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Gardening

Traildogbob

(10,204 posts)

6. Thirty years of teaching

Reply to carpetbagger (Reply #5)

Mon Mar 18, 2024, 05:39 PM

Mar 2024

Dendrology, 120 species and in botany around 50 wildflowers, and many wildlife. I have seen many change during my 30. Common occurrence.
Same with insects and diseases in plants and animals. We had to adapt.
The real lies I heard in High school, Latin is a dead language. Not when you live science of plants and animals.

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Can anyone ID this wildflower? [View all] happybird Mar 2024 OP

IMO, 'just a weed' is a flower/plant we don't like or want. elleng Mar 2024 #1

Toothwort Traildogbob Mar 2024 #2

Remember that BS they told us in schools? carpetbagger Mar 2024 #5

Thirty years of teaching Traildogbob Mar 2024 #6

Catch is one plant can have multiple binomial names IbogaProject Mar 2024 #11

Thank you! happybird Mar 2024 #7

Glad to dust off the brain Traildogbob Mar 2024 #9

Cutleaf toothwort, aka pepper root, purple-flowered toothwort, crow's-toes. Ocelot II Mar 2024 #3

Thank you! happybird Mar 2024 #8

Just so you're not confused... carpetbagger Mar 2024 #4

Thank you! happybird Mar 2024 #10

It is pretty !!!!!!!!!!!!!! Trueblue1968 Mar 2024 #12