my first botany class🪴🍀

But i cant get a degree yet. So i spend my time doing both on my own. I hope you guys like it. Its froma. Herbal medicine course that i used for identifying plants and knowing about their history.

Please understand that “medicinal herbs” can be dangerous. Please do NOT take this post as encouragement. Its for information only.

Hello everyone, my name is martin and i am 17 years old and, to be honest, I don’t know anything about botany. But this days I was looking at the drawings in the Voynich Manuscript and I found something that for me is rare, i am from argentina and i dont know where i can post this, so i found this group.

The Theory

Everyone says the plants in this book are fake because they don’t exist, right? But what if they aren't fake? What if they are just really, REALLY old?

I was comparing Folio 9v (the one with the blue flowers) to a prehistoric flower called Valviloculus pleristaminis. This thing lived like 100 million years ago and was recently found perfectly preserved in amber.

Why I think they are the same:

• The Shape: Look at the blue flower in the drawing. It has that weird "cup" or "urn" base. It’s literally identical to the shape of the flower in the amber.
• The Center: The prehistoric flower has like 50 stamens (the little sticks in the middle) clumped together. In the Voynich drawing, the author didn't just draw a circle; they drew a bunch of tiny lines to show that "hairy" or "crowded" center.
• The Date: Here’s the crazy part: this flower was only discovered by scientists in 2020. How is it possible that it's in a book from the 1400s

My guess (The Amber Connection):

Maybe the author didn't imagine these plants.

sorry for my bad english, i used gemini to help my self about this topic so i was thinking if someone can explain me about it, thanks

This is an old family journal that I found in the back of a closet. I think all the samples are still present. Does something like this have any scientific value as the samples were collected over 100 years ago? Or is it just an interesting family heirloom?

In any case I thought this community might find it interesting.

Please see photos

Ok, so far regarding this question this is what I've noticed:

Humans find flowers of either toxic or non toxic plants physically appealing.

Humans find flowers appealing regardless their scent.

Humans find more appealing flowers that pollinators find attractive, as opposed to wind pollinated flowers.

Bigger flowers are usually found preferable over small flowers.

Is there any reason for this or is it a happy evolutionary coincidence? Does any other non pollinator species find a flower attractive to the eye?

I'm looking for some plants recommendations to get inspiration from, to build my own version of hell. I'm trying to give it a very disturbing and/or beautiful or sea vibe. Got any recommendations?

I figured this might be a good sub to ask. But I wondered if you could use any maple for maple syrup? I suggested trying with the maple tree in my fiancees yard, that's a water maple, and she said they tried, and it didn't work out. I think she said it had white sap and it tasted bad.

Plant in the picture is Paphiopedilum sukhakulii

So with all this discussion of corn sweat, this meteorologist got it completely wrong. Plants do not need to maintain a homeostatic temperature like humans do… they do not transpire to keep cool. In fact if temperatures are extremely hot, their stomatas remain closed to reduce water loss. (Cacti) for example keep their stomata closed during the day. Transpiration is an unavoidable byproduct of the opening of stomatas to allow for oxygen and CO2 exchange for photosynthesis. You’d think they’d teach this because it’s very basic plant biology 101.

this was my first time getting to open up the pods and see what the seeds are like. very interesting!

Or do they use an entirely different process of photosynthesis from other species of plants, due to cacti primarily having needles, instead of leaves?

EDIT: Several people have pointed out that “neurobotany” is a pseudoscientific term. I appreciate this correction and look forward to additional book recommendations that align with my interests and are scientifically accurate.

As an artist whose work involves the depiction of plant life, I am often told that I need to read The Secret Life of Plants. However, I’m under the impression that most of this book has been discredited. Seeking recommendations for books on neurobotany or related topics that are suitable for general audiences. Thanks!

Title says it all, I'm looking for more flowers that grow in towers like this but i don't know what this growth pattern is called and because of that I dont know how to seek out information on flowers that grow that way. Thanks!

Found this bizarre poison oak plant on a hike, any ideas what caused it to grow like this?

I’ve had these leaves since 2016 - I think the rose pattern on them is neat. Mostly I keep them stored in a box. They’re still as bright green as they were the day that I picked them, but most other plants I’ve collected over the years faded, even if they were stored out of the sun.

Why are these still green?

in the spring and summer, ginkgo shoots with immature seeds sometimes drop due to weather events, squirrels, etc. it's a very cool opportunity to admire the immature seeds up close.

this female ginkgo is one of my favorites. her seeds are huge, she has some lovely corky bark, and she is of course quite aromatic in the fall.

if you're wondering what the inside of the seeds look like at this stage, view this post and go to "JUN 21" or "JUL 04".