Astèrids i Obèlids hehdhsd
May 11, 2026 at 9:33 AM
Astèrids i Obèlids hehdhsd
Cornus officinalis | Japanese cornel | Cornales #asterids en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornaceae
March 15, 2026 at 5:25 AM
Cornus officinalis | Japanese cornel | Cornales #asterids en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornaceae
Next preprint out from my work @oconnorlab.bsky.social @mpi-ce.bsky.social : the discovery or iridoid cyclase in asterids!
Thread below.
#PlantScience
#natprod
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Thread below.
#PlantScience
#natprod
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org
June 18, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Next preprint out from my work @oconnorlab.bsky.social @mpi-ce.bsky.social : the discovery or iridoid cyclase in asterids!
Thread below.
#PlantScience
#natprod
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Thread below.
#PlantScience
#natprod
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Super clever method to find SI and shows how ancient SI is in the Asterids!
Rapid detection of RNase-based self-incompatibility in Lysimachia monelli
New #AJB research by Karolis Ramanauskas, Francisco Jiménez-López, Mercedes Sánchez-Cabrera, Marcial Escudero, Pedro Ortiz, Montserrat Arista & Boris Igić
doi.org/10.1002/ajb2... #botany #plantscience #pimpernel #evolution
New #AJB research by Karolis Ramanauskas, Francisco Jiménez-López, Mercedes Sánchez-Cabrera, Marcial Escudero, Pedro Ortiz, Montserrat Arista & Boris Igić
doi.org/10.1002/ajb2... #botany #plantscience #pimpernel #evolution
January 24, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Super clever method to find SI and shows how ancient SI is in the Asterids!
3-22-25
Daisy fleabane
(Erigeron annuus)
Boonville Heritage Park
Bryan, TX
#tx #texas #nikon #nikond7500 #photography #botany #petals #Asterales #Asteraceae #Erigeron #Asterids #Wildlife #floraphotography #flowers #plants
Daisy fleabane
(Erigeron annuus)
Boonville Heritage Park
Bryan, TX
#tx #texas #nikon #nikond7500 #photography #botany #petals #Asterales #Asteraceae #Erigeron #Asterids #Wildlife #floraphotography #flowers #plants
July 1, 2025 at 7:06 PM
3-22-25
Daisy fleabane
(Erigeron annuus)
Boonville Heritage Park
Bryan, TX
#tx #texas #nikon #nikond7500 #photography #botany #petals #Asterales #Asteraceae #Erigeron #Asterids #Wildlife #floraphotography #flowers #plants
Daisy fleabane
(Erigeron annuus)
Boonville Heritage Park
Bryan, TX
#tx #texas #nikon #nikond7500 #photography #botany #petals #Asterales #Asteraceae #Erigeron #Asterids #Wildlife #floraphotography #flowers #plants
3-14-25
Cretanweed
(Hedypnois rhagadioloides)
#tx #texas #nikon #nikond7500 #photography #botany #petals #Hedypnois #Asteraceae #Asterales #Asterids #floraphotography #flowers #plants
Cretanweed
(Hedypnois rhagadioloides)
#tx #texas #nikon #nikond7500 #photography #botany #petals #Hedypnois #Asteraceae #Asterales #Asterids #floraphotography #flowers #plants
July 3, 2025 at 2:39 AM
3-14-25
Cretanweed
(Hedypnois rhagadioloides)
#tx #texas #nikon #nikond7500 #photography #botany #petals #Hedypnois #Asteraceae #Asterales #Asterids #floraphotography #flowers #plants
Cretanweed
(Hedypnois rhagadioloides)
#tx #texas #nikon #nikond7500 #photography #botany #petals #Hedypnois #Asteraceae #Asterales #Asterids #floraphotography #flowers #plants
[#YumeAyakei]
Festivals
🧋 "it's still daylight, why are you wearing a mask?"
🐱"... i like wearing mask..."
🧋"i don't like it, because i couldn't see my girlffriend's face"
🐱 "w-wait!"
© Ceylon Asterids (FB)
Festivals
🧋 "it's still daylight, why are you wearing a mask?"
🐱"... i like wearing mask..."
🧋"i don't like it, because i couldn't see my girlffriend's face"
🐱 "w-wait!"
© Ceylon Asterids (FB)
June 8, 2024 at 11:14 AM
[#YumeAyakei]
Festivals
🧋 "it's still daylight, why are you wearing a mask?"
🐱"... i like wearing mask..."
🧋"i don't like it, because i couldn't see my girlffriend's face"
🐱 "w-wait!"
