The winter aconite began its career as a plant for the estates of the aristocracy.
Before long, the flower escaped from the landscape gardens into the wild: in 1838 the winter aconite was first recorded as flowering in the wild in Great Britain.
Read more: regency-explorer.net/winter-aconi...
Before long, the flower escaped from the landscape gardens into the wild: in 1838 the winter aconite was first recorded as flowering in the wild in Great Britain.
Read more: regency-explorer.net/winter-aconi...
January 23, 2026 at 7:49 AM
We had such a great time at our workshop last Thursday and Friday! How great to host amazing speakers like @fabribald.bsky.social, @segundo-ortin.bsky.social (sadly only digitally), @philosobio.bsky.social and @abigailnd.bsky.social, as well as several others (not yet present on Bluesky)! 🤩
#HPBio
#HPBio
December 2, 2024 at 4:17 PM
Check out Shannon Stunden Bower's review of "Manomin: Caring for Ecosystems and Each Other," published in 2024 by @umanitobapress.bsky.social; review now available @hnetreviews.bsky.social #envhist #envhum #aghist #planthistory
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April 11, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Check out Shannon Stunden Bower's review of "Manomin: Caring for Ecosystems and Each Other," published in 2024 by @umanitobapress.bsky.social; review now available @hnetreviews.bsky.social #envhist #envhum #aghist #planthistory
www.h-net.org/reviews/show...
www.h-net.org/reviews/show...
Just in case anyone wondered, the title of Tara Nummedal's presentation for the CHSTM OISH session is: "'The Männel is a root, it should be called an Allraune': A Mandrake, Magic, and Money in Seventeenth-Century Saxony"... happy weekend, all! #earlymodern #planthistory #archivalhistory
Mandrakes alert! Tara Nummedal will share her archival finds at the CHSTM Objects, Images and Spaces of Health working group on Fri Oct 13th @ 11 EST. Alisha Rankin start with convo w/ a comment. Please do join us! Details: tinyurl.com/2ycanzjx #histmed #histsci #materialculture #histknow
October 6, 2023 at 8:19 AM
Just in case anyone wondered, the title of Tara Nummedal's presentation for the CHSTM OISH session is: "'The Männel is a root, it should be called an Allraune': A Mandrake, Magic, and Money in Seventeenth-Century Saxony"... happy weekend, all! #earlymodern #planthistory #archivalhistory
Urge Duke University to Reconsider Closing Their Herbarium - Sign the Petition! chng.it/dcq7r7Bv via
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#plantstudies #plantscience #planthistory #herbarium #histsci #biology #history
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February 18, 2024 at 9:14 AM
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September 25, 2026 at 6:30 PM
www.brepolsonline.net/content/book...
fascinating new publication - a volume on images and institutions in the 17th and 18th centuries, edited by M. Jonker and K. Reinhart for @brepols.net
with several things on plants, plant illustrations, and plant knowledge #planthistory
fascinating new publication - a volume on images and institutions in the 17th and 18th centuries, edited by M. Jonker and K. Reinhart for @brepols.net
with several things on plants, plant illustrations, and plant knowledge #planthistory
Images and Institutions | Brepols Online
One of the most important developments in the history of science from the early seventeenth until the late eighteenth century was the foundation of institutions for collaborative research and the publ...
www.brepolsonline.net
September 24, 2026 at 7:58 AM
www.brepolsonline.net/content/book...
fascinating new publication - a volume on images and institutions in the 17th and 18th centuries, edited by M. Jonker and K. Reinhart for @brepols.net
with several things on plants, plant illustrations, and plant knowledge #planthistory
fascinating new publication - a volume on images and institutions in the 17th and 18th centuries, edited by M. Jonker and K. Reinhart for @brepols.net
with several things on plants, plant illustrations, and plant knowledge #planthistory
Ha! So all I had to do here on Bluesky was search "silphion" only to discover a recent book on this very subject, AND the history behind "the host herb of the ancients". 🤩 Just ordered myself a copy: The Lost Supper, by Taras Grescoe. 🌱 #silphion #silphium #botany #planthistory #PlantSci
I went in search of everything from Aztec caviar to the silphion plant adored by the ancient Greeks and Romans.
@gastronomica.bsky.social
More on The Lost Supper, now out in paperback, here:
www.taras-grescoe.com/the-lost-sup...
@gastronomica.bsky.social
More on The Lost Supper, now out in paperback, here:
www.taras-grescoe.com/the-lost-sup...
