Tempo
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butch. 30s. he/him. plant science, Arctic inspired.
I’ve been reading a lot lately, so here’s my roundup! - Paradises Lost by Ursula K. Le Guin - moving, hopeful sci-fi novella about the truth of a generation ship’s journey - 5/5 - The Wall by Marlen Haushofer - stream of consciousness, eco-forward dystopia about the last living human - 4/5
I’m quite late for the #FavoritePlant prompt for #Wildflowerhour but I still wanted to share some of my favorites this year! Lesser knapweed (Centaurea nigra) and the Buddleja sp. were some of my favorites to see this summer, surviving even in a drought. Such wonderful, resilient species.
A short little piece that echoes the previous blog post: northern species not only face struggles with warming temperatures, but new competition against warm-adapted plants. Out-competition is happening and those plants highest and most north need our attention now more than ever.
Guardian Environment@environment.theguardian.com · 2w agoSpecieswatch: Deciduous trees are marching north and ousting evergreens
Hips, haws, nuts and berries! It’s starting to look a bit autumnal out there! So this week’s challenge is #fruits! Share your finds of wild & naturalised fruits for #wildflowerhour this Sunday 8-9pm. Happy fruit hunting! ☺️🍒
Local extinctions of cold-adapted plant species on mountain tops are happening. And they're accelerating! That, and much more interesting nuance, in our new paper - just out, and on the cover of, Science! More on the story on my blog: the3dlab.org/2026/09/03/p...
Proving extinction is hard. But we can do so now.
For decades, climate change ecology has mostly been a story about shifts: species moving upslope, poleward, tracking the climate they’re adapted to as it slides out from under them. It’…
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We just published a new issue of #BritishandIrishBotany, our Open Access online scientific journal. Find out about the 10 papers from authors inc @astridbiddle.bsky.social, Jo Jones from @plantlifeuk.bsky.social, Tim Rich, John Richards, Andy Amphlett, Chris Preston & more: bsbi.org/about/news/l...
My little brother turned 27 today. He’s partway through spending a week here with me in Wales, and it’s not often I get to see him so full of delight. Happy birthday little brother, I love you so much ❤️
Some wildflowers have seed heads that are truly spectacular! The challenge this week is to find some and then share your lovely pics for #WildflowerHour this Sunday 8-9pm using the hashtag #SeedHeads! Any wild or naturalised blooms you find too are of course always welcome!
A few #WallPlants for this week’s #Wildflowerhour! A sea campion (Silene uniflora) on the sea-facing side of a monument still flowering and green, and a fun bonus: a very high and distant butterfly bush (Buddleja spp) near the top of a building!
Wonderful article. Arctic plants are both historically and (extremely) currently relevant. Their very specific and amazing adaptations have put them at risk! Nice notes as well on the range of biases, the importance of indigenous knowledge, and the larges gaps that still exist within the field
NiCHE Canada@nichecanada.bsky.social · 4mo ago"Collections of Arctic plants, both those collected recently and those assembled decades or centuries ago, are not comprehensive of all northern plant life." - @nulybranch.bsky.social niche-canada.org/2025/11/24/b... #envhist #histsci #nathist #arctic #visualculture
Did a walk yesterday with eyes peeled and found some really good ones for this!!! So excited to post tomorrow hehe
wildflowerhour@wildflowerhour.bsky.social · last mo.Walls may not seem the most hospitable of environments but the plants that can survive there can be surprising! See if you can find any flowering #WallPlants for this week’s challenge & share your pics for #wildflowerhour this Sunday 8-9pm!
Now that classes are over, summer reading continues! On a whim I picked up this novella from my library as I’ve been meaning to read more Le Guin, and WOW what incredible, naturalistic world building. I’m genuinely beginning to pace around at the reveals happening. Le Guin!!!
I’ve been getting to do some real cool data analysis at work involving the period length of red clover, and today I got to compare our accessions to their original geographic locations and was overjoyed! Plant biogeography is really solidifying itself my path, and I’m thrilled to see where it goes!!
The impossible day has come and gone! As of this afternoon, that’s an official wrap on my first year of uni! I was incredibly nervous going in, but I felt quite good by the end. So thankful for a wonderful year full of plants, and so grateful for a long break before September term rolls around 🙂↕️❤️
Tempo@feeniebaybee.bsky.social · 4mo agoI’ve been chatting with my university and they have been so kind to allow me to take the exam later during the resit session for an uncapped mark. Disappointed that I can’t finish the whole end of this year until August, but so grateful I have the chance to give it my best shot with understanding ❤️
Elizabeth Blackwell is 29. The year is 1736. Her husband is in debtor’s prison and she has a small child to feed at home. What does she do? She turns desperation into inspiration, learning botany and painting an exquisite encyclopedia of medicinal plants: www.themarginalian.org/2020/01/29/e...
