As an average joe with no qualifications I can say with 100% confidence that it would make an excellent balm or tincture to help reduce the effects of swamp ass and negative thoughts ☯️
In rocky slopes and desert sands, A plant of old, with ancient bands, The Selaginella's tale unfolds, In Texas heat and limestone holds. A whisper of the forest prime, From Carboniferous, ancient time, Lycophyte lineage, proud and stern, In desert climes, it lives and learns. Beneath the sun's relentless gaze, A saying goes, "crime often pays," Yet in the study of leaf and root, Botany's rewards are not as acute. Sold as a fern, but not quite so, In New Orleans' market glow, "Resurrection" in its name, Its true nature, not the same. Plucked from the desert's arid heart, To swampy lands, worlds apart, A journey from its native stone, To places it should not have known. It grows like weeds 'neath Texan sun, Where arid days are never done, In Northern Mexico it thrives, On limestone slopes, it lives its lives. By spores, not seeds, it does reproduce, In strobilus, its life's caboose, Decussate bracts, sporophylls' embrace, A cycle spun with antique grace. Dormancy is its secret might, Surviving dryness, into the night, Then rain descends, it finds its cue, To green, unfurl, begin anew. Its foliage scales, a rosette flat, Like open palms, where life is at, A desert coral, hillside spanned, A seafloor dry, not ocean, but land. Selaginella gypsicola's kin, On gypsum beds, a salty skin, A testament to survival's call, In hostile climes, it stands tall. So diverse, this genus grand, From desert floor to forest land, A tale of life's tenacity, Selaginella's legacy. Let us marvel in its presence, Of evolution's ancient essence, In every scale, a story told, Of life's unyielding, verdant hold. Yet botanists, in their quiet toil, Unearth its secrets from the soil, Where crime may pay in gilded lies, Botany's truth is the greater prize.
Joeys joy is just infectious. The way you can tell he just absorbs energy from doing what is truely his destiny, talking about his love of plants, its magic to watch.
Ya can't fake that. It's what made me support him early on. So cool watching people find him over the years. He's still excited about the finds and there's some bangers here.
This is the time of year to be roaming the deserts. Was out in Anza-Borrego yesterday, nothing popping off yet but was walking along the old steam engine train tracks that Spreckels built back in the late 1910's. An enthusiast had built a small motorized cart that fit on the tracks and they came zooming by at 12mph or so; coming back from the Goat Trelllis hidden deep in the desert. By May its too hot to visit the petroglyphs. Weather was in the lower 70's so we were slightly overdressed but comfortable. Nice time of year to be in the desert.
Love that piece of the area (I think I know where you’re at based on the geology and the plants) unbelievable the amount of peyote you guys are finding there - I’ll keep my eye out next time and illl tell no one - as always thanks for not blasting the spots
Ever think about doing guided tours (or camping groups) in the desert? Learn to sketch, eat some camp food, sleep under the stars? That'd be really cool to experience.
you should make a video dedicated to the "sky islands" of the southwest. the secluded mountaintop ecosystems that evolved individually from one another.
That Fern is amazing. Not a crystal hippy lol but do have a box of cool looking rocks have picked up over the years and do have few crystals but lotto hell no. Have a great Sunday everyone.
I put out little piles of dirt cheap instant oats for the squirrels and birds and caught my neighbors cats nomming on the squirrel food! Google'd it to make sure I wasn't killing them and turns out, yup cats can eat oats because they're so high in protein. In between predation events just like with grass, they'll supplement on a number of plant foods it turns out. Survival is adaptation.
@@Somethinghumble Yeah buddy. I recued a cat I found in the woods. I noticed that she eats the stomach, heart, and liver first from all the critters she hunts. She also loves grass, and grass seeds. You are spot on.
@@JamesGalipeau-h7i I had one tomcat that was bigger than average and he was such a prolific hunter we had to attach little jingle bells to his collar just to reduce the frequency of grotesque gifts of guts and organs showing up on our doormats. He was a good cat, TC.
