Author

Karen Farouk

Karen Farouk is a botanical collections assistant at a university herbarium in St. Augustine, Florida. She mounts and catalogs plant specimens, manages archive records, and keys out unidentified plant samples brought to the facility.

What Are Charophytes and Why Are They Important?Botany
What Are the Hairs on Weed Called?Botany
Do Hibiscus Seeds Need Cold Stratification?Flowers
Typha: Identification, Ecological Impact, and Uses Botany
Coniferen: Key Characteristics, Taxonomy, and Global Range Botany
Sedges Have Edges, Rushes Are Round: What Does It Mean?Botany
What Is a Taxonomic Key and How Do You Use One?Botany
What Is Triticum and Why Is It Important?Botany
What Are Axillary Buds and What Do They Do?Botany
A Step-by-Step Plant DNA Extraction Protocol Genetics
What Is Forensic Botany and How Does It Solve Crimes?Botany
How to Identify Plants: From Observation to Apps Botany
Is a Melon a Simple, Aggregate, or Multiple Fruit?Botany
What Magnification Do You Need to See Trichomes?Botany
What Makes a Cactus a Cactus?Botany
How Does Moss Spread? From Spores to Fragments Botany
Is Moss and Algae the Same? The Scientific Difference Botany
How to Store Pollen for Short- and Long-Term Use Botany
Do Mosses Have Rhizoids Like Roots?Botany
How Does Spanish Moss Grow and Get Its Nutrients?Botany
Do Fungi Have Vascular Tissue Like Plants?Botany
How to Identify Edible Juniper Berries Botany
How to Look at Trichomes With a Magnifier Botany
What Defines a Tree? The Science Behind the Definition Botany
How Can I Identify a Plant? A Step-by-Step Guide Botany
Is Lichen a Type of Moss? The Biological Difference Botany
How to Identify a Weed Strain: From Sight to Lab Botany
Are Cultivars Considered Native Plants?Botany
Do Fungi Have Cellulose in Their Cell Walls?Botany
Is Duckweed an Algae? The Biological Truth Botany