Too much a botanist

"Stranded Tuber Rescued" cried the headline on the first page of the newspaper. I wondered, what species? How did it become stranded and what does that mean for a tuber? Why was it rescued; is it rare? Turns out the tuber was a man riding an innertube down a river. Aargh!

Posted on 31 de maio de 2023, 02:03 PM by sedgequeen sedgequeen

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Hilarious!!! Cute! Thanks for sharing! YOu made my morning.

Publicado por twylabirdjean 11 meses antes

Thanks for sharing, made me laugh!

Publicado por mrodenborg 11 meses antes

Hah!

Publicado por buck_fievre 11 meses antes

This is a little on the nose for me ;) I was looking at the iNaturalist map for Wapato (Sagittaria latifolia) yesterday - a Tuber - that will be totally underwater with plus 2 degrees. I am trying to assess what estuary-type plants are in need of saving in a sanctuary so we don’t lose them.

I’m waiting for the headline ‘Dead man’s foot found sticking out near local lilac bushes’
I’m probably one of the few who wouldn’t be clickbaited by that…

Publicado por angelique_k 11 meses antes

When worlds collide!

Publicado por ksayce 11 meses antes

:-)

Publicado por sedgequeen 11 meses antes

;)

Publicado por twylabirdjean 11 meses antes

I think I remember one where a fisherperson was "startled by a group of tubers." That gave me a laugh.

Publicado por janetwright 4 meses antes

Was the fisherperson fishing in the roots of a Douglas fir ;) ? (see Tuber oregonense or Tuber gibbosum)

Publicado por angelique_k 4 meses antes

No data. :-)

Publicado por sedgequeen 4 meses antes

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