I never knew cactus hid underground in the desert! I always appreciated cactus, but had no idea about their subterranean hidey-holes for sunniest deserts. I am impressed with how much I don't see. Thanks for showing me what is hiding. Surprising to see tiny flowers, too, hiding low in the middle of dead-looking little bushes or grass-like plants.
You ever hear about the 'fern spike'? In sedimentary rock laid down immediately after the big extinction events you get a massive spike in fern spore fossilisation. Ferns bounce back super fast and become the dominant plants in ecosystems. They run wild.
Seleginalia is growing in big clumps In Craggy Gardens off the Blue Ridge Parkway in Black Mountain NC. They look like ferns from distance. On top of the mountain
I was just reading the wikipedia page for Trehalose - it's a special sugar compound made by the resurrection plant, tardigrades, certain mushrooms. It's a biological antifreeze / antidrought compound! Thought you might be interested in that factoid lol
Sometimes big cats stash carrion to throw off whatever they think might be pursuing them... I think I heard that from Joe Rogan or something. It could be watching and waiting for you to leave so it can finish it? Just the thought gives me goosebumps.
Deserts are great places to be in. Spent 4 1/2 yrs in El Paso so really enjoyed the Franklins and flat lands between the peaks. Spring blooming is great. The area you showed me is wonderful.
😅😆...the Ariocarpus is really "beautiful stranger"😅...is like little "rocks" in side of the Ariocarpus...what s happen in that limestone, why is broken?🤔...
Hey Joey? About the Resurrection Fern Is that the plant we call "Tumble Weed"? I was wondering because when the plant is in it's dormant phase doesn't it just tumble around until the rains come and take root where it is? Or is there a specific plant called the "Tumble Weed"? Anyway great video, I watch everything you upload to UA-cam and Instagram. Keep up the great work Joey, I'm learning a lot from you!
Tumbleweed is an invasive thistle originally brought from Russia by immigrants in the early 1870s. It gets about 5'-6' around, the stem breaks, and they start tumbling in the wind, spreading seeds.
As a material scientist i can confidently say that Dune plant is absolutely made of silicates
I second this.
As an average joe with no qualifications I can say with 100% confidence that it would make an excellent balm or tincture to help reduce the effects of swamp ass and negative thoughts ☯️
@@omega_smegmamaybe, but I'll choose Science and Experts like Max EVERY. TIME.😂
The spice must flow!
@@omega_smegma😂😂
It's really cool to have the scientific and religious perspectives of peyote side by side, coexisting in harmony. Thank you both for the insight!
In rocky slopes and desert sands,
A plant of old, with ancient bands,
The Selaginella's tale unfolds,
In Texas heat and limestone holds.
A whisper of the forest prime,
From Carboniferous, ancient time,
Lycophyte lineage, proud and stern,
In desert climes, it lives and learns.
Beneath the sun's relentless gaze,
A saying goes, "crime often pays,"
Yet in the study of leaf and root,
Botany's rewards are not as acute.
Sold as a fern, but not quite so,
In New Orleans' market glow,
"Resurrection" in its name,
Its true nature, not the same.
Plucked from the desert's arid heart,
To swampy lands, worlds apart,
A journey from its native stone,
To places it should not have known.
It grows like weeds 'neath Texan sun,
Where arid days are never done,
In Northern Mexico it thrives,
On limestone slopes, it lives its lives.
By spores, not seeds, it does reproduce,
In strobilus, its life's caboose,
Decussate bracts, sporophylls' embrace,
A cycle spun with antique grace.
Dormancy is its secret might,
Surviving dryness, into the night,
Then rain descends, it finds its cue,
To green, unfurl, begin anew.
Its foliage scales, a rosette flat,
Like open palms, where life is at,
A desert coral, hillside spanned,
A seafloor dry, not ocean, but land.
Selaginella gypsicola's kin,
On gypsum beds, a salty skin,
A testament to survival's call,
In hostile climes, it stands tall.
So diverse, this genus grand,
From desert floor to forest land,
A tale of life's tenacity,
Selaginella's legacy.