A Curious Herbal: Gorgeous Illustrations from Elizabeth Blackwell’s 18th-Century Encyclopedia of Medicinal Plants
Time-travel to the dawn of modern medical science via the stunning art of a self-taught woman illustrator and botanist.
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Meet our extended family… the Daisy family. A wildflower array of the Asteraceae still blooming here at Madrigal despite drought and relentless heat — yellow, white, purple, prickly, feathery and thistle-down soft. Different weather. The same wonderfully sprawling family #WildflowerHour #DaisyFamily
One upside of being rather sick this summer has been I’ve been able to smash through all three of these books! The botanical folk tales were fun and lovely while the other two were highly recommended page turners, ESPECIALLY Between Two Fires if you can stomach intense visceral medieval horror!
Tempo@feeniebaybee.bsky.social · 2mo agoGot to visit my library today! I’ve been chasing Between Two Fires for over a year now, and the other two caught me on the shelf! For the last one, I find there’s such an incredible intersection between science and traditional belief. Understanding history will only enhance its modern counterpart!
'You'll choke too' - an aerial embroidery landscape inspired by all the wildfires happening right now... I'm upset every time I smell smoke outside and somehow we have people starting them maliciously too! But we all breathe the same air so they'll choke too (1/2 - see thread for close-ups)
Hearing about this conference today, and it sounds so wonderful, would have loved to sneak a peek at these journals!
International Journal of Plant Sciences@ijpsjournal.bsky.social · 2mo agoFolks at #Botany2026, your window to swing by the @uchicagopress.bsky.social @chicagojournals.bsky.social booth closes tomorrow. Stop by to check out the swag and talk with @ijpsjournal.bsky.social managing editor @journalwrangler.bsky.social. #PlantScience
Which wild plants are coping with heat and drought? Please share and fill in my new survey: forms.gle/TZYyqgHqwcbo... the results will be shared free access on wildway.info
Which wild plants are coping with heat and drought?
Help identify which wild plants are thriving in your area or garden without watering during hot, dry weather. Check your garden and wild areas near you this month August 2026 and report how wild plant...
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In one month! #SciArtSeptember returns for a 6th year. Open to all who are curious about the places where art and science connect. Make new work, post works in progress, or share old favourites. Post when and what you like. 🐡 #SciArt #SciComm
I’m attempting to pack light this trip so instead of bringing my current key (which is a chunky yet wonderful 2006 publishing by Francis Rose), I’m bringing an older, lighter, and simpler DK key that was published in *checks notes* 1994!
Tempo@feeniebaybee.bsky.social · 2mo agoTwo different opportunities for me to be by the sea this weekend and I’m SO excited to scout out some plants hehe!
Two different opportunities for me to be by the sea this weekend and I’m SO excited to scout out some plants hehe!
wildflowerhour@wildflowerhour.bsky.social · 2mo agoWhat can you find blooming along the coast? That’s the challenge this week for #WildflowerHour! Share your pics this Sunday 8-9pm using the hashtag #ByTheSea! Happy flower hunting! 🌿🌸🌊
My herbarium sheet came back early graded with a 90!!!! I’m genuinely over the moon as I feel quite proud of it by the end, and it’s put a fire in me to finish this final paper strong!
Tempo@feeniebaybee.bsky.social · 2mo agoAfter the big plant event and finally moving my final time for the summer, I have been able to settle back into catching up on assignments. I got to submit an herbarium sheet about this little guy last night, and truly there is so much wonder in the world, and a whole world in each particular plant!
Running a little late tonight but still wanted to participate in #Wildflowerhour with this tentatively identified meadow buttercup (Ranunculus acris)! It’s a bit difficult to practice as the lack of rain has taken a toll, but it’s quite wonderful to see these and a few others still scattered about!
Working on some plant identification out in the field today, and genuinely single Asteraceae flowers have such an interesting structure. This one in particular had such downy leaves too, in a basal rosette, and grey tones underneath. Such varied morphology when you get to take a closer look!
Got to visit my library today! I’ve been chasing Between Two Fires for over a year now, and the other two caught me on the shelf! For the last one, I find there’s such an incredible intersection between science and traditional belief. Understanding history will only enhance its modern counterpart!
Two weeks ago I got to attend the Gatsby Plant Science Summer School, an inspiring week of lectures and practicals with academics and industry professionals paired with candid, thoughtful discussions about the realities of the work, the doubts, the challenges, and the rewards that came with them.
