MtBotany
@mtbotany.bsky.social
Botanizer. I'm not mad, just irresponsible. Also not a person made of plants or a killer robot pretending to be human, honest.
Wikipedia editor that writes about plants. Posting about plants 92.8% of the time. But I comment about other things.
Wikipedia editor that writes about plants. Posting about plants 92.8% of the time. But I comment about other things.
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MtBotany
@mtbotany.bsky.social
· Oct 17
If you have a request for a plant (that is not a moss or algae) article, reply here or on my Wikipedia talk page. I will make an attempt on any plant species, genus, or family.
#Wikipedia #NativePlants #Botany
#Wikipedia #NativePlants #Botany
Probably blue spruce (Picea pungens), but I did not want to climb up through the underbrush to look for cones to make sure. On the road to Gothic, Colorado.
January 22, 2026 at 10:40 PM
Probably blue spruce (Picea pungens), but I did not want to climb up through the underbrush to look for cones to make sure. On the road to Gothic, Colorado.
"Leaves compound or dissected; flowers yellow or white and densely hairy within, otherwise unlike the above..."
From Jennifer Ackerfield's Flora of Colorado. A bit on Brand for me, but I do read fiction.
(Pick up the nearest book, turn to page 42, post the second sentence)
From Jennifer Ackerfield's Flora of Colorado. A bit on Brand for me, but I do read fiction.
(Pick up the nearest book, turn to page 42, post the second sentence)
“He was very aware of the stag’s not-eyes boring into the back of his head.”
From @tkingfisher.com’s Nine Goblins
(Pick up the nearest book, turn to page 42, post the second sentence)
From @tkingfisher.com’s Nine Goblins
(Pick up the nearest book, turn to page 42, post the second sentence)
pick up the nearest book. turn to page 42, post the second sentence
“What is our relationship to pleasure itself.”
from: “Cyberhorny: Navigating A Sexual Dystopia by Nastya Valentine
“What is our relationship to pleasure itself.”
from: “Cyberhorny: Navigating A Sexual Dystopia by Nastya Valentine
January 22, 2026 at 5:06 PM
"Leaves compound or dissected; flowers yellow or white and densely hairy within, otherwise unlike the above..."
From Jennifer Ackerfield's Flora of Colorado. A bit on Brand for me, but I do read fiction.
(Pick up the nearest book, turn to page 42, post the second sentence)
From Jennifer Ackerfield's Flora of Colorado. A bit on Brand for me, but I do read fiction.
(Pick up the nearest book, turn to page 42, post the second sentence)
Not perfect, but the Kremmling / Penland penstemon article is fairly good now. More/better photographs and full description of the species. Still needs some details on selenium and plants.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penstem...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penstem...
Penstemon penlandii - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
January 21, 2026 at 8:08 PM
Not perfect, but the Kremmling / Penland penstemon article is fairly good now. More/better photographs and full description of the species. Still needs some details on selenium and plants.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penstem...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penstem...
Between Crested Butte and Gothic, Colorado.
January 21, 2026 at 12:54 AM
Between Crested Butte and Gothic, Colorado.
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jack asked if i would sketch up a poster to tell people in nearby neighborhoods about the partnership between flock and ring, and this is what i came up with. it can be printed on an 8.5x11 sheet of paper.
![YOUR RING CAMERA IS AN ICE AGENT
[a drawing of a ring camera with an ice agent dragging a person away in its field of vision]
"In October of 2025, Amazon's Ring announced its partnership with FLOCK, an A.I. surveillance group that freely shares its footage with ICE, the secret service, and the navy. Flock customers can use A.I. tools to sift through footage to assist in all manner of operations (like raids and deportations) without a warrant. Unplug Ring! Melt ICE! Protect your neighbors!
See: https://blog.ring.com/about-ring/ring-expands-community-requests-to-additional-community-safety-partners/
https://www.404media.co/ice-secret-service-navy-all-had-access-to-flocks-nationwide-network-of-cameras/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pp9MwZkHiMQ
https://www.aclum.org/campaigns-initiatives/get-the-flock-out-resource-guide/](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:p2aefnvhb3zmkrazk67dppxw/bafkreic7teyeocg7k5qcqxnc666k7clyiislh2zfi6iopcz6fs3e3lt6xy@jpeg)
January 19, 2026 at 8:15 PM
jack asked if i would sketch up a poster to tell people in nearby neighborhoods about the partnership between flock and ring, and this is what i came up with. it can be printed on an 8.5x11 sheet of paper.
Wikipedia's main photo for the dandelion article is fairly good. The article is worth reading as well, though only a "C" class article currently.
Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale), CC-by-SA Photo by Greg Hume.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taraxacum
Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale), CC-by-SA Photo by Greg Hume.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taraxacum
January 20, 2026 at 5:56 AM
Wikipedia's main photo for the dandelion article is fairly good. The article is worth reading as well, though only a "C" class article currently.
Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale), CC-by-SA Photo by Greg Hume.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taraxacum
Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale), CC-by-SA Photo by Greg Hume.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taraxacum
"If Hitler invaded Hell I would make at least a favourable reference to the Devil in the House of Commons." —Winston Churchill
January 19, 2026 at 4:12 PM
"If Hitler invaded Hell I would make at least a favourable reference to the Devil in the House of Commons." —Winston Churchill
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PSA we’re brassica posting again bsky.app/profile/wait...
This isn’t actually a thread of different posts. It’s all just different cultivars of a single post
January 18, 2026 at 3:16 AM
PSA we’re brassica posting again bsky.app/profile/wait...
It is a week and a bit until my Sunday 25 January 14:00 program at COSine about editing Wikipedia. No nerves. None at all. Okay, okay, affirmations...
I'm good at what I do and if anyone tries to embarrass me I'll try to do the burst out of my host's chest and eat the audience thing.
I'm good at what I do and if anyone tries to embarrass me I'll try to do the burst out of my host's chest and eat the audience thing.
Schedule – COSine
www.firstfridayfandom.org
January 18, 2026 at 2:56 AM
It is a week and a bit until my Sunday 25 January 14:00 program at COSine about editing Wikipedia. No nerves. None at all. Okay, okay, affirmations...
I'm good at what I do and if anyone tries to embarrass me I'll try to do the burst out of my host's chest and eat the audience thing.
I'm good at what I do and if anyone tries to embarrass me I'll try to do the burst out of my host's chest and eat the audience thing.
When I say growing out of a boulder, I mean a boulder, not a cliff or hillside. It was just a room sized rock standing on a hillside.
January 15, 2026 at 2:03 AM
When I say growing out of a boulder, I mean a boulder, not a cliff or hillside. It was just a room sized rock standing on a hillside.
I know only the basics about ferns. Eventually I will change this, but right now I admire them and am willing to let the iNat system take a guess. Possibly brittle bladderfern (Cystopteris fragilis) growing out of a large boulder in a forest above Crested Butte last summer.
January 14, 2026 at 11:17 PM
I know only the basics about ferns. Eventually I will change this, but right now I admire them and am willing to let the iNat system take a guess. Possibly brittle bladderfern (Cystopteris fragilis) growing out of a large boulder in a forest above Crested Butte last summer.
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I started getting reports of an unseasonal Joshua tree bloom in the last few weeks, and looking over records on @inaturalist.bsky.social it's pretty widespread! So we're putting out the call for folks to record this "bonus bloom" and help us study it 🌿
lab.jbyoder.org/2025/12/10/w...
lab.jbyoder.org/2025/12/10/w...
Weird wet weather has Joshua trees flowering early — or late? Help the Yoder Lab map this “bonus bloom” to understand why
A flowering tree in Yucca Valley, CA, observed by iNaturalist contributor wanderingmojave on December 9. A tree with lots of flowers in Tehachapi, CA, observed by iNaturalist contributor tina9294 o…
lab.jbyoder.org
December 10, 2025 at 7:52 PM
I started getting reports of an unseasonal Joshua tree bloom in the last few weeks, and looking over records on @inaturalist.bsky.social it's pretty widespread! So we're putting out the call for folks to record this "bonus bloom" and help us study it 🌿
lab.jbyoder.org/2025/12/10/w...
lab.jbyoder.org/2025/12/10/w...
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a reminder, again, that AltNPS is a grifter account run by people who have no affiliation with the National Park Service and indeed who never did have any affiliation with the National Park Service. They have no sources, they have no information, they are purely there to scam you.
"Receiving reports" my ass. AltNPS is not receiving reports of ICE raids in Saint Paul. They are seeing posts on social media like the rest of us.
I DO have loved ones in Saint Paul. ALL of my loved ones. They're terrified. Fuck you.
I DO have loved ones in Saint Paul. ALL of my loved ones. They're terrified. Fuck you.
January 12, 2026 at 3:30 AM
a reminder, again, that AltNPS is a grifter account run by people who have no affiliation with the National Park Service and indeed who never did have any affiliation with the National Park Service. They have no sources, they have no information, they are purely there to scam you.
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For over 30 years, this striking orange and blue caterpillar's identity was a mystery ... until a few days ago, when a scientist reared the very caterpillar in these photos to adulthood.
📷 gwentomologist on iNaturalist
📍 Peru
🔗: www.inaturalist.org/observations...
#ObservationOfTheDay
📷 gwentomologist on iNaturalist
📍 Peru
🔗: www.inaturalist.org/observations...
#ObservationOfTheDay
January 12, 2026 at 4:50 PM
For over 30 years, this striking orange and blue caterpillar's identity was a mystery ... until a few days ago, when a scientist reared the very caterpillar in these photos to adulthood.
📷 gwentomologist on iNaturalist
📍 Peru
🔗: www.inaturalist.org/observations...
#ObservationOfTheDay
📷 gwentomologist on iNaturalist
📍 Peru
🔗: www.inaturalist.org/observations...
#ObservationOfTheDay
I'm not editing Wikipedia drunk, you're editing drunk.
Besihdes, tawny port is part of a healthy plant based diet.
Though I do have a question. Tawny mensh brown, right? Does thish look brown or ruby to you?
Besihdes, tawny port is part of a healthy plant based diet.
