Sandy Knapp
@sandyknapp.bsky.social
Botanist… taxonomist of potatoes, tomatoes etc. and passionate advocate for nature everywhere 🌱
Interested in big flowering plant genera? Come work with the exciting global Solanum group - based at @nhm-london.bsky.social - phylogenomics, diversification, nightshade fun! jobs.nhm.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
Postdoctoral Researcher in Solanaceae Phylogenomics:South Kensington
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It’s been a great meeting… I think my brain might burst with me and exciting information and insights! #SOLRUB2025
Aureliano Bombarely@bombarelya.bsky.social · 11mo ago@sandyknapp.bsky.social opens the #SOLRUB2025 meeting talking about how wonderful are #Solanaceae species. New dating results are coming out soon. The family is older that we thought. Almost 90 MY. She closes her presentation talking about the importance of community.
So… climate change… Lagerstroemia (crepe myrtle) as a street tree in London! A lovely splash of pink in late summer! #londonlife
Was such great fun! And to complete your potato week new paper out on origin of the mighty spud @cellpress.bsky.social www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
Ancient hybridization underlies tuberization and radiation of the potato lineage
Genomic and functional analyses reveal that the potato lineage originated from a homoploid interspecific hybridization event between the Tomato and Etuberosum lineages 8–9 million years ago. The alter...
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B&W Thornton of Stratford-upon-Avon@bwthornton.bsky.social · last yr.The Mighty Spud - @sandyknapp.bsky.social, @glennbryan.bsky.social and Susan Calman The Infinite Monkey Cage Series 33 Today 11:00 BBC Radio 4 @robinince.bsky.social and @profbriancox.bsky.social boil down the truth about one of the most beloved foods - potatoes. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
The June solstice has passed, which means we have a fresh update for our WFO Plant List! The big news since December is we now have more than 200 named co-authors on the WFO Plant List. Watch to see what else is new and visit worldfloraonline.org to browse the Plant List.
Just home from a wonderful time talking about potatoes on @infinitemonkeycage.bsky.social with amazing people… feel the potato love, some of us got quite emotional 🥔Played out by Helen Anahita Wilson on the potato piano.. listen out for it in August!
We're hiring! Could you help us develop botanical skills across Northern Ireland & grow participation in the National Plant Monitoring Scheme? Apply by 13 April for this great new part-time (3 days pw) post bsbi.org/vacancies/tr... @ukceh.bsky.social @jncc.bsky.social @trevorthebotanist.bsky.social
So, leaf shape is quite (!) variable in Solanum….. can fool one into thinking things are different.. figuring taxa out requires more than a glance! Here’s an extreme example in Solanum albidum ….. #iamabotanist
Help your local British herbarium to join in the digitisation journey! My blog post in BSBi News bsbipublicity.blogspot.com/2025/03/help... with a plea to express interest in the DiSSCo UK programme engagementhub.ukri.org/ahrc-infrast...
Help your local herbarium!
Volunteers mounting specimens at Univ Leicester Image: L. Marsh Regular readers of this blog will know that we have a passion for herbaria ....
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The beautiful species of the Solanum hexandrum group -all endemic to Brazil -treated in our latest monograph in @phytokeys.pensoft.net thanks Leandro and Yuri for being awesome coauthors! phytokeys.pensoft.net/article/1382...
A revision of the endemic Brazilian Solanum hexandrum group (Leptostemonum, Solanum, Solanaceae)
The Leptostemonum Clade, or the ‘spiny solanums’, represents half of the species diversity of the large cosmopolitan genus Solanum (Solanaceae). Brazil is a centre of both species and lineage diversit...
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This brand new tour promises to be a spectacular experience for the wildflower enthusiast - one not to be missed. Most importantly, it will also generate a donation to support the great conservation work undertaken by our good friends at @bsbibotany.bsky.social. (3/3) #BSBICorporateSponsor
We have 2 staff vacancies right now, so 2 great opportunities for you to come & work with us! 1. Become our new Admin Officer👇 2. Become our new Training Officer (Northern Ireland). More info, job packs & deadlines here: bsbi.org/vacancies Please apply &/or spread the word! #SpoiltForChoice ;-)
Vacancies – Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland
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Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland (BSBI)@bsbibotany.bsky.social · last yr.We're hiring! Could you help create a resilient future for the Botanical Society, working across our teams to support staff and volunteers? Apply to become our first ever Administration Officer: bsbi.org/vacancies/ad... Not applying yourself? Then please help us spread the word! Deadline: 2nd March
Great day at @bsbibotany.bsky.social annual British and Irish Botany Conference -inspiring talks, fabulous people! Botanists are the best ❤️🌱
So here I am after a long time away from social media…. Excited to find and share happy thoughts about plants! Getting ready to try to cut down my hour long talk from IBC Madrid to 15 minutes for @bsbibotany.bsky.social conference Saturday! Yikes 🌱
