Zhou Xinxin examines debris from a landslide he encountered while conducting a botanical survey in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region in 2020. Then one day, he stumbled upon a news article discussing the identification of wild plants in urban areas, which sparked his newfound interest in botanical exploration. After spending several months taking photos of plants in Beijing and trying …
Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “The purpose is the long-term conservation of plant species” for “many tens if not hundreds of years.” By drying …
Foraging is not a new concept. “In Bengal, for example, during the monsoon people avoid eating greens, but in Tamil Nadu where the monsoon arrives much later, amaranth greens, gotu-kola, and sundakkai greens with detoxing or cooling properties are consumed now,” says Nina Sengupta, an ecologist based out of Auroville, who has authored a colouring book on edible weeds, and …
A profusion of globeflowers and Yajiang primroses on a high mountain steppe in western Sichuan province. Earlier this month, the State Forestry and Grassland Administration began to solicit public opinion on the upcoming revised content of the "National Key Protected Wild Plants List". According to the notice issued by the administration, the list includes a total of 468 species and …
