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#PhytoFacts Your Flower Friday is brought to you by the Common Evening Primrose! This North American wildflower has a lifespan of 2 years and can grow up to 5ft or 1.5m tall. It is great for pollinators and has some medicinal properties. Oenothera biennis - Wikipedia share.google/W84P34g1t9ps...

#PhytoFacts Your Weird Wednesday is brought to you by sundews! Sundews or Drosera is a genus of carnivorous plants with at least 194 species. These tiny little predators have modified, tentacle-like leaves covered with sticky, sap-covered hairs to ensnare prey. share.google/mmmN6H3n1nJg...

#PhytoFacts Your Tiny Tuesday is brought to you by Endophytic Bacteria! This category of microbes live within plant tissues and help their host plants resistant infection, uptake nutrients, and produce growth hormones or antibiotics. www.frontiersin.org/journals/pla...

#PhytoFacts Your Medicine Monday is brought to you by Quinine! This anti-malaria compound was first isolated from the bark of the cinchona tree in Peru. Bark extracts have been used since at least 1632 to treat malaria. share.google/yeooGpcAFpq6...

#PhytoFacts Silly Science Saturday: Me: I finished all the sampling! Coworker 1 & 2, immediately grab the "emergency" party horns 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳

#PhytoFacts Your Flower Friday is brought to you by the Giant Sunflower! Helianthus giganteus is also known as the Tall Sunflower or Swamp Sunflower. It blooms from July to September and grows to 4-10 ft (1 to 3 meters) in height! share.google/7fgeuXykySCy...

#PhytoFacts Weird Wednesday is brought to you by Broomrapes! With a staggering 150 species, these parasitic plants sport gorgeous flowers with tiny seeds. No leaves. No chlorophyll. They get all their food and nutrients from their host. www.britannica.com/plant/broomr...

#PhytoFacts Your Medicine Monday is brought to you by squalane! This hydrating oil is used to promote skin health and reduce signs of aging. Although shark livers are an abundant source of it, most squalane is now derived from plants such as olives or by fermentation. share.google/ZiMl9n7J5PEQ...

I can't help it, I just think they are so cute. Living in Scotland means I'm constantly lagging behind on our walks as I stop to get a closer look. Does everyone react that way when they see a bryophyte? 💚 Nice work here 👇 www.nature.com/articles/s41... Bryophyte gene family space

#PhytoFacts Tree Thursday is brought to you by the Northern Catalpa! Commonly planted as an ornamental, this native North American tree has a thick trunk, big heart shaped leaves, long seed pods which resemble cigars, and gorgeous flowers. Northern Catalpa share.google/XnFXsIf5aPei...

Weird Wednesday is brought to you by Dodders! These plants have no leaves or roots and have specialized stems which burrow into the tissues of other plants to steal sugar and water. Imagine a web of evil silly string. Dodder www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/gardens-gard...

Some folks keep emergency booze at work. I keep emergency soup.

Tiny Tuesday is brought to you by lichen! Lichen is a colony organism that is a hybrid of cyanobacteria (algae), multiple filamentous fungi, and bacteria. Pictured is the leafy Flavoparmelia caperata, one of my favorites. Lichen - Wikipedia share.google/mBHglEEIrtU1...

Medicine Monday: Paclitaxel Derived from the yew tree, this drug is now commonly used to treat a variety of cancers, but was a revolutionary treatment when it was first discovered. Paclitaxel - Wikipedia share.google/MvnnUElzwMJc...

Be careful y’all! These things are no joke!

Silly Science Saturday: Differences in approach Lab mate #1, looking at her plants: "Awww. Poor thing. You don't look so good. I'll get you some fresh media." Lab mate #2, examining her own plants: "...sink or swim, bitch."

Flower Friday: Chrysanthemums! These popular flowers bloom in the fall and are members of the Daisy family. They originate from East Asia, but the majority of the horticultural varieties come from China. Chrysanthemum - Wikipedia share.google/rw2vjiTUNWR3...

Tree Thursday: Paper birch (Betula papyrifera) Known for its distinctive papery white bark, this tree is also known as the "canoe birch" and was used by indigenous Native Americans to make canoes, baskets, shelters, and all manner of tools for daily life. share.google/PrHcgaoRzbDx...

