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Mike Moore
@gypsumbotany.bsky.social
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Professor of Biology at Oberlin College, plant systematist, lover of #Caryophyllales and all #plants growing on #gypsum. He/him.
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phytokeys.pensoft.net
This comprehensive nomenclator updates taxonomy, synonymy, and conservation data for 56 𝐷𝑟𝑦𝑚𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑎 species and 19 infraspecific taxa.

🔗 doi.org/10.3897/phyt...
November 14, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Reposted by Mike Moore
plantsciencedbg.bsky.social
CAM #photosynthesis discovered for the first time in a carnivorous plant

Scientists from @SNSB and @lmumuenchen.bsky.social have found out in experiments with Pinguicula (butterworts).

Read more open access in our journal Plant Biology
doi.org/10.1111/plb....

#PlantSci
Yes, we CAM! First evidence of CAM photosynthesis in a carnivorous plant
Evidence for weak, facultative CAM is reported for the first time in a carnivorous plant, i.e., in Mexican representatives of Pinguicula (Lentibulariaceae).
doi.org
November 12, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Reposted by Mike Moore
victorleshyk.bsky.social
my new #sciart for @chistinesd.bsky.social: her research in @newphyt.bsky.social reveals arbuscular mycorrhizae in the stem of the early plant Aglaophyton from 407 million years ago, showing that fungal-plant symbioses are as old as the earliest soils. nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
November 13, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Reposted by Mike Moore
bluebeehivestudio.bsky.social
Show your science pride this season with our newly released phylogenetic holiday cards! These 5x7 cards can be purchased individually or in sets of 5.
🧬 🎄 🧬
#phylogenetics #science #evolution #biology #biologist
A 5x7 card that says 'season's greetings" printed in green and red alternating letters. Above is a phylogenetic tree in the shape of a Christmas tree, with a red star on top. Card is above envelope with ornaments and pine trees branches around it.
November 14, 2025 at 11:30 PM
gypsumbotany.bsky.social
🚨🚨 New tenure track position in #ConservationBiology @oberlincollege.bsky.social in the #Biology department--come join us, and contribute to our brand new Environmental Science major too! #biologyjobs #ecologyjobs

jobs.oberlin.edu/postings/16671
Assistant Professor of Biology
The Biology Department at Oberlin College invites applications for a full-time tenure track faculty position in the College of Arts and Sciences in conservation ecology. Initial appointment to this po...
jobs.oberlin.edu
August 5, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Reposted by Mike Moore
bluebeehivestudio.bsky.social
While it didn't work out to be a vendor in California for #Botany2025 this week, I'm excited to be there virtually through social media! This week only - the entire shop is 10-25% off. I'll be adding more pieces over the next several days, too. BlueBeehiveStudio.Etsy.com
July 27, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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bluebeehivestudio.bsky.social
Hello everyone at #Botany2025! I’m not there in person this year, but I’ll be posting a coupon code tomorrow after I get the textiles up on the shop!
July 27, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Reposted by Mike Moore
botsocamerica.bsky.social
🔥🌱 From the upcoming #AJB Special Issue: “Understanding novel fire regimes using plant trait‐based approaches" 🌱🔥

Community #phylogenetics of North American #conifers through the lens of fire-adapted traits

By Daniel Turck, Aaron Sparks, Jack Sullivan & David Tank
doi.org/10.1002/ajb2... #botany
This figure shows the distribution of four common conifer fire adaptations across North America: Thick bark, serotinous cones, seedling grass stage, and post-fire resprouting. We see here that these traits are latitudinally stratified, with serotiny being the only trait present in North American boreal ecosystems. Moving south, thick bark, and then resprouting occur. Finally, the seedling grass stage is present only in tropical and subtropical ecosystems.
April 10, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Reposted by Mike Moore
botsocamerica.bsky.social
apnews.com/article/bord... are scouring the US-Mexico border to document a forgotten ecosystem split by a giant wall
Botanists are scouring the US-Mexico border to document a forgotten ecosystem split by a giant wall
Botanists and citizen scientists armed with the iNaturalist app on their smartphones are recording the biodiversity along the U.S.-Mexico border.
apnews.com
April 11, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Reposted by Mike Moore
science-irl.bsky.social
🌱🌱🌱Big botanical news🌱🌱🌱

Announcing 'Build A Plant' by the Onyenedum Lab at NYU, a video series all about plant anatomy! I had a plantastic time working on this 🥹

4 eps are out now, covering root, shoot, secondary growth, and leaf anatomy:
youtube.com/@joyceonyene...

🧪 #scicomm #botany #plants
March 17, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Reposted by Mike Moore
ca-naturalist.bsky.social
🚨Urgent: Help Save Decades of Work by Navajo Botanists🚨

For decades, Arnold Clifford has built up the Carrizo Mountain Herbarium. Now, this collection is at risk—snowstorms are causing the roof to cave in, putting >30,000 specimens in danger.

#IndigenousScience #Conservation #MutualAid #botany
Arnold Clifford, Navajo Botanist, holds up a pressed herbarium specimen of an undescribed species of thistle found in Carrizo mountain. The roof of Carrizo Mountain Herbarium caving in, leaving herbarium cabinets inside vulnerable to snow and rain.
March 4, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Reposted by Mike Moore
ca-naturalist.bsky.social
Very excited to introduce the newest genus of wild sunflowers, a tiny desert annual covered in dense wool and heads with just two small ray florets.

