A #botanist searches for the #seeds of the rare #DeathValleySage

April 2, 2026

"For more than 15 years, botanist Naomi Fraga of the #CaliforniaBotanicGarden has been trying to collect seeds from the rare Death Valley sage, for safekeeping in a vault of native California seeds. Each time, she's come home empty handed. But this year, with the desert in the midst of a big bloom, she's trying again.

" 'It's a little bit of a gamble,' she says. 'But, you know, the plant's having a really good year. I feel hopeful.' "

Read more:
https://www.npr.org/sections/the-picture-show/2026/04/01/nx-s1-5749446/botanist-search-seeds-rare-death-valley-sage

#SolarPunkSunday #California #RarePlants #SeedVaults #SeedSaving #RareSeeds #DesertBloom #DeathValley #SuperBloom #PlantPreservation

ボタニスト26年春ヘアケア、アイスクリームのような「サクラ＆バニラの香り」シャンプーやヘアオイル
https://www.fashion-press.net/news/140275?media=line

#fashionpress #ボタニスト #BOTANIST #ビューティ #アイテム #コスメ #限定アイテム #ボディケア

Happy birthday to Indian #botanist E.K. Janaki Ammal (1897-1984), here with plants she studied: #sugarcane, #magnolia & eggplant.

A trailblazer for #womenInSTEM in India, expert in cytogenetics, phytogeography, coauthor Chromosomal Atlas of Plants, 1st Indian woman PhD & early woman in US #botany PhD, environmental activist who wrote about need to incorporate indigenous knowledge in sustainable development. Her name lives on in names of plants: 🧵
#MastoArt #womenInSTEM #printmaking #sciart

Day 29 #SciArtSeptember prompt foresight: #botanist E.K. Janaki Ammal (1897-1984), here with plants she studied.

A trailblazer for #womenInSTEM in India, expert in cytogenetics, phytogeography, coauthor Chromosomal Atlas of Plants, 1st Indian woman PhD & early woman in US #botany PhD, environmental activist who wrote about need to incorporate indigenous knowledge in sustainable development. Her name lives on in names of plants: Magnolia kobus Janaki Ammal, 🧵

#printmaking #sciart #mastoArt