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I learn my botany from a man who swears a lot and talks about societal problems while exploring construction zones.

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Botany science books lately?

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Are you asking for suggestions? :)

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Actually, yeah. Is there a biology or chemistry equivalent to Simon Singh's The Big Bang?

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I do not know that one but adding it to my pile. :) I lean more ecology and systems, so I am sure there are some other good recs out there.

Where to find: https://annas-archive.org/ - DM me if you want the audiobook or cannot find it (that goes for anyone).

Also, check out Crime Pays, But Botany Doesn't, a great podcast. I believe he has a book.

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kale is a delicious vegetable

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KALE DOESN'T EXIST IT'S CABBAGE ALL THE WAY DOWN

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AND NEITHER DO VEGETABLES

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It doesn't have a common name on purpose.

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How is it asparagus if it’s not in the genus *Asparagus*?

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So I went on Wikipedia and apparently *Ornithogalum adseptentrionesvergentulum* and its genus *Ornithogalum* are part of the *Asparagaceae* family which is known as the *asparagus family*, not to be confused with the *Asparagus* genus, of which it is but a subset. Gotta love when they fuck with people like that.

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Yeah I know but I object to calling all plants in the asparagus family types of asparagus. Otherwise we’ll soon be dealing with famous types of asparagus such a hostas, agaves, bluebells, dracaenas, and many others.

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I agree. Especially because Ornithogalum is definitely not an Asparagus kind of plant. If maybe Ornithogalum had been in the Asparagus genus before but got split, well OK. But calling any plant in this pretty diverse family "asparagus", is wild.

The APG II system of 2003 allowed two options as to the circumscription of the family: either Asparagaceae sensu lato ("in the wider sense") combining seven previously recognized families, or Asparagaceae sensu stricto ("in the strict sense") consisting of very few genera (notably Asparagus, also Hemiphylacus), but nevertheless totalling a few hundred species. The revised APG III system of 2009 allows only the broader sense.

Asparagaceae includes 114 genera with a total of approximately 2,900 known species.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asparagaceae?wprov=sfla1

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Yep, I don't trust they're a botanist.

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That is a spell from Harry Potter and you cannot convince me otherwise

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That's what saruman spoke when summoning the lightning to attack the fellowship

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