January 26, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Ha! So all I had to do here on Bluesky was search "silphion" only to discover a recent book on this very subject, AND the history behind "the host herb of the ancients". 🤩 Just ordered myself a copy: The Lost Supper, by Taras Grescoe. 🌱 #silphion #silphium #botany #planthistory #PlantSci
4) "'Bright Leaves of Cottonwoods Whirling Away': Plants, Place-Making, and Nostalgia in Folklore Magazine’s First Five Years" by Taryn Goff - niche-canada.org/2025/06/19/b...
#envhist #skhistory #cdnhist #planthistory @skhistoryfolklore.bsky.social
#envhist #skhistory #cdnhist #planthistory @skhistoryfolklore.bsky.social
“Bright Leaves of Cottonwoods Whirling Away”: Plants, Place-Making, and Nostalgia in Folklore Magazine’s First Five Years
Folklore magazine’s early archives preserve rich plant-centered memories, evoking prairie life, seasonal change, settler survival, and complex cultural histories.
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August 20, 2025 at 8:51 PM
4) "'Bright Leaves of Cottonwoods Whirling Away': Plants, Place-Making, and Nostalgia in Folklore Magazine’s First Five Years" by Taryn Goff - niche-canada.org/2025/06/19/b...
#envhist #skhistory #cdnhist #planthistory @skhistoryfolklore.bsky.social
#envhist #skhistory #cdnhist #planthistory @skhistoryfolklore.bsky.social
“They celebrate a queer kinship with a plant often seen by dominant society as weedy, worthless, perverse, or irritating.” - Kaden Jelsing
niche-canada.org/2026/06/15/n...
#pridemonth #queerecology #queerhistory #envhist #musichistory #planthistory
niche-canada.org/2026/06/15/n...
#pridemonth #queerecology #queerhistory #envhist #musichistory #planthistory
"The Nettle Meddles": Queer Joy and Settler Belonging on the Salish Sea
Nave Nitrof’s film Nettle Fest ’87 celebrates queer punk kinship with nettles, though it unintentionally reproduces settler-colonial erasure of Indigenous histories.
niche-canada.org
June 27, 2026 at 3:46 PM
“They celebrate a queer kinship with a plant often seen by dominant society as weedy, worthless, perverse, or irritating.” - Kaden Jelsing
niche-canada.org/2026/06/15/n...
#pridemonth #queerecology #queerhistory #envhist #musichistory #planthistory
niche-canada.org/2026/06/15/n...
#pridemonth #queerecology #queerhistory #envhist #musichistory #planthistory
Learn more about one of my favorite plant families, horsetails! :) #plants #botany #plantmorphology #hiking #plantid #planthistory #science
Equisetaceae - Horsetail or Scouring rush
Equisetaceae (Horsetail or Scouring rush) is one of my favorite plant families.
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May 27, 2026 at 10:26 PM
Learn more about one of my favorite plant families, horsetails! :) #plants #botany #plantmorphology #hiking #plantid #planthistory #science
Last week I spoke about materiality approaches in @prizepapers.bsky.social at a great workshop on DH methods for exploring Moravian botanical networks organised by the BMBF project Naturforschung und protestantische Mission at TU Dresden and Uni Halle. #moravians #herrenhuter #botany #planthistory
June 6, 2024 at 8:14 AM
Last week I spoke about materiality approaches in @prizepapers.bsky.social at a great workshop on DH methods for exploring Moravian botanical networks organised by the BMBF project Naturforschung und protestantische Mission at TU Dresden and Uni Halle. #moravians #herrenhuter #botany #planthistory
#NewBook Looking forward to delving into this... #trees #planthistory #culture #ecology #planthumanities
April 26, 2025 at 5:43 PM
#NewBook Looking forward to delving into this... #trees #planthistory #culture #ecology #planthumanities
I have been obsessed with this plant since I first heard about it a few years ago: Silphion (also Silphium) aka Ferula drudeana (a new species?) which was thought be be extinct - but now, maybe not! Link to the story, below. (1897 Köhler's Medizinal) 🌱 #botany #planthistory #paleobotany #PlantSci
January 25, 2025 at 9:59 PM
I have been obsessed with this plant since I first heard about it a few years ago: Silphion (also Silphium) aka Ferula drudeana (a new species?) which was thought be be extinct - but now, maybe not! Link to the story, below. (1897 Köhler's Medizinal) 🌱 #botany #planthistory #paleobotany #PlantSci
Sorry for shameless plug but the new redesigned edition of my #book #RemarkableTrees was published yesterday. Yay!
#trees #planthistory #planthumanities
It highlights the myriad ways we use, revere, & need to conserve trees. It's packed with lovely illustrations from the #Archives at #Kew Gardens.
#trees #planthistory #planthumanities
It highlights the myriad ways we use, revere, & need to conserve trees. It's packed with lovely illustrations from the #Archives at #Kew Gardens.
