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In Defense of Plants Podcast

Ep. 428 - Bama Flora

In Defense of Plants Podcast

In Defense of Plants

Natural Sciences, Ecology, Nature, Plants, Botany, Science

4.81.3K Ratings

🗓️ 2 July 2023

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Alabama is known for things like football, but thanks to the efforts of people like Dr. Brian Keener, it is also coming to be known for its bewildering plant diversity. North America's glacial past coupled with Alabama's unique geology means a lot of plants call this region home and some of them are found nowhere else in the world. Join me and Dr. Keener as we discuss Bama botany, describing species, and so much more. This episode was produced in part by Thomas, Will, Jamie, Waverly, Brent, Tanner, Rick, Kazys, Dorothy, Katherine, Emily, Theo, Nichole, Paul, Karen, Randi, Caelan, Tom, Don, Susan, Corbin, Keena, Robin, Peter, Whitney, Kenned, Margaret, Daniel, Karen, David, Earl, Jocelyn, Gary, Krysta, Elizabeth, Southern California Carnivorous Plant Enthusiasts, Pattypollinators, Peter, Judson, Ella, Alex, Dan, Pamela, Peter, Andrea, Nathan, Karyn, Michelle, Jillian, Chellie, Linda, 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.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hello everyone and welcome to the Indefensive Plants Podcast, the official podcast of

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IndefensivePlants.com.

0:05.4

What's up?

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This is your host, Matt.

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Welcome to the show.

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How is everyone doing this week?

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I am doing great because we are talking biodiversity in one of the most biodiverse states

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in North America.

0:14.8

And that is Drumroll, Alabama.

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And joining us to talk about this is Dr. Brian Keener who is a botanist that is just immersed

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in Alabama's flora.

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He's a big proponent for it.

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He is working very hard with his colleagues to understand it better and it is just fascinating

0:30.0

to get to talk to someone like this and just see behind the scenes of what it means to

0:33.3

be a botanist in a state like Alabama.

0:36.4

And of course this is all part of the biodiversity of the southeastern general.

0:39.9

You can't tease apart just based on political boundaries.

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We have to think of this as a complete ecosystem and Alabama plays a major role in why

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southeastern North America is such a biodiversity hotspot.

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I don't want to take any more time so let's just jump right into it without further

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do.

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Here's my conversation with Dr. Brian Keener.

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