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Integration Of Medicinal Fungi Into The Heber W. Youngken Jr. Medicinal Garden, Anthony Makashov May 2022

Integration Of Medicinal Fungi Into The Heber W. Youngken Jr. Medicinal Garden, Anthony Makashov

Senior Honors Projects

The Heber W. Youngken Jr. Medicinal Garden is a one-of-a-kind resource that houses close to 300 medicinal plants and is filled to the brim with educational opportunities. For the College of Pharmacy, this garden has been the centerpiece of many classes taught here at the University of Rhode Island and has roots as a physical teaching space. While the garden contains a plethora of plant species, medicinal fungi have yet to have been included in the garden, despite their relevance as both sources of pharmaceutical drug discovery and as natural products with inherent physiological benefits themselves. The purpose of my …


Observations Of The Adaptation Of The Leaves Of Kalmia Latifolia To Environment, Grace Ellen Wilson Jan 1898

Observations Of The Adaptation Of The Leaves Of Kalmia Latifolia To Environment, Grace Ellen Wilson

Student and Lippitt Prize essays

Samples taken from the plant for observation are from two different locations (high dry land with full sun/low moisture and a swamp) and show that the leaves of the plant flourish more in sunlight than in dark, swamp areas.