Just did a rapid 15min presentation to the NZ Herbarium Network on just some of the botany related work that I & my co-presenter Heidi Meudt have been doing on #Wikipedia #Wikidata and #WikimediaCommons. Slides can be seen here doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
Botany Wiki Work
A presentation on botany related work being done in Wikipedia, Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons by Te Papa staff Heid Meudt as well as independant researcher Siobhan Leachman to the New Zealand Herbariu...
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December 5, 2024 at 12:08 AM
Just did a rapid 15min presentation to the NZ Herbarium Network on just some of the botany related work that I & my co-presenter Heidi Meudt have been doing on #Wikipedia #Wikidata and #WikimediaCommons. Slides can be seen here doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
December 5, 2024 at 7:26 PM
An article I co-authored with Heidi Meudt & published in Trilepidea, the newsletter of the New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. It gives advice on online contributions you can make to help biodiversity & open science communities. www.nzpcn.org.nz/site/assets/... #Wikipedia #Wikidata #iNaturalist
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February 26, 2025 at 7:41 PM
An article I co-authored with Heidi Meudt & published in Trilepidea, the newsletter of the New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. It gives advice on online contributions you can make to help biodiversity & open science communities. www.nzpcn.org.nz/site/assets/... #Wikipedia #Wikidata #iNaturalist
Have a look at the @botany.one blog post 🌿 about our #Wikidata article "Wikidata for botanists: benefits of collaborating and sharing Linked Open Data"!
With @siobhanleachman.bsky.social, @joaquimsantos1978.bsky.social & Heidi Meudt
With @siobhanleachman.bsky.social, @joaquimsantos1978.bsky.social & Heidi Meudt
Wikidata for Botanists: Connecting People, Plants, and Data
📚 Now in @botany.one 🌿
botany.fyi/7dtcvb
Full paper: doi.org/10.1093/aob/...
📚 Now in @botany.one 🌿
botany.fyi/7dtcvb
Full paper: doi.org/10.1093/aob/...
July 25, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Have a look at the @botany.one blog post 🌿 about our #Wikidata article "Wikidata for botanists: benefits of collaborating and sharing Linked Open Data"!
With @siobhanleachman.bsky.social, @joaquimsantos1978.bsky.social & Heidi Meudt
With @siobhanleachman.bsky.social, @joaquimsantos1978.bsky.social & Heidi Meudt
Mein Onkel aus Meudt war so einer
November 18, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Mein Onkel aus Meudt war so einer
Laser engraving by Jason Meudt. He does marvelous work.
January 3, 2026 at 10:55 AM
Laser engraving by Jason Meudt. He does marvelous work.
Our article "Wikidata for botanists: benefits of collaborating and sharing Linked Open Data" is part of this new issue of @annbot.bsky.social
See: doi.org/10.1093/aob/...
Result of a great #collaboration @siobhanleachman.bsky.social @joaquimsantos1978.bsky.social Heidi Meudt! #Wikidata #LOD
See: doi.org/10.1093/aob/...
Result of a great #collaboration @siobhanleachman.bsky.social @joaquimsantos1978.bsky.social Heidi Meudt! #Wikidata #LOD
🆕 The new issue of Annals of Botany is now online!
🧬 Symbiosis, physiology & molecular responses
🌸 Pollination & plant–insect interactions
🌾 Nutrients & root processes
📊 Open data & measurements
🌱 Seeds, seedlings & climate change
New issue👉 botany.fyi/91590f
#PlantScience #Botany
🧬 Symbiosis, physiology & molecular responses
🌸 Pollination & plant–insect interactions
🌾 Nutrients & root processes
📊 Open data & measurements
🌱 Seeds, seedlings & climate change
New issue👉 botany.fyi/91590f
#PlantScience #Botany
![The cover image shows the Australian Queen of Sheba orchid, a plant which exhibits floral deception by mimicking buzz-pollinated tinsel lilies. Floral trait analyses, pollinator observations, and reproductive success metrics reveal how visual and olfactory signals interact to attract shared pollinators, advancing our understanding of the complex evolution of mimicry in deceptive pollination systems. [See Scaccabarozzi et al., pp. 583–595.]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qowz7hsvbml54nxg6hzo7rrg/bafkreict3cbx4a2wcbm42ai6jlkabu3dkhk2d3rxbtkg4qq2hfqe3tqnvm)
October 3, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Our article "Wikidata for botanists: benefits of collaborating and sharing Linked Open Data" is part of this new issue of @annbot.bsky.social
See: doi.org/10.1093/aob/...
