Tag: taxonomy

  • Some of 2025’s notable new plants

    Some of 2025’s notable new plants

    Creating weekly blog posts for Plantcuttings.uk is challenging, especially when facing inspiration blocks. Recently feeling pressured to maintain output levels, Mr Cuttings decided to discuss notable new plant discoveries of 2025. Drawing inspiration to do so from an article by Damian Carrington, he ultimately found renewed satisfaction in the writing…

  • Forensic botany of a murderer’s tree

    Forensic botany of a murderer’s tree

    This post concerns discrepancies in naming of a palo verde tree involved in a 1992 murder case. It highlights the importance of stating sources for scientific names used for such plants.