Rabern Simmons, PhD🔬💧🍄
@drrabern.bsky.social
DrRabern.com | @DrRabern on socials
Curator of Fungi | Purdue Univ. Herbaria, Botany & Plant Pathology
UVA Wise/UMaine alumnus
Chytridiomycota | #chytrids | #Bd
Collection of Zoosporic Eufungi at the U of Michigan | CZEUM
He/Him | Posts mine
Curator of Fungi | Purdue Univ. Herbaria, Botany & Plant Pathology
UVA Wise/UMaine alumnus
Chytridiomycota | #chytrids | #Bd
Collection of Zoosporic Eufungi at the U of Michigan | CZEUM
He/Him | Posts mine
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UPDATE: Founder of the Purdue Botany and Plant Pathology's #rustfungi #Fungarium, J. C. Arthur, bought this top hat from Levering & Co. (1870 - 1902; thanks Tippecanoe Co. Historical Assoc.), making the top hat well over 120 years old!
Come visit us and see for yourself!
UPDATE: Founder of the Purdue Botany and Plant Pathology's #rustfungi #Fungarium, J. C. Arthur, bought this top hat from Levering & Co. (1870 - 1902; thanks Tippecanoe Co. Historical Assoc.), making the top hat well over 120 years old!
Come visit us and see for yourself!
September 15, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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UPDATE: Founder of the Purdue Botany and Plant Pathology's #rustfungi #Fungarium, J. C. Arthur, bought this top hat from Levering & Co. (1870 - 1902; thanks Tippecanoe Co. Historical Assoc.), making the top hat well over 120 years old!
Come visit us and see for yourself!
UPDATE: Founder of the Purdue Botany and Plant Pathology's #rustfungi #Fungarium, J. C. Arthur, bought this top hat from Levering & Co. (1870 - 1902; thanks Tippecanoe Co. Historical Assoc.), making the top hat well over 120 years old!
Come visit us and see for yourself!
🐦🪺🍄 vs. 🐦⬛🪹🍄
"Bird nest fungi":
Choose your player
"Bird nest fungi":
Choose your player
September 11, 2025 at 5:56 PM
🐦🪺🍄 vs. 🐦⬛🪹🍄
"Bird nest fungi":
Choose your player
"Bird nest fungi":
Choose your player
The 🎩 of J. C. Arthur, 1st dept chair of Botany and Plant Pathology and director of the #Purdue #Herbaria, has come home.
Almost 100 years later, we welcome this gift, thanks to Terri and her cousin Leslie Steele King.
Learn more about J. C. Arthur: ag.purdue.edu/.../biog.../...
Almost 100 years later, we welcome this gift, thanks to Terri and her cousin Leslie Steele King.
Learn more about J. C. Arthur: ag.purdue.edu/.../biog.../...
September 9, 2025 at 5:58 PM
The 🎩 of J. C. Arthur, 1st dept chair of Botany and Plant Pathology and director of the #Purdue #Herbaria, has come home.
Almost 100 years later, we welcome this gift, thanks to Terri and her cousin Leslie Steele King.
Learn more about J. C. Arthur: ag.purdue.edu/.../biog.../...
Almost 100 years later, we welcome this gift, thanks to Terri and her cousin Leslie Steele King.
Learn more about J. C. Arthur: ag.purdue.edu/.../biog.../...
Once again, Walmart is belittling the Fungi and trying to make mushrooms a "Halloween thing".
But I must admit, eyeball mushrooms are cool.
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But I must admit, eyeball mushrooms are cool.
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September 6, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Once again, Walmart is belittling the Fungi and trying to make mushrooms a "Halloween thing".
But I must admit, eyeball mushrooms are cool.
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But I must admit, eyeball mushrooms are cool.
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Happy birthday, George B. Cummins (1904-2007)!
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Cummins was the 2nd Director of the #Purdue BPP Arthur #Fungarium, inaugural @msafungi.bsky.social Distinguished Mycologist in 1981, and last published at the age of 99.
To celebrate, have a prolific day!
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Cummins was the 2nd Director of the #Purdue BPP Arthur #Fungarium, inaugural @msafungi.bsky.social Distinguished Mycologist in 1981, and last published at the age of 99.
To celebrate, have a prolific day!
