Listen to episode 151 below.
Publication date: 12-10-23.
Duration: 19:27.
Host: Ivonne Smit.
Illustration: University Utrecht Botanic Gardens Fort Hoofddijk.
Episode 151: University Utrecht Botanic Gardens
In this episode
Come along with Ivonne to the University Utrecht Botanic Gardens. They are situated at the site of a former militairy fort. Ivonne explores the Discovery garden, greenhouses, butterfly house and more.
Listen to the story of the Evolution Garden. This garden was based on the ideas of the 20th century botanist Cronquist. Research has revealed that in many cases evolutionary relationships between flowering plants are completely different than we thought before. So, the contemporary Green Time Machine will replace the old Evolution Garden in 2024.
Recordings were made in March 2022, with an update of October 2023.
University Utrecht Botanic Gardens
Pictures made in March 2022.
More info
- Utrecht University Botanic Gardens
- Evolution Garden
- Cronquist’s system of classification, Wikipedia
- Dr. Arthur Conquist and his botanical field notes, by Biodiversity Heritage Library
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