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This episode appears not to have published last week when it was supposed to, and I don't know why. I'm sorry about that. It was finished and scheduled, but it still said "draft."
Today's topic is the Musk Plant. No relation to Elon. It’s a flower that smells like that stuff that’s in all the perfumes and colognes. Except, it doesn’t anymore, and that’s a mystery!
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Flowers and Their Meanings: The Secret Language and History of Over 600 Blooms by Karen Azoulay (2023) https://burkeherbarium.org/imagecollection/taxon.php?Taxon=Erythranthe%20moschata https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/mimulus/moschatus/ The lost scent of Mimulus moschatus by W.B. Gourlay (1947). Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society, 72, pg. 285-287 Lost fragrance of musk by Eric Hardy (1934). Nature, 134, pg. 327. https://doi.org/10.1038/134327c0 The lost scent of Mimulus moschatus by J.P. Hudson (1948). Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society, 73, pg. 24-25 The lost fragrance of musk. Nature, 134, pg. 54–55 (1934). https://doi.org/10.1038/134054a0 The scent of Mimulus moschatus by H.N. Ridley (1947). Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society, 72, pg. 373 National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Wildflowers: Eastern Region (2nd ed.) by John W. Thieret, William A. Niering, & Nancy C. Olmstead (2001) The musk mystery: A suggestion by Sir W. Beach Thomas (15 November 1930). The Spectator, pg. 10 Mimulus moschatus in Massachusetts by M. E. Ward (1904). Rhodora, 6(71), pg. 227-228 https://www.jstor.org/stable/23293612 https://keyserver.lucidcentral.org/weeds/data/media/Html/erythranthe_moschata.htm https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erythranthe_moschata -
I’ve been humming “Every Rose Has it’s Thorn” for a week. 🌹🌹🌹
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Flowers and Their Meanings: The Secret Language and History of Over 600 Blooms by Karen Azoulay (2023)Herbaceous: Growing, Harvesting, and Using Herbs by Sarah Baker (ed.) (2003)https://bouqs.com/blog/roses-meaning-symbolism-what-roses-signify/https://www.britannica.com/plant/rose-plantCunningham’s Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs (2nd ed.) by Scott Cunningham (2014)Botanical Curses and Poisons: The Shadow Lives of Plants by Fez Inkwright (2021)https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/rosa/The Drunken Botanist: The Plants That Create the World’s Greatest Drinks by Amy Stewart (2013)Genetic relationships and evolution of old Chinese garden roses based on SSRs and chromosome diversity by Jiongrui Tan, et al. (2017) https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-15815-6https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosehttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rose_symbolism -
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Let’s take a Peyote trip (sort of)! 🌵 This cute, little, hallucinogenic cactus was one of the first plants I put on my list when I started this podcast. It's had a special place in my heart since my college ethnobotany class.
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https://apnews.com/article/indigenous-spirituality-protecting-peyote-sacred-d4855e65f6b011c6677d8050af9a2f8d Hallucinogenic drugs in pre-Columbian Mesoamerican cultures by F.J. Carod-Artal (2015) “Peyote (Mescaline)” in Encyclopedia of Forensic and Legal Medicine (2nd ed.) by F.J. Couper (2016) Chapter 33 - Abuse of Magic Mushroom, Peyote Cactus, LSD, Khat, and Volatiles by Amitava Dasgupta in Critical Issues in Alcohol and Drugs of Abuse Testing (2nd ed.) (2019) https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/lophophora-williamsii/ “Peyote” in Encyclopedia of Toxicology (3rd ed.) by C.M. Stork and S.M. Schreffler (2014) The Drunken Botanist: The Plants That Create the World’s Greatest Drinks by Amy Stewart (2013) “Drug Fact Sheet: Peyote and Mescaline” from U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (2020) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peyote -
This plant is deadly poisonous. But there seems to be some disagreement on how deadly, which seems like something that would be easy to come to a conclusion on. Just don’t eat it.
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https://www.jeremybartlett.co.uk/2017/01/24/corncockle-agrostemma-githago/ https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/488938/Poisonous-Corncockle-spotted-in-the-UK Botanical Curses and Poisons: The Shadow Lives of Plants by Fez Inkwright (2021) https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/agrostemma-githago/ https://pfaf.org/USER/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Agrostemma+githago https://www.rxlist.com/supplements/corn_cockle.htm Phytochemistry and biological activities of Agrostemma genus: A review by Aleksander Smakosz, Adam Matkowski, & Izabela Nawrot-Hadzik (2024) https://doi.org/10.3390/plants13121673 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agrostemma_githago -
You remember that time I forgot to plug my microphone in? 😅 Well, I didn’t do that again, but I think I didn’t have the recording settings correct because the audio sounds like it recorded through the laptop mic. Which is to say, it's terrible. The script will be publicly available on Patreon, for free, for anyone who has trouble hearing/understanding this one.