September 3, 2024 at 8:54 AM
Sorry for shameless plug but the new redesigned edition of my #book #RemarkableTrees was published yesterday. Yay!
#trees #planthistory #planthumanities
It highlights the myriad ways we use, revere, & need to conserve trees. It's packed with lovely illustrations from the #Archives at #Kew Gardens.
#trees #planthistory #planthumanities
It highlights the myriad ways we use, revere, & need to conserve trees. It's packed with lovely illustrations from the #Archives at #Kew Gardens.
In this article, we explore the embedded cultural narratives around queerness in the origin stories of aromatic plants.
www.atroposparfums.com/post/aromati...
#planthistory #queerhistory #greece #ancientgreece
www.atroposparfums.com/post/aromati...
#planthistory #queerhistory #greece #ancientgreece
Aromatic Metamorphosis: Queer Men, Masculinity & Botanicals in Ancient Greece
Ancient Greek myths link aromatic plants with queer desire, sacred ecology, and tragic metamorphosis. Believed to hold Pneuma and Archē, fragrant plants embodied powerful emotions made material.…
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January 4, 2026 at 6:01 PM
In this article, we explore the embedded cultural narratives around queerness in the origin stories of aromatic plants.
www.atroposparfums.com/post/aromati...
#planthistory #queerhistory #greece #ancientgreece
www.atroposparfums.com/post/aromati...
#planthistory #queerhistory #greece #ancientgreece
#WelshPoppy #PapaverCambricum #WelshWildflowers #WildflowersOfWales #WelshFlowers #Botany #PlantHistory #WelshHistory #GardenHistory #Wales #WelshHeritage #WildflowerGarden
The Welsh Poppy
Discover the fascinating history of the Welsh Poppy, from its botanical name and folklore to its role in Welsh culture and gardens.
www.welshcountry.co.uk
August 20, 2026 at 7:58 AM
Human relationships with nature have always been complicated.
Some people knew plants deeply. Some people worked with the land. Some people didn't.
People were just people, not a universal symbol of ecological harmony.
#Herbalism #PlantHistory #HateToBreakItToYou #CriticalThinking #CulturalHistory
Some people knew plants deeply. Some people worked with the land. Some people didn't.
People were just people, not a universal symbol of ecological harmony.
#Herbalism #PlantHistory #HateToBreakItToYou #CriticalThinking #CulturalHistory
September 16, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Human relationships with nature have always been complicated.
Some people knew plants deeply. Some people worked with the land. Some people didn't.
People were just people, not a universal symbol of ecological harmony.
#Herbalism #PlantHistory #HateToBreakItToYou #CriticalThinking #CulturalHistory
Some people knew plants deeply. Some people worked with the land. Some people didn't.
People were just people, not a universal symbol of ecological harmony.
#Herbalism #PlantHistory #HateToBreakItToYou #CriticalThinking #CulturalHistory
How'd you do?
Check the comments to check your answer.
#TrueOrFalse #Herbalism #PlantHistory #MedicinalPlants #Botany
Check the comments to check your answer.
#TrueOrFalse #Herbalism #PlantHistory #MedicinalPlants #Botany
August 21, 2026 at 6:30 PM
How'd you do?
Check the comments to check your answer.
#TrueOrFalse #Herbalism #PlantHistory #MedicinalPlants #Botany
Check the comments to check your answer.
#TrueOrFalse #Herbalism #PlantHistory #MedicinalPlants #Botany
There have always been people with deep relationships to plants and land.
There have also always been people who were disconnected from them.
The past was not one universal experience.
#Herbalism #PlantHistory #HistoryMatters #CriticalThinking #CulturalContext
There have also always been people who were disconnected from them.
The past was not one universal experience.
#Herbalism #PlantHistory #HistoryMatters #CriticalThinking #CulturalContext
July 15, 2026 at 6:02 PM
There have always been people with deep relationships to plants and land.
There have also always been people who were disconnected from them.
The past was not one universal experience.
#Herbalism #PlantHistory #HistoryMatters #CriticalThinking #CulturalContext
There have also always been people who were disconnected from them.
The past was not one universal experience.
#Herbalism #PlantHistory #HistoryMatters #CriticalThinking #CulturalContext
🌍✨ Explore the journey of tobacco, a plant that shaped cultures and economies! From sacred rituals to a cash crop, its story is one of exchange, exploitation, and transformation. Discover its impact on trade routes and social practices. 👉 Read more! #TradeHistory #PlantHistory
January 17, 2025 at 11:32 PM
🌍✨ Explore the journey of tobacco, a plant that shaped cultures and economies! From sacred rituals to a cash crop, its story is one of exchange, exploitation, and transformation. Discover its impact on trade routes and social practices. 👉 Read more! #TradeHistory #PlantHistory