August 29, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Happy birthday, George B. Cummins (1904-2007)!
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Cummins was the 2nd Director of the #Purdue BPP Arthur #Fungarium, inaugural @msafungi.bsky.social Distinguished Mycologist in 1981, and last published at the age of 99.
To celebrate, have a prolific day!
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Cummins was the 2nd Director of the #Purdue BPP Arthur #Fungarium, inaugural @msafungi.bsky.social Distinguished Mycologist in 1981, and last published at the age of 99.
To celebrate, have a prolific day!
Allison: Where's that from? Why are you filling that?
Me: *exasperated* This is my WORK pepper grinder!
(I may have a problem.)
Me: *exasperated* This is my WORK pepper grinder!
(I may have a problem.)
August 25, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Allison: Where's that from? Why are you filling that?
Me: *exasperated* This is my WORK pepper grinder!
(I may have a problem.)
Me: *exasperated* This is my WORK pepper grinder!
(I may have a problem.)
No one: What makes you think that's milkweed on the side of the house?
Me: *shrugs, in milkweed tussock moth 🥛🌱🐛*
Me: *shrugs, in milkweed tussock moth 🥛🌱🐛*
July 27, 2025 at 1:04 AM
No one: What makes you think that's milkweed on the side of the house?
Me: *shrugs, in milkweed tussock moth 🥛🌱🐛*
Me: *shrugs, in milkweed tussock moth 🥛🌱🐛*
Over here in the Purdue Herbaria, just learning how to use our new APEXVIEW microscope.
May 28, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Over here in the Purdue Herbaria, just learning how to use our new APEXVIEW microscope.
The Purdue BPP and CoA Herbaria library welcomes a contribution from one of their own, former postdoc Patty Kaishian!
May 19, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The Purdue BPP and CoA Herbaria library welcomes a contribution from one of their own, former postdoc Patty Kaishian!
So, he's closing entire museums now?
I guess he was advised he didn't have the authority to reopen the Auschwitz Museum.
I guess he was advised he didn't have the authority to reopen the Auschwitz Museum.
May 5, 2025 at 3:48 AM
So, he's closing entire museums now?
I guess he was advised he didn't have the authority to reopen the Auschwitz Museum.
I guess he was advised he didn't have the authority to reopen the Auschwitz Museum.
Thank you to the Indiana Native Plant Society West Central Chapter for last evening's invitation to speak on the Purdue Botany and Plant Pathology #Herbaria, and the history of this collection as it moved in Purdue Agriculture. A graciously receptive audience and delicious meal from Parthenon Grill.
April 29, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Thank you to the Indiana Native Plant Society West Central Chapter for last evening's invitation to speak on the Purdue Botany and Plant Pathology #Herbaria, and the history of this collection as it moved in Purdue Agriculture. A graciously receptive audience and delicious meal from Parthenon Grill.
To whomever left the unsolicited note on the Herbaria door this morning stating that we shouldn't be proud of our flag, I say this:
Don't worry, I got a bigger one! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
And it's endorsed by the administers of your collegiate, yet somewhat lacking, education. 🚂⬆️🔨⬇️
Don't worry, I got a bigger one! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
And it's endorsed by the administers of your collegiate, yet somewhat lacking, education. 🚂⬆️🔨⬇️
April 25, 2025 at 3:08 PM
To whomever left the unsolicited note on the Herbaria door this morning stating that we shouldn't be proud of our flag, I say this:
Don't worry, I got a bigger one! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
And it's endorsed by the administers of your collegiate, yet somewhat lacking, education. 🚂⬆️🔨⬇️
Don't worry, I got a bigger one! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
And it's endorsed by the administers of your collegiate, yet somewhat lacking, education. 🚂⬆️🔨⬇️
Thanks to Purdue FNR's Spring Into Nature event for the invitation to present hands-on examples of wood ears, jelly fungi, and foliose lichens from the Purdue Botany and Plant Pathology #Herbaria.
Plenty of info about birds, insects, fish, fungi, and other natural aspects of Indiana.
Plenty of info about birds, insects, fish, fungi, and other natural aspects of Indiana.
April 24, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Thanks to Purdue FNR's Spring Into Nature event for the invitation to present hands-on examples of wood ears, jelly fungi, and foliose lichens from the Purdue Botany and Plant Pathology #Herbaria.
