Puccinia monoica, the Mustard Flower Rust, parasitizing a Boechera at Betasso Preserve. The rust tricks insects visiting these pseudoflowers into transferring spermatia from one host to another in the same way that pollinators transfer pollen between flowers
#FallBackFlowers #FallBack to April 27 🌿
#FallBackFlowers #FallBack to April 27 🌿
October 27, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Puccinia monoica, the Mustard Flower Rust, parasitizing a Boechera at Betasso Preserve. The rust tricks insects visiting these pseudoflowers into transferring spermatia from one host to another in the same way that pollinators transfer pollen between flowers
#FallBackFlowers #FallBack to April 27 🌿
#FallBackFlowers #FallBack to April 27 🌿
We decoded the genome of #Boechera falcata, the only Eurasian species in a mostly North American plant group. It helps us understand how it evolved and how it reproduces.
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June 22, 2025 at 7:58 AM
We decoded the genome of #Boechera falcata, the only Eurasian species in a mostly North American plant group. It helps us understand how it evolved and how it reproduces.
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Not #Boechera!
We used genomics, cytogenetics & phylogenetics to reveal that the mysterious Boechera calcarea is actually Parryodes calcarea - a rare Asian member of the Arabideae tribe (Brassicaceae):
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@ceitec.eu @uebscimuni.bsky.social
We used genomics, cytogenetics & phylogenetics to reveal that the mysterious Boechera calcarea is actually Parryodes calcarea - a rare Asian member of the Arabideae tribe (Brassicaceae):
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@ceitec.eu @uebscimuni.bsky.social
July 21, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Not #Boechera!
We used genomics, cytogenetics & phylogenetics to reveal that the mysterious Boechera calcarea is actually Parryodes calcarea - a rare Asian member of the Arabideae tribe (Brassicaceae):
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@ceitec.eu @uebscimuni.bsky.social
We used genomics, cytogenetics & phylogenetics to reveal that the mysterious Boechera calcarea is actually Parryodes calcarea - a rare Asian member of the Arabideae tribe (Brassicaceae):
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@ceitec.eu @uebscimuni.bsky.social
Boechera lemonnii, our native Lemon's Rockcress, blooming above Black Powder Pass yesterday 🌿
August 21, 2024 at 2:19 PM
Boechera lemonnii, our native Lemon's Rockcress, blooming above Black Powder Pass yesterday 🌿
New Boechera species described!
Boechera sierraensis - a newly identified apomictic triploid from the Sierra Nevada - shows remarkable tolerance to heat, drought, and high light.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
@ceitec.eu @uebscimuni.bsky.social
Boechera sierraensis - a newly identified apomictic triploid from the Sierra Nevada - shows remarkable tolerance to heat, drought, and high light.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
@ceitec.eu @uebscimuni.bsky.social
May 6, 2026 at 5:08 PM
New Boechera species described!
Boechera sierraensis - a newly identified apomictic triploid from the Sierra Nevada - shows remarkable tolerance to heat, drought, and high light.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
@ceitec.eu @uebscimuni.bsky.social
Boechera sierraensis - a newly identified apomictic triploid from the Sierra Nevada - shows remarkable tolerance to heat, drought, and high light.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
@ceitec.eu @uebscimuni.bsky.social
New review: Why Boechera?
#Boechera is the only apomictic model where apomixis operates at the diploid level - a game changer for understanding and engineering clonal seed reproduction.
link.springer.com/protocol/10....
@ceitec.eu @uebscimuni.bsky.social
#Boechera is the only apomictic model where apomixis operates at the diploid level - a game changer for understanding and engineering clonal seed reproduction.
link.springer.com/protocol/10....
@ceitec.eu @uebscimuni.bsky.social
May 18, 2026 at 9:49 AM
New review: Why Boechera?
#Boechera is the only apomictic model where apomixis operates at the diploid level - a game changer for understanding and engineering clonal seed reproduction.
link.springer.com/protocol/10....
@ceitec.eu @uebscimuni.bsky.social
#Boechera is the only apomictic model where apomixis operates at the diploid level - a game changer for understanding and engineering clonal seed reproduction.
link.springer.com/protocol/10....
@ceitec.eu @uebscimuni.bsky.social
Flowering #phenology responses to early snow melt can maladaptive at lower elevations, delaying flowering. This also happens in seed germination.
#Botany2025 #RMBL
#Botany2025 #RMBL
July 30, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Flowering #phenology responses to early snow melt can maladaptive at lower elevations, delaying flowering. This also happens in seed germination.