Weird Wednesday: Witchweed (Striga) Don't be fooled by its pretty blooms. This parasitic plant attaches itself to the roots of corn or sorghum and sucks the life out of them. It can cause massive losses in yield and even ruin an entire year's planting. share.google/FGEBOQIjKpOc...

Tiny Tuesday: Bacillus subtilis This little soil microbe is an absolute rockstar! It's been used to discover new medicines, promote plant growth, protect plants from pathogens, and as a tiny factory for bio-derived compounds. What can't it do? share.google/d8zI938XYV49...

Silly Science Saturday: *Me and coworker 1 were trying to open a box.* Coworker 2, laughing: How many degrees is it going to take? Coworker 1: Apparently, three.

Flower Friday: Passionflowers An easy to grow, climbing vine which makes huge, exotic looking flowers. Great for trellises, fences, and garden walls. Passionflower: Plant Care & Growing Guide share.google/Lx8IVrqEgcVi...

Tree Thursday: Crabapples! Beautiful, hardy little trees with gorgeous flowers and small fruits. You can eat crabapples raw, but they can pack a bitter punch. A better idea is to use them to make cider. 😋 Crabapples: A Tree for All Seasons - Floret Flowers share.google/kNl2nLWW7L6c...

Tiny Thursday: Rhizobium No fertilizer? No problem! In exchange for room and board, these soil microbes capture nitrogen from the atmosphere and give it to their plant landlords who make apartments for them out of their roots. share.google/pRXl5WlhXrfE...

Medicine Monday: Aloe vera is a cactus-like plant that is grown around the globe in subtropical areas. It has a variety of medicinal properties, but is most well known for the gel-like fluid found within its waxy leaves that is commonly used for the treatment of burns.

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Silly Science Saturday: Pro tip: Put googly eyes on all your microscopes and see how long it takes your lab mates to notice.

Flower Friday: Is it a tree? Is it a bush? No, it's a vine! Wisteria! The power, the poise, the presence! Will eat your house if given the opportunity. Wisteria - Wikipedia share.google/a2LQJKOr1DMn...

Tiny Thursday (I accidentally flipped Tuesday and Thursday. Oh well): Cyanobacteria aka blue-green algae are not plants, but photosynthesizing bacteria that grow in long chains. They are thought to be the first organisms to produce oxygen and are thus the originators of our modern atmosphere.

Weird Wednesday: (To the Tune of "SpongeBob SquarePants") 🎶 What's red in color and has no leaves?🎶 🎶RAF-FLE-SI-A🎶 🎶What smells like a corpse and makes its own heat?🎶 🎶RAF-FLE-SI-A🎶 Rafflesia - Wikipedia share.google/CmvnWUEP62wH...

Tree Tuesday: Minnesota Bur Oak It's big! It's beautiful! Tough and resilient and will happily grow in the shade. It makes tiny, spiny acorns which sound like a gun going off every time they hit my roof. Bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa) | Minnesota DNR share.google/LV2YF5FiyLGO...

Happy Medicine Monday! Acetylsalicylic acid aka aspirin is derived from salicylic acid, a plant hormone involved in a variety of signaling processes, mainly defense against pathogens. Willow bark, where it was originally discovered, has high levels of it, but all plants contain salicylic acid.

Lets go to a parade. You and me. A CYBER PARADE TO KIDNAPP A PRINCESS! Also I will probably STILL talk about Murderous Mermaids From The Marianas Trench. YT: www.youtube.com/@Pastability Twitch: www.twitch.tv/thepastability

Sleepy Sunday: Deciduous trees enter a hibernation period before winter which is marked by the color change and loss of their leaves. Chlorophyll and sugars are pulled from the leaves into the trunk to act as a natural antifreeze. Dormancy of trees in winter - PubMed share.google/INbHPXsUvQRX...

Silly Science Saturday: We have a shaker incubator in the lab that thinks its lid is open when it isn't. Of course it won't start if the lid is open, so we give it a gentle reminder by whacking the bullseye drawn on the side labeled "tap that".

Giood morning! In 15 minutes I will be playing Cyberpunk and talking about Mermaids. I have a lot to say. YT: www.youtube.com/@Pastability Twitch: www.twitch.tv/thepastability

How I describe myself to: Science friends: I'm a farmer/naturalist turned research scientist and lab manager with a specialty in plant pathogens and gene-editing. I like to sing, garden, and write. DnD friends: I'm a druid that multiclassed into wizard with a couple levels in bard.