Christmas in the East Wing, 2023. 🎄

My favorite version of “Silent Night.” Sung by India Arie & Brandy. Enjoy and Happy Christmas Eve. music.apple.com/us/album/sil...

My favorite part of this event is going into the internal research house to care for our solanums. It’s a bit like I’m a botanical animal in a zoo. “Please do not tap/bang on glass. It can stress and harm the botanist.” #iamabotanist

We are hiring at California Botanic Garden! The Restoration Intern will have the opportunity to work on a variety of projects involving out-planting, seed collection, plant propagation and monitoring. This is a full time temp position (6 months) that can be extended. Please share! lnkd.in/gaNuNGxA

It's in print! My opinionated dive into the definition of "coevolution" is officially out in the December issue of @journal-evo.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/evol...

We are exactly six weeks out from the release of my new book "When Trees Testify: Science, Wisdom, History, and America’s Black Botanical Legacy". I'm so excited to share this work. If you haven't already done so, please pre-order & look out for book evens. Link in bio or at berondamontgomery.com.

Of interest to our followers. Editorial work is important and can be very professionally rewarding. #PlantScience

Ran into a delightful paper on AJB @botsocamerica.bsky.social:"The gas bubbles produced by male flowers of H. verticillata came from the gas produced by branches under light. These bubbles can help ascending male flowers bypass the obstacles in water and reach the surface to complete pollination" 🧪🌸

Looking forward to the Modern Coexistence Theory workshop tomorrow. Please repost :)

The UC Davis Ecology and Evolution in Working Landscapes REU provides undergrads with research experience in ecology and evolution in natural and managed landscapes. Apply now through Feb 15 via etap.nsf.gov Contact me or @clhom.bsky.social for questions!

Check out our review/perspective piece on phylogenetic diversification analysis, intended for the 75th anniversary of @systbiol.bsky.social. I had the privilege of working with great coauthors, @fhenaodiaz.bsky.social, @tvasconcelos.bsky.social and @roszenil.bsky.social! doi.org/10.1093/sysb...

Here's a new PhD scholarship in ecology or taxonomy at Lincoln University, New Zealand. Open to domestic and international students with applications due on 28 Feb 2026. www.lincoln.ac.nz/study/schola... Best to chat to potential supervisors first. It honours an amazing life in science.

Reduced fitness under #drought stress in F1 hybrids of #Antirrhinum majus varieties with divergent #flower colors New #AJB research by Alexandre Fuster-Calvo, Coline Jaworski, Thomas James Ellis & Carina Baskett doi.org/10.1002/ajb2... #botany #plantscience #snapdragon #ecology

Please pass along - We've extended the CAMBIUM fellowship deadline to December 15! Our NSF NRT supports new grad students to harness biodiversity big data to adapt to & mitigate climate change impacts. Great fit for evolutionary genomics, bioinformatics, ecology & more. cambium.arizona.edu 🧬🌐🌎

Is everyone ready for #Plantsgiving?!?! Thank you @martinebotany.bsky.social for my favorite botanical tradition 🥹🌱

Yes! Let’s do this. #plantsgiving #iamabotanist

Really fascinating blog post about the plants that Neanderthals cooked and ate (the real "paleo diet" included a lot of grains, pulses, and other plants!).

My first time in the Atlantic Forest—Parque das Neblinas—in Brazil before heading to #COP30. I saw these incredible Tangará birds (wire-tailed manakins) in the midst of their mating dance. Apparently the male birds cooperate in a hierarchy of sorts to attract the female. Enjoy!

Just an absolutely gutting essay by Tatiana Schlossberg, a writer, mother of two young children, and cousin of RFK Jr who is dying of leukemia. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...

Do you look at this and see at least 10 plant species? Then you are ready for #Plantsgiving 2025! How many species will be served during your meal??? It ain't a competition, it's just about recognition. #iamabotanist @botsocamerica.bsky.social @nybg.bsky.social

Proud of @emmasbacon.bsky.social who defended yesterday (co-advised @paqlab.bsky.social). 6 months of fieldwork, countless doors knocked on, 28000+ trees IDd, & an incredible MSc thesis on Montréal’s urban forest! While playing in an orchestra & publishing 3 side projects 🤩. Someone hire her ASAP! 😉

When Trees Testify Science, Wisdom, History, and America’s Black Botanical Legacy Author: Beronda L. Montgomery January 20, 2026 us.macmillan.com/books/978125... #FallOfFreedom #ARRoundUp

Annual Mabel with a Lego PacBio Sequencer. This time the Vega, but we also have the Revio and Sequel Lego edition.

📢 latest IDENT paper, in @journalofecology.bsky.social ! @paqlab.bsky.social @meganedeziel.bsky.social @ritasousasilva.bsky.social @cavenderg9.bsky.social @ebsearle.bsky.social

I am hiring a postdoc to examine the genomic and evolutionary basis of plant microbiome variation in legumes. There are opportunities to gain teaching experience. Chicago is a great city to live in! Please help spread the word. share.google/gukbzS1zdIx6...