Let us marvel in its presence,
Of evolution's ancient essence,
In every scale, a story told,
Of life's unyielding, verdant hold.
Yet botanists, in their quiet toil,
Unearth its secrets from the soil,
Where crime may pay in gilded lies,
Botany's truth is the greater prize.
OMGosh... all it needs it a shaman's drum and a few chords. Beautiful !
If Joey were to pen this on a single sheet, with artwork to accent it, the prints would be BEAUTIFUL! 🤔 Just a thought... 🥰
@@KOKO-uu7ydthinking the same 😉
Nice!
Theme song for True Detective S5? Set in the desert? I'd watch that. (seriously, well done!)
Joeys joy is just infectious. The way you can tell he just absorbs energy from doing what is truely his destiny, talking about his love of plants, its magic to watch.
It's gets one excited about "spiraling tubercles"....lol. Agreed.
Ya can't fake that. It's what made me support him early on. So cool watching people find him over the years. He's still excited about the finds and there's some bangers here.
I agree. Life is 🪄 ✨💖
This is the time of year to be roaming the deserts. Was out in Anza-Borrego yesterday, nothing popping off yet but was walking along the old steam engine train tracks that Spreckels built back in the late 1910's. An enthusiast had built a small motorized cart that fit on the tracks and they came zooming by at 12mph or so; coming back from the Goat Trelllis hidden deep in the desert. By May its too hot to visit the petroglyphs. Weather was in the lower 70's so we were slightly overdressed but comfortable. Nice time of year to be in the desert.
I think I saw that guy too.
Love that piece of the area (I think I know where you’re at based on the geology and the plants) unbelievable the amount of peyote you guys are finding there - I’ll keep my eye out next time and illl tell no one - as always thanks for not blasting the spots
Ever think about doing guided tours (or camping groups) in the desert? Learn to sketch, eat some camp food, sleep under the stars? That'd be really cool to experience.
He can barely tolerate most humans. His love of nature is what keeps him sane. I doubt you could buy him.
And swear your nuts off
Good thing kitty just ate! Had one growling around my tent one night, camping by myself, that was terrifying.
Just doing 'cat stuff'
The little ones are bastards as it is, I wouldn't want to be on the end of what the bigger ones get up to either
Tents are the soft tacos of the bear and big cat world.
This is my new favorite thing
I catch secondhand happiness from watching you be happy talking about plants!
Could you please talk about plants in Yosemite?
Joey shows the correct way to get high on peyote 😁
you should make a video dedicated to the "sky islands" of the southwest. the secluded mountaintop ecosystems that evolved individually from one another.
I believe he has some.
Looks like an aoudad rumen, where all the magic happens. The cats prefer to remove them. Cool video
Love your videos man, I get to learn and laugh my ass off😂
I'm obsessed with Tony's Integumentary system. Appreciate the close ups.
so many GLANDS
The fossils, dang. Ive really got to check out the desert.
That Fern is amazing. Not a crystal hippy lol but do have a box of cool looking rocks have picked up over the years and do have few crystals but lotto hell no. Have a great Sunday everyone.
Ever see the gypsum selenite flowers? Here in Louisiana there are marine formations with the daisy like crystals.
Being a blind botanist would be a pain, especially the cacti
True 😂
I was always amazed by these plants as a kid and had no idea where they came from. Thanks for the great info on an amazing plant.
Cats eat grass. Cats also eat the stomach last. Even carnivores eat their veggies. Even deer eat mice. Must be nice. To live on a planet so nice.
I put out little piles of dirt cheap instant oats for the squirrels and birds and caught my neighbors cats nomming on the squirrel food! Google'd it to make sure I wasn't killing them and turns out, yup cats can eat oats because they're so high in protein. In between predation events just like with grass, they'll supplement on a number of plant foods it turns out. Survival is adaptation.
@@Somethinghumble Yeah buddy. I recued a cat I found in the woods. I noticed that she eats the stomach, heart, and liver first from all the critters she hunts. She also loves grass, and grass seeds. You are spot on.