© Ceylon Asterids (FB)
Festivals
🧋 "it's still daylight, why are you wearing a mask?"
🐱"... i like wearing mask..."
🧋"i don't like it, because i couldn't see my girlffriend's face"
🐱 "w-wait!"
© Ceylon Asterids (FB)
3-14-25
Texas baby blue eyes
(Nemophila phacelioides)
Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site, TX
#tx #texas #nature #nikon #nikond7500 #photography #naturephotography #botany #petals #Nemophila #Boraginaceae #Boraginales #Asterids #Wildlife #wildlifephotography #flowers #plants
Texas baby blue eyes
(Nemophila phacelioides)
Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site, TX
#tx #texas #nature #nikon #nikond7500 #photography #naturephotography #botany #petals #Nemophila #Boraginaceae #Boraginales #Asterids #Wildlife #wildlifephotography #flowers #plants
June 14, 2025 at 12:24 AM
3-14-25
Texas baby blue eyes
(Nemophila phacelioides)
Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site, TX
#tx #texas #nature #nikon #nikond7500 #photography #naturephotography #botany #petals #Nemophila #Boraginaceae #Boraginales #Asterids #Wildlife #wildlifephotography #flowers #plants
Texas baby blue eyes
(Nemophila phacelioides)
Washington-on-the-Brazos State Historic Site, TX
#tx #texas #nature #nikon #nikond7500 #photography #naturephotography #botany #petals #Nemophila #Boraginaceae #Boraginales #Asterids #Wildlife #wildlifephotography #flowers #plants
![Three tiny white daisy like flowers
Erigeron annuus
Flower heads
Conservation status
Secure (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Erigeron
Species: E. annuus
Binomial name
Erigeron annuus
(L.) Pers.
Subspecies[2]
E. annuus subsp. lilacinus Sennikov & Kurtto
Synonyms[2]
Basionym
Aster annuus L.
Alphabetical list
Erigeron annuus (formerly Aster annuus),](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:yi26ntyxmnvqql6bn4ao6f42/bafkreibegzlsuris6upltpfedz6janayhxbngaotk6ftuycf6rreoantly)
June 18, 2025 at 10:05 PM
New OA Letter: "Discovery of iridoid cyclase completes the iridoid pathway in asterids" rdcu.be/eJORu
With News & Views: "The missing link in the iridoid puzzle" rdcu.be/eJOSe
With News & Views: "The missing link in the iridoid puzzle" rdcu.be/eJOSe
October 7, 2025 at 10:55 AM
New OA Letter: "Discovery of iridoid cyclase completes the iridoid pathway in asterids" rdcu.be/eJORu
With News & Views: "The missing link in the iridoid puzzle" rdcu.be/eJOSe
With News & Views: "The missing link in the iridoid puzzle" rdcu.be/eJOSe
Ever wondered if diverse plant species respond similarly when infected by the same exact pathogen? Infect different asterids and rosids with the same Botrytis genotypes and teh short answer, quite differently.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
@annajomu.bsky.social @ccaseys.bsky.social
(1/3)
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
@annajomu.bsky.social @ccaseys.bsky.social
(1/3)
A multi-plant transcriptomic atlas reveals conserved and lineage specific defense architectures in response to Botrytis cinerea
Generalist pathogens pose a challenge to plant immunity by infecting diverse hosts while harboring extensive intraspecific genetic variation. Whether evolutionary distant plant lineages rely on a shar...
www.biorxiv.org
January 15, 2026 at 10:52 PM
Ever wondered if diverse plant species respond similarly when infected by the same exact pathogen? Infect different asterids and rosids with the same Botrytis genotypes and teh short answer, quite differently.
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
@annajomu.bsky.social @ccaseys.bsky.social
(1/3)
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
@annajomu.bsky.social @ccaseys.bsky.social
(1/3)
#PlantScience fact that you don't need: iridoids, found in plants in the Asterid clade, are the precursor to many natural products, e.g., oleuropein (the bitter compound of olives) & vinblastine (anticancer drug from periwinkle). Asterids emerged ~115 MYA, thus iridoids are older than T. rex.
April 20, 2025 at 1:52 AM
#PlantScience fact that you don't need: iridoids, found in plants in the Asterid clade, are the precursor to many natural products, e.g., oleuropein (the bitter compound of olives) & vinblastine (anticancer drug from periwinkle). Asterids emerged ~115 MYA, thus iridoids are older than T. rex.
Looking forward to meeting friends and colleagues at #2025ISMPMI next week!
