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Zack
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Biology PhD Candidate at University of South Carolina studying evolutionary genetics
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Penstemon whippleanus, our Whipple's Penstemon, blooming at Clinton Gulch Dam Reservoir #nativeplants

#FallBackFlowers #FallBack to July 8 🌿
January 8, 2026 at 3:32 PM
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I'm hiring a full time fixed-term 1yr lab tech to assist with field and greenhouse projects related to floral evolution and plant reproductive ecology. Please share! Ideal start date early 2026.

jobs.clemson.edu/psc/ps/JOBS/...
November 24, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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Five years ago today 🌿

Ratibida columnifera, our Prairie Coneflower, blooming at Red Rock Canyon Open Space (Colorado Springs) #nativeplants
September 17, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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One year ago today 🌿

Penstemon whippleanus, our Whipple's Penstemon, blooming above Black Powder Pass #nativeplants
August 20, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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Four years ago today 🌿

Ratibida tagetes, our Short-Ray Prairie Coneflower, blooming northeast of Pueblo #nativeplants #JuneBloom
June 21, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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Genome size estimation from long read overlaps https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.11.27.625777v1 🧬🖥️🧪 https://github.com/mbhall88/lrge (Rust 🦀)
December 4, 2024 at 4:30 PM
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The seed capsules of ice plants (Aizoaceae) glistening like watermelon gumdrops in the early morning light.

At first I thought the plants were dappled with dew, but they’re actually covered with hundreds of transparent bladder cells that store water and sequester salt.
December 3, 2024 at 7:36 PM