That aside, this week, we’re going to take a shallow dive into a very large and diverse genus of plants by meeting three of its most popular species.
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“Plant Guide: Indian Tobacco” by M. Kat Anderson, Natural Resources Conservation Service Flowers and Their Meanings: The Secret Language and History of Over 600 Blooms by Karen Azoulay (2023) https://www.britannica.com/plant/Lobelia https://npcweb.org/underfoot-indian-tobacco-lobelia-inflata/ Cunningham’s Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs (2nd ed.) by Scott Cunningham (2014) Peterson Field Guide to Medicinal Plants and Herbs of Eastern and Central North America (3rd ed.) by Steven Foster and James A. Duke (2014) Wild Flowers of North Carolina and Surrounding Areas by William S. Justice and C. Ritchie Bell (1979) National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Wildflowers: Eastern Region (2nd ed.) by John W. Thieret, William A. Niering, & Nancy C. Olmstead (2001) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lobelia https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lobelia_inflata -
Fun Fact: Sweet Gum seeds were carried onboard the space shuttle in 1984. The seeds were brought back down to earth and planted, and the trees survive to this day.
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Cunningham’s Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs (2nd ed.) by Scott Cunningham (2014) Peterson Field Guide to Medicinal Plants and Herbs of Eastern and Central North America (3rd ed.) by Steven Foster and James A. Duke (2014) https://americanorchard.wordpress.com/2014/04/25/the-most-dangerous-tree-in-the-suburbs/ Kill the flu with this common backyard tree from Legacy Wilderness Academy (15 July 2024). [Video]. YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=YGnksW_adH8 Sweetgum: An ancient source of beneficial compounds with modern benefits by Jody M. Lingbeck, et al. (2015) https://doi.org/10.4103/0973-7847.156307 https://ufi.ca.uky.edu/treetalk/ecobot-sweetgum Magnificent Trees of Indiana by Caroll D. Ritter (2022) Trees of the Carolinas by Stan Tekiela (2007) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liquidambar -
Let me tell you a little story about how star slime took over the world.
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https://bygl.osu.edu/index.php/node/2115 https://www.britannica.com/science/Nostoc https://hgic.clemson.edu/factsheet/nostoc/ https://themeaningofwater.com/2024/06/02/when-a-cyanobacteria-takes-over-the-world/ https://www.plant-lore.com/plantofthemonth/nostoc-commune/ https://www.thetimes.com/comment/register/article/nostoc-commune-star-jelly-zzs2rwhrb https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/nostoc_a_green_jelly_like_substance_growing_in_lawns -
Happy Holidays! This tree tastes like gingerbread!
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https://500wordsmag.com/food/everything-you-need-to-know-about-doum-palm-fruit/ Influence of doum (Hyphaene thebaica L.) flour addition on dough mixing properties, bread quality and antioxidant potential by Waleed Aboshora, et al. (2015) https://doi.org/10.1007/s13197-015-2063-1 https://infonet-biovision.org/trees/doum-palm Desert Plants of Egypt’s Wadi El Gemal National Park by Tamer Mahmoud (2010) https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Hyphaene+thebaica https://shevaundoherty.com/the-fruits-of-doum/ https://www.palmpedia.net/wiki/Hyphaene_thebaica https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyphaene_thebaica -
It’s festive Friday the 13th! Today we’re looking at English Ivy, a plant that makes me want to rage.
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Flowers and Their Meanings: The Secret Language and History of Over 600 Blooms by Karen Azoulay (2023) Cunningham’s Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs (2nd ed.) by Scott Cunningham (1985) Garden Witch’s Herbal by Ellen Dugan (2009) Herbal Magick: A Guide to Herbal Enchantments, Folklore, and Divination by Gerina Dunwich (2019) The attachment strategy of English ivy: a complex mechanism acting on several hierarchical levels by Björn Melzer, et al. (2010) https://doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2010.0140 https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/hedera-helix/ https://www.rxlist.com/supplements/english_ivy.htm https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedera_helix -
I’m returning to my tradition of wintry and holiday-themed plants for December. You can call it a tradition once you’ve done it two years in a row, right? First up is Holly, which I’ve always considered a bush, but apparently it’s a tree? Maybe it’s just a matter of perspective.
