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Crime Pays But Botany Doesn"t

Why do some plants grow where they do? How can geology cause new plant species to evolve? Why are some plants pollinated by flies, some by bats, some by birds, and others by bees? How does a plant evolve to look like a rock? How can destroying lawns soothe the soul? This is a show about plants and plant habitat through the lens of natural selection and ecology, with a side of neurotic ranting, light humor, occasional profanity, & the perpetual search for the filthiest taqueria bathroom.

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65:48

Debunking Charlatans & Posers with Professor Dave...

Crime Pays But Botany Doesn"t ·

2024/10/08

A reminder: the ads on this podcast (as well as most podcasts) are terrible. You can get AD-FREE versions of this podcast episode on the crime pays patreon (https://www.patreon.com/CrimePaysButBotanyDoesnt)Dave Farina is the host of the "Professor Dave Explains" youtube channel, an educational youtube series exploring a wide variety of scientific topics and offering free eduational tutorials on subjects ranging from human evolution to organic chemistry to arthropod taxonomy. In recent years, he has

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88:20

Archaeology, Texas History and Public Land

Crime Pays But Botany Doesn"t ·

2024/10/04

David Keller is a historian and archaeologist from West Texas who based out of Alpine, Texas.

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54:19

Da Tubes Lecture (Shoots and Roots)

Crime Pays But Botany Doesn"t ·

2024/10/03

Originally recorded as a class lecture, this podcast episode contains information on root structures and shoots and is accompanied by the PDF found at : https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vA_n1OWw2PpUJSqn3m5lbSOymH_aARB7/view?usp=drivesdkas well as chapters 23,24,&25 of "Raven Biology of Plants" textbook which can be downloaded for free on libgen.is in PDF form and read on a tablet.We cover : Apical Meristems, Lateral Meristems (and why monocots don't have any), root caps, cortex, endodermis,

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90:28

Phylogenetic Crash Course podcast

Crime Pays But Botany Doesn"t ·

2024/09/26

This is the spoken part of a lecture that was presented for patreon subscribers and students on the patreon. To see the accompanying PDF and hear ad-free podcast episodes sign up for the crime pays patreon at patreon.com/crimepaysbutbotanydoesntWe talk about the basic elements of plant identification, how it ties into plant evolution, evolutionary trees aka cladograms, what "phylogeny" means and why monophyletic" and "synapomorphies" are such important terms.

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91:32

Texas' Rarest Plant, Caliche Gardens & Crested Peyote

Crime Pays But Botany Doesn"t ·

2024/09/20

A reminder: the ads on this podcast (as well as most podcasts) are terrible. You can get AD-FREE versions of this podcast episode on the crime pays patreon (https://www.patreon.com/CrimePaysButBotanyDoesnt)In this episode we talk about Paronychia congesta, one of Texas' Rarest Plants, which grows on Caliche barrens in Jim Hogg County, as well as Caliche blazing stars, the Crested Peyote of West Texas, planting native plant gardens at Amada's House in Mirando City,and plenty more.

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157:21

Lycophytes, Quillworts & the "Great Dying"

Crime Pays But Botany Doesn"t ·

2024/09/16

I became fixated on lycophytes because of some of the cool desert-dwelling members of the genus Selaginella, not to mention the utterly weird "clubmosses" that thrive in places as disparate as Northern Wisconsin and the slopes of volcanoes in New Zealand, but in this episode botanist Jeff Benca tells us about his work with relatives of the genus Isoetes ("Quillworts") and how their 250 million year old relatives might have been able to survive the biggest extinction in Earth's history, otherwise

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104:57

West Texas Pine Harvest and Alternation of Generations

Crime Pays But Botany Doesn"t ·

2024/09/13

A rant about West Texas Pines and the sand blazing star. At the 40 minute mark we begin our dive into the convoluted, confusing but utterly cool phenomenon of Alternation of Generations we talk mostly about Bryophytes (mosses and liverworts) and Lycophytes ("spikemosses" and "clubmosses"), and the ferns, but not gymnosperms or angiosperms). This turns into more of a "lesson" on the subject than a podcast episode. Key terms to remember : Gametophyte (haploid), Sporophyte (diploid)Haploid - 1 set of

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185:50

A Conversation with Dan Hosage

Crime Pays But Botany Doesn"t ·

2024/09/07

A conversation with Chemist, Genius, Botanist,, Propagator, & Madman Dan Hosage about Texas Native Plants, Texas History, and more.

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68:39

Convincing Mice to Vote for Cats

Crime Pays But Botany Doesn"t ·

2024/08/30

NON-BOTANY PODCAST! This week's podcast is a conversation with my friend Jay Lesoleil, political anthropologist and half the means behind the "Fucking Cancelled" podcast about right-wing populism, the failures of the American left, identitarianism, and how to build a non-insane American working class left.

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86:54

Oaks Are the Beasts of An Ecosystem! A Discussion...

