Dodder (Cuscuta spp.) is the name of the orange tendrils wrapped around the plant in the water. Dodder is an obligate parasitic plant, meaning it is incapable of producing chlorophyll to make its own food, and thus… instagram.com/p/CCw6_lFAT7g/…

Lithops, also known as Living Rocks, are a type of succulent plant native to the very dry Kalahari Desert in Southwestern Africa. They have evolved to look like surrounding pebbles, in order to avoid being eaten by… instagram.com/p/CC7UgplgbgB/…

Text 907-312-5085 your locale, and find out what tribes reside on or previously lived on the land in which you live! How neat is that? #thesciencegoblin #tribalsovereignty #indigenouslivesmatter #landrights instagram.com/p/CD2hQcXADJb/…

An adolescent Gulf Coast Toad (Incilius valliceps), and a Ground Skink (Scincella lateralis) I found on my walk today. Wildlife is out and about here! @ Austin's Colony Park instagram.com/p/CE3VLIqgmPm/…

Zizania texana, better know as Texas Wild Rice, flourishing in the San Marcos river. This is a very rare and endangered species! @ San Marcos City Park instagram.com/p/CGbqzxxHJHq/…

I voted today! Have you voted yet? @ Austin, Texas instagram.com/p/CG5rGffHeY0/…

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Morning glory (Ipomoea purpurea) is a beautiful and chemically fascinating plant! It contains LSA (lysergic acid), a precursor to LSD! Be safe though, it's quite poisonous if not used properly! @ San Marcos, Texas instagram.com/p/CHTYR0Unxwh/…

Found some friends out in Bastrop, Texas recently. A female of Phidippus audax, the Bold Jumping Spider, and some dung beetles feasting. What fun! @ Bastrop, Texas instagram.com/p/CKH4m6DnTgd/…

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A peek into where my research this summer was done. Eagle Nest Canyon in Val Verde County, Texas. A beautiful mix of canyon wetlands and Chihuahuan desert lowlands! @ Langtry, Texas instagram.com/p/CTIVYZQHLan/…

I took a trip this weekend to the coast, and found some neat stuff! A shark, a BUNCH of hermit crabs, some neat dune and coastal plant species, and BONES!!! @ Port O'Connor, Texas instagram.com/p/CTu3qEZFfpr/…

Just posted a photo @ Bryan, Texas instagram.com/p/CUS_ZgAliTz/…

Some petrified wood, quartzite, and jasper from Brazos and Bastrop counties. Just on the first tumble round, but they're coming along nicely! @ Bryan, Texas instagram.com/p/CWrveMAtM5o/…

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Back from the joint conference of the #societyofethnobiology and the #societyforethnobotany and had a blast! I was awarded the 2023 Barbara Lawrence award for grad student research, much to my surprise by SoE! Enjoy this lil Paw Paw as a bit of Atlanta, brought home to y'all!

At a #plantingscience workshop preparing for the fall 2023 semester with my fellow mentors and our high school teacher compatriots! If you love plants, you should totally get involved with the #nsf funded #plantingscience program! Educational for the kiddos, and fun for you!

I realize it's been a while since I posted something constructive on here. Let's see: since April 2022, I've graduated with my MA, and am shooting to be ABD by Spring 2024! Always hoping to meet more folks willing to talk plants with me! Mimosa pudica gif for tax :3