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https://www.cloudforests.ie/blog/the-holly-tree Cunningham’s Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs (2nd ed.) by Scott Cunningham (1985) Garden Witch’s Herbal by Ellen Dugan (2009) https://treesforlife.org.uk/into-the-forest/trees-plants-animals/trees/holly/holly-mythology-and-folklore/ https://www.moonfallmetaphysical.com/s/stories/holly-uses-in-witchcraft https://www.thespruce.com/eighteen-species-holly-trees-and-shrubs-3269647 https://thepresenttree.com/blogs/tree-meanings/holly-tree-meaning Trees of the Carolinas Field Guide by Stan Tekiela (2007) -
Yesterday was Thanksgiving here in the U.S., so Happy Harvest! This week, we’re reviewing the year in new botanical discoveries.
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https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/new-fungus-species-at-worlds-end.htm Exophiala chapopotensis sp. nov., an extremotolerant black yeast from an oil-polluted soil in Mexico; phylophenetic approach to species hypothesis in the Herpotrichiellaceae family by Martin R. Ide-Perez, et al. (2024) https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0297232 https://phys.org/news/2024-02-species-story.html Simocybe ramosa, a new species from the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area by Libelje Mortier, et al. (2024) [Abstract] https://doi.org/10.1656/045.031.0108 https://blog.pensoft.net/2024/10/09/drone-discovers-new-plant-species-in-hawaii/ https://blog.pensoft.net/2024/03/07/five-new-plant-species-with-striking-flowers-discovered-in-china/ Revealing brownish Mycena diversity in China: New discoveries and taxonomic insights by Renxui Wei, et al. (2024) [Abstract] https://doi.org/10.3390/jof10060439 -
I broke out my Intro to Plant Biology textbook from college for this. I just want you to know that.
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https://www.britannica.com/plant/banana-plant Raven Biology of Plants (8th ed.) by Evert Eichhorn (2013) A Dictionary of Plant Pathology by Paul Holliday (1989) https://asm.org/articles/2021/june/clone-wars-how-fusarium-fungi-control-the-banana-i https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/8-things-you-didnt-know-about-bananas PBS News Hour. (16 January 2016). Inside the fight to save the bananas we know (and love). [Video] https://www.thespruce.com/banana-tree-growing-profile-3269353 https://www.inverse.com/science/artificial-banana-flavor-real-science https://www.science.org/doi/full/10.1126/science.365.6450.207 Tropical Plants of Costa Rica by Willow Zuchowski (2007) -
If you’ve ever eaten a Pawpaw, let me you what you think it tastes like. Is it “sunny and electric”?
You can buy frozen Pawpaw pulp (and other forest-foraged goodies) from Integration Acres: https://integrationacres.com/
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https://www.seriouseats.com/what-are-pawpaws-wild-fruit-midwest-how-to-prep-and-eat-pawpaws https://wilkes.ces.ncsu.edu/2024/01/establishing-a-pawpaw-tree-in-your-backyard/ https://www.nps.gov/articles/pawpaw.htm “Where’s a Good Giant Ground Sloth When You Need One?” by Carol Ann McCormick (March-April 2010) in North Carolina Botanical Garden Newsletter. Peterson Field Guides: Edible Wild Plants of Eastern and Central North America by Lee Allen Peterson (1977) Trees of the Carolinas Field Guide by Stan Tekiela (2007) The Appalachian Project. (2024, Sept. 21). The pawpaw, often referred to as "America's forgotten fruit," holds a special place in the history and culture of Appalachia. [Social media post] Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/AppalachianProject/posts/pfbid02xtvQgHH4f4NDMw5gfh1RQn75ji8Bk89xHSPkZBZQUBL1Fwoty3TYVEXtAU6xXigEl https://heritageconservancy.org/pawpaw-a-big-fruit-in-need-of-bigger-love/ -
Oh my stars, I finished editing early this time! Which is good, because I’ll be in Berlin next week, and I need to hustle to get an episode banked for when I’m gone.
