CrimePaysButBotanyDoesnt

Vestigial Plant Ecology & Homeless Camps

In San Antonio, Texas we inspect a relict plant community that offers us a glimpse into what the Flora of San Antonio may have looked like 150 years ago. the only reason that this plant community still survives is due to the steep Limestone cliff it grows on and the fact that it is sandwiched between to on ramps and a freeway.

Because of its out-of-the-way & undevelop-able nature, the native plants are allowed to thrive and the cities disenfranchised populace is allowed to ...

Copperheads and Bluebonnets

Peyote Sunburn, Exposed!

Some Brazilian Campos Rupestres Photos

I haven't updated species names in the captions yet but if you're curious about something just comment on the photo.

Patreon Not Sending Me Message Notifications

Hey everybody. 

Currently writing from a little diner/taqueria in 3 Rivers Texas. On the road again. 

I just wanted to let everybody know that Patreon has NOT been sending me notifications of messages that I receive so if you write me and haven't received a response, please email me at crimepaysbutbotanydoesnt@gmail.com and let me know youre from Patreon. Many apologies if you wrote and did not receive a response. I've been swamped and busy as hell but I normally make ti...

Boojum Trees - Tree Ocotillos

Desert Ferns Podcast, Ad-Free

This is a science-heavy podcast with a ton of fascinating info in it. We talk about the "Cheilanthoid ferns" as a case study for a number of interesting phenomena like convergent evolution, why selfing is beneficial in a desert if you're a fern, how the hell a fern grows in the desert to begin with, how spores can last for a century or more, how gametophytes can live for years in some cases, what the hell is a gametophyte anyway, etc......

Gymnopilus podcast Ad-Free

Psychoactive Gymnopilus Found in Baja Desert

Growing on Ambrosia chenopodiifolia. This was a really cool find.

Turn Your Yard Into A Classroom

Freezing Pollen for Storage

Petrified Forests of Baja California

Duke Herbarium Podcast Ad-Free

RII'm 

Link to Baja Photos

PDF copy of some old writing

Attached is a PDF copy of some writing I did about a decade ago. Looking back it comes off as somewhat corny for me to read but maybe you'll get something out of it. Some of the railroad stories are reminders of pleasant memories to me as its' been long enough for me to forget them. 

In other news, we're moving forward with a purchase on some land (making an offer but not sure if it's going to go through) in conjunction with morningstar conservancy, the non-profit that w...

Nice Drone Shatz & Weird Buckwheats

The Eriogonum species in this video is bizarre as hell.

Touch my Cardón

Gabbro Party

Plutonic Lifestyles of Filthy Mycologists

South Texas Peyote Ranch & Biological Survey

Forest Giants of New Zealand

Texas Yard and Garden Tour ( sadly contains only mild profanity)

A tour of a well-established Thornscrub Re-creation and Semi-Native Plant Garden in South Texas.

Javelina Mngmnt Podcast Ad-Free

Ad free version of the recent ranting podcast.

27th Lawn Killed, Follow-Up

The Installation That Went In after the lawn was gone.

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Kill Your Lawn - 27th Lawn Killed

Montezuma Cypress on the Mexican Border

Some Photos from West Texas Peyote & Ariocarpus Habitat

"Ecology of Plants" by Gurevitch is a must-have

This textbook is now in my curriculum arsenal. I've emailed with the authors and hope to have them on the podcast when I am done with my first book. IT's currently 180 bucks (yes, insane) on Amazon for the third and most recent edition, but it can also be downloaded for free (and then read on a tablet) on www.libgen.is which is a venue I recommend for most books as buying these textbooks at cost doesn't even benefit the authors much, mostly just the publishers. I purchased Ecology of Plants a...

Texas Freeze Plant Update

Geologic Mysteries of South Texas

Calliandra conferta grows on small knolls formed by Goliad Formation deposits of gravels.