Though I do have a question. Tawny mensh brown, right? Does thish look brown or ruby to you?
January 12, 2026 at 2:36 AM
I'm not editing Wikipedia drunk, you're editing drunk.
Besihdes, tawny port is part of a healthy plant based diet.
Though I do have a question. Tawny mensh brown, right? Does thish look brown or ruby to you?
Besihdes, tawny port is part of a healthy plant based diet.
Though I do have a question. Tawny mensh brown, right? Does thish look brown or ruby to you?
This photograph released by William Hoyer under creative commons got me started. A day later and the article has actual content.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phyllan...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phyllan...
January 11, 2026 at 4:17 PM
This photograph released by William Hoyer under creative commons got me started. A day later and the article has actual content.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phyllan...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phyllan...
Okay, has anyone noticed anything out of place that would indicate we're in a tangent universe? Because I'd really like to wake up and find that the last 15 months have been a dream.
January 10, 2026 at 10:48 PM
Okay, has anyone noticed anything out of place that would indicate we're in a tangent universe? Because I'd really like to wake up and find that the last 15 months have been a dream.
Sometimes I'm going through my photos and I have no idea what I was trying to capture. Just, what? Maybe I liked how these plants looked in real life, but the photo is "Meh."
January 10, 2026 at 2:13 AM
Sometimes I'm going through my photos and I have no idea what I was trying to capture. Just, what? Maybe I liked how these plants looked in real life, but the photo is "Meh."
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Eritrichuium argenteum, our Arctic Alpine Forget-Me-Not, blooming above King Lake #nativeplants
#FallbackFlowers #Fallback to July 7 🌿
#FallbackFlowers #Fallback to July 7 🌿
January 7, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Eritrichuium argenteum, our Arctic Alpine Forget-Me-Not, blooming above King Lake #nativeplants
#FallbackFlowers #Fallback to July 7 🌿
#FallbackFlowers #Fallback to July 7 🌿
I'm ignoring bad vibes by busying myself with my project to write a really good article for each of the 310,129 species of plant.
I estimate I'll be done in about 2,982 years.
I estimate I'll be done in about 2,982 years.
Rough vibes on this website today, likely because people feel Hopeless and Helpless Because Can't Stop It and No One Who Is Supposed To Is Trying To So Now We're Fighting Each Other™. I recommend activities such as book, or potentially instrument if you like instrument, or even do talk on phone.
January 5, 2026 at 3:02 AM
I'm ignoring bad vibes by busying myself with my project to write a really good article for each of the 310,129 species of plant.
I estimate I'll be done in about 2,982 years.
I estimate I'll be done in about 2,982 years.
I like common yellow monkeyflowers. From back in July above Gothic, Colorado.
January 4, 2026 at 5:10 AM
I like common yellow monkeyflowers. From back in July above Gothic, Colorado.
Well this is a charming book name. "The Rock Gardener's Bedside Book". And it is divided up into Stages instead of chapters.
STAVE I: Of Rock Gardens, Scree, Alpine Lawns and Cattle Troughs
STAVE I: Of Rock Gardens, Scree, Alpine Lawns and Cattle Troughs
January 2, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Well this is a charming book name. "The Rock Gardener's Bedside Book". And it is divided up into Stages instead of chapters.
STAVE I: Of Rock Gardens, Scree, Alpine Lawns and Cattle Troughs
STAVE I: Of Rock Gardens, Scree, Alpine Lawns and Cattle Troughs
I spent today digging and moving hibernating plants. Because it was fairly warm here. I sacrificed one meadow deathcamas from a clump of eight to photograph internal structure.
January 2, 2026 at 3:54 AM
I spent today digging and moving hibernating plants. Because it was fairly warm here. I sacrificed one meadow deathcamas from a clump of eight to photograph internal structure.
"What was your biggest impact on the internet?"
Always hard since my work is collaborative and half invisible. I'm going to say rewriting the article on Yucca. Peach gets more page views, but I'm only responsible for 70.3% instead of 93.5% on Yucca.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yucca
Always hard since my work is collaborative and half invisible. I'm going to say rewriting the article on Yucca. Peach gets more page views, but I'm only responsible for 70.3% instead of 93.5% on Yucca.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yucca
January 1, 2026 at 4:34 AM
"What was your biggest impact on the internet?"
Always hard since my work is collaborative and half invisible. I'm going to say rewriting the article on Yucca. Peach gets more page views, but I'm only responsible for 70.3% instead of 93.5% on Yucca.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yucca
Always hard since my work is collaborative and half invisible. I'm going to say rewriting the article on Yucca. Peach gets more page views, but I'm only responsible for 70.3% instead of 93.5% on Yucca.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yucca
@tkingfisher.com tweeted (before it became the Nazi bar) about a bottle of my sparkling mead she sampled at a science fiction convention in New Mexico. A friend had to tell me because I didn't have a twitter account.
Right folks. Feeling rather down at the moment so bringing back an oldie
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
December 29, 2025 at 9:03 PM
@tkingfisher.com tweeted (before it became the Nazi bar) about a bottle of my sparkling mead she sampled at a science fiction convention in New Mexico. A friend had to tell me because I didn't have a twitter account.