Result of a great #collaboration @siobhanleachman.bsky.social @joaquimsantos1978.bsky.social Heidi Meudt! #Wikidata #LOD
See: doi.org/10.1093/aob/...
Result of a great #collaboration @siobhanleachman.bsky.social @joaquimsantos1978.bsky.social Heidi Meudt! #Wikidata #LOD
A box of books showed up and they weren’t mine. It’s because I’m judging the Edna Meudt Poetry Book Award for the All-Wisconsin Writers Awards! Excited to get into these poems and poets!
February 21, 2026 at 11:43 PM
A box of books showed up and they weren’t mine. It’s because I’m judging the Edna Meudt Poetry Book Award for the All-Wisconsin Writers Awards! Excited to get into these poems and poets!
More coverage of our paper on Wikidata for #Botanists published in the Annals of Botany. www.wikimedia.nz/wikidata-wor...
Wikidata workshop leads to journal publication
Wikidata workshop leads to journal publication Last year, two editors from Aotearoa – WANZ members Heidi Meudt and Siobhan Leachman – attended the International Botanical Congress […]
www.wikimedia.nz
July 17, 2025 at 1:29 AM
More coverage of our paper on Wikidata for #Botanists published in the Annals of Botany. www.wikimedia.nz/wikidata-wor...
Have a look at this blog post about our new article "Wikidata for botanists: Benefits of collaborating and sharing Linked Open Data" with @siobhanleachman.bsky.social, @joaquimsantos1978.bsky.social and Heidi Meudt: blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2025/07/14/t... #Wikidata #LOD #botany
The power and potential of Wikidata for botany | Te Papa’s Blog
A new paper entitled Wikidata for Botanists: Benefits of collaborating and sharing Linked Open Data has been published in the Annals of Botany. This publication is the result of a collaboration of …
blog.tepapa.govt.nz
July 14, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Have a look at this blog post about our new article "Wikidata for botanists: Benefits of collaborating and sharing Linked Open Data" with @siobhanleachman.bsky.social, @joaquimsantos1978.bsky.social and Heidi Meudt: blog.tepapa.govt.nz/2025/07/14/t... #Wikidata #LOD #botany
And my colleagues @siobhanleachman.bsky.social and Heidi Meudt wrote a great piece for Trilepidea, "Ten online contributions you can make right now to the biodiversity and open science communities, from easy to advanced", which is useful for *all* biologists. www.nzpcn.org.nz/site/assets/...
May 28, 2025 at 12:08 AM
And my colleagues @siobhanleachman.bsky.social and Heidi Meudt wrote a great piece for Trilepidea, "Ten online contributions you can make right now to the biodiversity and open science communities, from easy to advanced", which is useful for *all* biologists. www.nzpcn.org.nz/site/assets/...
Nice mention of #Wikidata and the paper I & co-authors @svmering.bsky.social @joaquimsantos1978.bsky.social and Heidi Meudt wrote in this blog "Three Tools That Bring Digital Botany Within Reach" www.botany.one/three-tools-...
Three Tools That Bring Digital Botany Within Reach
Millions of herbarium specimens are now only a click away. But how do botanists find the right records, sort the right images and train better AI tools? Three digital botany tools are helping turn onl...
www.botany.one
June 15, 2026 at 7:07 AM
Nice mention of #Wikidata and the paper I & co-authors @svmering.bsky.social @joaquimsantos1978.bsky.social and Heidi Meudt wrote in this blog "Three Tools That Bring Digital Botany Within Reach" www.botany.one/three-tools-...
Heidi Meudt & I will give a FREE virtual 1hr Wiki webinar focusing on plant biodiversity. Open to anyone wanting to improve their digital outreach skills by enriching #Wikipedia, #Wikidata & #WikiCommons.
Tuesday 14th of October at 3pm NZST.
Register to get link:
tepapa.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Tuesday 14th of October at 3pm NZST.
Register to get link:
tepapa.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Wiki for Botanists - online introductory session. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Free virtual Wiki for Botanists online introductory session on 14 October
Our aim will be to convince attendees how impactful engagement with the Wikiverse is, giving a brief introduction to Wikipedi...
tepapa.zoom.us
September 1, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Heidi Meudt & I will give a FREE virtual 1hr Wiki webinar focusing on plant biodiversity. Open to anyone wanting to improve their digital outreach skills by enriching #Wikipedia, #Wikidata & #WikiCommons.