Ovicula biradiata, a new Composite from Big Bend National Park in Trans-Pecos Texas doi.org/10.3897/phyt... via @phytokeys.pensoft.net
February 18, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Reposted by Mike Moore
botsocamerica.bsky.social
The new issue of #AppsPlantSci is online!

Highlights include #MachineLearning models for predicting plant tissue identity, automated approaches to produce digital #herbarium records, a new CNN to classify plant disease, and more

bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/21680450... #botany #iamabotanist
The cover of the January-February issue of Applications in Plant Sciences. The image shows an Arabidopsis plant on the left, with RNAs emerging to form a network that simulates an artificial intelligence model, generating predictions of plants from different species (from top to bottom: a pumpkin, a sunflower, and an orange tree). Drawing by Tamara Santos-Rougon; digital editing by Alejandra Rougon-Cardoso.
February 4, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Reposted by Mike Moore
jgeschke.bsky.social
Genetic diversity loss occurs globally & for many species, especially birds & mammals, in the face of threats such as land use change, disease, abiotic natural phenomena & harvesting or harassment. The need for genetically informed conservation interventions is urgent.

📑 doi.org/10.1038/s415...
February 1, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Reposted by Mike Moore
botsocamerica.bsky.social
Congratulations to Dr. Jill Wegrzyn (@jillwegrzyn.bsky.social), Senior Associate Editor of BSA's #AppsPlantSci, and UConn Associate Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, for winning the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE).

today.uconn.edu/2025/01/biol...
Dr. Jill Wegrzyn
January 30, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Reposted by Mike Moore
maxlarter.bsky.social
Cool paper on conifer evolution / diversification and fire adaptations 🤓

bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
Fire in the tree: The origin and distribution of fire–adapted traits within conifers and their influence on speciation rates across the conifer phylogeny
Premise Considering rapidly changing fire regimes due to anthropogenic disturbances to climate and fuel loads, it is crucial to understand the underpinnings driving fire-adapted trait evolution. Amo...
bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
January 7, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Reposted by Mike Moore
martinebotany.bsky.social
Y’all need to check out the cool stuff at @bluebeehivestudio.bsky.social. My old pal Melissa is the best. #SICB2025
Melissa Moore at the Blue Beehive booth
January 4, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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botsocamerica.bsky.social
🌵🌴 Big news! Botany 2025 is now heading to sunny Palm Springs, CA (July 25-31, 2025)! While plans shifted from Tucson, we're excited to stay in the Southwest. See you there!

More information will be coming in early January at www.botanyconference.org

#Botany2025
Graphic promoting Botany 2025 in Palm Springs, CA, taking place July 25-31, 2025. The tagline reads "Botany Without Barriers" against a bright blue sky with tall palm trees. Logos of supporting societies are displayed along the bottom, including the Botanical Society of America, American Fern Society, ASPT, Society of Herbarium Curators, IAPT, and ABLS.
December 20, 2024 at 9:20 PM
gypsumbotany.bsky.social
Very cool #paleobotany paper--with *maybe* a new family of #Caryophyllales? Best Christmas present ever!

www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/science/this...
This mysterious plant fossil belongs to a family that no longer exists
In 1969, fossilized leaves of the species Othniophyton elongatum — which translates to “alien plant” — were identified in eastern Utah. Initially, scientists theorized the extinct species may have bel...
www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu
December 20, 2024 at 6:49 PM
Reposted by Mike Moore
sebastello.bsky.social
The Missouri Botanical Garden is launching a major initiative to revolutionize species identification! By combining data from our 8-million-specimen herbarium with AI tools, we aim to advance the study of plant biodiversity and provide unique insights for its conservation. 🌿

shorturl.at/tccro
Revolutionizing Species Identification (RSI)
www.missouribotanicalgarden.org
December 10, 2024 at 7:48 PM
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mossmatters.bsky.social
Now out in Ecosphere, a paper with the @bceenet.bsky.social crew describing how we use digital natural history collections data (e.g. herbaria) in ecology/evolution courses, improving access to course-based undergrad research experiences (CUREs)

esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Improving access to undergraduate research using digitized natural history collections course‐based research experiences
Course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs) can be a powerful tool in broadening participation in undergraduate research. In this paper, we review the benefits of and barriers to undergra....
esajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 24, 2024 at 7:49 PM
Reposted by Mike Moore
botsocamerica.bsky.social
An optimized CTAB method for genomic DNA extraction from green seaweeds (Ulvophyceae)

New in #AppsPlantSci by Hossen, Courtney, Bringloe, et al

bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #botany #Ulvophyceae #GreenSeaweed #DNAExtraction #iamabotanist
Phase contrast microscopy image showing the chloroplast morphology of siphonous green algae.
December 2, 2024 at 10:03 PM
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drgentian.bsky.social
How did plants cross the ocean to N America? Many with ballast in hulls of sailing ships before 1900 - nearly 100 grass species from records in New Jersey, USA. Some died, some lived a bit, some stayed put, some spread widely. #weeds #botany #history

Schmidt et al (2024): tinyurl.com/grassballast
Waif to Invasive: the Transatlantic Migration and Establishment of Grasses Introduced to North America with Pre-Twentieth-Century Ship Ballast | International Journal of Plant Sciences: Vol 185, No 5
Premise of research. Little is known about the establishment success of grasses after their introduction into new areas. Using herbarium data, we investigated temporospatial patterns in the survival, ...
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November 25, 2024 at 2:07 AM