Find me at P-267 >>> Session 1, Monday, 14th.
In the meantime, you can check out my poster on Zenodo :) #openscience
zenodo.org/records/1583...
Find me at P-267 >>> Session 1, Monday, 14th.
In the meantime, you can check out my poster on Zenodo :) #openscience
zenodo.org/records/1583...
A hierarchical immune receptor network in lettuce reveals contrasting patterns of evolution in sensor and helper NLRs
Nucleotide-binding domain and leucine-rich repeat immune receptors (NLRs) are known for their rapid evolution, yet evolutionary rates differ significantly across NLR classes. In Asterids, within the N...
zenodo.org
July 9, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Looking forward to meeting friends and colleagues at #2025ISMPMI next week!
Find me at P-267 >>> Session 1, Monday, 14th.
In the meantime, you can check out my poster on Zenodo :) #openscience
zenodo.org/records/1583...
Find me at P-267 >>> Session 1, Monday, 14th.
In the meantime, you can check out my poster on Zenodo :) #openscience
zenodo.org/records/1583...
Very exciting to finally see our iridoid cyclase ICYC online @natplants.nature.com!
A joined effort with Robin Buell’s lab with Josh Wood generating snRNA-seq, and my student Chloée Tymen performing the initial experiment.
#natprod
#PlantScience
@mpi-ce.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A joined effort with Robin Buell’s lab with Josh Wood generating snRNA-seq, and my student Chloée Tymen performing the initial experiment.
#natprod
#PlantScience
@mpi-ce.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Discovery of iridoid cyclase completes the iridoid pathway in asterids - Nature Plants
Iridoids are terpenoid metabolites found in thousands of plants. Using single-cell transcriptomics, the authors discovered an unexpected enzyme that has been neofunctionalized to catalyse the cyclization required to form the iridoid scaffold.
www.nature.com
October 3, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Very exciting to finally see our iridoid cyclase ICYC online @natplants.nature.com!
A joined effort with Robin Buell’s lab with Josh Wood generating snRNA-seq, and my student Chloée Tymen performing the initial experiment.
#natprod
#PlantScience
@mpi-ce.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A joined effort with Robin Buell’s lab with Josh Wood generating snRNA-seq, and my student Chloée Tymen performing the initial experiment.
#natprod
#PlantScience
@mpi-ce.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Quietly powerful🍃💙
Common Comfrey (Symphytum officinale)
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade:Angiosperms Clade:Fudicots
Clade Asterids
Order:Boraginales
Family:Boraginaceae
Genus:Sumplutum
Species:S. asperum
Common Comfrey (Symphytum officinale)
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade:Angiosperms Clade:Fudicots
Clade Asterids
Order:Boraginales
Family:Boraginaceae
Genus:Sumplutum
Species:S. asperum
June 13, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Quietly powerful🍃💙
Common Comfrey (Symphytum officinale)
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade:Angiosperms Clade:Fudicots
Clade Asterids
Order:Boraginales
Family:Boraginaceae
Genus:Sumplutum
Species:S. asperum
Common Comfrey (Symphytum officinale)
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade:Angiosperms Clade:Fudicots
Clade Asterids
Order:Boraginales
Family:Boraginaceae
Genus:Sumplutum
Species:S. asperum
Asterids could spell disaster…🤷♂️
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August 21, 2026 at 12:02 PM
Asterids could spell disaster…🤷♂️
Mine are particularly popular with carpenters and bumbles. My neighborhood smaller bees and wasps usually prefer smaller asterids with more exposed pollen and nectar I think
September 10, 2026 at 7:57 PM
Mine are particularly popular with carpenters and bumbles. My neighborhood smaller bees and wasps usually prefer smaller asterids with more exposed pollen and nectar I think
I found something interesting today. From single cell RNA-seq of Catharanthus & other related medicinal plants in Asterids, the MEP pathway is specific to a rare cell type. But in Arabidopsis, MEP pathway is expressed everywhere in the leaf.
April 14, 2025 at 3:53 PM
I found something interesting today. From single cell RNA-seq of Catharanthus & other related medicinal plants in Asterids, the MEP pathway is specific to a rare cell type. But in Arabidopsis, MEP pathway is expressed everywhere in the leaf.
