Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't

By: Tony Santore
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  • Summary

  • A show about plants as viewed through the lens of evolution and ecology with a side of deranged ranting, crass humor, occasional profanity, & the perpetual search for the filthiest taqueria bathroom.

    Plant ecology, systematics, taxonomy, floral chemistry, biogeography and more.

    Joey Santore was a degenerate railroader for 15 years during which he taught himself Botany by reading textbooks and research papers in the cab of the locomotive while stealing time from work. He has traveled to 11 different countries studying plant communities. He is the host of the YouTube channel Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't and the host of the show Kill Your Lawn on EarthX TV.
    Copyright Tony Santore
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  • Oklahoma City, Limestone endemism, Relict Habitat of West Texas, and more

    Oklahoma City, Limestone endemism, Relict Habitat of West Texas, and more
    Oct 25 2024
    If the ads are annoying, keep in mind all podcast episodes are offered ad-free on the Patreon at :
    www.patreon.com/crimepaysbutbotanydoesnt, where you'll also have early access to videos, exlusive access to plant education lectures, and exclusive access to photo dumps from recent plant excursions that are not visible on any of the other Crime Pays Social Media venues.

    Rants about scrub oaks in the sand dunes of West Texas, 500 million-year-old granite in Lawton Oklahoma and the obesity epidemic aflicting prairie dogs in nearby communities, plants that only grow on Limestone, arbutoid mycorrhizae and symbiosis between madrones and ecomycorrhizale soil fungi, the lack of large-scale native plant growers in Texas, etc.

    Species featured here :
    Stenaria pooleana
    Quercus aff. gravesii
    Arbutus xalapensis
    Cirsium turneri
    Petrophytum caespitosum
    Cercocarpus breviflorus
    Baccharis pteronioides
    Penstemon baccharifolius
    Garrya goldmanii
    Eriogonum hieraciifolium
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    1 hr and 18 mins
  • Plant Anatomy, Again with Dr. Jim Mauseth

    Plant Anatomy, Again with Dr. Jim Mauseth
    Oct 16 2024
    If the ads are bumming you out, keep in mind that ad-free episodes of the podcast are available at :
    www.patreon.com/crimepaysbutbotanydoesnt

    Did you know that the distal ends and tips of roots are the only parts doing any absorption? What the hell are cortical bundles and why did cacti evolve them? How can cactus roots grow so quickly after a rain and what do we mean by "root spurs"? How does the South American parasitic plant Tristerix aphylla behave like a fungus when it grows inside its host plant? And if you still don't understand what the hell Parenchyma is, here's your chance for a refresher.

    Dr. Jim Mauseth taught plant anatomy and botany for 30 years at UT Austin and literally wrote a textbook on the subject. He's also written a few other books and over a hundred research papers studying the anatomy of plants with an emphasis on cacti, and has traveled to South America and Mexico studying the family on numerous occasions. In this episode we go deep on plant tissues, plant cells, cellular components, plasmodesmata, cell membranes and how the a plant is technically only one single cell when you really get down to it...

    A reminder that the previous podcast episode on plant tissues covers some of the terminology in this episode, such as the 3 main tissue types : epidermal tissues, ground tissues (parenchyma, collenchyma, sclerenchyma) and vascular tissue (xylem and phloem). I highly suggest listening to that episode first or at least pausing the podcast if you're unclear about some of the terminology. Remember that tracheids and vessel elements apply only to xylem (which only moves water) and "sieve tubes", "companion cells" and "sieve plates" apply only to phloem (which only moves sugars and photosynthates).

    The 3 ground tissues are : parenchyma (primary walls only, large intercellular spaces, alive at maturity), collenchyma (only produces primary cell walls with thickened and re-inforced corners, alive at maturity), sclerenchyma (primary and secondary cell walls, dead at maturity).
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    2 hrs and 19 mins
  • Plant Tissue Systems Lecture

    Plant Tissue Systems Lecture
    Oct 12 2024
    A reminder: the ads on this podcast (as well as most podcasts) are terrible. You can get AD-FREE versions of this podcast episode on the crime pays patreon (https://www.patreon.com/CrimePaysButBotanyDoesnt)

    In this episode:
    We talk about the three main types of tissue systems in plants :

    Dermal (trichomes, guard cells)
    Ground (Parenchyma, Collenchyma, Sclerenchyma) &
    Vascular (xylem and phloem)

    What the hell are these tissues? Whatta they mean? Whatta they do?
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    57 mins

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