ニューヨーク植物園さんのインスタグラム写真 - (ニューヨーク植物園Instagram)「🌿 As part of #plantlove at NYBG, we’re talking with people from all over the Garden about what inspires their passion for plants. Today, meet Livia Martinez, Undergraduate Science Intern in the NYBG Plant Research Laboratory. 💚 . "I grew up in South Florida, which had a pretty big impact on my interest in plants. The flora of Florida and the Caribbean are truly unparalleled, and growing up around mangrove forests and cycads and palm trees created a subconscious love that I did not grow to appreciate until I got to high school. In 9th grade I went on an immersive science field trip to my local botanical garden, and it really changed the way I viewed nature and plants. After that day, not only did I have a greater appreciation for plants, but I also had this desire to understand them and all of the mysteries that make them such a special part of the tree of life. I’m halfway through my undergraduate degree now, so I feel like I’m still figuring out a lot of big life decisions. But botanical research is one of the clearest paths I have for myself."」7月18日 2時30分