Walkin' on the Wild Side

A podcast dedicated to exploring nature all around us and hopefully instilling in our listeners a curiosity and appreciation for the wildlife around us. Join us as we share some amazing observations, interesting and educational facts, and stories about the incredible diversity of flora and fauna found here in the Southeastern United States. Your hosts are Marvin and Gabrielle Bouknight, and Marvin has been a professional naturalist and wildlife biologist for over 30 years and he and his wife, Gabrielle have shared many adventures exploring habitats and observing the amazing flora and fauna of the southeastern United States. To contact us, you can follow us on Facebook at Nature Nook Wildlife Photography (https://www.facebook.com/NatureNookWildlifePhotography), or email us at walkingonthewildside21@gmail.com. To SIGN UP/SUBSCRIBE to our podcasts, simply download your favorite podcast app on your mobile device (we can be found on all the Apple iOS and Android OS apps) and look up "WALKIN'ON THE WILD SIDE" or you can visit our website at https://walkinonthewildside.buzzsprout.com and click on your favorite app (see below, if you're viewing this from our web site). It will take you to the site and our podcast. Click "subscribe" and you're ready to go WALKIN' ON THE WILD SIDE!

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The Name Game

July 15, 2023 • Marvin and Gabrielle Bouknight

A podcast request by Gabrielle! We were talking about stories behind some plant names and she thought it would be a good podcast, so here we are! Some plants get their names for obvious reasons, like pink lady slippers or sunflowers, but some have such unique names, it makes you wonder how they got their names. Join Marvin and Gabrielle on the front porch to play the name game and explore the how's and why's of some interesting southeastern plants and the stories behind their names.

Here's some additional websites about funny plants and their names:

Unusual Plants and Funny Names
31 Funny Plant Names
More Funny Plant Names
The Popping Pods of Jewelweed - Why Do They Explode?
What's in a Name? The Story Behind Joe-Pye-
Weed

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