Tuesday 14th of October at 3pm NZST.
Register to get link:
tepapa.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Tuesday 14th of October at 3pm NZST.
Register to get link:
tepapa.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Heidi Meudt & I will give a FREE virtual 1hr Wiki webinar focusing on plant biodiversity. Open to anyone wanting to improve their digital outreach skills by enriching #Wikipedia, #Wikidata & #WikiCommons.
Tuesday 14th of October at 3pm NZST.
Register to get link: tepapa.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Tuesday 14th of October at 3pm NZST.
Register to get link: tepapa.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Wiki for Botanists - online introductory session. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Free virtual Wiki for Botanists online introductory session on 14 October
Our aim will be to convince attendees how impactful engagement with the Wikiverse is, giving a brief introduction to Wikipedi...
tepapa.zoom.us
September 25, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Heidi Meudt & I will give a FREE virtual 1hr Wiki webinar focusing on plant biodiversity. Open to anyone wanting to improve their digital outreach skills by enriching #Wikipedia, #Wikidata & #WikiCommons.
Tuesday 14th of October at 3pm NZST.
Register to get link: tepapa.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Tuesday 14th of October at 3pm NZST.
Register to get link: tepapa.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Meudt, Germany - We attended a gathering of the descendants of the Jewish families that once lived in Meudt. We then went to the Jewish Cemetery for a Holocaust remembrance ceremony. Pictured are the gravestones of some of the family members that once lived in the town.
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November 20, 2024 at 11:01 PM
Meudt, Germany - We attended a gathering of the descendants of the Jewish families that once lived in Meudt. We then went to the Jewish Cemetery for a Holocaust remembrance ceremony. Pictured are the gravestones of some of the family members that once lived in the town.
17/18
17/18
Tomorrow: Siobhan Leachman and Heidi Meudt are running a free one-hour webinar open to anyone interested in expanding their Wiki skills.
This session is intended as a follow-up to the October 14 webinar, focused on botany and botanist content.
Tues 9 Dec, 3:30pm NZST
All welcome: w.wiki/GYC4
This session is intended as a follow-up to the October 14 webinar, focused on botany and botanist content.
Tues 9 Dec, 3:30pm NZST
All welcome: w.wiki/GYC4
December 7, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Tomorrow: Siobhan Leachman and Heidi Meudt are running a free one-hour webinar open to anyone interested in expanding their Wiki skills.
This session is intended as a follow-up to the October 14 webinar, focused on botany and botanist content.
Tues 9 Dec, 3:30pm NZST
All welcome: w.wiki/GYC4
This session is intended as a follow-up to the October 14 webinar, focused on botany and botanist content.
Tues 9 Dec, 3:30pm NZST
All welcome: w.wiki/GYC4
Avid editor Heidi Meudt is Curator Botany at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, and alongside Siobhan is running the NZ species edit-a-thon to improve coverage of our native flora and fauna — the next of which is scheduled for Saturday 17 October 🌱🐦🪲
🔗 events.humanitix.com/nz-species-e...
🔗 events.humanitix.com/nz-species-e...
NZ Species Edit-a-thon 2026
Join us for a Wikipedia edit-a-thon, Saturday 17 October, to improve content on Aotearoa New Zealand's unique biodiversity. All welcome. https://w.wiki/Hiuq
events.humanitix.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:12 PM
Avid editor Heidi Meudt is Curator Botany at the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, and alongside Siobhan is running the NZ species edit-a-thon to improve coverage of our native flora and fauna — the next of which is scheduled for Saturday 17 October 🌱🐦🪲
🔗 events.humanitix.com/nz-species-e...
🔗 events.humanitix.com/nz-species-e...
🌱 Wikipedia for botanists! 🌿
As a follow-up to the ASBS Conference 2025, expert Wikimedians Heidi Meudt and Siobhan Leachman have been sharing their expertise on utilising Wikimedia platforms for natural sciences.
Their latest webinar is available below:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZ9A...
As a follow-up to the ASBS Conference 2025, expert Wikimedians Heidi Meudt and Siobhan Leachman have been sharing their expertise on utilising Wikimedia platforms for natural sciences.
Their latest webinar is available below:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZ9A...
