Root beer plant, Piper auritum, is a tropical, perennial shrub or small tree. It can be grown outdoors or indoors and is valued for its large, fuzzy, heart-shaped leaves. Foliage gives rise to the ...

Yesterday my botany class had its third field trip of the semester. It was a bit foggy and cool when we started, but cleared up nicely and got warm by lunchtime. (Don’t forget that the middle of ...

Yesterday my botany class had its first field trip of the semester. It was chilly but not so bad. (Don’t forget that the middle of winter is a great time to study plants.) On our trip, we dealt mostly ...