Tropical plant species named after Green Day
News posted by the Green Day - NRDC Blog:
A botanist from Switzerland, Dr. Jason R. Grant, just wrote to NRDC to tell us that he named a new tropical plant species after Green Day. It's called Macrocarpaea dies-viridis (dies-viridis is Latin for Green Day), and the scientific journal Harvard Papers in Botany just published an article about it!
In his message, Dr. Grant says, “My students and I discovered this new species in February 2006 in Ecuador, and listened to Green Day music while driving, and in the evenings. Obviously as a botanist I am concerned with the environment, and applaud the efforts of the Natural Resources Defense Council.”
O_o
how do you pronounce "Macrocarpaea dies-viridis"?
talaan, April 9th, 2007 at 09:58:05am
great
Karla R., April 7th, 2007 at 01:46:18pm
WOOT!
Dancing In The Dark, April 7th, 2007 at 11:22:46am
Umm...April Fools?
Fox, April 7th, 2007 at 12:22:12am
hahaha
thats a good one
Toxic Narcotic, April 6th, 2007 at 10:39:17pm
wow! does any one know what it looks like??
12, April 6th, 2007 at 10:19:15pm
O_O
Miss Murder, April 6th, 2007 at 08:14:00pm
Wow. That's interesting.
John Entwistle, April 6th, 2007 at 08:08:26pm
oh yeah my new favorate plant
Mycophobia, April 6th, 2007 at 04:35:54pm
wow.. thats kinda cool. =D
threeam., April 6th, 2007 at 04:25:41pm
kewleo
BJA_brace face_BJA, April 6th, 2007 at 11:36:40am
Wow. Just... no comment.
Bored To Death, April 6th, 2007 at 11:08:33am
Thats awsome...kind of weird but totally amazing
Bob hunts bees., April 6th, 2007 at 09:54:10am
It's a rock plant.
kathytrecool, April 6th, 2007 at 06:35:41am
Wow... The irony really, Isn't Green Day slang for a day when you're smoking pot? Lol. That's freaking awsome
LetterBomb!, April 6th, 2007 at 05:16:07am