🍄🧪alexandra !!🐉🐋
@bluegrassbotany.bsky.social
native plant nerd. avid hiker, birder, + photographer. horse, dog, goat and gecko guardian. equine hoof care practitioner. Plant Biotechnology student. 🏳️🌈
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hi Bluesky! I’m Alexandra, a WI and KY based birder, botanist, and equestrian! I
she do officially be researching
November 1, 2025 at 3:57 PM
she do officially be researching
The world feels weird rn so enjoy some birds and plants today 🫶🏻
September 11, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The world feels weird rn so enjoy some birds and plants today 🫶🏻
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Agricultural disturbance reduces arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal diversity and biomass by excluding specialist species - Vahter - New Phytologist - Wiley Online Library nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Agricultural disturbance reduces arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal diversity and biomass by excluding specialist species
This study investigates how agricultural disturbance influences arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungal diversity, biomass, and community niche structure.
Utilizing niche concepts, we show that the AM fu.....
nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
September 11, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Agricultural disturbance reduces arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal diversity and biomass by excluding specialist species - Vahter - New Phytologist - Wiley Online Library nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
July 26th, 2025.
a day I cannot possibly imagine spending better.
Central WI
a day I cannot possibly imagine spending better.
Central WI
August 5, 2025 at 11:26 AM
July 26th, 2025.
a day I cannot possibly imagine spending better.
Central WI
a day I cannot possibly imagine spending better.
Central WI
Wonderful night last night for some fun bugs!
#ky #kentucky #kentuckynaturalist #kentuckynature #entomology #bugs
#ky #kentucky #kentuckynaturalist #kentuckynature #entomology #bugs
July 13, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Wonderful night last night for some fun bugs!
#ky #kentucky #kentuckynaturalist #kentuckynature #entomology #bugs
#ky #kentucky #kentuckynaturalist #kentuckynature #entomology #bugs
here r some of my plants in my mini backyard garden :)
I’ve been having fun making some native container gardens and growing more carnivorous plants (they’ll get more sun as soon as I move in a few weeks!!)
I’ve been having fun making some native container gardens and growing more carnivorous plants (they’ll get more sun as soon as I move in a few weeks!!)
July 12, 2025 at 1:15 PM
here r some of my plants in my mini backyard garden :)
I’ve been having fun making some native container gardens and growing more carnivorous plants (they’ll get more sun as soon as I move in a few weeks!!)
I’ve been having fun making some native container gardens and growing more carnivorous plants (they’ll get more sun as soon as I move in a few weeks!!)
Just finished Braiding Sweetgrass this morning, after working my way through it the last 6 months or so. I’m about to start Sand County Almanac, just before my trip back home to Wisconsin. I’m excited to start my conversations with that book 💗
July 12, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Just finished Braiding Sweetgrass this morning, after working my way through it the last 6 months or so. I’m about to start Sand County Almanac, just before my trip back home to Wisconsin. I’m excited to start my conversations with that book 💗
Been quiet on here for a while, as I’m too busy too keep up with multiple social media platforms lol. Oops
July 12, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Been quiet on here for a while, as I’m too busy too keep up with multiple social media platforms lol. Oops
new big top burger is gold
June 14, 2025 at 9:56 PM
new big top burger is gold
hoping on to show yall what I got to do this weekend :)
June 2, 2025 at 12:57 AM
hoping on to show yall what I got to do this weekend :)
Babies first Center for Plant Conservation meeting has been a great success. I am so grateful to be among such wonderful individuals in such a wonderful field. Can’t wait to keep coming back!
May 10, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Babies first Center for Plant Conservation meeting has been a great success. I am so grateful to be among such wonderful individuals in such a wonderful field. Can’t wait to keep coming back!
March 19, 2025 at 3:11 PM
my boy turns 12 today :)
March 4, 2025 at 3:22 AM
my boy turns 12 today :)
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oh hell yeah
Always a good time to make art, but rarely a better time than now. Stay strong. Hold true. Keep making. 🦑🤝🦑
March 2, 2025 at 8:58 PM
oh hell yeah
Second time I’ve seen Erigenia bulbosa blooming so far this year! Spring is coming!
March 2, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Second time I’ve seen Erigenia bulbosa blooming so far this year! Spring is coming!
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Candy-striped Leafhoppers (Graphocephala coccinea) are expert jumpers that can leap 40x their own body length. But I’m mostly taken in by their dapper striped coats.
Native to North America.
#gardening #wildlife #MyGardenIsANoKillZone #CreateHabitats
Native to North America.
#gardening #wildlife #MyGardenIsANoKillZone #CreateHabitats
February 27, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Candy-striped Leafhoppers (Graphocephala coccinea) are expert jumpers that can leap 40x their own body length. But I’m mostly taken in by their dapper striped coats.
Native to North America.
#gardening #wildlife #MyGardenIsANoKillZone #CreateHabitats
Native to North America.
