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In the past, #herbaria were bound volumes. Some had beautiful arrangements and even drawings of vases from which the plants would appear to be in.
At the NHM London, we have bound volumes by the Liberato Sabbati, curator of the Rome botanical garden in the mid 1700s. #CuratorLife #HerbariumLife
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When me meet someone new, we introduce ourselves: what's our name, where we belong to, what our role is, etc.
Organisms can't do that. That's what #taxonomists do: we make #biodiversity accessible. #TaxonomistAppreciationDay
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#Herbarium specimens often lose their colours and turn brownish. But sometimes colours persist, especially when material was dried quickly.
This #Anemone sends a colourful spring greeting from the NHM London on a grey February day.
#HerbariumLife #CuratorLife
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Most people will know #ferns basically as green leafy things without flowers. And many ferns are just green or brownish but some ferns have astonishing white or even yellow fronds (a.k.a. "leaves").
The coloured lower frond sides are considered to be an adaptation to dry conditions.
Many of these ferns have their sporangia (dark) on the margin, which creates a wonderful contrast.
#FernFriday
📊 Post engagement
10
Avg engagement / post
0.6%
Engagement vs followers
Oct 2022
On Mastodon since
🔥 Top post: In the past, #herbaria were bound volumes. Some had beautiful ar · 35 likes + reposts
📊 Activity & format
Posting cadence
0.1 / week
A lower-frequency account — each post lands with more weight.
Content mix
Mostly images
Recent: 2 text · 10 image · 0 video.
Follower / following
7.1×
Follows 226 back. A strong ratio — an audience that follows them, not a follow-for-follow network.
Recent posts
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In the past, #herbaria were bound volumes. Some had beautiful arrangements and even drawings of vases from which the plants would appear to be in.
At the NHM London, we have bound volumes by the Liberato Sabbati, curator of the Rome botanical garden in the mid 1700s. #CuratorLif…
In 2018, my colleague Rafael Acuña-Castillo and I discovered that the name of the only African and Arabian #Loasaceae genus Kissenia is illegitimate because of an overlooked and ignored name published a mere year earlier. The whole nomencl…
Lately, #ElonMusk talks a lot about solar-powered #AI servers in #space as "green" solution to the high demand in energy. Sounds great?
Do people realise that servers in space also mean that there is no law applicable to these servers?
May…
Old #herbarium sheets come with perks and challenges. I love to figure out what is written. For this particularly hard example, I got lucky because the collection was cited with the old species name in an old paper. It's "An der Lesum bei …
The harmonious regularity of the inflorescence of this #Earina valida #orchid from #NewCaledonia is beautiful, even in a #herbarium specimen. The plant must look spectacular in nature. #HerbariumLife #CuratorLife
Finding herbarium specimens in a large collection is not trivial. Specimens are stored under a scientific name, often called filed-as name, and arranged according to their higher taxonomy, i.e. families and orders. The filed-as name is pre…
This is a #grass‽ From giant bamboos to maize and the common lawn ryegrass, #Poaceae can be quite variable. #Panicum cupressifolium from #Madagascar has minute leaves, making it look like a #cypress (hence the name).
#IAmABotanist #Herbari…
Sabbati even noticed that some plants are often found on walls, such as the red valerian (#Centranthus ruber).
His plants have drawings of the substrate and underground parts, which is very unusual because often only the upper ground parts of a plant are collected, and the rest is ignored.
#Herbarium specimens often lose their colours and turn brownish. But sometimes colours persist, especially when material was dried quickly.
This #Anemone sends a colourful spring greeting from the NHM London on a grey February day.
#Herbar…
Most people will know #ferns basically as green leafy things without flowers. And many ferns are just green or brownish but some ferns have astonishing white or even yellow fronds (a.k.a. "leaves").
The coloured lower frond sides are consi…
When me meet someone new, we introduce ourselves: what's our name, where we belong to, what our role is, etc.
Organisms can't do that. That's what #taxonomists do: we make #biodiversity accessible. #TaxonomistAppreciationDay
Old #herbarium sheets come with perks and challenges. I love to figure out what is written. For this particularly hard example, I got lucky because the collection was cited with the old species name in an old paper. It's "An der Lesum bei …
The harmonious regularity of the inflorescence of this #Earina valida #orchid from #NewCaledonia is beautiful, even in a #herbarium specimen. The plant must look spectacular in nature. #HerbariumLife #CuratorLife
Finding herbarium specimens in a large collection is not trivial. Specimens are stored under a scientific name, often called filed-as name, and arranged according to their higher taxonomy, i.e. families and orders. The filed-as name is pre…
This is a #grass‽ From giant bamboos to maize and the common lawn ryegrass, #Poaceae can be quite variable. #Panicum cupressifolium from #Madagascar has minute leaves, making it look like a #cypress (hence the name).
#IAmABotanist #Herbari…
Sabbati even noticed that some plants are often found on walls, such as the red valerian (#Centranthus ruber).
His plants have drawings of the substrate and underground parts, which is very unusual because often only the upper ground parts of a plant are collected, and the rest is ignored.
#Herbarium specimens often lose their colours and turn brownish. But sometimes colours persist, especially when material was dried quickly.
This #Anemone sends a colourful spring greeting from the NHM London on a grey February day.
#Herbar…
Most people will know #ferns basically as green leafy things without flowers. And many ferns are just green or brownish but some ferns have astonishing white or even yellow fronds (a.k.a. "leaves").
The coloured lower frond sides are consi…
When me meet someone new, we introduce ourselves: what's our name, where we belong to, what our role is, etc.
Organisms can't do that. That's what #taxonomists do: we make #biodiversity accessible. #TaxonomistAppreciationDay
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Home server
fediscience.org
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On Mastodon since
Oct 2022
An established account with real history on the platform.
💡 Facts
🗓️Joined Mastodon in 2022 — 3 years ago.
👁️Averages 10 views per post.
📤Posts about 0.1× per week.
🛡️ Audience credibility
66/100
Good
Credibility score
89%
Real
Real audience
Low
Fake-follower risk
High
Data confidence
- Est. 89% real, active audience · Low fake-follower risk.
- Engagement (~0.6% of followers engage each post) is around typical for Mastodon.
- Established account (3+ years old).
Heuristic estimate from engagement, follower ratios, account age & growth — a screening signal, not a guarantee.
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