Herbs in Action: Recent Episodes
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Reflections and stories about herbs from Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens Botany in Action fellows.
Rich Hull, studying at Indiana University, with thoughts and reflections on Hydrastis canadensis or Goldenseal.
Camille DeSisto, studying at Duke University, with thoughts and reflections on Vanilla planifolia or vanilla.
Manuel Bernal Escobar, studying at University of Miami, with thoughts and reflections on Jacaranda copaia or chingalé.
James Barnes, studying at University of Virginia, with thoughts and reflections on Lagenaria siceraria or bottle gourd.
Cassandra Ziegler, studying at Duquesne University, with thoughts and reflections on Monotropa uniflora or ghost pipe.
Lydia Soifer, studying at University of Florida, with thoughts and reflections on Asplenium nidus or bird's nest fern.
Amanda Thiel, studying at Washington State University, with thoughts and reflections on Crotalaria longirostrata or chipilín.
Sarah Klionsky, studying at the University of Connecticut, with thoughts and reflections on Vaccinium macrocarpon or cranberry.
Alexa Wagner, studying at Case Western Reserve University, with thoughts and reflections on Asimina triloba or paw paw.
Veronica Iriart, studying at the University of Pittsburgh, with thoughts and reflections on Lupinus perennis or wild lupine.
Haley Lewis, studying at Northwestern University, with thoughts and reflections on Solidago or goldenrod.
Emily Thyroff, studying at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, with thoughts and reflections on Waltheria indica or 'Uhaloa.
Taylor Zallek, studying at the University of Pittsburgh, with thoughts and reflections on Salvinia.
Florencia Pech-Cárdenas, studying at the University of Minnesota with thoughts and reflections on Dysphania ambrosioides or epazote.
Emily Thyroff, studying at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, with thoughts and reflections on Pipterus albidus or Māmaki.
Emily Thyroff, studying at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, with thoughts and reflections on Pipterus albidus or Māmaki.
Rachel Reeb, studying at the University of Pittsburgh, with thoughts and reflections on Solidago or goldenrod.
Sarah Klionsky, studying at the University of Connecticut, with thoughts and reflections on Cornus canadensis or bunchberry.
Veronica Iriart, studying at the University of Pittsburgh, with thoughts and reflections on Trifolium pratense, or Red clover.
Alexa Wagner, studying at Case Western Reserve University, with thoughts and reflections on Geranium maculatum, or Wild geranium.
Samantha Bosco, studying at Cornell University, with thoughts and reflections on Allium tricoccum or ramps.
Sarah Skubel, studying at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, with thoughts and reflections on Rose.
Taylor Zallek, studying at the University of Pittsburgh, with thoughts and reflections on duckweed, or Lemna minor.
Rachel Reeb, studying at the University of Pittsburgh, with thoughts and reflections on bloodroot, or Sanguinaria canadensis.
Alexa Wagner, studying at Case Western Reserve University, with thoughts and reflections on spicebush, or Lindera benzoin.
Ashley McGuigan, studying at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa with thoughts and reflections on the genus Musa.
Kate Douthat, studying at Rutgers, with thoughts and reflections on sweet flag, or Acorus americanus.
Elisabeth Ward, studying at Yale University, with thoughts and reflections on Garlic mustard, or Alliaria petiolata.
Zoe Hastings, studying at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, with thoughts and reflections on Pōhinahina, or Vitex rotundifolia.
Sarah Skubel, studying at Rutgers, with thoughts and reflections on Rosemary, or Salvia rosmarinus.
Aurelie Jacquet, studying at Purdue University, with thoughts and reflections on Himalayan birch, or Betula utilis.
Sushma Shrestha, studying at the Miami University (Ohio), with thoughts and reflections on Rhododendron arboreum.
Samantha davis, studying at the Wright State University, with thoughts and reflections on Two-leaf toothwort, or Cardamine diphylla.
Kelly Ksiazek, studying at the Northwestern University, with thoughts and reflections on Nodding onion, or Allium cernuum.
George Meindl, studying at the University of Pittsburgh, with thoughts and reflections on Jewelflower, or Streptanthus polygaloides.
Jessica B. Turner, studying at the University of West Virginia, with thoughts and reflections on American ginseng, or Panax quinquefolius.
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Anna Johnson, studying at the University of Maryland Baltimore County, with thoughts and reflections on chicory, or Cichorium intybus.
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Aurelie Jacquet, studying at Purdue University (Indiana), with thoughts and reflections on Sage, or Salvia officinalis.