#Botany2025 #RMBL
#Botany2025 #RMBL
I love the places I go to collect Boechera! This spot was great for B. canadenesis
#brassica #wildplants #michigan #inlandlake #boechera #fieldwork
#brassica #wildplants #michigan #inlandlake #boechera #fieldwork
September 19, 2024 at 7:31 PM
I love the places I go to collect Boechera! This spot was great for B. canadenesis
#brassica #wildplants #michigan #inlandlake #boechera #fieldwork
#brassica #wildplants #michigan #inlandlake #boechera #fieldwork
Great Boechera project meeting with Duarte Figueiredo from @MPIMP_Potsdam at the @DFG_ICIPS conference in Berlin!
March 28, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Great Boechera project meeting with Duarte Figueiredo from @MPIMP_Potsdam at the @DFG_ICIPS conference in Berlin!
Brilliant new paper by Jill Anderson and colleagues using 9 years of transplant experiments and integral projection models to predict the capacity of populations for adaptation and persistence under new climates in Boechera stricta. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Adaptation and gene flow are insufficient to rescue a montane plant under climate change
Climate change increasingly drives local population dynamics, shifts geographic distributions, and threatens persistence. Gene flow and rapid adaptation could rescue declining populations yet are seld...
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May 2, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Brilliant new paper by Jill Anderson and colleagues using 9 years of transplant experiments and integral projection models to predict the capacity of populations for adaptation and persistence under new climates in Boechera stricta. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
And Magie Williams @bisexualbotanist.bsky.social has a poster about a cline in asexuality in Boechera/Borodinia laevigata on Sunday #evol2025
June 20, 2025 at 12:44 PM
And Magie Williams @bisexualbotanist.bsky.social has a poster about a cline in asexuality in Boechera/Borodinia laevigata on Sunday #evol2025
Boechera looking like boe-tiful
October 7, 2024 at 4:34 PM
Boechera looking like boe-tiful
Two years ago today 🌿
Puccinia monoica, the Mustard Flower Rust, parasitizing a hapless Boechera. This is a pseudoflower, the Rust tricks flies into acting like pollinators in its reproductive cycle.🤔 Betasso Preserve trail.
Puccinia monoica, the Mustard Flower Rust, parasitizing a hapless Boechera. This is a pseudoflower, the Rust tricks flies into acting like pollinators in its reproductive cycle.🤔 Betasso Preserve trail.
April 27, 2024 at 2:03 PM
Two years ago today 🌿
Puccinia monoica, the Mustard Flower Rust, parasitizing a hapless Boechera. This is a pseudoflower, the Rust tricks flies into acting like pollinators in its reproductive cycle.🤔 Betasso Preserve trail.
Puccinia monoica, the Mustard Flower Rust, parasitizing a hapless Boechera. This is a pseudoflower, the Rust tricks flies into acting like pollinators in its reproductive cycle.🤔 Betasso Preserve trail.
Such a great scientific community!
It is a privilege to present our #Boechera research at the International #Polyploidy Conference and receive such positive feedback. So grateful for this supportive and stimulating environment!
#IPC2026
It is a privilege to present our #Boechera research at the International #Polyploidy Conference and receive such positive feedback. So grateful for this supportive and stimulating environment!
#IPC2026
September 7, 2026 at 9:39 AM
Such a great scientific community!
It is a privilege to present our #Boechera research at the International #Polyploidy Conference and receive such positive feedback. So grateful for this supportive and stimulating environment!
#IPC2026
It is a privilege to present our #Boechera research at the International #Polyploidy Conference and receive such positive feedback. So grateful for this supportive and stimulating environment!
#IPC2026
Molecular and morphological data, powered by the #Boechera Microsatellite Website, revealed the hybrid origins of #apomictic triploid Boechera bodiensis - showcasing how genomic tools clarify species boundaries and support plant conservation.
@annbot.bsky.social
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September 22, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Molecular and morphological data, powered by the #Boechera Microsatellite Website, revealed the hybrid origins of #apomictic triploid Boechera bodiensis - showcasing how genomic tools clarify species boundaries and support plant conservation.
@annbot.bsky.social
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Derek Denney @derekdenney.bsky.social will be talking about GWAS and adaptation in Boechera stricta on Saturday in Adaptation II #evol2025
June 20, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Derek Denney @derekdenney.bsky.social will be talking about GWAS and adaptation in Boechera stricta on Saturday in Adaptation II #evol2025
The genus Boechera as a model for apomixis research https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.01.28.635200v1
January 29, 2025 at 10:03 PM
The genus Boechera as a model for apomixis research https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.01.28.635200v1
Herbivory and water availability interact to shape the adaptive landscape in the perennial forb, Boechera stricta academic.oup.com/evolut/artic...
