Botany Curation: Oct 2021 #2

over 2 years ago

We appreciate your posts and the following ones are randomly selected because of their botanical qualities. They are manually curated on behalf of the Amazing Nature Community.

First a brief explanation about Botany:

Botany is a broad term covering scientific study of plants. It could be from a small living organism to a tree. Included would be flora, fungi, lichens, trees and flowering plants.

We are also interested in plants for their psychological (good for the mind & soul) benefits.

Through botany, medicinal properties are discovered from nature. Food, medicines, parks, forests, pollution and much more have been improved with botanical knowledge. Botanists search for alternatives from the harmful chemicals used on crops and the deforestation that has damaged the health of our planet.

Herbalism, with ancient people identifying edible, medicinal or poisonous plants, is the original of Botany. Our ancestors and Native peoples were botanists in their own right. They knew of the healing properties to be found in plants but much of that knowledge had been lost to future generations.

Now I would like to bring your attention to the curated posts and ask you to show some love to the amazing authors:

@rem-steem, in childhood, enjoyed hearing the musical flow of the bamboo trees in the wind. At one time bamboo served many purposes but nowadays, with modern building materials, the bamboo is forgotten.

https://peakd.com/hive-127788/@rem-steem/be-like-bamboo-the-symbol-of-strength-and-longevity

@galca finds many maple trees planted in her city. They grow everywhere - in the courtyards of houses, along the sidewalks on the streets, in parks. In the fall, maples stand out for their beauty ~ the leaves are beautiful. In Autumn, they are golden, red and even purple.

https://peakd.com/hive-127788/@galca/about-my-favorite-maples-in

@gems.and.cookies features the interesting looking Air plants. He tells us Air plants are very special the way they can grow just in air. No soil at all required. Their leaves can look a bit like alien arms or like the tentacles of a sea creature.

https://peakd.com/hive-127788/@gems.and.cookies/my-plant-of-the-week-up-in-the-air

@txatxy follows the procession of miniature apples as they develop on a tree in the park. The apples were so small and plentiful she had to smile when seeing them.

https://peakd.com/hive-127788/@txatxy/the-little-apple-malus-sylvestris

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