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Join us at 7pm tomorrow 16 Dec for a webinar on #NewYearPlantHunt: Citizen Science in a Changing Climate. We'll cover what the Plant Hunt is, where & when it happens, who takes part, how it works - and why it's important. Join us to get ready for your Hunt: www.tickettailor.com/events/botan...

Chocolate tube slime mold on a sprig..of moss. Stemonitis sp. NWT, Canada. Slime mold is about 2cm wide. #slime #myxo #fungifriends

In my quest to learn more about conjugation in Spirogyra, I found this cool video! #spirogyra #algae youtu.be/O9v-xj2fjQI?...

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So, instead I grow plants, study them, take photos of them, teach, and read good stories. Here’s a meaningful sentence I just read for these wicked times: “So many people go through life without love.” From Zoe’s Tale. Thanks, John Scalzi.

My #butterwort has some happy plant friends 😁 #ferns #moss #carnivorousplants

The sun has been putting on quite the show this week 🌅

This is beautiful but what is it? Filamentous algae from Lake Springfield MO (reservoir on the James River). Notice the spiraling chloroplasts in the second image. #algae Photo credits: @tessapk0408.bsky.social

Ceratophyllum demersum (coontail) enjoying the sunshine 🌞 They are quite happy in our ecojars. I am looking for larger containers to culture them in our greenhouse for a project. Any suggestions? I have tried 5-gallon Lowe’s buckets but the plants do not survive probably due to light limitations.

Last week in #limnology I realized I could mirror what I was seeing on the fancy scope onto the tv screens in our new teaching lab. This brought me so much joy🤩 This is #micrasterias The bilateral symmetry and the clear separation (isthmus) between the semi-cells is a characteristic of #desmids

What in the algae is happening in my newest ecojars? Looks cool though! #aquaticplants #algae

Fenland preparing for winter. Whorled Water-milfoil (Myriophyllum verticillatum) forming dense, dark-green turions which will keep the plant safe in the cold.

Pulled these out of one our sample sites today. Both plants are sold by local nurseries, so it was only a matter of time before they ended up out here😭 Pontederia crassipes #waterhyacinth and Pistia stratiotes #waterlettuce #invasiveplants #aquaticplants #aquaticinvasives

Made two new ecojars for our intro bio lab coordinators. The jars have snails, zooplankton, phytoplankton, and aquatic plants. These are easy to make and maintain if you have access to a pond to replenish the jars with water. I have a jar still going strong from summer 2020. #aquaticplants

“If it doesn’t challenge you, it won’t change you.” - quote seen at the dentist’s office today.

Freshwater habitats are increasingly threatened by anthropogenic activities. This #Perspective article outlines physiological approaches for assessing and mitigating threats to freshwater fishes. 🐟 Read it here ➡️ doi.org/10.1093/conp...

Hello August! Welcomed August with an aquatic plant survey and water sampling at Lake Springfield, MO #aquaticplants #reservoirs #lotus

Name that macrophyte! Was growing in a neighbor’s tiny pond a few weeks ago. #macrophytemonday #aquaticplants

Goodbye July! Coneflowers were thriving this month🌞 Don’t they remind you of ballerina tutus?🌻🩰 #nativeplants #echinacea #pollinators

Love the buzz buzz of the bumble bees!

Dragonflies having dinner on these warm Missouri summer evenings. So fun to watch!

Aquatic plant sighting in Providence RI while at aquatic conferences #2025APMS and #SWS2025 Anyone have recipes or ideas of how to prepare lotus root?

Let’s play the “I spy” game! How many aquatic plants do you see? Can you identify them? Conference prep time! #2025APMS #SWS2025 #aquaticplants