Plenty of info about birds, insects, fish, fungi, and other natural aspects of Indiana.
Plenty of info about birds, insects, fish, fungi, and other natural aspects of Indiana.
Come out to the Hort Park for Spring Into Nature with Purdue Forestry and Natural Resources!
Learn about the Purdue Botany and Plant Pathology Herbaria!
Learn about the Purdue Botany and Plant Pathology Herbaria!
April 23, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Come out to the Hort Park for Spring Into Nature with Purdue Forestry and Natural Resources!
Learn about the Purdue Botany and Plant Pathology Herbaria!
Learn about the Purdue Botany and Plant Pathology Herbaria!
Join the @PurdueBPP #Herbaria TOMORROW at the @PurdueFNR Spring Into Nature!
Info on fungi and collection histories.
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Nature walks, a scavenger hunt, food, and more!
See you there! @PurdueAg
Info on fungi and collection histories.
🌿🍄☘️🌻🌲🌼🌳🌸
Nature walks, a scavenger hunt, food, and more!
See you there! @PurdueAg
April 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Join the @PurdueBPP #Herbaria TOMORROW at the @PurdueFNR Spring Into Nature!
Info on fungi and collection histories.
🌿🍄☘️🌻🌲🌼🌳🌸
Nature walks, a scavenger hunt, food, and more!
See you there! @PurdueAg
Info on fungi and collection histories.
🌿🍄☘️🌻🌲🌼🌳🌸
Nature walks, a scavenger hunt, food, and more!
See you there! @PurdueAg
"It's important to show the public the Herbaria because people don't know [they] exist. [They're] a very interesting resource for academic research here at Purdue and for collaborations worldwide." 1/2
April 14, 2025 at 2:49 PM
"It's important to show the public the Herbaria because people don't know [they] exist. [They're] a very interesting resource for academic research here at Purdue and for collaborations worldwide." 1/2
The #chickenjockey phenomenon has infiltrated the @PurdueBPP #Herbaria at the @PurdueAg #PurdueSpringFest.
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Luckily, they left their popcorn at the door.
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Luckily, they left their popcorn at the door.
April 12, 2025 at 6:58 PM
The #chickenjockey phenomenon has infiltrated the @PurdueBPP #Herbaria at the @PurdueAg #PurdueSpringFest.
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Luckily, they left their popcorn at the door.
🍿🍿🍿🧟♂️🐔🍿🍿🍿
Luckily, they left their popcorn at the door.
Kriethur the Shroom declares, "#PurdueSpringFest is open!"
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Come visit the @PurdueBPP #Herbaria at Site 11!
Visit purdue.ag/springfest for more! @PurdueAg
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Come visit the @PurdueBPP #Herbaria at Site 11!
Visit purdue.ag/springfest for more! @PurdueAg
April 12, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Kriethur the Shroom declares, "#PurdueSpringFest is open!"
🧌🪄🍄
Come visit the @PurdueBPP #Herbaria at Site 11!
Visit purdue.ag/springfest for more! @PurdueAg
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Come visit the @PurdueBPP #Herbaria at Site 11!
Visit purdue.ag/springfest for more! @PurdueAg
#PurdueSpringFest is TODAY!!!
Come visit the #Herbaria at Site 11, do a plant pressing at Site 10, and support the @PurdueBPP at Site 9!
Visit purdue.ag/springfest for more! @PurdueAg
Come visit the #Herbaria at Site 11, do a plant pressing at Site 10, and support the @PurdueBPP at Site 9!
Visit purdue.ag/springfest for more! @PurdueAg
April 12, 2025 at 11:16 AM
#PurdueSpringFest is TODAY!!!
Come visit the #Herbaria at Site 11, do a plant pressing at Site 10, and support the @PurdueBPP at Site 9!
Visit purdue.ag/springfest for more! @PurdueAg
Come visit the #Herbaria at Site 11, do a plant pressing at Site 10, and support the @PurdueBPP at Site 9!
Visit purdue.ag/springfest for more! @PurdueAg
#PurdueSpringFest is tomorrow, April 12!!!
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Visit the Purdue Botany and Plant Pathology #Herbaria and learn how founder J. C. Arthur once stole (and returned) his collection of 40K specimens at #Purdue!