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Anita Varghese, studying at the University of Hawaii, with thoughts and reflections on black pepper, or Piper nigrum.
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George Meindl, studying at the University of Pittsburgh, with thoughts and reflections on sheeps sorrel, or Oxalis.
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Jessica B. Turner, studying at West Virginia University, with thoughts and reflections on lavender, or Lavandula.
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Chelsie Romulo, studying at George Mason University, with thoughts and reflections on Jerusalem artichoke, or Helianthus tuberosus.
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Stephen Murphy, studying at The Ohio State University, with thoughts and reflections on Teaberry or Gaultheria procumbens.
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Anna Johnson, studying at University of Maryland: Baltimore County, with thoughts and reflections on Anise hyssop, or Agastache foeniculum.
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Aurelie Jacquet, studying at Purdue University, with thoughts and reflections on red clover or Trifolium pratense.
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Rebecca Dalton, studying at Duke University, with thoughts and reflections on Spring beauty, or Claytonia Virginica.
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Andrea Drager, studying at Rice University, with thoughts and reflections on Moabi, or Baillonella toxisperma.
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Chelsea Romulo, studying at George Mason University, with thoughts and reflections on elderberry, or Sambucus.
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Ryan Unks, studying at the University of Georgia, with thoughts and reflections on pushirooti, pencil euphorbia, or Euphorbia tirucalli.
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Jessica B. Turner, studying at the University of West Virginia, with thoughts and reflections on bay laurel, or Laurus nobilis.
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Morgan Roche, studying at the University of Tennessee, with thoughts and reflections on Jewelweed, or Impatiens capensis.
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Rebecca Dalton, studying at Duke University, North Carolina with thoughts and reflections on red clover or Trifolium pratense.
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Sarick Matzen, studying at University of California, Berkeley, with thoughts and reflections on Tulsi or Ocimum tenuiflorum.
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Jonathan Flickinger, studying at Florida International University, with thoughts and reflections on Cuban oregano or Plectranthus amboinicus.
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Chelsie Romulo, studying at George Mason University with thoughts and reflections on Turtlehead or Chelone glabra.
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Andrea Drager, studying at Rice University with thoughts and reflections on Kola nut or Cola acuminata.
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Nicole Tiernan, studying at Florida International University, with thoughts and reflections on Aloe vera.
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Toby Liss, studying at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, with thoughts and reflections on Sassafras or Sassafras albidum.
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Betsabé Castro-Escobar, studying at the University of California, Berkeley, with thoughts and reflections on broadleaf plantain or Plantago major.
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Ashley McGuigan, studying at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, with thoughts and reflections on goatweed or Ageratum conyzoides.
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Jonathan Flickinger, studying at Florida International University with thoughts and reflections on Saw palmetto or Serenoa repens.
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Sarick Matzen, studying at The University of California, Berkeley with thoughts and reflections on Gray's Licorice Root, or Ligusticum grayi.
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Toby Liss, studying at SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, with thoughts and reflections on creeping juniper, Juniperus horizontalis
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Nichole Tiernan, studying at Florida International University, with thoughts and reflections on coffee, Coffea arabica.
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Kate Douthat, studying at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, with thoughts and reflections on wild bergamot, or Monarda fistulosa
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Betsabe Castro-Escobar, studying at the University of California, Berkeley with thoughts and reflections on the common rue, or Ruta graveolens
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Lynnaun Johnson, studying at Northwestern University and Chicago Botanic Garden with thoughts and reflections on vanilla orchid, or Vanilla planifolia.
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Sarick Matzen, studying at The University of California, Berkeley with thoughts and reflections on lousewort, elephant's head, and other Pedicularis species.
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Zoe Hastings, studying at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa with thoughts and reflections on Olena (Curcuma longa)
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Eli Ward, studying at Yale University, with thoughts and reflections on wood sorrel (Oxalis).
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On a rainy Summer day, youth working with Grow Pittsburgh at the Shiloh farm stand reflect on some ways that they use herbs.
Rachel Reeb, studying at the University of Pittsburgh, with thoughts and reflections on the common blue violet (Viola sororia)
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Toby Liss, studying at SUNY College of Environmental Studies and Forestry, with thoughts and reflections on Sweetshrub (Calycanthus floridus)
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Campers at the Brashear Association reflect on some of the fun they had and things they learned throughout their week at gardening camp.
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Nina Fontana, studying at the University of California-Davis, with thoughts and reflections on Fireweed (Chamaenerion angustifolium)
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Kate Douthat, studying at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, with thoughts and reflections on Parsley (Petroselinum crispum)
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