@@JamesGalipeau-h7i I had one tomcat that was bigger than average and he was such a prolific hunter we had to attach little jingle bells to his collar just to reduce the frequency of grotesque gifts of guts and organs showing up on our doormats. He was a good cat, TC.
Man id love to go down to south texas again…maybe its the bleak ft worth weather talking
*West Texas
You need to be cast in an alien world movie where the botanist plays a very important role. Fuckin Brilliant!
Ong I was waiting for the cougar to invite himself on camera😂
must have been making biscuits for dinner
I never knew cactus hid underground in the desert! I always appreciated cactus, but had no idea about their subterranean hidey-holes for sunniest deserts. I am impressed with how much I don't see. Thanks for showing me what is hiding. Surprising to see tiny flowers, too, hiding low in the middle of dead-looking little bushes or grass-like plants.
Banger episode
You ever hear about the 'fern spike'? In sedimentary rock laid down immediately after the big extinction events you get a massive spike in fern spore fossilisation. Ferns bounce back super fast and become the dominant plants in ecosystems. They run wild.
Watching someone talk about botany is like watching video in foreign language you don't understand
Just keep watching the videos, eventually it'll start making sense.
I hope he sees this comment. Just seen a video of him helping a cyotte pup and just wanted to say thank you for helping the pup.
3:50 -- i believe the term is 'money shot'
Seleginalia is growing in big clumps In Craggy Gardens off the Blue Ridge Parkway in Black Mountain NC. They look like ferns from distance. On top of the mountain
I was just reading the wikipedia page for Trehalose - it's a special sugar compound made by the resurrection plant, tardigrades, certain mushrooms. It's a biological antifreeze / antidrought compound! Thought you might be interested in that factoid lol
The close up footage you put in, and the amount of it, makes this channel extra special. Loooove that shit
Sometimes big cats stash carrion to throw off whatever they think might be pursuing them... I think I heard that from Joe Rogan or something. It could be watching and waiting for you to leave so it can finish it?
Just the thought gives me goosebumps.
"Catalpa" was the name of the American whaling ship that rescued some Fenian political prisoners in Rockingham, Western Australia.
Deserts are great places to be in. Spent 4 1/2 yrs in El Paso so really enjoyed the Franklins and flat lands between the peaks. Spring blooming is great. The area you showed me is wonderful.
In Selaginella, the strobili are indeed made out of sporophylls
I love this ecosystem so much
😅😆...the Ariocarpus is really "beautiful stranger"😅...is like little "rocks" in side of the Ariocarpus...what s happen in that limestone, why is broken?🤔...
I want some of those seeds!
amazing environment...so great to get insight into it, thanks for awesome vid
How'd you like to do your bathroom in those tones huh?
😂😂😂
Love your way but the cougar... you called her her... why? Cannot be a him? Love your work and please advise....
I called it they/them
LOUIE!!
Galvez would be proud
I have to stop cussin and u ain't helping
My bathroom is done out in those tones. 😅
beautiful tour of amazing desert ecology!
that is also such a great shot of Loui and Leo!
7:40 What kind of boots are those?
Hey Joey?
About the Resurrection Fern
Is that the plant we call "Tumble Weed"?
I was wondering because when the plant is in it's dormant phase doesn't it just tumble around until the rains come and take root where it is?
Or is there a specific plant called the "Tumble Weed"?
Anyway great video, I watch everything you upload to UA-cam and Instagram.
Keep up the great work Joey, I'm learning a lot from you!
Tumbleweed is an invasive thistle originally brought from Russia by immigrants in the early 1870s. It gets about 5'-6' around, the stem breaks, and they start tumbling in the wind, spreading seeds.
Tecoma stans has become highly invasive over the last 20 years where a live
I usta know a guy named Harry Liverwart
Great vid, thx man
Do Willow Creek, CA
You're making me homesick Joey
cahsmic dance
Do marine plants next! 😁
🤗🤗
zamzam water
Better lives tru batroom colors
Crystal hippies 😂
Leo is so chill
Trace fossils are cool! :)