Marco Pellegrini
@moopellegrini.bsky.social
🏳️🌈🇧🇷♿️non-binary, mixed-race LatinX, botanist, 👨🏽🤝👨🏻@The_Al_meida, lots of typos, cats, queer stuff, and arts. Opinions my own. #Commelinales
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I'm thrilled to share my newest publication on dayflowers ( #Commelina, #Commelinaceae, #Commelinales). This article has a #SciComm and #PopCulture twist, where we honour @rebeccasugar.bsky.social and #StevenUniverse to highlight the importance of diversity (1/6)
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🌱🌾🌍🌺🌿🌲🌴Botanical University Challenge #BUC2025 Who was the first woman botanist elected #FRS to Royal Society? Agnes Arber - in 1946! Royal Society started 1663. Botany was major area of science. How many other women should have been elected over the centuries. Much wasted talent!
October 6, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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quick while the government is shut down let’s all switch to metric
October 1, 2025 at 4:11 AM
quick while the government is shut down let’s all switch to metric
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I will take no further questions
October 1, 2025 at 6:57 AM
I will take no further questions
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Techniques and challenges in studying photosynthetic diversity in freshwater aquatic vascular plants https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.24.677520v1
September 26, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Techniques and challenges in studying photosynthetic diversity in freshwater aquatic vascular plants https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.09.24.677520v1
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Fascinating essay by @martinebotany.bsky.social on spiny solanums (tomato et al. relatives) as an example of all the important natural history research left to be done. Great observations on pollination and symbiosis... A very inspiring Sunday morning read!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
The inherent values of observation and description: A case study in the spiny solanums of Australia
Click on the article title to read more.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
September 28, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Fascinating essay by @martinebotany.bsky.social on spiny solanums (tomato et al. relatives) as an example of all the important natural history research left to be done. Great observations on pollination and symbiosis... A very inspiring Sunday morning read!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Urban wildlife of south east London
September 29, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Urban wildlife of south east London
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September 23, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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New paper!
I am excited about it, since it has some very cool contributions on:
-Status of Invasive ectomycorrhizal fungi
-Definition of what is a invasive mycorhizal 🍄
-Cool picture of trees being brought from Europe in 1920!
Lead by @nahpo.bsky.social! nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
I am excited about it, since it has some very cool contributions on:
-Status of Invasive ectomycorrhizal fungi
-Definition of what is a invasive mycorhizal 🍄
-Cool picture of trees being brought from Europe in 1920!
Lead by @nahpo.bsky.social! nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Invasive ectomycorrhizal fungi: belowground insights from South America
Ectomycorrhizal fungi (EMF) are essential for nutrient cycling and plant symbiosis, yet their invasions remain understudied, particularly in South America. Large-scale forestry introductions have spr...
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
September 29, 2025 at 11:15 AM
New paper!
I am excited about it, since it has some very cool contributions on:
-Status of Invasive ectomycorrhizal fungi
-Definition of what is a invasive mycorhizal 🍄
-Cool picture of trees being brought from Europe in 1920!
Lead by @nahpo.bsky.social! nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
I am excited about it, since it has some very cool contributions on:
-Status of Invasive ectomycorrhizal fungi
-Definition of what is a invasive mycorhizal 🍄
-Cool picture of trees being brought from Europe in 1920!
Lead by @nahpo.bsky.social! nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Two new species of the diatom genus 𝑆𝑢𝑟𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑎 have been discovered in Lake Qinghai, northwestern China.
🔗 doi.org/10.3897/phyt...
🔗 doi.org/10.3897/phyt...
September 29, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Two new species of the diatom genus 𝑆𝑢𝑟𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑎 have been discovered in Lake Qinghai, northwestern China.
🔗 doi.org/10.3897/phyt...
🔗 doi.org/10.3897/phyt...
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"Rhizanthella gardneri is not only the world's rarest orchid, it is also one of the most mysterious. It's the only known plant that flowers underground. It also grows, germinates and sets seed totally underground, and is thought to be pollinated by termites."
www.bbc.co.uk/future/artic...
www.bbc.co.uk/future/artic...
'It lives underground and is fabulous': The race to save the world's rarest orchid
The world's most mysterious and elusive orchid lives underground in Australia. Scientists are trying to rescue this botanic marvel from going completely extinct.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 29, 2025 at 10:49 AM
"Rhizanthella gardneri is not only the world's rarest orchid, it is also one of the most mysterious. It's the only known plant that flowers underground. It also grows, germinates and sets seed totally underground, and is thought to be pollinated by termites."
www.bbc.co.uk/future/artic...
www.bbc.co.uk/future/artic...
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September 29, 2025 at 6:23 AM
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A new species in the orchid genus 𝑃𝑜𝑟𝑟𝑜𝑔𝑙𝑜𝑠𝑠𝑢𝑚 is described and illustrated from the cloud forests of northwestern Ecuador.
🔗 doi.org/10.3897/phyt...
🔗 doi.org/10.3897/phyt...
September 29, 2025 at 6:22 AM
A new species in the orchid genus 𝑃𝑜𝑟𝑟𝑜𝑔𝑙𝑜𝑠𝑠𝑢𝑚 is described and illustrated from the cloud forests of northwestern Ecuador.
🔗 doi.org/10.3897/phyt...
🔗 doi.org/10.3897/phyt...
