Monthly Archives: March 2014

Loddon Lily in the Wilderness

Posted on 2014/03/29 by Fay Newbery

  A single plant of Leucojum aestivum ssp aestivum is flowering near the wooden bridge in the Wilderness. This is the subspecies that is known as the Loddon Lily. Most garden plants belong to ssp pulchellum. It’s on the bank where alder trees … Continue reading →

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Orange pustules 2

Posted on 2014/03/28 by Fay Newbery

Most fungi prefer warm and moist conditions so it’s not surprising that fungal pathogens are harder to find on plants in winter. A pathogen that is common on campus at the moment is Puccinia malvacearum, the Hollyhock Rust. This occurs … Continue reading →

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Reading Science Week and the Symbiosis Project

Posted on 2014/03/15 by drmgoeswild

Reading Science Week is here! The resident exhibition, open from Saturday 15th March and all week, is the Imagining Science Symbiosis Project. A key member of the Symbiosis project is Immy Smith, an artist and a neuroscientist, with a fascination for biological and surreal … Continue reading →

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