Crime Pays But Botany Doesn"t ·

2024/08/22

Andrew Hipp is the director of the herbarium and Senior Sciensist and Researcher in Plant Systematics at Morton Arboretum in Chicago. This is one of the most fun and inspiring conversations I've had in a while, and it's about one of the most ecologically important genera of plants in the Northern Hemisphere : THE OAKS (genus Quercus).In this episode we talk about the 13,000 year old Palmer's Oak in the California Desert, what the hell "Delayed Fertilization" is (hint: it's not common but it's

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156:12

Aquatic Botany with Casey Williams

Crime Pays But Botany Doesn"t ·

2024/08/14

Casey Williams is an botanist and plant ecologist specializing in aquatic plants - both plants that grow completely submerged and which can emerge above the water surface. In this episode, we discuss :-the stresses facing plants that grow underwater, -being limited by CO2 availability instead of water availability, -the endangered Texas Wild Rice, -how limestone geology influences aquatic plant growth by making CO2 more abundant, -utilizing aquatic plants and the fungi that grow on them for

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120:55

Rustbelt Tour Recap & Ouachita Orogeny

Crime Pays But Botany Doesn"t ·

2024/08/06

Vernonia lettermannii and other cool plants of Western Arkansas Novaculite, Ouachita Mountain Orogeny, Chert Glades of Western Missouri, the most obnoxious cicada species in the world, Detroit Rustic, Pittsburgh Museums, Shared Mountain Ranges of Appalachia and Morocco from the times of Pangaea, Northern Pennsylvania Glaciation, and more.

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116:46

Mycology Catch-Up w/ Alan Rockefeller

Crime Pays But Botany Doesn"t ·

2024/07/07

Alan Rockefeller is a mycologist and educator who has been studying mushrooms all over the world for the past 20 years and recently helped described two new species of Psilocybin mushroom from South Africa. He has helped numerous "citizen scientists" learn to DNA barcode fungi and led hundreds of free mushroom identification walks throughout North America. Alan encourages community science, free education and in addition is one of the kindest human beings I know. Also, one time in Mexico we almost

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110:56

Dr. Daniela Zappi - Brazilian Plant Ecology

Crime Pays But Botany Doesn"t ·

2024/07/03

Dr. Daniela Cristina Zappi is a Brazilian botanist, plant collector, and research scientist at the herbarium of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew noted for studying and describing Neotropical flora, Rubiaceae, and Cactaceae. She has described over 90 species, most recently a new species in the cactus genus Uebelmannia (U.nuda). In this episode of Crime Pays, we discuss the different biomes and plant communities of Brazil, what "ecological islands" are, the biogeography of the cactus family, bat

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105:57

Zoe Schlanger, Author of The Light Eaters

Crime Pays But Botany Doesn"t ·

2024/06/27

Zoe Schlanger is the author of newly released book "The Light Eaters", which shines a new light on researchers studying plant "intelligence" and behavior.

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113:55

Texas Botany with Michael Eason

Crime Pays But Botany Doesn"t ·

2024/06/24

The state of Texas is one of the most diverse states for plants (and geology) in the US, and contains a large number of plant species that can't be found anywhere else in the United States, yet at the same time an enormous amount of land and plant habitat is being destroyed every day (240,000 acres a year) ,pushing more than a few plant species towards population decline.This episode is a conversation with botanist and author Michael Eason from San Antonio Botanic Garden about plant conservation in

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91:09

Andrew "The Arborist" Conboy

Crime Pays But Botany Doesn"t ·

2024/06/18

In this we talk with Andrew Conboy about street trees, urban forestry, habitat restoration, getting stoked on native plant life and how it's practical more than puritanical, Philly, botanic gardens, and more.

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115:44

Guanajuato, Mexico Recap Part 2 - Floristic...

Crime Pays But Botany Doesn"t ·

2024/06/13

Two hours of rants about wonderful plants in Central Mexico. A follow-up to the previous episode and a description of plant species, taxonomic affinities and habitats encountered in the mountains of Querétaro and Guanajuato States, Mexico. Also a brief gear list and explanation of the various tools used when botanizing desert mountains.Why the genus Garrya (the silktassels) is so cool,A new Astrolepis sp. (Undescribed)Stevia pyrolifolia (Asteraceae) - it's waxy-as$ leaves at 10,000

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105:54

Central Mexico Recap & Habitat Summary

Crime Pays But Botany Doesn"t ·

2024/06/11

This episode sponsored by Fiberpad, where you can glue duct-taped wheatgrass and fiberglass to your face in order to clear up any blemishes nice. What can limestone do for you and how does it form?A long, winding rant through the mountains of Querétaro about habitats and species encountered at elevations between 6,000' and 10,000' including:Karwinskia humboldtiana (Rhamnaceae)Baccharis conferta (Asteraceae)Penstemon campanulatus (Plantaginaceae) Ariocarpus kotschoubeyanus (Cactaceae)Kadenicarpus

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129:27

Pollination Systems & Bird Pollination with Jeff...

Crime Pays But Botany Doesn"t ·

2024/05/28

Jeff Ollerton is a pollination biologist and researcher based out of the EU and currently working in KunMing, Yunnan Province, China. He has written two excellent books - one entitled "Pollinators and Pollination" and another entitled "Birds and Flowers" about birds as pollinators. In this nearly two hour long conversation we talk about a variety of taxa as well as ecological phenomena. I am still kicking myself for forgetting to bring up the topic of the South African monocot genus Strelitzia

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