2022: Year in Review

It’s time to look back on 2022. But before we do that, I have to acknowledge that January 2023 marks Awkward Botany’s 10 year anniversary. This time ten years ago, I was drafting the introductory post to this blog. Obviously, a lot has happened since then, yet it still seems like yesterday somehow. And while I may not be posting with the frequency that I once was, I’m still at it, and I don’t…

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2016: Year in Review

2016 was another busy year at Awkward Botany headquarters. A major highlight was the response I received from the Help Wanted announcement that I posted early last year. Several people expressed interest in writing guest posts, while several others volunteered to help out in other ways (contributing images, illustrations, logos, etc.). The offer still stands, so please be in touch if you would…

Things were pretty quiet on the blog in 2023, and I apologize for that. I have no excuses really. It’s just life. Fewer posts doesn’t mean I’m any less committed to writing and sharing about plants since the day I started this project, it’s more about quality over quantity. I would never want this to become a half-hearted affair, so even if months go by without hearing from me, just know that…

1. Botany in Popular Culture: The Tan Hua Flowers in Crazy Rich Asians

2. A Few Fun Facts About Pollen

3. When Milkweed Kills

4. The Seed Salting Experiments of Charles Darwin

1. Summer of Weeds: Eating Purslane

2. Summer of Weeds: Pineapple Weed

3. Poisonous Plants: Buttercups

4. Horticulture’s Role in the Spread of Invasive Plants

1. Confidential Carnivore

https://awkwardbotany.com/2016/01/27/confidential-carnivore/

2. President Obama’s Lichen

https://awkwardbotany.com/2016/03/16/president-obamas-lichen/

3. Poisonous Plants: Lima Beans

https://awkwardbotany.com/2016/01/20/poisonous-plants-lima-beans/

4. Diospyrobezoars, or Persimmons Are Trying to Kill You

https://awkwardbotany.com/2016/06/08/diospyrobezoars-or-persimmons-are-trying-to-kill-you/

5. Maize Anatomy and the Anatomy of a Maze

Equisetum rising like skyscrapers out of the ground