Kevin J. Lyman
LORE
As early as the mid 1800's, botanists became aware that lichens and mosses were becoming uncommon in areas within and surrounding large towns and cities. They began to recognize that air pollution emitted from these urban areas was affecting the colonization and growth of these organisms.
(1996)
Neil Luebke
LORE
Just what is a cactus? It's more than a plant with stickers. To a botanist it is a plant that has certain characteristics that place it in the family of plants known as the Cactaceae. A unique feature of cacti are areoles, small areas on the stem which contain spines.
(1996)
Harold F. Greeney
Milwaukee Public Museum Contributions in Biology and Geology. N. 101: 1-20.
(May 5, 2004)
Martyn Dibben
LORE
A decade or two ago the promotional line "mycologists have more fungi" was a rallying call for the professional student. Today, the phrase is more broadly applicable as informed amateurs from all walks of life, interested in the edible qualities of wild mushrooms, have discovered that the fungus among us is not necessarily so evil after all.
(1996)
W. Carl Taylor
LORE
The word "fern" is from the old Anglo-Saxon "fearn" meaning feather. Like feathers, the leaves of most ferns are delicate and divided. We can imagine delicate, divided, "feathery" fern leaves in moist, shady woods. While this image fits many ferns, others look very different. Some have leathery, undivided leaves. Others may be as tiny as a moss or as large as a tree.
(1996)
Neil Luebke
LORE
The Milwaukee Public Museum's plant collections are among the oldest in the United States. Their beginning dates back to the early 1850s with the founding of the German-English Academy. Along with other objects gathered during class excursions to the environs of the new town Milwaukee, plants were preserved and used in the study of nature.
(1996)
Martyn Dibben
LORE
The Milwaukee Public Museum's Botany Section has always had a strong community outreach program, providing a variety of information to the public everything from specimen identification, through ecological, environmental or expert advice, to the museums own educational and exhibition programs.
(1996)