Dziwidło olbrzymie zakwitło we wrocławskim Ogrodzie Botanicznym, przyciągając tysiące odwiedzających. Roślina, która kwitnie rzadko i krótko, osiągnęła 149 cm wysokości. Wydarzenie to jest wyjątkowe ze względu na zagrożenie wyginięciem gatunku.
We Wrocławskim Ogrodzie Botanicznym zakwitło rzadkie dziwidło olbrzymie (Amorphophallus titanum), znane z padlinożernego zapachu. Roślina, zagrożona wyginięciem, otwiera swój kwiatostan tylko na 24-48 godzin po 11-15 latach, przyciągając owady do zapylenia.
W Ogrodzie Botanicznym Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego zakwitło dziwidło olbrzymie (Amorphophallus titanum), roślina pochodząca z Sumatry, znana z zapachu przypominającego padlinę. Kwitnienie trwa 24-48 godzin i zdarza się raz na 11-15 lat.
Gardeners at Trinity College, Cambridge have recreated a 17th-century botanical garden planted by naturalist John Ray. Using a 1690 engraving and Ray's writings, the garden aims to promote biodiversity and climate resilience, featuring plants Ray studied and grew.
The Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL), a digital archive of natural world literature, has made over 64 million pages freely available. Despite its crucial role in scientific research and understanding biodiversity crises, BHL faces funding cuts and may cease operations by 2027.
A report from Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew highlights how AI and digitisation are accelerating the identification and conservation of plant and fungi species, offering a crucial tool in the fight against extinction. Despite significant progress, vast numbers of species remain unanalysed, with climate change impacting flowering times and disrupting ecosystems.
Dziwidło olbrzymie, znane z intensywnego zapachu padliny, po raz pierwszy zakwitnie w Ogrodzie Botanicznym Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego. Roślina, pochodząca z Sumatry i zagrożona wyginięciem, może osiągnąć 3 metry wysokości, a jej kwitnienie trwa 2-3 dni.
Two rare brown wood owls have successfully hatched and grown flight feathers at Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden in Hong Kong. The chicks, still white and downy, were kept undisturbed for weeks before the announcement. The brown wood owl is one of the largest owl species in Hong Kong, naturally arriving from southern China within the last two decades.
Two rare brown wood owl chicks successfully fledged last month at Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden in Hong Kong. The forest-dependent species, one of the largest native owl species, naturally dispersed into Hong Kong from southern China within the past two decades.
UK Nature Envoy Ruth Davis visited Chengdu, China, to foster ecological protection and botanical cooperation. She witnessed the signing of a memorandum of understanding between Chengdu Botanical Garden and the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, aiming to enhance collaboration in biodiversity research, plant conservation, and climate change initiatives over the next five years.
George Forster, a naturalist who traveled with Captain James Cook, championed human rights and critiqued racism and philosophers like Kant. His life, marked by exploration and intellectual defiance, also brought personal hardship.
A robot performing martial arts at a botanical garden in Urumqi, Xinjiang, accidentally kicked a young boy in the stomach on Children's Day, causing him to collapse in pain. The incident, which occurred without safety barriers, has sparked public outcry and debate.
Guangdong Province has released two group standards, 'Guidelines for the Construction of Regional Botanical Gardens' and 'Guidelines for the Construction of Native Botanical Gardens,' to bolster its plant ex-situ conservation network and promote ecological development.
L'Orto Botanico di Torino scopre una nuova varietà di peonia naturale, unica in Piemonte, e la affida ai Vivai delle Commande di Carmagnola per la moltiplicazione. La peonia, senza nome, fiorirà nuovamente la prossima primavera e sarà il nuovo logo dell'Orto Botanico.
A Queensland developer has proposed to build a wheelchair-accessible zip-line to cross the Brisbane River from Kangaroo Point to the City Botanic Gardens.
