Sharing a common vocabulary with botanists and naturalists makes it easier to understand how plants grow.

Part of a series of botanical vocabulary word articles.

Botanical terms are essential tools in understanding the life cycle of plants.

Knowing the technical words is one way to improve communication.

I love finding nature-themed games and puzzles. Credit for this one goes to Frank Grindrod of EarthWork Progams. Foraging with Frank at the Hawk Circle workshop was as enriching as meeting Sam Thayer. Here’s the riddle: In marbled halls as white as milk With a skin as soft as silk, In a fountain of crystal [...]

Foraging, as well as mycology, expands this writer’s vocabulary.

Determining edibility depends upon much more than field identification.

Here are words and phrases I have used to communicate on the subject of mushrooms.

The world of mycology is filled with remarkable words used in no other context.

Thanks for this addition to my vocabulary goes to Ursula Hoffman, a dedicated student of the world of fungi and a skilled webmaster. Mycophile – a devotee of mushrooms. The implied meaning of this word suggests that the seeker is engaged in the hobby of pursing edible mushrooms. But that definition does not fit Ursula [...]