Ben Gahagen
@bgahagen.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Biology @ ABAC #iamabotanist | hemiparasitic plants (Seymeria) | plant systematics • phenology • ethnobotany
#botany #plantscience #ethnobotany #systematics #phylogenetics
#botany #plantscience #ethnobotany #systematics #phylogenetics
Reposted by Ben Gahagen
Many parasitic plants produce tiny seeds as light as dust: you can barely even see them. But zoom in with a powerful enough microscope, and suddenly they reveal a hidden trove of jewels.
(Thanks to Renata Piwowarczyk for the photos; microscopy by Justyna Kasińska)
(Thanks to Renata Piwowarczyk for the photos; microscopy by Justyna Kasińska)
February 16, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Many parasitic plants produce tiny seeds as light as dust: you can barely even see them. But zoom in with a powerful enough microscope, and suddenly they reveal a hidden trove of jewels.
(Thanks to Renata Piwowarczyk for the photos; microscopy by Justyna Kasińska)
(Thanks to Renata Piwowarczyk for the photos; microscopy by Justyna Kasińska)
Reposted by Ben Gahagen
Happy birthday to one of my favourite haters, Charles Darwin
February 12, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Happy birthday to one of my favourite haters, Charles Darwin
Already ordered!
We 💚 the Stranger Plants—and now they’re on #BSAswag!
The shirts feature bold illustrations by BSA’s own Catrina Adams, with a list of each species by common & scientific name on the back.
BSA members (exp. 2026+) get 10% off—email [email protected] for code.
www.bonfire.com/store/bsa-wi...
The shirts feature bold illustrations by BSA’s own Catrina Adams, with a list of each species by common & scientific name on the back.
BSA members (exp. 2026+) get 10% off—email [email protected] for code.
www.bonfire.com/store/bsa-wi...
December 12, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Already ordered!
Reposted by Ben Gahagen
🌱⚖️ RESEARCH ⚖️🌱
In Marchantia, amyloplasts function as statoliths in parenchymatous storage cells and play an important role in gravitropism; but gravitropism is not entirely abolished in the absence of starch granules - Hashimoto-Sugimoto et al.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jxb/...
#PlantScience 🧪
In Marchantia, amyloplasts function as statoliths in parenchymatous storage cells and play an important role in gravitropism; but gravitropism is not entirely abolished in the absence of starch granules - Hashimoto-Sugimoto et al.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jxb/...
#PlantScience 🧪
December 11, 2025 at 1:25 PM
🌱⚖️ RESEARCH ⚖️🌱
In Marchantia, amyloplasts function as statoliths in parenchymatous storage cells and play an important role in gravitropism; but gravitropism is not entirely abolished in the absence of starch granules - Hashimoto-Sugimoto et al.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jxb/...
#PlantScience 🧪
In Marchantia, amyloplasts function as statoliths in parenchymatous storage cells and play an important role in gravitropism; but gravitropism is not entirely abolished in the absence of starch granules - Hashimoto-Sugimoto et al.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jxb/...
#PlantScience 🧪
Reposted by Ben Gahagen
It's gift-giving season!
Why not give the gift of plant knowledge?
Here are some excellent, accessible books to engage & excite.
Fantastic offerings from @berondam.bsky.social (& a new one out in Jan)
@jondrori.co.uk (& a new kids book)
@razda5.bsky.social 💚
@ferrisjabr.bsky.social 👍
Novels too!
Why not give the gift of plant knowledge?
Here are some excellent, accessible books to engage & excite.
Fantastic offerings from @berondam.bsky.social (& a new one out in Jan)
@jondrori.co.uk (& a new kids book)
@razda5.bsky.social 💚
@ferrisjabr.bsky.social 👍
Novels too!
November 28, 2025 at 1:59 PM
It's gift-giving season!
Why not give the gift of plant knowledge?
Here are some excellent, accessible books to engage & excite.
Fantastic offerings from @berondam.bsky.social (& a new one out in Jan)
@jondrori.co.uk (& a new kids book)
@razda5.bsky.social 💚
@ferrisjabr.bsky.social 👍
Novels too!
Why not give the gift of plant knowledge?
Here are some excellent, accessible books to engage & excite.
Fantastic offerings from @berondam.bsky.social (& a new one out in Jan)
@jondrori.co.uk (& a new kids book)
@razda5.bsky.social 💚
@ferrisjabr.bsky.social 👍
Novels too!
The new display is complete - Ethnobotany students were tasked with writing a short report on the traditional medicinal usage of a chosen herb or spice and the modern scientific evidence that supports or refutes those claims. They did a great job! #ethnobotany #botany #plantscience #medicinal #plant
November 28, 2025 at 8:13 PM
The new display is complete - Ethnobotany students were tasked with writing a short report on the traditional medicinal usage of a chosen herb or spice and the modern scientific evidence that supports or refutes those claims. They did a great job! #ethnobotany #botany #plantscience #medicinal #plant
On Saturday, November 8th, three biology majors from ABAC attended and presented at the Georgia Undergraduate Research Conference (GURC 2025) hosted by Emory University at Oxford, GA. They all did a great job! #GURC2025
November 9, 2025 at 3:11 PM
On Saturday, November 8th, three biology majors from ABAC attended and presented at the Georgia Undergraduate Research Conference (GURC 2025) hosted by Emory University at Oxford, GA. They all did a great job! #GURC2025
Looks like SERNEC is back up!
August 13, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Looks like SERNEC is back up!