Herbivory and water availability interact to shape the adaptive landscape in the perennial forb, Boechera stricta
Abstract. Abiotic and biotic factors interact to influence phenotypic evolution; however, identifying the causal agents of selection that drive the evoluti
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April 6, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Herbivory and water availability interact to shape the adaptive landscape in the perennial forb, Boechera stricta academic.oup.com/evolut/artic...
Fantastic talk right now by Jill Anderson about maladaptive plasticity in Boechera phenology! #Botany2025
It's really giving some good perspective for LTER data!
It's really giving some good perspective for LTER data!
July 30, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Fantastic talk right now by Jill Anderson about maladaptive plasticity in Boechera phenology! #Botany2025
It's really giving some good perspective for LTER data!
It's really giving some good perspective for LTER data!
Puccinia monoica, the Mustard Flower Rust, parasitizing a Boechera at Betasso Preserve. The rust tricks insects visiting these pseudoflowers into transferring spermatia from one host to another in the same way that pollinators transfer pollen between flowers 🌿
#FallBackFlowers #FallBack to April 27
#FallBackFlowers #FallBack to April 27
October 27, 2024 at 2:38 PM
Puccinia monoica, the Mustard Flower Rust, parasitizing a Boechera at Betasso Preserve. The rust tricks insects visiting these pseudoflowers into transferring spermatia from one host to another in the same way that pollinators transfer pollen between flowers 🌿
#FallBackFlowers #FallBack to April 27
#FallBackFlowers #FallBack to April 27
Thrilled that our “Boechera or not?” paper has been recognized by @aspbofficial.bsky.social! Thanks for spotlighting our work!
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Not #Boechera!
We used genomics, cytogenetics & phylogenetics to reveal that the mysterious Boechera calcarea is actually Parryodes calcarea - a rare Asian member of the Arabideae tribe (Brassicaceae):
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@ceitec.eu @uebscimuni.bsky.social
We used genomics, cytogenetics & phylogenetics to reveal that the mysterious Boechera calcarea is actually Parryodes calcarea - a rare Asian member of the Arabideae tribe (Brassicaceae):
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@ceitec.eu @uebscimuni.bsky.social
July 26, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Thrilled that our “Boechera or not?” paper has been recognized by @aspbofficial.bsky.social! Thanks for spotlighting our work!
multibriefs.com/briefs/ASPB/...
multibriefs.com/briefs/ASPB/...
Microsatellite, Hyb-Seq & morphological studies confirm the enigmatic #mustard #Boechera tiehmii as an intergeneric hybrid
New #AJB research by Nikolai Hay, Michael Windham Kathleen Pryer
doi.org/10.1002/ajb2... #botany #plantscience #Brassicaceae
New #AJB research by Nikolai Hay, Michael Windham Kathleen Pryer
doi.org/10.1002/ajb2... #botany #plantscience #Brassicaceae
December 4, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Microsatellite, Hyb-Seq & morphological studies confirm the enigmatic #mustard #Boechera tiehmii as an intergeneric hybrid
New #AJB research by Nikolai Hay, Michael Windham Kathleen Pryer
doi.org/10.1002/ajb2... #botany #plantscience #Brassicaceae
New #AJB research by Nikolai Hay, Michael Windham Kathleen Pryer
doi.org/10.1002/ajb2... #botany #plantscience #Brassicaceae
Apomixis in Boechera isn't a quirk—it’s driven by fragile genomic sites, B chromosomes, and chromosome fissions.
Key takeaway: Evolution is reusing these fragile regions repeatedly to trigger apomixis. Not just dosage, but structural evolution! #PlantSci #Evolution #Genetics #PAG33
Key takeaway: Evolution is reusing these fragile regions repeatedly to trigger apomixis. Not just dosage, but structural evolution! #PlantSci #Evolution #Genetics #PAG33
January 9, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Apomixis in Boechera isn't a quirk—it’s driven by fragile genomic sites, B chromosomes, and chromosome fissions.
Key takeaway: Evolution is reusing these fragile regions repeatedly to trigger apomixis. Not just dosage, but structural evolution! #PlantSci #Evolution #Genetics #PAG33
Key takeaway: Evolution is reusing these fragile regions repeatedly to trigger apomixis. Not just dosage, but structural evolution! #PlantSci #Evolution #Genetics #PAG33
What a day! Morning with rDNA friends at the Institute of Biophysics, Czech Academy of Sciences, and an afternoon with my Boechera team at CEITEC, Masaryk University. Great science all around!
November 28, 2024 at 7:19 PM
What a day! Morning with rDNA friends at the Institute of Biophysics, Czech Academy of Sciences, and an afternoon with my Boechera team at CEITEC, Masaryk University. Great science all around!