Really excited to see this paper out in the world. It's an ambitious final chapter from past PhD student Aaron Yilmaz. We ask how eco-evolutionary dynamics play out in the context of urban evolution using a reciprocal transplant experiment. www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

"It may be uncomfortable to conclude that a widely used study design has been producing spurious results. But the evidence is in, and telling uncomfortable truths is a part of doing science." Problems with twin studies. theinfinitesimal.substack.com/p/the-missin...

Earlier today, I was notified that someone was at my door. This is who it was:

#UBC Botany is hiring an Assistant Professor in Non-Seed Plant Diversity - come work with us in beautiful #Vancouver, BC! Please repost! academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/31140

Join us for an @smtpb.bsky.social workshop on Modern Coexistence Theory. We'll cover mathematical foundations, the theory of partitioning, and data-based applications. Featuring @swatipatel.bsky.social, Nick Kortessis, & Lauren Shoemaker. Zoom link here: smtpb.org/event-6426026

I am currently searching for a new postdoctoral researcher to study the evolution, genetics, and physiology of cold acclimation and freezing tolerance in switchgrass at Michigan State University. This work will be funded by a newly funded five-year DOE grant. careers.msu.edu/jobs/researc...

Wisconsin Evolution is accepting applications for our Seminar Series' Early Career Scientist Award. Come share your evolution research and visit UW-Madison's evolution community. Open to grad students and postdocs (<5 yrs post PhD) from outside UW-Madison. Apply by Dec 15th here: shorturl.at/4a4O6

🔥 RESEARCH 🔥 Shrub resprouting depends on pre-disturbance condition, with aridity, soil fertility & fire history as secondary drivers. Repeated disturbance reduces resprouting, & adult plants are more resilient under low water conditions - Zomer et al. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jxb/... #PlantScience 🧪

Climate and hybridization shape #stomatal trait evolution in #Populus 📖 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... by Zavala-Paez et al. @WileyPlantSci @michellezavala.bsky.social @jillahamilton.bsky.social

We are looking for a new colleague and department head for #Horticulture and Landscape #Architecture at #Colorado State #University! #highered #academicsky #agsky #Agriculture. Apply by December 31! jobs.colostate.edu/postings/169...

Plants are a big part of your favorite sci-fi and fantasy franchises. Plant biologist Molly Edwards aka @science-irl.bsky.social was on the See Jurassic Right Back To School series chatting her own plant-obsessed origins, and so much more: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...

I found time to listen to this today, it was a lot of fun. Molly & I are kindred spirits in our love for plants, I was grinning and nodding as she shared her passion for the green kingdom 💚 I finally learned the "origin story" of the @science-irl.bsky.social YouTube channel too! Give it a listen!

Recently visited the Glass Flowers at Harvard, a collection of 4,300 extraordinarily realistic glass models of plants crafted by the Blaschkas, a father and son team of sculptors That’s right, these are all made primarily of GLASS — a fact difficult to accept given how accurate & lifelike they are

🌿 SPECIAL ISSUE RESEARCH 🌿 Wild relatives of quinoa maintain pollen viability, seed number, and grain yield under heat stress, with pollen viability potentially being a key trait to improve heat tolerance of cultivated quinoa - Xu et al. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jxb/... #PlantScience 🧪

Amazing northern lights in South Minneapolis

Congratulations on a PhD to Dr. Swapna Subramanian!!

Congratulations to winners of the 2025 ESA Antlion Pit innovation competition! First Place: Ellie Fausett, VectorGuard (right). Runner Up: Meredith Willmott, Local Critters for Local Knitters (left). Winners pictured here with competition chair Marianne Alleyne (center). #EntSoc25

It’s the same old same old. Republicans do a tantrum and break the dishes. The Democrats clean it up. It’s an abusive relationship.

This is Oakley. He has an injury that requires physical therapy and at-home massages. Luckily, his cat sibling River has been training his whole life for this. 14/10 for both

Join us on Nov 18 at 2:30 PM MST to learn about CAMBIUM grad fellowships in biodiversity informatics & climate change @uarizona.bsky.social. For incoming Fall 2026 students interested in big data, ecology, evolution, climate adaptation & more. Register: events.trellis.arizona.edu/en/f44lNu67/... 🌵🧬🌐

If you're interested in working with me on a master's or PhD with questions related to genomics, biodiversity, and climate change, I'd love to chat about the CAMBIUM fellowship! There's an informational webinar next week and applications are due December 1st.

Today my students learned: how to make a botanist cry #WTF #thinkofthechildren #iamabotanist #botanymatters #plantsarecooltoo

academic.oup.com/evlett/advan... So exciting to see a new method to model the evolution of G (and P) matrices on phylogenies. Another step in the direction of trying to bridge micro and macroevolution