#gardening #wildlife #MyGardenIsANoKillZone #CreateHabitats
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💗some pink macro scenes for your Friday💘
1 pink (usually green) grasshopper w/ erythrism (2005!, Oklahoma)
2 metallic sparkling rose-gold abdomen of Habronattus decorus (2021, OK)
3 fluffy Sosxetra grata moth (2014, Belize)
4 cute Pelegrina galathea jumper peaking out from my zinnias (2024, OK)
1 pink (usually green) grasshopper w/ erythrism (2005!, Oklahoma)
2 metallic sparkling rose-gold abdomen of Habronattus decorus (2021, OK)
3 fluffy Sosxetra grata moth (2014, Belize)
4 cute Pelegrina galathea jumper peaking out from my zinnias (2024, OK)
February 14, 2025 at 9:47 PM
💗some pink macro scenes for your Friday💘
1 pink (usually green) grasshopper w/ erythrism (2005!, Oklahoma)
2 metallic sparkling rose-gold abdomen of Habronattus decorus (2021, OK)
3 fluffy Sosxetra grata moth (2014, Belize)
4 cute Pelegrina galathea jumper peaking out from my zinnias (2024, OK)
1 pink (usually green) grasshopper w/ erythrism (2005!, Oklahoma)
2 metallic sparkling rose-gold abdomen of Habronattus decorus (2021, OK)
3 fluffy Sosxetra grata moth (2014, Belize)
4 cute Pelegrina galathea jumper peaking out from my zinnias (2024, OK)
the winter woods are still full of wonder
Apocynum cannabium, Danthonia spicata, turkey tail (?), and dryopteris marginalis
If yo u want to see more like this, please follow my Insta! Same username :)
#nativeplants #nativeplantposting #nativeplantsofky #kentucky #kentuckybotany #bluegrassbotany
Apocynum cannabium, Danthonia spicata, turkey tail (?), and dryopteris marginalis
If yo u want to see more like this, please follow my Insta! Same username :)
#nativeplants #nativeplantposting #nativeplantsofky #kentucky #kentuckybotany #bluegrassbotany
February 14, 2025 at 11:08 PM
the winter woods are still full of wonder
Apocynum cannabium, Danthonia spicata, turkey tail (?), and dryopteris marginalis
If yo u want to see more like this, please follow my Insta! Same username :)
#nativeplants #nativeplantposting #nativeplantsofky #kentucky #kentuckybotany #bluegrassbotany
Apocynum cannabium, Danthonia spicata, turkey tail (?), and dryopteris marginalis
If yo u want to see more like this, please follow my Insta! Same username :)
#nativeplants #nativeplantposting #nativeplantsofky #kentucky #kentuckybotany #bluegrassbotany
honestly what’s the point of having a career aspiration relating to science or anything conservation related when there won’t be any funding or care in a few years. am I just throwing my life away?
February 12, 2025 at 2:42 AM
honestly what’s the point of having a career aspiration relating to science or anything conservation related when there won’t be any funding or care in a few years. am I just throwing my life away?
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Thou shalt not spend millions on Super Bowl ads about Jesus when you could’ve used it to feed the hungry.
February 10, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Thou shalt not spend millions on Super Bowl ads about Jesus when you could’ve used it to feed the hungry.
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These two pictures are of the same thing – just arranged differently.
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The Beehive Cluster (with nearby, nearly Full Moon moonbeams). Six-hundred-ten light years away.
A Longhorn Bee ~ Melissodes genus (sleeping in a sunflower). Four inches away.
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Both always live in my heart.
And you do, too.
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The Beehive Cluster (with nearby, nearly Full Moon moonbeams). Six-hundred-ten light years away.
A Longhorn Bee ~ Melissodes genus (sleeping in a sunflower). Four inches away.
—
Both always live in my heart.
And you do, too.
February 10, 2025 at 5:05 PM
These two pictures are of the same thing – just arranged differently.
—
The Beehive Cluster (with nearby, nearly Full Moon moonbeams). Six-hundred-ten light years away.
A Longhorn Bee ~ Melissodes genus (sleeping in a sunflower). Four inches away.
—
Both always live in my heart.
And you do, too.
—
The Beehive Cluster (with nearby, nearly Full Moon moonbeams). Six-hundred-ten light years away.
A Longhorn Bee ~ Melissodes genus (sleeping in a sunflower). Four inches away.
—
Both always live in my heart.
And you do, too.
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Kendrick Lamar's Superbowl performance is why funding arts and humanities matters. We have Kendrick because his teacher introduced him to poetry and writing.
February 10, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Kendrick Lamar's Superbowl performance is why funding arts and humanities matters. We have Kendrick because his teacher introduced him to poetry and writing.
Reposted by 🍄🧪alexandra !!🐉🐋
Reposted by 🍄🧪alexandra !!🐉🐋
Assorted hongry plants from today: two different species of butterwort in bloom, a pink sundew with a snack, and a small patch of pitcher plants 💚
February 9, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Assorted hongry plants from today: two different species of butterwort in bloom, a pink sundew with a snack, and a small patch of pitcher plants 💚