Ep. 353 - A Deep Dive on Some Sweetshrubs

In Defense of Plants Podcast

In Defense of Plants

Science & Medicine, Natural Sciences

4.8 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 23 January 2022

⏱️ 46 minutes

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If you thought you knew sweetshrub (Calycanthus floridanus), think again! Join botanist Katie Horton and me for a deep dive into the amazing and mysterious world of this ancient lineage. This episode was produced in part by Laura, Miz Holly, Christie, Carlos, Paleo Fern, Levi, Sylvia, Lanny, Ben, Lily, Craig, Sarah, Lor, Monika, Brandon, Jeremy, Suzanne, Kristina, Christine, Silas, Michael, Aristia, Felicidad, Lauren, Danielle, Allie, Jeffrey, Amanda, Tommy, Marcel, C Leigh, Karma, Shelby, Christopher, Alvin, Arek, Chellie, Dani, Paul, Dani, Tara, Elly, Colleen, Natalie, Nathan, Ario, Laura, Cari, Margaret, Mary, Connor, Nathan, Jan, Jerome, Brian, Azomonas, Ellie, University Greens, Joseph, Melody, Patricia, Matthew, Garrett, John, Ashley, Cathrine, Melvin, OrangeJulian, Porter, Jules, Griff, Joan, Megan, Marabeth, Les, Ali, Southside Plants, Keiko, Robert, Bryce, Wilma, Amanda, Helen, Mikey, Michelle, German, Joerg, Cathy, Tate, Steve, Kae, Carole, Mr. Keith Santner, Lynn, Aaron, Sara, Kenned, Brett, Jocelyn, Ethan, Sheryl, Runaway Goldfish, Ryan, Chris, Alana, Rachel, Joanna, Lori, Paul, Griff, Matthew, Bobby, Vaibhav, Steven, Joseph, Brandon, Liam, Hall, Jared, Brandon, Christina, Carly, Kazys, Stephen, Katherine, Mohsin Kazmi Takes Pictures, Manny, doeg, Daniel, Tim, Philip, Tim, Lisa, Brodie, Bendix, Irene, holly, Sara, and Margie.

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0:00.0	Hello everyone and welcome to the indefensea plants podcast, the official podcast of indefenseaplants.com.
0:05.9	What's up, this is your host Matt, welcome to the show. How's everyone doing this week?
0:09.8	I'm doing great because this conversation was one of the most inspiring and exciting conversations
0:15.6	I've had in a very long time and best of all it involves one of my favorite
0:20.0	genera of plants ever, the genus Cali campus. Many of you in eastern North America might know
0:25.5	them as sweet shrub, Carolina all spiced, they go by a bunch of names, they've been part of
0:29.8	themselves on the cultures of many people in the southeast, but they are fascinating from an
0:34.8	ecological and evolutionary standpoint. And joining us to talk about that is Katie Horton.
0:40.4	Katie is a wonderful storyteller and has been bitten by the botany bug since the early days
0:45.7	and she's following her passions wherever they take her and as you're going to hear they're
0:49.5	taking her down some fascinating scientific roads. So let's just jump right into it without
0:54.8	further ado, here's my conversation with Katie Horton, I hope you enjoy.
1:12.8	All right, Katie Horton, it is really exciting to have you on the podcast. I'm super excited
1:17.0	to talk to you today, but first how about you introduce yourself, tell us a little bit about who
1:21.0	you are and what it is you do. Hey Matt, thanks for having me. I'm super excited to be here.
1:26.5	Right now I'm a grad student at the University of Missouri. I'm getting my PhD in plants for
1:31.6	biology, but I did a lot of work in my undergrad with Dr. Tom Diggs at the University of North Georgia
1:37.6	just doing general botany and field work. And that's I think where my heart really lies is in the
1:44.1	southeastern United States. I did some field work for Alabama Power, you know, just getting out
1:50.0	there in the woods. Nice. And what got you interested in being out in the woods and specifically
1:55.5	with plants in the first place? I mean, was this something you've always had with you or did,
1:59.6	you know, something happen in undergrad or some sort of internship or something like that?
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