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Hervé Sauquet
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Evolutionary biologist and botanist (he/him) living on Bidjigal country, working at Botanic Gardens of Sydney, into flowering plants, macroevolution, freediving, and all things queer!
Excited to see this out!! In this thought-provoking review led by @davidperis.bsky.social and Ricardo Pérez-de la Fuente we further demonstrate that insect #pollination was once widespread among #gymnosperms and existed long before the origin of #angiosperms

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March 12, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Happy Mardi Gras!! 🌈
We’re right in the middle of the most exciting time in Sydney, where such massive celebrations of love, diversity, and freedom to be are more important than ever.
#SydneyMardiGras #QueerInSTEM #BotanicGardens
February 26, 2025 at 3:15 AM
This round, we’re looking for an established researcher with excellent communication skills and an interest to take a leadership role in driving the scientific curation of our new Herbarium at Mt Annan.
#botany #botanicgardens #herbarium #systematics #evolution
February 21, 2025 at 1:02 AM
We’re hiring again! Our new Leader Systematic Botany role at Botanic Gardens of Sydney is an exciting opportunity to join a vibrant, diverse, and inclusive team of 15 scientists working on systematics, phylogenomics, and macroevolution of the Australian flora.
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February 21, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Amorphophallus titanum Big Bloom Bang happening right now at Botanic Gardens of Sydney! Hard to believe all the fame and hype gathered by this little plant over the past week!
#Putricia #Araceae #botany
January 23, 2025 at 10:25 PM
New phylogenomic study of #Magnoliidae: so excited to see this out at last!

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January 15, 2025 at 10:20 PM
AusTraits floras workshop at Botanic Gardens of Sydney: so thrilled about how it all went!! We invited reps from each Australian state/territory to discuss how online floras could be expanded to display data from a broad range of traits (including ecological, morphological). #austraits #floras
December 6, 2024 at 2:20 AM
Last night was very very special. This was the first official IBC Pride in history!! The venue was completely packed by more than 200 queer botanists and their allies and the atmosphere was electric. I feel so proud of what we achieved!!
#IBC24 #iamabotanist 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🌵🌴🌱
July 26, 2024 at 10:42 AM
This photo at #IBC24 means the World to me: surrounded by the most influential colleagues, mentors, and friends who have shaped my career on flower macroevolution. L to R:
Susana Magallón
(me)
Peter Endress
Maria von Balthazar
Jim Doyle
Jürg Schönenberger
#eFLOWERproject
July 24, 2024 at 5:22 PM
A small sample of the very many wonderful colleagues from all over the World who have contributed to the eFLOWER project and/or PROTEUS database over the past 13 years!
#IBC24 #eFLOWERproject
July 24, 2024 at 4:54 PM
Our Big Flowering Plant Bang paper is now out in Nature!! So excited to have been part of this massive collaborative effort led by the team at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, involving 279 co-authors from 27 countries!
#angiosperms #phylogenomics
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April 24, 2024 at 8:41 PM
It’s magnollid Xmas down under!! Nothing could have delighted me more than seeing Eupomatia laurina in full bloom at Yandel’ora (Mt Annan) yesterday, complete with its unique pollinator weevil! I’m in love 💕
December 19, 2023 at 12:26 AM
Hi World! I have joined this new universe at last and I'm excited!

Quick intro: Evolutionary biologist and botanist (he/him) living on Bidjigal country, working at Botanic Gardens of Sydney, into flowering plants, macroevolution, freediving, and all things queer!
November 30, 2023 at 8:06 AM