My friend and I have been doing the metazooa flora game every day and now when I’m cooking my interior monologue is just “onions are lilies. Beans and cabbages are rosids. Tomatoes are asterids” ad Infinitum
January 25, 2024 at 8:09 PM
My friend and I have been doing the metazooa flora game every day and now when I’m cooking my interior monologue is just “onions are lilies. Beans and cabbages are rosids. Tomatoes are asterids” ad Infinitum
Heartbreak grass / Gelsemium elegans, Gentianales, Asterids www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Whole-genome sequencing and analysis of the Chinese herbal plant Gelsemium elegans
Gelsemium elegans (G. elegans) (2n = 2x = 16) is genus of flowering plants belonging to the Gelsemicaeae family.Here, a high-quality genome assembly u…
www.sciencedirect.com
February 23, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Heartbreak grass / Gelsemium elegans, Gentianales, Asterids www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Datura wrightii, known as sacred datura, is a poisonous perennial plant/ornamental flower of the family Solanaceae native to the SW United States and NW Mexico. Sometimes used as a hallucinogen due to its psychoactive alkaloids.
Snow Canyon State Park, Utah
#Photography #Flowers #Wildflowers
Snow Canyon State Park, Utah
#Photography #Flowers #Wildflowers
![From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sacred datura
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Datura
Species: D. wrightii
Binomial name
Datura wrightii Regel
Datura wrightii, commonly known as sacred datura, is a poisonous perennial plant species and ornamental flower of the family Solanaceae native to the Southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico. It is sometimes used as a hallucinogen due to its psychoactive alkaloids. D. wrightii is classified as an anticholinergic deliriant.
Common names in the US include "sacred thorn-apple" or "hairy thornapple",[2] and sometimes "western Jimson weed"[4] because of its resemblance to Datura stramonium due to both species having toothed leaves.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datura_stramonium](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:2hxyetyn6umjd4fbkfwmqm7g/bafkreiaks4it7h6hanc5xwuw3ah6ta3koszflxzhswxgcqfedzjxtx2wlq)
May 19, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Datura wrightii, known as sacred datura, is a poisonous perennial plant/ornamental flower of the family Solanaceae native to the SW United States and NW Mexico. Sometimes used as a hallucinogen due to its psychoactive alkaloids.
Snow Canyon State Park, Utah
#Photography #Flowers #Wildflowers
Snow Canyon State Park, Utah
#Photography #Flowers #Wildflowers
this made me wonder about any relation - rhododendrons are more closely related to sunflowers, lettuce, mint, and potatoes (all asterids) than roses (which of course are rosids). they're at least both eudicots, but that's a huge fraction of all flowering plants
May 3, 2026 at 1:57 AM
this made me wonder about any relation - rhododendrons are more closely related to sunflowers, lettuce, mint, and potatoes (all asterids) than roses (which of course are rosids). they're at least both eudicots, but that's a huge fraction of all flowering plants
Discovery of iridoid cyclase completes the iridoid pathway in asterids https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.06.12.659277v1
June 17, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Discovery of iridoid cyclase completes the iridoid pathway in asterids https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.06.12.659277v1
Notes: 1) MYA = million years ago.
2) Tyrannosaurus rex lived ~75-66 MYA.
3) Iridoid biosynthetic genes are conserved in basal groups of Asterids, such as Cornales & Ericales (the order which contains blueberries).
4) Species that produce iridoids shared a common ancestor ~115 MYA.
2) Tyrannosaurus rex lived ~75-66 MYA.
3) Iridoid biosynthetic genes are conserved in basal groups of Asterids, such as Cornales & Ericales (the order which contains blueberries).
4) Species that produce iridoids shared a common ancestor ~115 MYA.
April 20, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Notes: 1) MYA = million years ago.
2) Tyrannosaurus rex lived ~75-66 MYA.
3) Iridoid biosynthetic genes are conserved in basal groups of Asterids, such as Cornales & Ericales (the order which contains blueberries).
4) Species that produce iridoids shared a common ancestor ~115 MYA.
2) Tyrannosaurus rex lived ~75-66 MYA.
3) Iridoid biosynthetic genes are conserved in basal groups of Asterids, such as Cornales & Ericales (the order which contains blueberries).
4) Species that produce iridoids shared a common ancestor ~115 MYA.
Ribes (genus of gooseberries (as you know them) and currants) has about 200 species. It's the only genus in its family. That makes it sort of a midsized family. But for contrast, there's ~32k asterids, ~28k orchids, ~20k legumes, ~13,5k madders, ~12k grasses, etc.
July 12, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Ribes (genus of gooseberries (as you know them) and currants) has about 200 species. It's the only genus in its family. That makes it sort of a midsized family. But for contrast, there's ~32k asterids, ~28k orchids, ~20k legumes, ~13,5k madders, ~12k grasses, etc.