Give a holler in the comments if you also have childhood head lice trauma. 🙃
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https://www.feedipedia.org/node/594 Bitter apple (Citrullus colocynthis) - A review of a wild plant growing from Asia to Africa with high medicinal potentials by Sidra Jabeen, et al. (2017) Citrullus colocynthis (L.) Schrad (Bitter Apple Fruit): Promising Traditional Uses, Pharmacological Effects, Aspects, and Potential Applications by Qin-Yuan Li, et al. (2022) https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2021.791049 Desert Plants of Egypt’s Wadi El Gemal National Park by Tamer Mahmoud (2010) “Citrullus colocynthis: Colocynth, Bitter Apple, Bitter Gourd” by Abdalbasit Adam Mariod, et al. (2017) in Unconventional Oilseeds and Oil Sources Citrullus colocynthis (bitter apple): bioactive compounds, nutritional profile, nutraceutical properties and potential food applications: a review by Vasundhara Rao and Amrita Poonia (2023) https://doi.org/10.1186/s43014-022-00118-9 -
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
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https://www.anbg.gov.au/gnp/interns-2002/amorphophallus-paeoniifolius.html https://conservatory.cals.cornell.edu/2016/05/18/featured-plant-amorphophallus-paeoniifolius/ A phytopharmacological review on an important medicinal plant - Amorphophallus paeoniifolius by Yadu Nandan Dey, et al. (2012) https://doi.org/10.4103/0974-8520.100303 https://blogs.ifas.ufl.edu/collierco/2021/07/15/the-mystery-of-the-missing-amorphophallus/ https://garden.org/plants/view/177687/Elephant-Yam-Amorphophallus-paeoniifolius/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amorphophallus_paeoniifolius -
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).
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https://www.verywellhealth.com/bloodroot-4175168 Sanguinaria canadensis: Traditional medicine, phytochemical composition, biological activities, and current uses by Andrew Croaker, et al. (2016) https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms17091414 Peterson Field Guide to Medicinal Plants and Herbs of Eastern and Central North America (3rd ed.) by Steven Foster and James A. Duke (2014) https://dsps.lib.uiowa.edu/roots/bloodroot/ Wild Flowers of North Carolina and Surrounding Areas by William S. Justice and C. Ritchie Bell (1979) McElroy, Sydnee and McElroy, Justin. (2018, 16 November). Black Salve (No. 253). In Sawbones. Maximum Fun. https://maximumfun.org/episodes/sawbones/sawbones-black-salve/ https://content.ces.ncsu.edu/bloodroot-sanguinaria-canadensis-l https://extension.psu.edu/spooktacular-flora-and-fungi https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanguinaria -
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.
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https://www.carnivorousplantresource.com/the-plants/audrey-ii/ The Little Shop of Horrors (1960). Roger Corman [Dir.]. https://playbill.com/article/did-you-know-that-audrey-ii-in-little-shop-of-horrors-is-a-female-man-eating-plant https://littleshop.fandom.com/wiki/Audrey_II Little Shop of Horrors (1986). Frank Oz [Dir.]. -
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. 😒
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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) https://doi.org/10.1080/15563650902904407 [Abstract] https://www.drugs.com/npp/aconite.html Mode of antinociceptive and toxic action of alkaloids of Aconitum species by U. T. Gutser, et al. (1997) https://doi.org/10.1007/PL00005136 [Abstract] Botanical Curses and Poisons: The Shadow Lives of Plants by Fez Inkwright (2021) https://www.rferl.org/a/kyrgyzstan-toxic-root-president-four-patients-hospital-poisoning/31215533.html https://www.uaex.uada.edu/yard-garden/resource-library/plant-week/aconitum-napellus-monkshood-wolfsbane-05-13-2016.aspx https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aconitum -
Spooky, scary mushrooms are glowing in the forest. 👻
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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 https://theconversation.com/the-glowing-ghost-mushroom-looks-like-it-comes-from-a-fungal-netherworld-111607 The ghost fungus Omphalotus nidiformis (Berk.), new to Indonesia, poisoned foragers by Ivan P. Putra, et al. (2023) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.kjs.2023.01.002 Bioluminescence in the ghost fungus Omphalotus nidiformis does not attract potential spore dispersing insects by Philip Weinstein, et al. (2016) https://doi.org/10.5598/imafungus.2016.07.02.01 -
Someday I should cover the plantain fruit, too, just to be chaotic—I mean informative.
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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 in Traditional Persian Medicine and modern phytotherapy: A narrative review by Younes Najafian (2018) Therapeutic uses and pharmacological properties of Plantago major L. and its active constituents by Ali Nazarizadeh, et al. (2013) https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/plantago-major/ The traditional uses, chemical constituents and biological activities of Plantago major L.: A review by Anne B. Samuelsen (2000) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plantago_major - Daha fazla göster