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Coming tomorrow! Now with added physics! My #sciart collab post with @drskyskull.bsky.social
September 28, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Coming tomorrow! Now with added physics! My #sciart collab post with @drskyskull.bsky.social
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My newest tattoo is based on the first field excursion of my lab at SU when I started it up in 2021. As part of my MS student Zach Crum’s thesis project on the diet of invasive blue catfish, we collected some big fish. Literally the first one cut (47 pounder) had a whole wood duck in its stomach 🐟🐡🦆
September 28, 2025 at 2:12 PM
My newest tattoo is based on the first field excursion of my lab at SU when I started it up in 2021. As part of my MS student Zach Crum’s thesis project on the diet of invasive blue catfish, we collected some big fish. Literally the first one cut (47 pounder) had a whole wood duck in its stomach 🐟🐡🦆
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IMO paying close attention to species and simply describing what they do is a worthwhile endeavor unto itself.
Guessing I am not alone.
#iamabotanist #iamanaturalist #PUI #biodiversity
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Guessing I am not alone.
#iamabotanist #iamanaturalist #PUI #biodiversity
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
The inherent values of observation and description: A case study in the spiny solanums of Australia
Click on the article title to read more.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
September 27, 2025 at 11:02 PM
IMO paying close attention to species and simply describing what they do is a worthwhile endeavor unto itself.
Guessing I am not alone.
#iamabotanist #iamanaturalist #PUI #biodiversity
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Guessing I am not alone.
#iamabotanist #iamanaturalist #PUI #biodiversity
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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September 28, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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We will build a new society with no memory of mankind
September 28, 2025 at 1:25 PM
We will build a new society with no memory of mankind
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Parque Nacional Natural Chingaza, one of my happiest places 🇨🇴🌼⛰️❤️.
September 29, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Parque Nacional Natural Chingaza, one of my happiest places 🇨🇴🌼⛰️❤️.
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“Pesto” and “pestle” share a linguistic ancestor: “pinsere,” which is Latin for “to crush.” This is a great time to harvest all your basil and think about your enemies.
September 27, 2025 at 12:28 AM
“Pesto” and “pestle” share a linguistic ancestor: “pinsere,” which is Latin for “to crush.” This is a great time to harvest all your basil and think about your enemies.
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It's a shame no one will probably ever write about 2012-2022 Science/Academic Twitter and all the ridiculousness. Who could forget Water buckets/mosquitos, fake profiles (sciencing_bi being perhaps the most known), and so many others. It's a real missed sociological opportunity.
September 27, 2025 at 7:35 AM
It's a shame no one will probably ever write about 2012-2022 Science/Academic Twitter and all the ridiculousness. Who could forget Water buckets/mosquitos, fake profiles (sciencing_bi being perhaps the most known), and so many others. It's a real missed sociological opportunity.
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🧪 Taxonomy can tell bigger stories 🌎
This new revision by @moopellegrini.bsky.social of gem-fruited dayflowers names Commelina sugariae for Rebecca Sugar and C. almandina for Garnet, recognising how inclusive storytelling helps people see themselves in science and nature.
💎🌼 ow.ly/3lOp50X3fU4
This new revision by @moopellegrini.bsky.social of gem-fruited dayflowers names Commelina sugariae for Rebecca Sugar and C. almandina for Garnet, recognising how inclusive storytelling helps people see themselves in science and nature.
💎🌼 ow.ly/3lOp50X3fU4
September 27, 2025 at 6:26 PM
🧪 Taxonomy can tell bigger stories 🌎
This new revision by @moopellegrini.bsky.social of gem-fruited dayflowers names Commelina sugariae for Rebecca Sugar and C. almandina for Garnet, recognising how inclusive storytelling helps people see themselves in science and nature.
💎🌼 ow.ly/3lOp50X3fU4
This new revision by @moopellegrini.bsky.social of gem-fruited dayflowers names Commelina sugariae for Rebecca Sugar and C. almandina for Garnet, recognising how inclusive storytelling helps people see themselves in science and nature.
💎🌼 ow.ly/3lOp50X3fU4
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Morning walk
September 26, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Morning walk
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I thought it might be fun to show you a little behind the scenes of creating a fish scientific illustration from sketch to painting to publication.
🐟 🐡 #evolutionarybiology #thereisnofrogfishemoji
🐟 🐡 #evolutionarybiology #thereisnofrogfishemoji
September 25, 2025 at 1:05 PM
I thought it might be fun to show you a little behind the scenes of creating a fish scientific illustration from sketch to painting to publication.
🐟 🐡 #evolutionarybiology #thereisnofrogfishemoji
🐟 🐡 #evolutionarybiology #thereisnofrogfishemoji
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Love this, Marco! A gorgeous fusion of taxonomy and pop culture. Huge congrats on Commelina almandina and C. sugariae, celebrating Garnet, Rebecca Sugar, and the power of queer love in science. More of this, please 🌸✨
September 26, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Love this, Marco! A gorgeous fusion of taxonomy and pop culture. Huge congrats on Commelina almandina and C. sugariae, celebrating Garnet, Rebecca Sugar, and the power of queer love in science. More of this, please 🌸✨
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Huge congratulations on two new dayflowers, C. almandina and C. sugariae. A creative nod to Steven Universe that champions inclusion while advancing botanical knowledge 🌿
September 26, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Huge congratulations on two new dayflowers, C. almandina and C. sugariae. A creative nod to Steven Universe that champions inclusion while advancing botanical knowledge 🌿