Alastair Culham
@BotanyRNG
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@thebotanist.bsky.social Biodiversity-ist, Botanist, keen gardener and grower. Views expressed here are my own. Photos my own unless marked otherwise.
Reading, England
Joined April 2009
New! Eleven species of Thrixspermum (Orchidaceae: Vandeae: Aeridinae) newly recorded from Thailand https://t.co/WIcD0f6vAM Excellent work by Sam! @toolmal
#orchid #taxonmy #Thailand @BotanyRNG @KewScience @nparksbuzz @UniofReading
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What a great slide Becky.
Second Student Botany Festival had undergraduate, Masters & PhD students in ecology, horticulture, plant sciences, even botany, mixing to talk about their experiences of plants at university. Here, mature undergraduate at @ReadingBioSci @BotanyRNG @drmgoeswild #BUC2024
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Ever wondered what a nearly 90-year-old @UniofReading PhD thesis looks like? Completed in 1936, “Studies on the genus Mentha” by E H Metcalf is a beautifully presented thesis which includes b&w photos, illustrations & letters to various national and international collaborators
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Congratulations Jamie Thompson @ReadingBioSci on his latest paper. Very Gordon Rowley 😁 https://t.co/oG7SyEAlv3
@CactusSucculent
nature.com
Nature Communications - Here, the authors combine machine learning with phylogenetic modeling to assess the impact of 39 abiotic and biotic drivers on Cactaceae evolution. They suggest that cactus...
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Dr M and @BotanyRNG would love your thoughts on botany teaching in the 21st century, please follow the QR code to electronic poster #2718 @IBC2024 #iamabotanist #IBC2024 @GatsbyEd @NewPhyt @OBGHA @BSBIbotany
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Help us design gardens for climate change. This UK focused survey asks which plants are doing well and which are failing in your garden https://t.co/oA7DWYF1ZO
@The_RHS @sheffielduni @UniofReading working together to forward UK horticulture. @BotanyRocks
rhs.org.uk
What patterns and surprises have you observed in your garden? Take part in a survey to share your experiences and contribute to scientific research
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It's @ibc2024 this week. I'm really enjoying catching up with old friends. Lots of great talks & posters. But sad to be missing my students graduation @UniofReading today. @ReadingBioSci @TomosJones92 @nattanon_bom
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New full time academic post for field ecologist/zoologist @UniofReading @ReadingBioSci Great facilities, colleagues, award winning campus and @CIEEMnet Award winning MSc - Apply to join us! https://t.co/HFdB1zRtJR
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A #botany pun. @drmgoeswild
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Today I visited the largest municipal rock garden in the U.K. It's by a busy road in #Brighton but has a really natural feeling as you get further back and up from the road. Incredible! Great urban #greenscape
https://t.co/i8VFPl0ICj
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GenoFig: a user-friendly application for the visualisation and comparison of genomic regions https://t.co/5jgFBEZj6P
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New full time academic post for field ecologist/zoologist @UniofReading @ReadingBioSci Great facilities, colleagues, award winning campus and @CIEEMnet Award winning MSc - Apply to join us! https://t.co/HFdB1zRtJR
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A great job for a plant lover. @DundeeBotanics is a great garden. https://t.co/6SgGPyQ2va
#botany #horticulture
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@BotanyRNG @UniofReading @ReadingBioSci @TWR__org @ACallaZoo @drmgoeswild @reneeleeuk @UniRdg_Art @ace__london @TheMERL Prospective students for the Zoology and Ecology degrees were impressed with Reading's green campus and commitment to sustainability 💚
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Some of the #Paris #roofgarden plantings include substantial trees. Mature pines and cypresses seen here on roofs around the Arc de Triomphe. #Architecture #Gardening #GreenLiving
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[#Botany] Notes on South-East Asian Diospyros L. (Ebenaceae, Ericales): commonly misidentified species in mainland South-East Asia ⤵️ ✒️ @nattanon_bom - Sutee Duangjai - @timutteridge - @BotanyRNG & @C_Puglisi DOI: https://t.co/EIWk6CDgNf
#Ebony #flora #Ebenaceae #Ericales
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Last year @tcddublin #Botany the sign was part painted as the painter had an accident part way through. Good to see the remaining 'otany' in glorious gold this year.
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No prizes for guessing where I am today! Heading for @tcddublin visiting the outstanding #botany department.
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