Plus petting zoos, plant sales, Bug Bowl, and more!
purdue.ag/springfest for details!
🔬🌿🍄🌼🌳🌽🍂
Visit the Purdue Botany and Plant Pathology #Herbaria and learn how founder J. C. Arthur once stole (and returned) his collection of 40K specimens at #Purdue!
Plus petting zoos, plant sales, Bug Bowl, and more!
purdue.ag/springfest for details!
April 11, 2025 at 12:08 PM
#PurdueSpringFest is tomorrow, April 12!!!
🔬🌿🍄🌼🌳🌽🍂
Visit the Purdue Botany and Plant Pathology #Herbaria and learn how founder J. C. Arthur once stole (and returned) his collection of 40K specimens at #Purdue!
Plus petting zoos, plant sales, Bug Bowl, and more!
purdue.ag/springfest for details!
🔬🌿🍄🌼🌳🌽🍂
Visit the Purdue Botany and Plant Pathology #Herbaria and learn how founder J. C. Arthur once stole (and returned) his collection of 40K specimens at #Purdue!
Plus petting zoos, plant sales, Bug Bowl, and more!
purdue.ag/springfest for details!
Come take a peek at our microscopes!
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April 12th is #PurdueSpringFest, featuring an open house of the Purdue Botany and Plant Pathology #Herbaria and DIY plant pressings! Plus petting zoos, plant sales, Bug Bowl, and more!
purdue.ag/springfest for details from Purdue Agriculture!
👀🔬🌿🍄🔬👀
April 12th is #PurdueSpringFest, featuring an open house of the Purdue Botany and Plant Pathology #Herbaria and DIY plant pressings! Plus petting zoos, plant sales, Bug Bowl, and more!
purdue.ag/springfest for details from Purdue Agriculture!
April 10, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Come take a peek at our microscopes!
👀🔬🌿🍄🔬👀
April 12th is #PurdueSpringFest, featuring an open house of the Purdue Botany and Plant Pathology #Herbaria and DIY plant pressings! Plus petting zoos, plant sales, Bug Bowl, and more!
purdue.ag/springfest for details from Purdue Agriculture!
👀🔬🌿🍄🔬👀
April 12th is #PurdueSpringFest, featuring an open house of the Purdue Botany and Plant Pathology #Herbaria and DIY plant pressings! Plus petting zoos, plant sales, Bug Bowl, and more!
purdue.ag/springfest for details from Purdue Agriculture!
The most #mushroom memorabilia west of the Wabash!
Visit the #Purdue Botany and Plant Pathology #Herbaria on April 12.
Plus petting zoos, plant sales, Bug Bowl, and more!
purdue.ag/springfest for details!
Visit the #Purdue Botany and Plant Pathology #Herbaria on April 12.
Plus petting zoos, plant sales, Bug Bowl, and more!
purdue.ag/springfest for details!
April 9, 2025 at 12:19 PM
The most #mushroom memorabilia west of the Wabash!
Visit the #Purdue Botany and Plant Pathology #Herbaria on April 12.
Plus petting zoos, plant sales, Bug Bowl, and more!
purdue.ag/springfest for details!
Visit the #Purdue Botany and Plant Pathology #Herbaria on April 12.
Plus petting zoos, plant sales, Bug Bowl, and more!
purdue.ag/springfest for details!
Save the date! #PurdueSpringFest is April 12.
Participate in the #Purdue #Herbaria tours, giveaway, and plant pressing activity!
Plus petting zoos, plant sales, Bug Bowl, and more!
purdue.ag/springfest for details!
Participate in the #Purdue #Herbaria tours, giveaway, and plant pressing activity!
Plus petting zoos, plant sales, Bug Bowl, and more!
purdue.ag/springfest for details!
April 4, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Save the date! #PurdueSpringFest is April 12.
Participate in the #Purdue #Herbaria tours, giveaway, and plant pressing activity!
Plus petting zoos, plant sales, Bug Bowl, and more!
purdue.ag/springfest for details!
Participate in the #Purdue #Herbaria tours, giveaway, and plant pressing activity!
Plus petting zoos, plant sales, Bug Bowl, and more!
purdue.ag/springfest for details!