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steemstem
2018-06-14 04:38
Do Roots Need Light?
What does light do to roots? It might seem strange to think about, but plant roots are able to perceive light and react to it just like other parts of plants. We are all very familiar with the type of
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linux
2017-10-16 00:28
FOSS Software Review: KeePassXC
Using a password manager is a very effective way to improve your security online. I recently looked at most of the options available for Linux. I wanted to write a small review of KeePassXC which is what
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science
2017-10-15 04:28
Hidden Life of Ferns
Introduction Ferns are probably the most prominent seedless vascular plants. Their life cycle differs from flowering plants, since they have two separate stages in their life cycle which can both grow
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steemstem
2017-10-08 04:07
How Do Plants Move? The Sensitive Plant.
Introduction Most of the time, plants move very slowly. Normally, you wouldn't expect a plant to move out of the way if you touch it. Luckily for us, nature is full of surprises. The picture features a
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colorchallenge
2017-10-06 22:01
Color Challenge: Blue Wildflowers
I found these larkspurs growing in a forest in Oregon. The blue color of the flowers really stood out in the forest floor which was mostly green from the many ferns growing there. I took this photo on
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steemstem
2017-10-06 05:58
How Do Plants Move? The Venus Flytrap.
Introduction Plants actually have many ways to move, even though they cannot move place to place like animals. The Venus flytrap(Dionaea muscipula) from the swamps of the southeastern United States is
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steemstem
2017-10-02 00:48
How Can Sunlight Hurt Plants?
Since my previous article looked at some ways plants detect light, I thought it might be fun to look at what happens when plants get too much sunlight. If you've ever wondered what happens to shade plants
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photography
2017-10-01 01:18
Oregon Wildflowers #6 (Wild Rose/wilde Rose)
While hiking in the forest, I found this wild rose growing across the path. This flower was quite a contrast to the dominate vegetation there which mainly consisted of conifers, some deciduous trees, and
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steemstem
2017-09-30 02:30
How does the wavelength of light affect plant growth?
I saw an interesting question by @gregan in a post by @budz82. In the post @budz82 had created an experiment to test the effects of different wavelengths of light on plant growth. The original question
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nature
2017-09-29 17:58
Oregon Wildflowers #5 (Linum bienne/Pale flax/Wild-Lein)
I found this pale flax flower this summer in a large meadow on the edge of a forest. Linum bienne is native to Europe, but it has been introduced to North America where it can now be found growing in the
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nature
2017-09-28 23:46
Oregon Wildflowers (Wild Hyacinth/Triteleia hyacinthina)
I found this flower (Triteleia hyacinthina) growing in a small clearing in a coniferous forest in Oregon. They grow along the western coast of North America and flower in the spring [1]. These flowers
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hiking
2017-09-27 23:58
Hairy flower
I nearly missed these flowers as I was hiking out of a forest into a meadow. I'm glad that I was walking slowly, so that I saw them. Tolmie's mariposa lily(Calochortus tolmiei) is a small, hairy flower
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nature
2017-09-26 17:24
Invasive forest flower
I found this attractive flower while hiking through a forest in the Pacific Northwest this summer. The species is called Herb-Robert (Geranium robertianum). G. robertianum is native to Eurasia, but it
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nature
2017-09-26 02:18
Life of a Wildflower
These are some wildflowers from genus Dichelostemma that I found while wandering through some meadows and forests in Oregon this year. Dichelostemma is a genus of angiosperms(flowering plants) within the
