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Herbarium of the Bizarre

Meredith Hemphill

A podcast about strange, spooky, and misunderstood plants (and sometimes fungi). Support the podcast at https://www.patreon.com/HerbariumoftheBizarre

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00:09:00

Elephant Foot Yam

Herbarium of the Bizarre ·

2024/11/02

Less late than last time! We are approaching being back on schedule! Moving into my first house is harder than I thought, y’all.Recipe for Bengali Mashed Elephant Food Yam: https://seasonalflavours.net/ol-bhaate-elephant-foot-yam/#google_vignette Music by James Milor from Pixabay Information provided by: https://www.anbg.gov.au/gnp/interns-2002/amorphophallus-paeoniifolius.html https://conservatory.cals.cornell.edu/2016/05/18/featured-plant-amorphophallus-paeoniifolius/ A

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00:12:13

Bloodroot

Herbarium of the Bizarre ·

2024/10/28

This time, we’re going to talk about something truly terrifying: medical fraud! 😱 But also a bleeding plant, because you have to have balance. And no, we are not going to talk about how late this episode is. In fact, I don’t even know what you’re talking about. If you want to know more about black salve, check out episode 253 of Sawbones (link below). Music by James Milor from Pixabay Information provided by: https://www.verywellhealth.com/bloodroot-4175168 Sanguinaria canadensis: Traditional

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00:13:15

Audrey II

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2024/10/19

Special thanks to the production of the Little Shop of Horrors stage musical I saw at NC State when I was in college. That was a first class play. I say as someone who goes to the theater maybe twice a year. But I have seen my fair share of horror musicals. There are more of them than you think.I don’t quite have my recording setup ready in the new house yet, so sorry the audio is kind of bleh. Music by James Milor from Pixabay Information provided by:

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00:14:56

Wolfsbane

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2024/10/13

a.k.a Monkshood or Aconite This episode has it all: murderers, witches, werewolves, vampires, and tips for your poison garden! And it would have been on time, if not for Spectrum. 😒 Music by James Milor from Pixabay Information provided by: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/8492936.stm https://www.chicagobotanic.org/blog/plants_and_gardening/monsters_magic_and_monkshood https://www.britannica.com/plant/monkshood Aconite poisoning by Thomas Y. K. Chan (2009)

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00:09:06

Ghost Fungus

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2024/10/04

Spooky, scary mushrooms are glowing in the forest. 👻Music by James Milor from Pixabay Information provided by: https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https:/id.biodiversity.org.au/node/fungi/60094367#overview “Fungus of the Week: Ghost Fungi Bioluminescence” by Alison Downing, et al. from McQuarie University https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/apr/15/hunting-the-ghost-fungus-glowing-mushrooms-in-australias-forests https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tTWBt00vVU

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00:08:56

Plantain (Plantago)

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2024/09/27

Someday I should cover the plantain fruit, too, just to be chaotic—I mean informative.Music by James Milor from Pixabay Information provided by: https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/plantain-weed https://burkeherbarium.org/imagecollection/taxon.php?Taxon=Plantago%20major https://www.weedsandwildmedicine.co.uk/blog-1/plantain-the-sacred-herb-under-our-feet Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer (2013) Plantago major

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00:12:59

Death Caps

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2024/09/22

We’re getting a bit of a head start on Spooky Season. Poisonous mushrooms! Political intrigue! Murder most foul! Like, seriously. So foul. And I’m pretty sure this is at least the second time Nero has come up on this show. I can’t escape that guy. Music by James Milor from Pixabay Information provided by: https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2023/05/17/1175494500/new-hope-for-an-antidote-to-death-cap-mushrooms-and-other-poison-fungi https://www.britannica.com/science/death-cap “Death Cap

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00:11:24

Sunflowers

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2024/09/14

Happy Friday the 13th! This plant has nothing to do with that, I just wanted to say it. We’re actually talking about Sunflowers, because they’re seasonal and they have taken over our front yard for some reason.Music by James Milor from Pixabay Information provided by: https://gardencollage.com/change/sustainability/scientists-using-sunflowers-clean-nuclear-radiation/ https://www.kew.org/plants/sunflower https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/home/gardening/a32638/sunflower-fun-facts/

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00:12:15

Kudzu

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2024/09/06

I’m back, everyone! My voice doesn’t sound the best still, but I’m plowing ahead anyway. For the belated final week of Southern Plant Month, let’s meet the most hated plant in the South: kudzu.If you’re in North Carolina and would like to try some of the kudzu delicacies I mentioned, look up Carolina Kudzu Crazy (https://www.facebook.com/p/Carolina-Kudzu-Crazy-100063473593361/). Music by James Milor from Pixabay Information provided by:

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00:00:41

No Episode This Week

Herbarium of the Bizarre ·

2024/08/29

I'm sick. 🤧

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00:09:36

Cotton

Herbarium of the Bizarre ·

2024/08/23

Today, we’re talking about the world’s favorite natural fiber. It’s pretty strange, if you think about it, that Cotton plants grow these fluffy, candy floss clouds.To be clear, it’s cotton boll, not bowl. My accent is not my friend in this episode. Music by James Milor from Pixabay Information provided by: https://www.fairindigo.com/blogs/news/what-is-pima-cotton-and-how-is-it-different https://www.cottoninc.com/cotton-production/quality/classification-of-cotton/overview/

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00:11:13

Magnolia

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2024/08/16

This one goes out to you, D’Bravius. I have never known anyone else to get so excited about a Magnolia tree.Music by James Milor from Pixabay Information provided by: https://shop.arborday.org/treeguide/333 https://gardens.si.edu/learn/blog/the-botany-of-magnolias/ https://www.gardenia.net/genus/magnolia-tree https://www.gardenia.net/plant/magnolia-virginiana-sweet-bay-magnolia https://blog.natureplusme.com/types-of-magnolia https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/magnolia-acuminata/

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00:12:20

Tobacco, Part 2

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2024/08/10

With (sort of) special appearances by Tobin Bell, Rosalind Franklin, and a 19th-century Dutch scientist whose name I certainly did not get right.Music by James Milor from Pixabay Information provided by: Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) - A model system for tissue culture interventions and genetic engineering by Thumballi R. Ganapathi, et al. (2004) [Abstract] In vitro transformation of cultured cells from Nicotiana tabacum by Agrobacterium tumefaciens by L. Marton, et al. (1979) [Abstract]

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00:13:05

Tobacco, Part 1

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2024/08/03

I actually planned to have two parts this time. And I hope this goes without saying, but I’ll say it anyway: this podcast is for entertainment and educational purposes, not medical advice. Please, please do not attempt using tobacco for any of the historical medical purposes mentioned in this episode just because I said it’s been done before. Not everything that has been done should be repeated.Music by James Milor from Pixabay Information provided by: Medicinal uses of tobacco in history by

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00:10:46

Mariposa Lily

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2024/07/26

Special thanks to Brooke for suggesting today’s episode topic, Mariposa Lilies. Also, “mariposa” and “lily” have ceased to sound like words to me.Music by James Milor from Pixabay Information provided by: https://smmtc.org/plantofthemonth/Mariposa_Lily.php https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calochortus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serpentine_soil Butterfly Mariposa Lily Phylogeography and population genetics reveal ring species patterns in a highly polymorphic California lily by Adriana I

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00:07:35

Lamb's Ear

Herbarium of the Bizarre ·

2024/07/20

Should there ever be another toilet paper shortage, just grow this plant in your yard, and you’ll be good to go.Music by James Milor from Pixabay Information provided by: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/gardening-blog/2016/jul/29/plant-lambs-ears-and-keep-wool-carder-bees-happy https://hilltop.indiana.edu/news-events/_news/news9i.html https://mimiciftligi.com/en/blogs/gastronomi_ve_dogal_sifa/kuzu-kulagi-bitkisi-faydalari-nelerdir

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00:06:36

Dead Man's Fingers

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2024/07/12

We haven’t done a fungus in a while, and this one was separately sent to me by both of my parents. So, it was practically an order from on high.Music by James Milor from Pixabay Information provided by: https://www.purdue.edu/fnr/extension/dead-mans-fingers-purdue-landscape-report/ Xylaria polymorpha (Pers.)Grev. (Dead man's fingers) and its ethnomycological study by Ganesh Hedawoo (2021) https://www.allianceforthebay.org/2019/10/from-the-grave-dead-mans-fingers/

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00:09:25

Dyer's Croton

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2024/07/06

I was hoping this plant was going to be a little more explode-y, but you can paint and make cheese with it, so that’s pretty cool.I didn’t really think about the fact that my day off was also the day everyone sets off fireworks (even though they’re illegal in North Carolina) before I decided it would be a good time to record. At least it’s kind of on theme. Music by James Milor from Pixabay Information provided by: Prokinetic and Laxative Effects of Chrozophora tinctoria whole plant extract by

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00:10:30

Triffids

Herbarium of the Bizarre ·

2024/06/29

I’m trying a new thing today. Y’all will get to hear my “radio voice.” Is that a treat or a punishment? You tell me.Music by James Milor from Pixabay Information provided by: https://www.carnivorousplantresource.com/the-plants/triffid-triffidus-celestus/ Steve Sekeley (Director). (1963). The Day of the Triffids [Film]. Security Pictures, Ltd. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triffid https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Day_of_the_Triffids The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham (1951)

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00:07:19

Desert Cotton

Herbarium of the Bizarre ·

2024/06/21

Our plant this week is Desert Cotton, which is also known as Kapok Bush. It turns out there is also a Kapok Tree, and that was totally not confusing at all when we were researching this episode. 😵‍💫Music by James Milor from Pixabay Information provided by: Association of Morphological, Ecological, and Genetic Diversity of Aerva javanica Populations Growing in the Eastern Desert of Egypt by Noha A. El-Tayeh, et al. (2020) https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy10030402 Desert Plants of Egypt’s Wadi

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