Botany Ramblings by Jim Goltz
- Mid April, to 30 June, 2003
- Mostly 1 January, 2003 to mid April, 2003
- Mostly from 1 October, 2002 to 31 December, 2002
- 1 July to 30 September, 2002
- 16 April to 30 June, 2002
- Mostly from 1 January to 15 April, 2002
- Mostly from 1 October through 31 December, 2001
- Mostly from 1 July to 30 September, 2001
- April 29-June 30, 2001
- March 1 to April 28, 2001
- 1999 - 2000
Botany Quiz
Question 1: During the ill-fated search for the Northwest Passage led by a British Expeditional Force in 1845, Sir John Franklin refered to something called "Tripe de roche". What is this?
Answer: Smooth Rock Tripe (Umbilicaria dilleni) . It has been said that Franklin's crew (the ones who didn't eat the canned goods) resorted to boiling this type of lichen for food after all other reserves were consumed.