Posts Tagged ‘Ethnobotany’
William J. Fisher: Botanizing in the Alaskan Wilderness
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. May 26, 1830 On this day, dear garden enthusiasts, we celebrate the birth of a most intriguing figure in the annals of botanical history: William J. Fisher, the German-American naturalist, marine biologist, and…
Read MoreRemembering Schultes-Award-Winning Ethnobotanist Calvin R. Sperling
“Sperling traipsed over mountain slopes [in the Soviet Union] in search of wild apricot trees. He had expected to find about twenty forgotten varieties. Instead, he brought back nearly fifty different specimens.” July 3, 1993Â On this day, newspapers reported on the first recipient of the Richard Evans Schultes Award: Calvin R. Sperling. Calvin was…
Read MoreGarden Ethnobotanist Jan Salick Honored with the 2020 Fairchild Medal for Plant Exploration
“Jan has worked all over the world. She’s been to the most exotic places that you can think of: Indonesia, the Himalayas in the Amazon, in South America, etc. In 2018, the Missouri Botanical Garden tweeted: Garden ethnobotanist Dr. Jan Salick has built a career on wanderlust.” February 7, 2020Â On this day, Dr. Jan…
Read MoreThe First-Ever Richard Evans Schultes Award Went to Ethnobotanist Calvin R. Sperling
“As Schultes once said, ‘Ethnobotany simply means someone who is investigating plants used by primitive societies in various parts of the world.'” July 3, 1993 On this day, The Press Democrat out of Santa Rosa, California, reported on the first Richard Evans Schultes Award recipient. The honor went to a preeminent botanist and plant explorer…
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