Holding up my copy of “Concrete Botany: The Ecology of Plants In The Age of Hunan Disturbance” by Joey Santore. The book is white with black lettering. Its background is a line drawing of a brick wall and from the center grows a “weed” drawn in green.

Starting my copy of #ConcreteBotany by by fav botanist #JoeySantore tonight.

If anyone knows if he’s doing a book tour, please share!!

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#CrimePaysButBotanyDoesnt #BookSky #Botany #BookRelease #BookTour #Books

A sidewalk Petunia shot in 2018.
#Bloomscrolling #ConcreteBotany

Cherry Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) as a crackweed in the Furness high school parking lot, shot on October 31, 2019. This is one of the larger crack-dwelling specimens I've come across. On a casual observation, I saw at least 30 fruits, some almost ripe.
#concretebotany #crackweeds

A tiny White Snakeroot (Ageratina altissima) on the Washington Avenue Green pier, hanging over the Delaware River, facing the Coast Guard pier, shot on October 17th of 2019.
#botany #concretebotany #plantsincracks #WhiteSnakeroot

A sidewalk Petunia shot in 2018.
#Bloomscrolling #ConcreteBotany

The delicate leaves of Herb Robert, and the spreading basal rosette of Milk thistle growing from the crack between the sidewalk and stone retaining wall

Stinking Bob (Geranium robertianum) and Common Milk Thistle (Sonchus oleraceus)
#Winter #foliage #concretebotany

Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) shot in June of 2020.
#Bloomscrolling #Pavementplants #ConcreteBotany

Sidewalk #Pansies (Viola x wittrockiana) shot in 2019 or earlier.
#Bloomscrolling #Flowers #ConcreteBotany

Geranium lucidum growing in a whole in the concrete
#pdx #concretebotany

Purpletop #Vervain (Verbena bonariensis) shot last September 16th in East Passyunk Crossing.
#Bloomscrolling #SidewalkFlowers #ConcreteBotany

#Snapdragons (Antirrhinum majus) shot on September 16th of last year.
#Bloomscrolling #Flowers #Pavementplants #ConcreteBotany

A wee-tiny baby Reflexed #Stonecrop (Petrosedum rupestre 'Angelina') growing in a sidewalk crack, shot on April 14, 2020. I would have never seen this had there not been larger specimens growing nearby which caught my attention.
#ConcreteBotany #Pavementplants #Succulents

City life gets crowded sometimes. Another #Pansy (Viola x wittrockiana) living life in the gutter, shot in 2019 or earlier.
#Bloomscrolling #ConcreteBotany

Another #Pansy, beaten and abused, hiding out under a South Philly stoop, shot in 2019 or maybe earlier.
#ConcreteBotany #SidewalkFlowers #Pansies

Some thirsty looking yellow #Pansies trying to get by in the hot summer sun in 2019. Crack life ain't easy.
#ConcreteBotany #SidewalkFlowers

Marigold (Tagetes patula) shot in East Oregon last September 7th.
#Bloomscrolling #Flowers #Marigolds #ConcreteBotany

Creeping Woodsorrel (Oxalis corniculata) growing against a building in South Philly, shot on March 22, 2020.
#ConcreteBotany #Weeds #UrbanWildflowers

Crevice Alumroot (Heuchera micrantha) sticking out of the side of a South Philly stoop, shot on April 1st, 2020.
#ConcreteBotany #Crackplants

Venus' Looking Glass (Triodanis perfoliata) shot on May 25th of this year.
#Bloomscrolling #Flowers #Wildflowers #ConcreteBotany

This was the first Silver #Cockscomb (Celosia argentea) that I ever discovered growing out of pavement, back in 2016, in the Italian Market neighborhood. I have since seen many more.
#Bloomscrolling #Flowers #ConcreteBotany

Madagascar Periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus) shot in 2018 in the Fitler Square neighborhood.
#Bloomscrolling #Flowers #ConcreteBotany

There is still Russian Sage (Perovskia atriplicifolia) shooting out of this stoop, as shot today.
#Crackplants #Pavementplants #ConcreteBotany

Wow! Thank you so much for your comments and I’m thrilled you enjoyed the book. It really means the world to me to get such lovely feedback @chiffchat.bsky.social @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social #UrbanPlants #ConcreteBotany #PavementPlants #ConcreteJungle
#WallPlants

Garden Mums (Chrysanthemum x morifolium) shot Monday in the Dickinson Narrows.
#Bloomscrolling #Pavementplants #ConcreteBotany

Purpletop Vervain (Verbena bonariensis) shot Sunday in East Passyunk Crossing.
#Bloomscrolling #GardenEscapees #Concretebotany

Purpletop Vervain (Verbena bonariensis) shot yesterday in East Passyunk Crossing.
#Bloomscrolling #GardenEscapees #Concretebotany

Saltmarsh Goldenrod (Solidago sempervirens) shot last Sunday in the Food Distribution District.
#Bloomscrolling #Wildflowers #ConcreteBotany

Sidewalk #Pansies (Viola x wittrockiana) shot in 2018.
#Bloomscrolling #Flowers #ConcreteBotany

Saltmarsh Goldenrod (Solidago sempervirens) shot Sunday in the Food Distribution District.
#Bloomscrolling #Wildflowers #ConcreteBotany