Everything tagged 'mysterious'

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Observations on a strange vegetable - the snake gourd

by: Wolfgang Stuppy, Millennium Seed Bank blog
25 Jan 2013
He may be a Seed Morphologist but Wolfgang Stuppy of Kew's Millennium Seed Bank discovers there is more to the snake gourd than just some strange fruit and eccentric seeds.

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The 'Christmassy' killer raspberry

by: Wolfgang Stuppy, Millennium Seed Bank blog
11 Dec 2012
The Millennium Seed Bank's seed morphologist, Wolfgang Stuppy, is back with his final blog of the year. To wish you all a very 'Merry Christmas', he is sharing some festive images of a flesh-eating killer raspberry! Do you dare read on ...

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Lathraea squamaria

A parasite growing on the roots of a range of woody plants, toothwort owes its common name to its flowering and fruiting stems, which have been said to resemble a row of teeth.

Early 20th century plant hunting in Taiwan

by: Katherine Harrington, Library, Art and Archives blog
19 Sep 2011
Find out about the experiences in Taiwan of botanical collector William Robert Price through the letters he sent back to Kew Gardens at the turn of the last century.

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Alpine travels in Armenia (part two)

by: Kit Strange, Alpine and Rock Garden team blog
27 Jun 2011
Travelling in Armenia is fascinating, both botanically and culturally. Read on to find out about legends, mysteries and tales of the unexpected!

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The parasitic purple toothwort, Lathraea clandestina, is flowering now.

by: Richard Wilford & Katie Price, Alpine and Rock Garden team blog
29 Mar 2011
The purple flowers of the parasitic Lathraea clandestina, known as purple toothwort, mysteriously sprout from the ground in the Woodland Garden.