Jul 31, 2026 · 1 hr 6 min · 18 segments
Today we’re geeking out over plants that refuse to die—featuring a desert blob that drinks coastal fog, Antarctic grass that skips the rules of botany, and the ultimate resurrection plant. Grab a…
Um, so the first plant on the podcast will be not a plant, but something a b- uh- Um, not a plant, actually
Okay.
[laughs]
[laughs]
Well, this is a podcast about plants, and this plant is not a plant.
[laughs]
Well, pe- well, depending on how people perceive it.
Do people think that algae is a plant?
I guess people do think that it's a plant, but yeah, technically it isn't, isn't it? It's, it's its own...
Is it? Is it its own family? I think so.
It could be wrong.
Uh, uh, as far as I remember, algae falls under a different, uh, class.
Is algae a plant?
[laughs]
Can't decide, Sacha.
No, algae is not a plant, and I can s- and not, not considered a true plant.
While they do photosynthesize like plants, algaes are classified as a diverse aquatic organisms of a protists.
Nice.
Okay.
So tell us more.
So yeah, the plant that I chose for today as one of the extreme survivors, let's call it that, um, uh, the catchi- uh, the catchy name that ChatGPT gave to me for this is the microbe that painted lakes pink.
Lakes pink?
Lakes pink.
Okay.
Oh, okay.
Um, so the first plant on the podcast will be not a plant, but something a b- uh- Um, not a plant, actually
Okay.
[laughs]
[laughs]
Well, this is a podcast about plants, and this plant is not a plant.
[laughs]
Well, pe- well, depending on how people perceive it.
Do people think that algae is a plant?
I guess people do think that it's a plant, but yeah, technically it isn't, isn't it? It's, it's its own...
Is it? Is it its own family? I think so.
It could be wrong.
Uh, uh, as far as I remember, algae falls under a different, uh, class.
Is algae a plant?
[laughs]
Can't decide, Sacha.
No, algae is not a plant, and I can s- and not, not considered a true plant.
While they do photosynthesize like plants, algaes are classified as a diverse aquatic organisms of a protists.
Nice.
Okay.
So tell us more.
So yeah, the plant that I chose for today as one of the extreme survivors, let's call it that, um, uh, the catchi- uh, the catchy name that ChatGPT gave to me for this is the microbe that painted lakes pink.
Lakes pink?
Lakes pink.
Okay.
Oh, okay.
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