla [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silene_stenophylla] * Regeneration of whole fertile plants from 30,000-y-old fruit tissue buried in Siberian permafrost by Svetlana Yashina, et al. (2012). Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 109(10), pg. 4008-4013. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1118386109 [https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1118386109]

Dutch Elm Disease

This episode ended up being way more involved that I expected, but I learned so much, and I thought I knew Dutch Elm Disease pretty well already. Hopefully, y’all will learn a lot, too. Music by James Milor from Pixabay Information provided by: * https://www.dontmovefirewood.org/pest_pathogen/dutch-elm-disease-html/ [https://www.dontmovefirewood.org/pest_pathogen/dutch-elm-disease-html/] * https://www.apsnet.org/edcenter/pdlessons/Pages/DutchElm.aspx [https://www.apsnet.org/edcenter/pdlessons/Pages/DutchElm.aspx] * https://www.forestresearch.gov.uk/tools-and-resources/fthr/pest-and-disease-resources/dutch-elm-disease-ophiostoma-novo-ulmi/ [https://www.forestresearch.gov.uk/tools-and-resources/fthr/pest-and-disease-resources/dutch-elm-disease-ophiostoma-novo-ulmi/] * A Dictionary of Plant Pathology by Paul Holliday (1989) * https://content.ces.ncsu.edu/native-elm-bark-beetle [https://content.ces.ncsu.edu/native-elm-bark-beetle] * https://themanitoban.com/2009/11/dutch-elm-vaccine-tested-in-winnipeg/530/ [https://themanitoban.com/2009/11/dutch-elm-vaccine-tested-in-winnipeg/530/] * https://www.unisci.com/stories/20013/0828015.htm [https://www.unisci.com/stories/20013/0828015.htm] * https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_elm_disease [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_elm_disease]

Vegetable Lamb

We will resume my trilogy of invasive plants next week once I find my mind. Has anyone seen it? Music by James Milor from Pixabay Information provided by: * https://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/running-ponies/animal-or-vegetable-legend-of-the-vegetable-lamb-of-tartary/ [https://www.scientificamerican.com/blog/running-ponies/animal-or-vegetable-legend-of-the-vegetable-lamb-of-tartary/] * The Vegetable Lamb of Tartary: A curious fable of the cotton plant by Henry Lee (1887) * https://www.nybg.org/poetic-botany/barometz/ [https://www.nybg.org/poetic-botany/barometz/] * https://www.metmuseum.org/perspectives/curious-tale-of-vegetable-lamb [https://www.metmuseum.org/perspectives/curious-tale-of-vegetable-lamb] * The Vegetable Lamb of Tartary by Alice F. Tryon (1957). American Fern Journal, 47(1), pg. 1-7. * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vegetable_Lamb_of_Tartary [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vegetable_Lamb_of_Tartary]