Botany - DPChallenge Forums

11/27/2011 10:32:34 AM · #13

Originally posted by Neat:

Speaking as a microbiologist ... Although it may be a widely held belief, fungi (including mushrooms, etc.) are NOT plants, and belong to an entirely different kingdom. I would call a photo of such DNMC in this challenge

11/27/2011 11:43:15 AM · #14

Originally posted by mefnj:

Originally posted by Wikipedia:

Botany, plant science(s), or plant biology is a branch of biology that involves the scientific study of plant life. Traditionally, botany also included the study of fungi, algae and viruses

Really? DNMC?? I beg to differ...

mefnj

Nikon D7100

11/27/2011 01:59:58 PM · #15

Originally posted by sinistral_leo:

Originally posted by mefnj:
Speaking as a microbiologist ... Although it may be a widely held belief, fungi (including mushrooms, etc.) are NOT plants, and belong to an entirely different kingdom. I would call a photo of such DNMC in this challenge

Originally posted by Wikipedia:
Botany, plant science(s), or plant biology is a branch of biology that involves the scientific study of plant life. Traditionally, botany also included the study of fungi, algae and viruses

Really? DNMC?? I beg to differ...

true algae ARE plants (but not cyanobacteria or "blue-green alge"... that is the realm of microbiolgy/bacteriology), so wiki got it partly correct.

not to belabor the issue, but note the PAST TENSE of the second sentence ("traditionally also included")... Wikipedia usually cannot be considered definitive. Look at what the Encyclopedia Britanicca states:

"botany, branch of biology that deals with the study of plants, including their structure, properties, and biochemical processes. Also included are plant classification and the study of plant diseases and of interactions with the environment. The principles and findings of botany have provided the base for such applied sciences as agriculture, horticulture, and forestry. //www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/75034/botany

i only bring up the point b/c fungi have been misidentified as "plants" (or as "not animals" as the Wiki text has it). but mycology is the study of fungi, and virology is the study of viruses. botany is the study of plants.

Message edited by author 2011-11-27 14:01:31.

Olympus G-Zuiko Auto-S 55mm f/1.2

11/27/2011 02:42:13 PM · #16

Hmmm, seems Fungi is part of a current botany syllabus...

Botany 135

Message edited by author 2011-11-27 14:51:49.

Canon EOS-550D Rebel T2i

Canon EF 28mm f/1.8 USM

11/27/2011 03:03:18 PM · #17

I'm in, then again... my plant is fake... :)

sfalice

Canon PowerShot SX60 HS

11/27/2011 03:29:21 PM · #18

Originally posted by mefnj:

Originally posted by Neat:
Botany, plant science(s), or plant biology is a branch of biology that involves the scientific study of plant life.

Therefore a flower is a plant, so it would be perfectly fine to post a flower or a leaf, or anything that grows from the ground, eg: fungi, weed etc.

Speaking as a microbiologist ... Although it may be a widely held belief, fungi (including mushrooms, etc.) are NOT plants, and belong to an entirely different kingdom. I would call a photo of such DNMC in this challenge

LOL - not to put too fine a point on it, sometimes close enough is close enough!
;)

HawkinsT

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

11/27/2011 03:43:36 PM · #19

Well, that's my entry uploaded. Expecting to get absolutely hammered but you never know, there's always a small chance I'll be pleasantly surpr... meh, who am I kidding? Fingers crossed I don't get a 4! =)

The one thing I'm not so sure about is why we have a tree challenge at the same time as a botany challenge - can't they space out similar challenges just a little?

mefnj

Nikon D7100

11/27/2011 04:10:12 PM · #20

Originally posted by sinistral_leo:

Hmmm, seems Fungi is part of a current botany syllabus...

Botany 135

Go ahead... Enter a mushroom... I dare ya! ;-)

Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon

11/27/2011 07:36:06 PM · #21

blindjustice

Canon EOS-60D

11/27/2011 09:08:55 PM · #22

Originally posted by jagar:

Not much to choose from this time of year.

something suitable has to be popping up through those cobblestone streets of yours...