Rooted is a weekly podcast diving into the tall tales & true stories of plants. If you like folklore, history, plant facts, and terrible puns, you're going to dig this show.
Hosted by Em Grebner-Gaddis.
Produced by Henbane Media LLC.
This week we are kicking things off by digging a little deeper into the King fern, aka my pick for Chaz Tennenbaum as a fern.
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marattiaceae (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marattiaceae)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Royal_Tenenbaums (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Royal_Tenenbaums)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ptisana_salicina (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ptisana_salicina)
https://www.nzpcn.org.nz/flora/species/ptisana-salicina/ (https://www.nzpcn.org.nz/flora/species/ptisana-salicina/)
https://www.temarareo.org/TMR-Para.html (https://www.temarareo.org/TMR-Para.html)
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7746669/ (https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7746669/)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S037887412400117X#:~:text=The%20extracts%20of%20edible%20fern,done%20in%20a%20standardized%20way (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S037887412400117X#:~:text=The%20extracts%20of%20edible%20fern,done%20in%20a%20standardized%20way).
https://www.nzflora.info/factsheet/Taxon/Ptisana-salicina.html (https://www.nzflora.info/factsheet/Taxon/Ptisana-salicina.html)
28 Jan 2026
Series Intro: The Royal Tennenfronds
Remember last week when I said the Marattiaceae family was like the Royal Tennenbaums? Well, for the next few weeks I'm exploring that theory further by paring each family member with their frond-y counterpart.
21 Jan 2026
Jurrasic Park IRL & Academic Doodles- Psaronius (Extinct Giant Tree Fern)
This week we're taking a closer look at a giant grandpa that has captured the hearts, minds, and brains of tons paleobotanists- Psaronius, a now-extinct giant tree fern that's still teaching us a ton about what ancient ecosystems likely looked like. If you like oldies but goodies, fun fern facts, and doodles lovingly drawn by a researcher who REALLY wants to help you see what they are talking about, you'll love this one.
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marattiaceae (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marattiaceae) good start to tenenbaum fern family deep dive
https://ucmp.berkeley.edu/IB181/VPL/SpheFe/SpheFe4.html (https://ucmp.berkeley.edu/IB181/VPL/SpheFe/SpheFe4.html)
https://steurh.home.xs4all.nl/engpsar/epsaron.html#wortel (https://steurh.home.xs4all.nl/engpsar/epsaron.html#wortel)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0034666799000330 (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0034666799000330)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0034666721000026 (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0034666721000026)
https://library.isgs.illinois.edu/Pubs/pdfs/circulars/c492.pdf (https://library.isgs.illinois.edu/Pubs/pdfs/circulars/c492.pdf) the leaf scarring source! The hand drawn pictures are a heartwarming treat that *DID* make me cry a little because I love people’s passion so much- a good reminder that humanity can be lovely (just in case you also need it right now)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vv5DKzLbvS8 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vv5DKzLbvS8)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0034666714000347 (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0034666714000347)
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