ASBS Conference 2025 Wiki for Botanists follow up webinar
YouTube video by Siobhan Leachman
www.youtube.com
December 18, 2025 at 11:32 PM
🌱 Wikipedia for botanists! 🌿
As a follow-up to the ASBS Conference 2025, expert Wikimedians Heidi Meudt and Siobhan Leachman have been sharing their expertise on utilising Wikimedia platforms for natural sciences.
Their latest webinar is available below:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZ9A...
As a follow-up to the ASBS Conference 2025, expert Wikimedians Heidi Meudt and Siobhan Leachman have been sharing their expertise on utilising Wikimedia platforms for natural sciences.
Their latest webinar is available below:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZ9A...
Poets with published books in 2024, deadlines are approaching for these awards:
Julie Suk Award: Jan. 30
Foreword Reviews INDIES Book of the Year: Jan. 31
Edna Meudt Poetry Book Award: Jan. 31
Balcones Poetry Prize: Jan. 31
Links to all the details at bernadettegeyer.com/2024/12/31/c...
Julie Suk Award: Jan. 30
Foreword Reviews INDIES Book of the Year: Jan. 31
Edna Meudt Poetry Book Award: Jan. 31
Balcones Poetry Prize: Jan. 31
Links to all the details at bernadettegeyer.com/2024/12/31/c...
Contests for Already Published (Poetry) Books – Updated December 2024
A regularly updated list of contests for already published books of poetry, listed in chronological order of deadline. Many of the contests have categories in addition to poetry and some have regio…
bernadettegeyer.com
January 14, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Poets with published books in 2024, deadlines are approaching for these awards:
Julie Suk Award: Jan. 30
Foreword Reviews INDIES Book of the Year: Jan. 31
Edna Meudt Poetry Book Award: Jan. 31
Balcones Poetry Prize: Jan. 31
Links to all the details at bernadettegeyer.com/2024/12/31/c...
Julie Suk Award: Jan. 30
Foreword Reviews INDIES Book of the Year: Jan. 31
Edna Meudt Poetry Book Award: Jan. 31
Balcones Poetry Prize: Jan. 31
Links to all the details at bernadettegeyer.com/2024/12/31/c...
Thanks to Weixuan Ning, Heidi Meudt & @jentate01.bsky.social for publishing this important resource with #AppsPlantSci as part of our #Polyploidy special issue! The full issue will be out soon!
bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #plantjoy #botany #phylogenomics
bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #plantjoy #botany #phylogenomics
![Graphic showing a comparison of five phylogenomic approaches (PCR, microfluidic PCR, restriction site–associated DNA sequencing [RADseq], target enrichment, and genome skimming) and one phylotranscriptomic approach (transcriptome sequencing) for capturing targeted markers between a diploid (2x: Species1) vs. two allopolyploids (4x: Species2, 6x: Species3).](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:pbn7uj4zr5yukdiqflp3p3n7/bafkreih7tl4fecdc7wrq2cqatqvft3d5mdlgftdcwwe4hcrhm7df66gdvm)
July 12, 2024 at 3:21 PM
Thanks to Weixuan Ning, Heidi Meudt & @jentate01.bsky.social for publishing this important resource with #AppsPlantSci as part of our #Polyploidy special issue! The full issue will be out soon!
bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #plantjoy #botany #phylogenomics
bsapubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... #plantjoy #botany #phylogenomics
Sabine von Mering, Siobhan Leachman, Joaquim Santos, Heidi M Meudt, Wikidata for Botanists: Benefits of collaborating and sharing Linked Open Data, Annals of Botany, 2025;, mcaf062, doi.org/10.1093/aob/...
Wikidata for Botanists: Benefits of collaborating and sharing Linked Open Data
AbstractBackground. Wikidata is a multilingual linked open knowledge base to which anyone can contribute that contains multitudes of botany-related informa
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July 8, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Sabine von Mering, Siobhan Leachman, Joaquim Santos, Heidi M Meudt, Wikidata for Botanists: Benefits of collaborating and sharing Linked Open Data, Annals of Botany, 2025;, mcaf062, doi.org/10.1093/aob/...
fwd: 'Wikidata for botanists: benefits of collaborating and sharing Linked Open Data" https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcaf062
#wikidata #linkeddata #botany
#wikidata #linkeddata #botany
July 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
fwd: 'Wikidata for botanists: benefits of collaborating and sharing Linked Open Data" https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcaf062
#wikidata #linkeddata #botany
#wikidata #linkeddata #botany
