Category Archives: Flora

Botany & Flora: Plants, Herbs, Trees, and the Green Earth.

Pimelea spicata ~ Spiked Rice-flower

Posted on December 2, 2011 by technotink

Pimelea spicata, Canberra, Australia Capital Territory, Australia * – April 2011 Pimelea spicata: Spiked Rice-flower Common Names: Spiked Rice-flower, Pink Pimelea, Rice Flower. Taxonomy: Plantae; Angiosperms; Eudicots; Rosids; Malvales; Thymelaeaceae; Pimelea spicata. Location/Environment: The Pimelea prefers woodland habitats and can … Continue reading →

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Zieria baeuerlenii

Posted on November 23, 2011 by technotink

* Zieria baeuerlenii * Canberra, Australia Capital Territory, Australia Zieria baeuerlenii: “Bomaderry Zieria” Common Names: “Zieria”, “Zier”, “Bomaderry Zieria” Taxonomy: Plantae; Angiosperms; Eudicots; Rosids; Sapindales; Rutaceae; Zieria baeuerlenii. Location/Environment:Native to Australia and found in woodlands and dry sclerophyll forests, within … Continue reading →

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Pepper spray is not messing around | Grist

Posted on November 22, 2011 by technotink

Pepper spray is not messing around | Grist. If this weekend’s attack on students had you wondering how bad pepper spray really is, science writer Deborah Blum has you covered. Answer: It’s five times more intense than the hottest natural … Continue reading →

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Government Agents Force Private Citizens To Pour Bleach On Organic Food

Posted on November 22, 2011 by technotink

Government Agents Force Private Citizens To Pour Bleach On Organic Food. Government Agents Force Private Citizens To Pour Bleach On Organic Food Tuesday, 15 November 2011 12:08 Mac Slavo This article was written by Mac Slavo and originally published to … Continue reading →

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Australian National Botanical Gardens

Posted on November 16, 2011 by technotink

Tales of a Technogypsie » Blog Archive » Australian National Botanical Gardens.   Australian National Botanical Gardens * GPO Box 1777 * Canberra, Australia Capital Territory * 2601 * Australia * +61 2 6250 9599 * http://www.anbg.gov.au/ *   In … Continue reading →

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Toxin from GM Crops found in Human Blood

Posted on May 22, 2011 by technotink

http://eatdrinkbetter.com/2011/05/17/toxin-from-gm-crops-found-in-human-blood-canadian-scientists-find/ Toxin from GM Crops Found in Human Blood, Canadian Scientists Find May 17, 2011 in Food Safety, Nutrition and Health When you let the GMO industry police itself and evaluate the safety of its own products, you are bound … Continue reading →

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Australian National Museum

Posted on May 9, 2011 by technotink

National Museum of Australia * Lawson Crescent * Acton Peninsula, Canberra ACT 2601 * (02) 6208 5000 * One of Australia’s most brilliant and diverse museums is the National Museum of Australia in Canberra within the heart of the Australian … Continue reading →

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Captain James Cook

Posted on April 24, 2011 by technotink

Captain James Cook * 1728 – 1779 * England / America / Australia * One of the world’s greatest explorers, Captain James Cook was born in Yorkshire, England on October 27, 1728. A very intelligent, loyal, and self confident man, … Continue reading →

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Eucalyptus

Posted on April 22, 2011 by technotink

Eucalyptus Tree, Pine River Island, Canberra, ACT, Australia Eucalyptus Myrtaceae Common Names: “Eucalypts”, “Gum Trees”, “mallees”, “mallet”, “marlock”, “Apple Box”, Taphonomy/Taxonomy: Plantae; Angiosperms; Eudicots; Rosids; Myrtales; Myrtaceae; Eucalyptus. Over 700 Species. Eucalyptus amplifolia Eucalyptus blakelyi Eucalyptus dawsonii . Localities: Native … Continue reading →

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Searching for Morels …

Posted on April 3, 2011 by technotink

The Perennial Plate Episode 7: Hunting Morel Mushrooms from Daniel Klein on Vimeo.

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